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- Blockchain-Friendly Arizona Votes To Empower Crypto Tax Payments - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2018 from Ricky MakanOn 8th February 2018, the Arizona Senate has passed a bill that allows the U.S citizens in the state to pay their taxes through Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. As earlier reported by the media, last month a group of policy-maker submitted a bill that, if passed, would allow taxpayers to ...
Views: 458(1 vote) - Ark CEO Catherine Wood: Crypto Idea Seems To Be Bigger Idea Than Apple - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2018 from Ricky MakanCatherine Wood, CEO of Ark Investment Management, told CNBC that Bitcoin is a bigger idea compared to Apple. The statement was given by Catherine: “I KNOW A WHOLE LOT OF INDIVIDUALS WOULD SAY ‘DO NOT COMPARE THIS TO APPLE, WHICH IS NEARING A TRILLION DOLLARS, BUT THIS SO MUCH BIGGER THAN ...
Views: 487 - Bitcoin Cash Moving Towards New Address Format- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2018 from Ricky MakanThe Bitcoin cash community moved one step closer to have their own address format with the launch of Bitcoin ABC 0.16.2 on 3rd January 2018. The complete node implementation of BCH carries a switch to a proprietary address format to differentiate it from Bitcoin core. It is estimated that this ...
Views: 506 - Bitcoin Mania: Reliance Planning To Launch Cryptocurrency “JioCoin" - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2018 from Ricky MakanBlockchain Technology experts and cryptocurrency fanatics across India are imprinted with a new hope, as India’s largest corporate and business firm, Reliance Industries plans to launch their own cryptocurrency called JioCoin. Even though not confirmed by Reliance or Jio as of now, but the ...
Views: 639 - Fake Bitcoin Gang Busted For Duping Investors In India- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2018 from Ricky MakanThe unbelievable Bitcoin cost rally this season has brought a number of new individuals to the crypto-currency globe, a number of people just looking to earn a fast buck without comprehending too much what they’re getting into. Obviously, this type of situation attracts offenders that seem to ...
Views: 430 - Indian Finance Minister Drops A Bomb, Signals Cryptocurrency Crackdown - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2018 from Ricky MakanIndian Finance minister Arun Jaitley, in his budget speech today (1st February 2018), stated that the government will do everything to cease the use of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in India. He said that India does not consider them as a legalized tender and as an alternative will support ...
Views: 552 - Indian Lawyer Files Petition For Immediate Bitcoin Regulation- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2018 from Ricky MakanAccording to local news sources, Calcutta-based Advocate Bivas Chatterjee has filed a public interest litigation (PIL) on Friday (5th January 2017) in the Calcutta court to immediately regulate the flow of both Bitcoin in and out of India, In his petition, Chatterjee implied that ...
Views: 496 - MoneyGram To Team Up With XRP For Faster International Payments - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2018 from Ricky MakanGlobal money transfer service provider MoneyGram has declared their plans for the adoption of XRP token into its payments structure in order to amplify the speed and decrease the cost of international payments. MoneyGram, the world’s second-largest provider of money transfers made the ...
Views: 372 - Sweden All Set To Introduce Their Own Cryptocurrency- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2018 from Ricky MakanSweden’s central bank, the Riksbank, is considering to launch a federal crypto-currency known as the e-Krona in two years. Sweden’s position as potentially the world’s first cashless society has resulted in a study note, written by HSBC economist James Pomeroy, entitled “Sweden’s big year: ...
Views: 562 - Tom Lee Goes More Positive On Latest Bitcoin Price Forecast- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2018 from Ricky MakanCo-founder and Fundstrat strategist Tom Lee predicted that Bitcoin (BTC) will strike $25,000 at the end of this year in an interview with CNBC on (18th January 2018). Lee previously had predicted that BTC would attain this mark by 2022. The Wall Street strategist told CNBC that by 2022 he ...
Views: 444 - “Nothing Yet Finalized”: South Korea On Crypto-Trading Ban- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2018 from Ricky MakanSouth Korea’s crackdown on Bitcoin and crypto-currency Trading has become a charade with reports stating that the authorities are injured with severe infighting on how to proceed with it. The first act of this charade began in October when South Korea’s finance minister said that it had been ...
Views: 427 - $3 Million Worth BTC Wiped Off From Indian Crypto Exchange - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2018 from Ricky MakanNearly 438 bitcoins worth over $3 Million dollars were stolen from a top exchange firm in India. This is the biggest cryptocurrency theft in the country so far. Coinsecure, the Delhi-based cryptocurrency exchange claims that as the funds have been drawn off to a different wallet address and ...
