Top Steemit employee resigns following TRON acquisition; is this the beginning of the end?

Steem has been having a rough past few weeks, with many of its problems seeming to arise in the time following the Justin Sun-led TRON’s acquisition of Steemit in mid-February. In the time following this controversial acquisition, the Steem blockchain has been rocked by multiple controversies, but it doesn’t seem to have impacted investor’s confidence, […] The post Top Steemit employee resigns following TRON acquisition; is this the beginning of the end? appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

2020-3-5 23:15

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Bitcoin ETFs Could Be More Dangerous Than We First Thought

The Bitcoin ETF, the industries first chance of getting real, hard institutional investment on board, or, a chance for institutions to sit and speculate, causing more harm than good. It’s an argument that is cropping up all over the cryptosphere, one expert, the author of ‘Mastering Bitcoin’, Andreas Antonopoulos, has weighed in with his view that institutions could use ETF’s to actually speculate to a point that they are able to manipulate stock and prices. дальше »

2018-9-4 16:30

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Bangkok Residents Trading Energy On The Blockchain

A district within Bangkok is now using blockchain technology to trade energy. This is a new concept, but one that is being rolled out in many residential districts across the world. The premise is simple, some residents require more energy than others, demand changes over different periods and therefore, it’s more economical to share an energy reserve, therefore those who need more, can pay for it, those who don’t will pay less and overall, energy is saved, doing great things for the environment in return. дальше »

2018-8-31 15:30

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Intervention From Google Is Big News For Blockchain

Aside from actual cryptocurrencies, Google are very pro blockchain. This is obviously a given, as a tech firm, Google need to be ‘pro-technology’ right? The London School of Economics (LSE) have published a report that discusses why it’s big news that Google are now tapping into the blockchain – after an announcement that suggests the Google Cloud is to be integrated within two different blockchain projects. дальше »

2018-8-31 13:00

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Why You Need To Teach Your Grandma About Bitcoin

I apologise if this starts out a little bleak, but there’s a problem within the crypto community that we need to change. The general consensus is that uses of cryptocurrency (once adoption takes over) are going to be any age between 16 – 60, this is because generally, people believe adoption is going to take another 10 to 20 years, which therefore assumes the older generation and those in their 70s and beyond may not be around to see the adoption of Bitcoin. дальше »

2018-8-31 00:00

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Zuckerberg Set To Join Huobi Expert Advisory Committee

The Zuckerbergs, made famous by Mark, Mark Zuckerberg the founder and owner of Facebook. Now we know Mark himself does have an interest in cryptocurrencies, and, also wants to start exploring blockchain technologies within Facebook specifically, however it is his sister, Randi Zuckerberg, who is spearheading a new career within the cryptosphere. дальше »

2018-8-30 17:30

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Bitcoin Transaction Value Flies Past PayPal

‘Bitcoin is dying’ say the haters. Well actually, it’s not. As a matter of fact, data now suggests that Bitcoin transaction value has finally surpassed that of PayPal’s, closing in on Visa. Let’s face it though, as a world leading transaction facilitator, Visa will take some beating. дальше »

2018-8-30 16:30

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Russia Continue To Explore Blockchain, This Time It’s Pensions

Russia, they are on the fence about cryptocurrencies, but when it comes to blockchain technology, authorities and services over there see blockchain as a favourable innovation. Latest reports from Russia suggest that the Russian State Pension Fund (PFR), a social service within Russia, are set to start working with blockchain technologies in order to make the most of smart contracts, to issue employment contracts between employers and new employees. дальше »

2018-8-30 08:00

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Institutional Investors Are Ready For Bitcoin

Professional services firm Deloitte are alleged to have completed a new research project into blockchain investment from their clients within the Technology and Media industries. The bottom line of the research is that these institutions are ready to invest in blockchain technologies, a readiness that could in turn inspire major institutional investment into cryptocurrency and blockchain projects such as Bitcoin. дальше »

2018-8-28 17:30

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Bitcoin’s New Role In Sex Scams

According to new findings, sextortion scams have made around $500,000. 00 worth of Bitcoin in the past couple of months in a trend that is seeing more and more people fall for fraudulent emails that claim to have video evidence of the victim ‘misbehaving’. дальше »

2018-8-23 21:30