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Farzana Begum
Farzana is a recent economics graduate from Nottingham Trent University, with a special interest in international trade, economic development, and philanthropy. Her interests include debating, where she was part of the Debate Mate mentorship programme, health and nutrition, and motivational speaking.
UNICEF, a humanitarian and development agency that aims to protect the safety and inclusion of all disadvantaged children globally through voluntary donations, is catching onto the benefits of cryptocurrency. The organization is making use of monero mining to fulfill their mission; “All children have a right to survive, thrive and...
One of the most established exchanges in South Korea, Korbit, has added support for an additional cryptocurrency, litecoin (LTC), known as the silver to bitcoin’s gold. Korbit has announced their introduction of litecoin on April 17, 2018, incentivizing their customers to trade litecoin by offering the top six traders prizes....
In December 2017, Papa-Wassa Chiefy Nduom wrote a post on why African central banks should get into bitcoin; mainly, to protect their reserves and mitigate the weakening dollar. He also outlined how the digital asset can be used to tackle the severe infrastructure issue plaguing the continent. BTCManager reached out...
A very exciting step forward for all you crypto enthusiasts! Trezor have used their excellent knowledge, expertise, and efforts to build the next generation of secure hardware wallets for cryptocurrencies. Trezor’s Model T has been meticulously manufactured in the Czech Republic providing a valuable piece of kit that; is open...
Cryptocurrencies have recently dominated the news, whether it is Bitcoin, Litecoin, Monero or Ethereum. With astronomical value increases, our attention has been captured and our thoughts amplified of whether we are missing out on the seemingly limitless profits from the surge in prices experienced in crypto markets. Such hot topics...
Executive board member of European Central Bank (ECB), Yves Mersch, recently recognized digital currencies have the potential to spread internationally and does not feel this is something regulators should continue ignoring. Mersch outlined that economies should prepare for a global response to cryptocurrency platforms as he expects the use of...
In what could be a turning point for Coinbase the exchange has promised to implement the bitcoin scaling solution SegWit (Segregated Witness) to reduce fees and congestion “in the next few weeks,” after an extended period of the community calling for this move. The announcement was made on Coinbase’s Twitter...
Mark Fisher, a renowned trader and CEO of MBF clearing Corp., made the comparison of bitcoin being much like the commodity silver during the 1970’s and 1980’s to CBNC on December 5. "Bitcoin was what silver was back in the late '70s and '80s, for sure." Additionally, he said, “The...
Since the entry of shipping containers in the 1950's to transports goods passing different borders, international trade has not adopted any technological advances aiding the process shipments go through. Typically, there has been little change in the way goods are transferred from one location to the other. For example, the...
According to Reuters, Victor Constancio, the Vice President of the European Central Bank, said on November 9 cryptocurrencies will not serve to be an alternative substitute for money, and central banks are unlikely to create digital currencies independently without placing limitations. Central banks worldwide have been forced to monitor the...