Views: 591 - $50-Million Cryptocurrency Scam Cripples South African Investors - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2018 from Ricky MakanFrom forged Twitter accounts claiming to send free Ether and Bitcoin to imitators sending bogus emails to ICO investors, cryptocurrency scams are rising at high rate. Even Apple’s co-founder, Steve Wozniak, lost seven Bitcoins to an online fraud. The most recent company who joined the list of ...
Views: 584 - 10 Tips To Avoid Getting Scammed In Crypto Currency - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2018 from Ricky MakanThe world of crypto currency can seem transient and weird, especially since it’s wholly digital domain. There is no way you can go down to your local ATM and withdraw a couple of Bitcoin to stick in your pocket, so there’s always this feeling in the mind of a crypto beginner that the whole thing ...
Views: 702 - 50 Cent's Bitcoin Bet A Million Dollar Boon- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2018 from Ricky MakanThe ultimate hodler Actor, Rapper and entrepreneur Curtis Jackson, better recognized as 50 Cent’s, appears to have gathered a small fortune in the volatile digital currency. As TMZ (a celebrity news website) first reported, Jackson comes out to be the latest in a series of celebrities and ...
Views: 495 - 9 Industries Where Blockchain Can Be A Game Changer - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2018 from Ricky MakanHeard about Bitcoin and Altcoins lately? You probably have, thanks to the entire buzz surrounding Bitcoin’s record-breaking growth. 2017 was definitely the year of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies where the former one has surged from more than $950 at the beginning of the year to as high as ...
Views: 569 - A Brief History Of Major Bitcoin Crashes Over The Years - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2018 from Ricky Makanhe price of Bitcoin has dropped to an unbelievable 64.5% since 17th December 2017. The mutual market capitalization of the industry now is at just $338 billion. That’s a big drop for any market. However, a price crash in Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency is nothing new. Bitcoin usually takes ...
Views: 562 - A Digital Currency Exchange Must Declare Its Details: Bank Negara - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2017 from Ricky MakanRecently, the Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), Malaysia’s central bank, has issued outlined digital currency regulatory guidelines for people and businesses dwelling in the region. The new policies will fall under Malaysia’s anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism funding act of 2001. If the plans ...
Views: 400 - An Introduction And Guide To Masternodes - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2018 from Ricky MakanOnce a mega-investor said, if you don’t find a way to make money while you sleep, you will have to work until you die. And when it comes to the cryptocurrency world, people say only those who can analyze the marketplace finely or are day traders can earn money. But that’s not true!! In fact, ...
Views: 557 - Another Blow For Bitcoin As Lloyds Bank Bans Bitcoin Purchases - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2018 from Ricky MakanOn Monday (5th February 2018) Britain’s major bank followed the lead of US counterpart and banned clients from using credit cards to purchase Bitcoin, amid fears they could run up to huge losses. Credit card holders of Lloyds, that includes Halifax, Bank of Scotland and MBNA, will be prohibited ...
Views: 411 - Aussie Bank Bars Crypto Purchases Through Credit Cards - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2018 from Ricky MakanCommonwealth Bank of Australia joined a growing list of banks blocking its customers from buying cryptocurrencies. “Due to the unregulated and highly unstable nature of virtual currencies, clients will no longer be able to use their Commonwealth bank credit cards to purchase virtual ...
Views: 532 - Australia's Top Banks Will Not Prohibit Cryptocurrency Purchases - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2018 from Ricky MakanAustralia’s leading banks have announced that they are not planning to block their customers account from buying Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. This differs from the approach taken by the UK based Lloyds Banking Group and US banks JP Morgan, Bank of America and Citi. Recently the ...
Views: 603 - Australian Banks Ceased Accounts Blocking Crypto Transactions - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2018 from Ricky MakanFour Australian banks have apparently frozen accounts of some of its clients sighting their participation in crypto activities. Some clients have complained that the banks also have banned them from shifting their capital to the market. Crypto Dealer Alex Saunders stated the name of This four ...
Views: 561 - Beginners Guide To Smart Contract - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2018 from Ricky MakanOne of the finest things about the Blockchain is that it is a decentralized system that exists between all legalized parties and there is no need of forfeit intermediaries (Middlemen). Blockchains have their own problems; however, they are unquestionably faster, cheaper & safer than the ...
Views: 522 - Beginners Guide To The World Of Cloud Mining - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2018 from Ricky MakanBitcoin mining has been the area of the computer geeks and programmers until lately with the introduction of cloud mining. A remote server to mine currency (cloud mining) seems perfect for the people who don’t have money or time to set up a home operation. These days more and more people are ...
