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Gibraltar Leading the Field in Cryptocurrencies

July 31, 2018 by Eric Czuleger at Altcoins, Blockchain, Entertainment, News

Gibraltar will become the first football team to compensate their players in cryptocurrency. Next season, the tiny nation between Morocco and Spain will begin paying salaries for their semi-pro team in Quantocoin. Quantocoin Takes the Field Quantocoin, according to its white paper, bills itself as an asset with “immediate liquidity”...

Inside Augur’s Assassination Prediction Market

July 28, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Ethereum, News

Following months of background work and speculation, a decentralized prediction protocol built on the Ethereum blockchain has gone live. True to stereotypical internet culture, it is already hosting some extremely controversial content. Augur, the Ethereum-based prediction protocol which launched recently, permits users to create and bet on prediction markets for...

Cryptocurrency Payments Provider Wirex Adds Ripple to Wallet and Card Services

July 26, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, Finance, News, wallet

Cryptocurrency wallet and card provider, Wirex, added a Ripple (XRP) wallet to their portfolio on July 23, 2018, making the London-based company among the few to offer XRP tokens for accessible public use. Wirex Adds XRP Supported Cryptocurrencies Wirex has an estimated 1.7 million clients in over 130 countries and...

Ripple Q2 2018 Markets Report Shows Strong Performance alongside Weakened XRP

July 26, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Finance, News

Blockchain-based payments startup, Ripple, released its Q2 2018 report on July 24, 2018, detailing several insights into the company’s performance. The report shows, among other things, that the company sold $75.53 million in XRP tokens in the midst of low volatility in that period. Implications for Ripple Ripple has long...

Financing with the Stars: Celebrities and Cryptocurrencies

July 25, 2018 by Eric Czuleger at Entertainment, News

A year after the initial cryptocurrency gold rush, we are now seeing a new mutation of the phenomenon: celebrities promoting crypto. From Dennis Rodman wearing a Potcoin t-shirt on CNN, to Steve Bannon’s mention of creating a “deplorable coin,” it remains to be seen if fame can equate to fortune...

Research: Cryptojacking Incidents on a Steady Decline

July 19, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin, Crime, Mining, News

While crypto enthusiasts pray for the bulls to reign at all times, sometimes a bearish trend comes with cool advantages. Per recent research findings, cryptojacking has become less lucrative for ‘cryptojackers’ due to the current market slump, leading to a sharp decline in occurrences of the illegal act. Meager Rewards...

A Beginner’s Guide to Trading on IDEX

July 14, 2018 by Alex Lielacher at Altcoins, Cryptocyclopedia, Ethereum, Guides

Decentralized exchanges (DEX) are growing in popularity due to the many benefits they can offer users. One of the most popular decentralized exchanges is IDEX, which will be discussed in detail in this beginner’s guide to trading on IDEX. What Is IDEX? IDEX is an Ethereum-based decentralized exchange that was...

Earth Dollar Partners With Blockchain Associations for Global Point-of-Sale Cryptocurrency Project

July 13, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Blockchain, News

Earth Dollar™, an asset-backed cryptocurrency has announced a strategic partnership with the US Blockchain Association, the Nevada Blockchain Association, and other non-profit blockchain-related organizations worldwide to launch a global cryptocurrency point-of-sale payment system available to both online and offline retailers. Global Cryptocurrency Payment System Earth Dollar will be used as...

KuCoin’s Vote to List Competition

July 12, 2018 by Crypto Advocate at Adoption, Altcoins, Exchange, News

One of the most crucial aspects to the success of any cryptocurrency is exchange listings. What is the point of a cryptocurrency that is not being traded anywhere? Altcoins have only a few options for methods of being listed on the different exchanges. Some exchanges require an application and board...

One Million PCs “Cryptojacked” in China as Hackers Make $2 Million Worth of Digibyte, Siacoin, and Decred

July 11, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, Crime, News

The largest cryptojacking breach, in terms of sheer scale, came to light in China after local authorities identified a group of hackers who ran an illicit mining operation for over two years. Largest Cryptojacking Breach On July 9, 2018, local news Legal Daily reported a massive cryptojacking spree of a...

Should Privacy-Focused Crypto Users Ditch Bitcoin for Anonymous Coins?

July 10, 2018 by Alex Lielacher at Adoption, Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain

Over the past several years, the number of privacy-centric altcoins in the crypto asset market has risen, as has the value of the leading privacy-centric altcoins. Personal financial sovereignty has always been high on the agenda of bitcoin users and has been, for many, the key driver for adopting bitcoin...

Housing the Homeless: Venezuela Set to Build Homes with Petro Cryptocurrency

July 7, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, News

Despite initial criticisms that threatened to fire down Venezuelan President Maduro's oil-backed crypto initiative, the Petro appears to be waxing stronger with each passing day. Now, the state's authorities are set to build homes for the homeless with the altcoin funds. The Maduro Dream According to a Venezuelan news source,...

Looking to Mine Bitcoin? Here are Some of the World’s Best Bitcoin Mining Pools

July 3, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin, Mining, News

Cryptocurrency is the rave of the moment, and Bitcoin is the king of them all. In the beginning, one could simply mine Bitcoin with a personal computer right from the comfort of one’s home. However, the surge in the price of Bitcoin drastically increased mining difficulty over the years, making...

Europol Collaborates with Cryptocurrency Exchanges to Entirely Eradicate Abuse of Digital Currency

June 27, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, News, Regulation

Blockchain-based virtual currencies have the ability to ease financial transactions across borders and make life much easier for people by eliminating third parties when sending or receiving money. However, the sad truth remains that bad actors constantly abuse cryptos, using them to aid their illicit activities like money laundering and...

Intel-Owned Computing Complex Sold to Bitcoin Mining Firm for $13 Million

June 26, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Mining, News, Tech

The Bitcoin mining sector is soon developing into an industry of its own, with some regions favored over others due to optimal mining conditions. Mining Centers in Great Demand According to a report on The Gazette, 3G Venture II, a California mining company, purchased an Intel-owned chipmaking complex for $13...

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