If you have been following the crypto market over the past few months, you will know that the majority of the major cryptocurrencies seem to be losing value, whilst those that are in the early stages of development seem to be soaring! The price of Ontology has been particularly volatile; however, it…

With the strict regulation from banks in South Korea, they are turning to self- regulation , with the Korean Blockchain Association preparing new regulatory standards, and 23 exchanges are now undergoing reviews. They are preparing a self-regulatory review of the exchanges that are operating in the…

During a time when tighter regulations is at the front of a lot of cryptocurrency headlines, it really comes as no surprise that there has been a wave of new unregulated brokers appearing in the industry. The value of Bitcoin has suffered this year, and has settled at below $7,000, yet new crypto…

Last week saw a pretty tricky spot for Verge, a lot happened, here’s a quick summary: Verge was doing very well We had a looming announcement, hype was strong A new wallet was released A huge hack took place, a lot of currency was stolen Verge went silent Numerous updates rolled out Verge Hard…

November 2017 saw the start of a new project straight out of South Korea, in which debit card provider, Fidelium, embarked on a new project in which a cryptocurrency debit card would be designed. The project planned to allow for interactions with cryptocurrency assets at cash machines in the same…

In a frankly colossal announcement yesterday, Apple have announced a new update that seems to support Ripple’s Inter-Ledger Protocol (ILP). This is a network through which cryptocurrency and blockchain payments can be facilitated. At the moment, Ripples ILP allows a multitude of currencies to pass…

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) became popular as the first hard fork of Bitcoin (BTC). Most BTC holders and hoarders received it for free but a large number of investors also paid to get Bitcoin Cash. The reason was obvious, back then some considered Bitcoin Cash as an improvement to Bitcoin and accepted it as…

Read the headline again, no, this does not say that cryptocurrencies are spreading infectious diseases, however, research is out this week that maps the spread of cryptocurrency trends, in a similar way to that in which epidemiologists map the spread of disease occurrences in order to monitor…

Tax Day in the USA is almost like a national holiday for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Imagine your birthday, Christmas and Easter all at once. Tax Day, dictates a deadline for self-assessed tax payments to be made by, to the IRS. This year, it falls on the 17 th of April. At the moment,…

Neo, also termed as the Chinese Ethereum is a smart contracts platform with more emphasis on versatility and less energy consumption. If Ethereum is crude oil, then NEO would be clean energy. This is due to its dedicated bookkeeping nodes. NEO also has support for a lot more programming languages…

According to the Hindustan Times (India) eight police officers have been arrested by the Gujarat Criminal Investigations Department (GCID), with two eventually being charged for the extortion of 200 Bitcoins from a Surat businessman. The report by the Hindustan Times refers to the extortion being…

At the time of writing this, it would be impossible for me to head to Bitcoin’s official Twitter page in order to find some interesting tweets to reference. That’s because Bitcoins official Twitter account has been suspended, due to a ‘violation of Twitter rules’. You can probably work out which…

If you’re superstitious, then you might worry about the number 13, it’s considered as a number that brings with it a wealth of bad luck, from a western perspective at least, I’m not certain of the intricacies behind other connotations of the number 13. Actually, on that point, is cryptocurrency a…

In an increasingly globalised world reliant on online collaboration, borders have lost much of their relevance. For the gaming industry, a new borderless, blockchain-facilitated talent pool could be the revolutionary force that resets the ground for players and developers alike. The early wonders of…

Remember how Facebook banned cryptocurrency advertising? Twitter and Google did the same right? Or did you forget? You might have forgotten, because you probably see adverts for currencies, start ups and ICO’s everywhere. Maybe you’re like me and see them in your sleep, thus can’t determine the…

We have been distracted by a video by YouTuber, ‘Thinking Crypto’ this morning, in a clip titled ‘Santander Ripple Payment App Live! – Apple Ripple Interledger – xVia XRP – UpCoin Listing XRP’ you can distract yourself too, here- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um48Vl06oVI Upon a first glance, this…

In April, a two day Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ABC) Forum 2018, event is being held at the Florida Alternative Investment Association. The conference will look at key developments in the huge field of cryptocurrencies, and will include the latest updates on initial coin…

In another blow to Bitcoin , it still is not gaining the traction among internet retailers as a payment method, which is not what it was intended for the virtual currency when it was first introduced. This is good news though for PayPal Holdings, Visa and Mastercard. In a survey that was carried out…

A new crypto-to- crypto exchange has been launched which will allow people to legally trade in over 30 pairs in BTC/ETH markets, all without touching the fences of RBI regulated entities and complying with all laws and regulations. The crypto-to-crypto exchange in question is called CoinDCX and was…