Views: 514 - Bill Miller Invested Half Of His MVP 1 Fund In Bitcoin- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2017 from Ricky MakanHalf of the funds from Bill Miller’s MVP 1 s now invested on Bitcoins, his major single focus on an asset within an investment fund, Miller advised Consuelo Mack at a WealthTrack podcast. In 2016 Miller launched Miller Value Partners after working for 35 years in Legg Mason. He managed a fund ...
Views: 425 - Bitcoin At G20 Summit 2018: Nations To Discuss Bitcoin Regulation - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2017 from Ricky MakanOn Sunday 17th December 2017 French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire declared that another Group of 20 (G20) meeting would include a debate about ways to govern the hottest crypto-currency, Bitcoin. The digital asset has not stopped in creating news annually, and European politicians seem more ...
Views: 573 - Bitcoin Could Potentially Hit $40,000 By End Of 2018: Michael Novogratz - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2017 from Ricky MakanFamed hedge funder turned crypto-investor Michael Novogratz does not think bitcoin will top out anytime shortly. The previous Fortress manager told CNBC Monday (27th Nov 2017), the Bitcoin that has been flirting with $10,000, could possibly hit $40,000 at the end of 2018. Michael ...
Views: 450 - Bitcoin Crashed Over The News Of US Government Subpoena - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2018 from Ricky MakanAccording to Bloomberg article published on Tuesday (30th Jan 2018), one of the world’s leading crypto-currency exchange Bitfinex and the company behind the controversial USDT token “Tether”, have been subpoenaed by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The CFTC had sent ...
Views: 594 - Bitcoin Craze Pushes Coinbase App To Hit No.1 Position On App Store - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2017 from Ricky MakanCoinbase, the worldwide crypto-currency industry’s largest broker and wallet platform at over $1.6 billion, is now the Apple app store’s leading application, surpassing YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram. Finance and Bitcoin journalist Paul Vigna disclosed: The top 10 applications in Apple’s ...
Views: 447 - Bitcoin Crorepati: Bachchan’s Big Bet On Ziddu.com - Unkrypted - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2017 from Ricky MakanThe doyen of Indian cinema, Amitabh Bachchan, and his actor-son Abhishek appear to have scripted their own success story in their personal financial investments that none of the Bollywood guys would have ever imagined. The crypto-currency mania that has gripped Wall Street and various ...
Views: 546 - Bitcoin Futures Can Add Legitimacy: JP Morgan Strategist- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2017 from Ricky MakanEven after JP Morgan’s CEO Jamie Dimon’s strong views on Bitcoin, it is ironic that an international markets strategist in JP Morgan has come up with a message stating that regulated futures could give authority to Bitcoin. Seal of approval The decision of US regulators to permit Bitcoin ...
Views: 381 - Bitcoin Futures Trading On CBOE Vs CME- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2017 from Ricky MakanBitcoin Futures, the Most Recent buzz in the crypto-currency markets, is gaining attention from each portion of the world. More and more people are trying to understand Bitcoin futures so that they can understand how it can influence the location value of Bitcoin. Chicago Mercantile Exchange ...
Views: 605 - Bitcoin Plummets As Google Bans Crypto Advertisements - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2018 from Ricky MakanGoogle’s director of sustainable ads, Scott Spencer, told media that the company is revising its financial services-related advertisement policies to ban any advertisements about cryptocurrency-related content that includes ICOs (initial coin offerings), wallets, and trading ...
Views: 495 - Bitcoin Price Crashes Down To 40%, Hovers Around $13000- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2017 from Ricky MakanBitcoin value is down nearly 40 Percent’s all-time highs near $20,000, falling into a 15-day low approximately $12,000. On Friday (22nd December 2017) the early trading session saw Bitcoin value plunge to $12,110 (Bitfinex) in 07:20 (GMT), near levels last observed over two weeks back on 7th ...
Views: 444 - Bitcoin Price Falls: Korean Government To Inspect Major Bank Accounts - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2018 from Ricky MakanOn Monday (8th January 2018) a resurgent Bitcoin cost saw its rally grind to a stop after the report that South Korean authorities tasked with fighting money laundering and terrorist funding would probe bank account that are linked to national crypto-currency exchanges. Bitcoin Price Rally ...
Views: 455 - Bitcoin Tumbles As South Korea Bans Anonymous Crypto Trading - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2018 from Ricky MakanThe South Korean government formally publicized a document enclosing the guidelines for the regulations of cryptocurrency on Tuesday (23rd January 2018). The announcement was made by Kim Yong-bum who is the Vice Chairman of the Financial Services Commission (FSC). The document explains the ...
Views: 520 - Bitcoin's 10x Rise In 2017 Influenced Record Number Of Indian Investors - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2017 from Ricky MakanIndia-based digital money exchanges have alleged that the amount of Indian investors that enrolled in their programs to Purchase Bitcoin has improved substantially in the last couple of months as the worthiness of this major cryptocurrency surpassed the $11,000 amount on 29 November 2017. The ...
