About Author: Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel

Robert Mueller: “Russians May Have Used Cryptocurrency Exchanges to Interfere with U.S. Elections”

February 20, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Commentary, News

The U.S Presidential election of 2016 was not without interference from external forces. As such, the Justice Department has claimed to have identified Russian nationals who attempted to disrupt the elections. The Russian Trolls According to Fortune, Russian citizens identified in a Justice Department citation released on February 16, 2018,...

U.S Federal Communication Commission Warns Bitcoin Miners to Desist from Interfering with Local Internet Connections

February 19, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin, Commentary, Mining, News, Regulation

It appears the bitcoin craze will not go away anytime soon. Telecommunications giants T-Mobile complained to the FCC that the activity of some bitcoin miners was causing dangerous interference with its broadband internet and now the Federal Communication Commission has passed its verdict. Dangerous Interference T-Mobile had informed the telecommunications...

Western Union to Take Advantage of Blockchain Technology via Ripple

February 18, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, News, Tech

The world's largest international money transfer service Western Union is poised to use Blockchain- based altcoin Ripple in making its cross-border money transfer services lightning fast and secure. More Testing and Potential Partners As per Bloomberg, the money transfer firm has hinted it's weighing the advantages of blockchain technology, and...

A Political Party in Spain set to Implement Flexible laws to Attract Blockchain Companies

February 18, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Blockchain, Business, News, Regulation

While some countries are busy implementing harsh cryptocurrency and blockchain laws that make it hard for the crypto ecosystem to breath, top Spanish politicians are pushing for legislation that could lure blockchain-based firms to Spain. Blockchain is an Industry Driver People's Party, which is the political party of the Spanish...

Astronomer Claims Bitcoin Mining Is Preventing Mankind from Reaching Extraterrestrial Life

February 17, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Mining, News, Tech

An astronomer at one of the leading Universities in the world has claimed that finding aliens on other planets has become almost an impossible task to achieve these days because of the global bitcoin fever. Bitcoin Mining Taking Over In an interview with the BBC, Dr. Dan Werthimer, chief scientist...

Dublin Welcomes its First Crypto Cafe

February 15, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Business, Ethereum, News

Crypto hodlers can now pay for their lattes and muffins with Ethereum or Litecoin at the latest crypto café in Dublin. It Pays to be Crypto Savvy According to the Irish Times, virtual currency holders in Dublin now have more payment options for their cappuccinos and croissants as a...

Malaysian Central Bank: Cryptocurrency Belongs to the People, They Must Regulate it Themselves

February 15, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, News, Regulation

While some governments and central banks see cryptocurrency as a massive threat to their existence and therefore formulate 'acidic' laws that would cripple the growth of the crypto ecosystem, Bank Negara, Malaysia's Central bank is taking a more democratic approach towards cryptocurrency regulation. Regulating Crypto is the People's' Duty Bank...

LoopX Disappears After Raising $4.5 Million in its Initial Coin Offering

February 14, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Finance, News, Tech

ICO exit scams have become quite common these days. While authorities are doing the best they can to shut down some of these pump and dump schemes before they run away by themselves, some of these scam projects still succeed in disappearing with their investors' funds. The latest ICO scam...

Hackers Hijack Giant Advertising Screen and Repurpose it for Bitcoin Mining

February 13, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin, Mining, News, Tech

Even with the ongoing crypto bloodbath, cryptocurrency mining remains a lucrative venture and hackers, as well as businesses, are not relenting at all in their efforts toward becoming kings of digital currency. Individuals can mine bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on virtually anything that is connected to the internet. The lastest...

Coincheck Saga: Investigations over Stolen NEM, one Suspect Already Interrogated

February 13, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Business, Finance, News

In what has been tagged as one of the biggest hacks of all time, Tokyo police’s cybersecurity department is not relenting in its efforts to fish out the perpetrators of the Coincheck hack that saw over $526 million worth of NEM moved from the exchange. So far, one person has...

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