In late February of this year, Telegram Open Network Limited was registered in Britain under the name Pavel Durov, who was the founder of Telegram. The latter is a successful chat app, with 200 million monthly users, and is a commonly used platform for ICO teams and investors as a way of interacting…

Ripple is currently the third largest cryptocurrency in the whole world, with regards to market capitalisation. However; many experts have been arguing that Ripple is not actually a cryptocurrency at all. That said, regardless of whether or not it fits the traditional definition of cryptocurrency,…

Ripple (XRP) entered the market as a direct competitor to Bitcoin . The company projected itself as the best blockchain project in the market for its rapid transaction speed and incredibly low cost per transaction which would lead many to think that this coin is far better than Bitcoin in obvious…

Last week, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) outlined a list of regulations which companies engaging in cryptocurrency use in the UK should abide by in order to reduce occurrences of fraudulent activity within the UK as a result of cryptocurrencies. The document, named Cryptocurrency…

Whilst early today we did see some positive news from camp Bitcoin , the news was short lived as Bitcoin managed to concede a jump from almost $7200.00 down to $6700.00 at the time of writing, losing almost $400.00 of the $500.00 total in just one hit. This acts as further evidence that is starting…

For the last few weeks, Bitcoin has been trading in quite a narrow range. The big picture explains that the price of BTC bounces up and down inside a big triangle until it breaks out to the downside invalidating the triangle which triggers massive panic selling. We have seen this happen twice before…

Last week, in an ever so controversial move, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) made various moves to cut off customers who had been trading in or using cryptocurrencies . The move sparked an outrage in the crypto-sphere as India joined the list of countries who are taking firm measures to prevent…

I’d venture to say overall interest in crypto is down at least 60% or so from January’s peak.. if you’re still sticking around and learning, you’re in the minority and I think you’ll be rewarded — Crypto Bobby (@crypto_bobby) April 7, 2018 This weekend, Twitter’s own @Crypto_Bobby published an…

As promised last week, we are continuing our close analysis of TRON . TRON has stood out recently, hitting the headlines for (mostly) good reasons. There is a great belief behind this currency and it’s future, we, among many others want it to do well, so, how is it looking today? Things looked okay…

Reports this morning suggest that South Africa’s Revenue Service (SARS) are the next government group to weigh in on cryptocurrency taxation as the current tax year comes to a conclusion. According to Fin24, SARS have said: “The onus is on taxpayers to declare all cryptocurrency-related taxable…

NEO is making stunning progress this morning, at the time of writing the currency is trading at almost $54.00, up at 14% with no sign of halting. It’s progress past the $50.00 mark has been described as a success in the wake of it’s bland performance of late. NEO, is often referred to as China’s…

Reports are surfacing today in light of the recent decision to hard fork by Monero, in order to remove the networks compatibility with ASIC-X3 mining hardware. Whilst this decision did not see any shocking movements in terms of the currencies value, it was followed by a huge reduction in reported…

At the end of last week, cryptocurrency exchange ‘Bitfinex’ announced that they would be adding new tokens to their exchange with an estimated market cap of $1.1billion. The 12 new additions include tokens such as Loopring and IOSToken. This is a significant step forward for both Bitfinex and their…

After a rather disappointing end to the last week, this morning is seeing some very healthy movements within the markets. The general consensus is green, offering a much more promising and optimistic outlook for the week. Fingers crossed, this one lasts and provides small steps towards a recovery of…

Ripple is currently the third top cryptocurrency in the world, based on market capitalisation, and has been struggling recently with the massive fluctuations in value. They are not alone, and it is being seen across the majority of cryptocurrencies , with very few coming out well. It was developed…

Catapult has been developed by the NEM ecosystem, and with the release of this system, things are likely to get a lot better for NEM, which is often overlooked. Catapult is a blockchain engine, which is capable of supporting both public and private chains through unique smart contract plugins. This…

Despite the continued poor performance Bitcoin has had this year so far, experts do not think the game is over yet. But, nor do they think it will be an easy ride for the number one cryptocurrency , making predicting the future price very difficult indeed. On the bullish side, huge predictions are…

During a time when Bitcoin seems to be suffering more and more, and losing value by the day, there is some good news. Bitcoin Diamond has had a really good week, with the value constantly improving and this is something that the market really needs right now, making a recovery look promising at a…

If you want to try your hand at mining cryptocurrencies, but do not want your home to be taken over with loud and expensive machinery, you can now come to Lida, where they have opened a special mining hotel. The hotel will provide areas for hardware systems designed to mine cryptocurrencies. The…

Monex Group, a Japanese online brokerage firm have said that they will seeking regulatory approval for Coincheck, the cryptocurrency exchange that it purchased for 3.6 billion yen. The Chief Executive Oki Matsumoto spoke at a Tokyo news conference, where he said; “Considering the improvements in the…