Views: 384 - Bitpanda has announced fully integrating bitcoin cash (BCH), adding a fifth coin to the company's token support. - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2018 from Ricky MakanBitpanda (formerly called Coinimal) is a crypto-currency agent located in Vienna, Austria that functions brokerage services with a dash, litecoin, etheruem, and Bitcoin. On 3rd January 2018, Bitpanda has announced entirely integrating Bitcoin Cash (BCH), including a fifth coin into the ...
Views: 546 - Bittrex, Bitfinex, And Binance Turns Off New User Registration- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2018 from Ricky MakanWith the rolling price of cryptocurrencies, demand has reached the point where cryptocurrency exchanges are completely flooded. This enormous invasion of users has led to major infrastructure concerns leading to the provisional closure of their registration portals. All through the second ...
Views: 387 - Blockchain Adoption Could Take 10 Years Says Sberbank Chairman - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2017 from Ricky MakanThe head of Sberbank considers the wider-scale Blockchain Adoption in Russia could take at least a decade. As Quoted by state-owned news agency TASS, Herman Gref, Sberbank’s chairman of the board, suggested on Thursday (21st Dec 2017) that the establishment can roll out products depending on ...
Views: 383 - Blockchain Enters the World Of Logistic And Shipping Market Using ShipChain - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2017 from Ricky Makan1st January 2017 is going to be the beginning of the Public Sale to get ShipChain, the project that will use blockchain to switch the shipping & logistics marketplace. ShipChain encircles all methods of cargo and will incorporate an open API architecture that could integrate with existing ...
Views: 420 - Blockchain Technology: A Game-Changer For The Gaming Industry? - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2017 from Ricky MakanA source of Transparency — blockchain — will help to tackle many issues on the existing game marketplace, from cyber theft to unfair earnings distribution models. Through Konstantin Boyko-Romanovsky, founder of Destiny Games. Gaming sector slowly shifted from a small niche for technical ...
Views: 448 - Blockchain Trend Enters In Australian Stock Exchange- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2017 from Ricky MakanThe Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) has verified that blockchain technology will change its current clearing and settlement system, becoming the world’s first major stock exchange to achieve that. After more than two years of real-world testing with several proofs of model and prototypes, the ...
Views: 381 - Book Your Flight Tickets Of Surf Airlines Using Bitcoin And Ethereum - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2017 from Ricky MakanBitcoin and Ethereum to be acknowledged by the World’s First ‘ALL YOU CAN FLY’ Airline. On Tuesday (5th December 2017) Surf Air, the first ‘all-you-can-fly’ airline of the world made a statement of accepting crypto payments ahead of its own service. Clients now will be able to pay in Bitcoin ...
Views: 414 - BTC And ETC Now Available At 1,200 Australian Newsstands - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2018 from Ricky MakanCryptocurrency adopters in Australia will now be able to buy bitcoin and ethereum from 1,200 newsstands across the country. A new joint venture between domestic cryptocurrency exchange Bitcoin Australia and payments provider Blueshyft, 1,200 newsstands in Australia will be able to resell ...
Views: 466 - Cambridge Experts Argue Over The “Bitcoin Bubble”- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2017 from Ricky MakanUK Academic Larisa Yarovaya informed Cambridge Independent that: Bitcoin’s popularity ought to be regarded as a “concern for Society. The local newspaper reported on an ongoing debate on Bitcoin’s fast growing value among Cambridge specialists, whose remarks on the topic very. Yarovaya, a ...
Views: 380 - Canadian Gambling Affliate Bonus.ca Joined Bitcoin Community - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2018 from Ricky MakanMajor Canadian gaming affiliate website Bonus.ca has joined the Bitcoin community. The business has reviewed and tracked conventional gaming websites so as to locate the most trusted service providers for Canadian gamers. Because of Current Client feedback, the business has chosen to expand ...
Views: 471 - CBOE Going TO Start Bitcoin Futures Trading on Dec 10- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2017 from Ricky MakanWeeks back when two of the largest Derivative Exchanges in the world made a breakthrough statement of launching Bitcoin futures that is going to start at the end of the year, the purchase price of Bitcoin increased by leaps and bounds. Chicago Mercantile Exchange gave a date of next week of this ...
Views: 804 - CBOE Website Collapsed after the launch of Bitcoin Futures Trading - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2017 from Ricky MakanThe Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE)’s site became inaccessible just as it launched its first Bitcoin futures contracts on Sunday (10th December 2017) at 6 p.m. EST. The site downtime- that CBOE credited to extensive traffic around the futures release in a post on Twitter – coincided ...
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