#Altcoins

Cryptocurrency Advertising Booming in Japan Despite Criticism

February 9, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Finance, News

As Japan becomes one of the cryptocurrency capitals of the world, virtual currency exchanges in the country are spending big on advertising. In some cases, even more than blue-chip firms in the Asian nation. However, some are of the opinion that these companies should ban related adverts entirely or reduce...

Decentralized Initial Coin Offerings are Actually Becoming Centralized

February 9, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News, Regulation, Tech

Blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies were designed to disrupt the business process, creating a new order built on the principle of decentralization. Mainstream business history is consistent with the gradual move towards total centralization and the aggregation of business power by an elite minority. The pioneers of blockchain and the crypto...

Hackers Now Use Android Phones and Smart TVs to Mine Cryptocurrency

February 9, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Mining, News, Tech

It's no news that cryptocurrency mining is big business and in a bid to maximize profit, miners have devised various methods of maliciously installing their crypto mining malware on unsuspecting users. Smart television sets and Android phones are the new home for the Monero mining malware. Monero on Television Chinese...

Millenial Invests Life Savings into Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies, Now Millionaire Angel Investor

February 8, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Interviews, News, Tech

In 2018, a young man who invested about $34,000 into bitcoin and altcoins has now earned several millions of dollars in profit. He abandoned his white collar job in October 2017 and now travels the world as a startup advisor and angel investor. Advani's Journey to the Moon According to...

Facebook Investigates Bitcoin Advertisements Dodging Platform’s Ban on Cryptocurrency Ads

February 8, 2018 by Akshay Makadiya at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, News, Regulation

The social media giant is investigating bitcoin advertisements that have been bypassing the recent ban on crypto ads on the platform. Last week, it banned all publicity that promoted financial products like Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and digital currencies. According to experts, the ban was not employed with perfection, as...

A Washington Resident Sues T-Mobile after Falling Victim to Hackers

A Washington Resident Sues T-Mobile after Falling Victim to Crypto Hackers

February 8, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, News

A Washington man has dragged mobile telecommunication giant T-Mobile to court after being walloped by hackers. His cryptocurrency account has been entirely wiped out by the cyber bandits, and now he says it's the company's fault. T-Mobile Underfire Carlos Tapang of Washington, United States, has filed a lawsuit in the...

China’s Mining Rig Industry Is Still Leading The Way For Bitcoin Miners Worldwide

February 7, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Mining, News, Regulation, Tech

While the Chinese government is busy shutting down cryptocurrency exchanges and mining farms all across the mainland, the suppliers of Chinese mining hardware have barely felt the heat of the crackdown. Sailing the Rocky Crypto Seas Not just the government’s stringent policy, but the mining hardware industry in the country...

Banco Santander Plans to Roll out Personal Payments via the Ripple Network

February 7, 2018 by Nuno Menezes at Altcoins, Business, Finance, News, Tech

Banco Santander announced that it would be launching a mobile application powered by Ripple (XRP) Technology. Banco Santander is introducing international mobile payments for personal customers using Ripple's distributed ledger technology. The company embarked on this relationship with the Ripple Team a few months ago, and now it seems they...

Weiss Ratings Responds to Critics of Ethereum, Bitcoin, EOS, NEO and Cardona Grades

February 7, 2018 by Akshay Makadiya at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Commentary, News

Weiss Ratings, the leading rating agency for financial institutions, released a 14-page report in response to ongoing criticism and controversy from crypto enthusiasts for giving bitcoin a meager C+ rating. Weiss Ratings launched its first cryptocurrency rating service on January 24, 2018, trouncing several hurdles. The Florida stationed company issued...

Crowdfire Co-Founder Plans to Launch Indian Cryptocurrency Trading Exchange

February 6, 2018 by Rahul Nambiampurath at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Finance, News

Eight years after launching the now popular social media management tool Crowdfire, its co-founder Nischal Shetty has announced plans to launch an Indian cryptocurrency exchange in March 2018. Bitcoin Mining, to Startup, to Crypto Exchange Founder Frustrated with experiences with other Indian cryptocurrency exchanges, Nischal has decided to launch...

Texas Authorities Sling out Cease and Desist Order to DavorCoin

February 5, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, News, Regulation

Texas regulatory authorities have issued a cease and desist order to another scam crypto investment scheme just a few weeks after sending BitConnect packing. Authorities are Busy in Texas Barely a few weeks after issuing a similar order to the BitConnect, the Texas State Securities Board on February 2 released...

Litecoin Payment Processor and Payment Card Provider Litepay Launches February 2018

Litecoin Payment Processor and Card Provider Litepay Launches February 2018

February 5, 2018 by Robert DeVoe at Altcoins, Business, Finance, News

In the aftermath of bitcoin transaction fees reaching dizzying all-time heights, litecoin has arisen as a popular alternative for payments and peer-to-peer transactions. A new service called Litepay is getting ready to launch sometime this month. The service will allow businesses to receive litecoin payments, and may even offer litecoin-powered...

Monero Cryptocurrency Miner Leverages NSA Exploit

February 5, 2018 by Liam J Kelly at Altcoins, News, Tech

In a growing development, attackers have leveraged an exploit found in almost all generations of Microsoft Windows. EternalBlue is a security vulnerability that allowed WannaCry to run rampant in over 150 different countries and took down parts of the National Health Service (NHS), as well as Petya/NonPetya (a strain of...

Big, Environmentally Friendly Cryptocurrency Mine Set to Land in Iceland

February 4, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Commentary, Mining, News

A cryptocurrency mining rig that runs on clean energy is coming to Iceland. This miner will have all the strengths of the regular bitcoin and other cryptocurrency mining rigs but would share none of their ecosystem-damaging weaknesses. The Need for a Cool Miner These days mining bitcoin and other altcoins...

Facebook Bans Cryptocurrency Advertisements on its Network

February 3, 2018 by Rahul Nambiampurath at Altcoins, Business, Commentary, News, Regulation

In a blog post published on the Facebook Business platform, the company detailed important changes to its advertisement program aimed at “Improving Integrity and Security of Financial Product and Services Ads.” In a nutshell, Facebook’s new policy is an attempt to stem the flow of cryptocurrency and initial coin...

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