The internet has massively changed the way in which we work, and has seen the introduction of many new virtual markets that would simply not be able to exist without it. Rather notably; blockchain technology has been one of the most influential technologies in recent years, and there is no denying…

With the whole of the cryptocurrency market experiencing what can generously be described as a downward spiral (and less generously described as an out-and-out crash), we are starting to see who the stronger players in the scene are. As the enormous boom in the value of various altcoins blossomed at…

It is with great excitement that the FuzeX family today announces its partnership with Bitcoin pioneer Charlie Shrem, who will serve as an advisor to the FuzeX global payment solution project. FuzeX Card is identical in size and thickness to a standard credit and functions as a payment card, but…

The cryptocurrency market just seems to be getting bigger and bigger, with new coins being announced all the time. The truth is, the Cryptocurrency market is just beginning. 2018 has not been the best year for cryptocurrencies on the whole, and we seem to be witnessing a bit of a slump. Although,…

Of all the cryptocurrencies affected by the recent slump in digital currency values, it seems that Ripple (XRP) is the one most likely to recoup its losses the fastest and surge ahead in terms of its value growth. But why? What’s so unique about Ripple that it can ease its way through this financial…

If recent developments in the cryptocurrency market have taught us anything, it’s that there’s no such thing as a guaranteed investment. For all the technological wizardry that goes on behind the scenes, all the hundreds of potential applications of blockchain technology, and the consistent (and…

The cryptocurrencty tipped to explode in 2018 is not Bitcoin, Ethereum or Ripple, according to experts. The one to watch is Stellar Lumens. Similarly to Ripple, Stellar Lumens is designed to enact swift international transactions – they take just three to five seconds to be completed – but there are…

It has been revealed that there are more Bitcoin ATMs popping up than traditional banking ones these days with, on average, 5 popping up each day. This is despite the fact that the price of Bitcoin has fallen in recent days, hitting a low of just $8,000 today. There are approximately 2,177 Bitcoin…

As technology continues to evolve, cryptocurrency fanatics are becoming more insistent that Bitcoin doesn’t really achieve the founding principles of blockchain technology. Bitcoin opened up the arena, in which people can drive innovation in a decentralised way, there is hope that a new blockchain…

Dogecoin came on to the scene as something of a joke, but it rapidly exploded in the market through the power of online communities that pushed it skyward. Billy Markus from Portland, Oregon, first developed DOGE as a currency for fun, naming it after the “doge” meme of Shiba Inu. It swiftly and…

The UK is following in the footsteps of the US, and some banks are now introducing a ban of purchasing Bitcoin with your credit card. Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank Of Scotland are among those who have banned the practice. The Lloyds Banking Group, which subsequently runs Halifax, Bank of Scotland,…

Cardano was originally designed to be a cryptocurrency that does it all. It has incredibly ambitious goals, but it has some issues it will need to overcome to achieve them. It is, perhaps, the third generation of cryptocurrency, following on from revolutions like Bitcoin and Ethereum. It aims to…

In general, 2017 was a great year for cryptocurrencies. By the end of last year, Bitcoin and other virtual currencies were hitting all time highs. Everyone was expecting this year to continue the huge rise in prices, but unfortunately this has not been the case at all, and we have seen a huge crash.…

Steem is a blockchain based, social media platform that is becoming more and more popular. It rewards its content creators and site participants along with the site miners of steemit.com with combination payouts from the three currencies the platform has – Steem, Steem Dollars and Steem Power. The…

After a huge success of the 6th China Forex Expo 2017 with a massive turnout of over 6,000 potential partners and high-end clients and over 50,000 hits and 600 reviews of the live streaming of the conference, China Forex Expo 2018 is back again for all industry players to probe deeply into the…

The price of cryptocurrencies is incredibly volatile and it can be a little upsetting to look at your investments one day and realise you are down a few thousand dollars. Although you have not lost any of your virtual currency, the exchange rate has simply fluctuated, until you can use it in all…

The cryptocurrency world is quickly becoming more and more regulated, which has made more and more investors turn to privacy-focused cryptos as they are all immune from legislative interference. One of these said cryptocurrencies is Verge, which is the only one that incorporates identity obfuscation…

LINE Financial Corporation, which was established by the LINE Corporation comes soon after LINE Pay, which is a mobile money transfer and payment service which is offered on the app. They are trying to break into the financial market, which is going well so far, as 450 billion Yen has been…

EOS is a platform where decentralised applications can be built. In some respects it is very similar to Ethereum, but EOS has a different architecture, and claims to be incredibly scalable. The virtual currency claims to be able to handle millions of users on the platform. This is very different to…

Ripple is the 3 rd largest and most popular crypto coin by market capitalisation. It is a POS coin, which means proof of stake. This means that all of the coins that are in circulation now were automatically generated. It is a virtual currency that is primarily used by banks and other financial…

With the blockchain technology that underpins much of the cryptocurrency revolution proving to have many diverse applications in other industry sectors, new businesses are cropping up all over the place with bold visions of a product or service that utilises the rigidly accurate, wholly inviolable,…

The price of cryptocurrencies are volatile at best, but this year, the entire market completely plunged, and it still has not fully recovered. Many factors were assumed to be the reason for this crash, including the threat of crypto-regulation by national governments and frivolous mainstream…

In perhaps the biggest news to come out of the cryptocurrency scene in recent days, two of the major players in the alternative finance sector – Monero and Litecoin – appear set to merge with one another, to make each brand interoperable with one another. Rumours of the merger began following a…

An ICO is when a new cryptocurrency is released, in exchange for another crypto or fiat currency. Knowing how to pick which ICO to back can be tricky, and it is so important that you thoroughly do your research as there is no guarantee that an ICO will pick up, and become a fully fledged…

While never the main event currency in the altcoin universe (that title has belonged solely to Bitcoin), Ethereum has maintained its position as a strong and stable number two. Widely regarded as having one of the most versatile blockchains, Ethereum has been the basis of a large majority of the…

Since the start of the new year, the value of Bitcoin has dropped by almost 50%, a dramatic plunge that has seen the price of the overall digital currency market plummet by over £30 billion. Bitcoin’s value had a meteoric rise at the tail-end of 2017 prompting unparalleled investment in the…

A German teen has claimed that we only have ourselves to blame if we are not millionaires within ten years. Erik Finman, who is 19 made the bold statement, after he found himself well off after investing some money into cryptocurrencies. Finman was given one thousand Euros from his grandmother, and…

Authorities in Hong Kong are planning on carrying out a public enlightenment exercise, which has been specifically aimed at informing residents of Hong Kong of the risks involved when investing in cryptocurrencies and ICO’s. Trading and investing in anything has risks associated with it, which is…

Most people think of cryptocurrency in terms of a purely virtual, digital commodity, not accepted widely in the mainstream. However, you may be surprised to find out that there are more and more major companies willing to deal in digital currencies. Here are some of the more famous ones, and how…

No cryptocurrency has seen as much scrutiny as Bitcoin. Despite it being the number one cryptocurrency in both popularity and market capital, there are still some investors who simply do not trust it as a currency. Many companies, who used to support Bitcoin are dwindling, and it is beginning to…

The online world can provide criminals with the perfect safe haven to commit fraud, with hackers now able to make as much as $100 million by stealing from innocent people. This frightening new form of digital theft involves hacking into people’s smartphones and PCs and then installing malware on the…

NEO, a cryptocurrency that was named after the famous protagonist from the Matrix films, is the only online currency which falls into the top ten ‘in the green’ cryptocurrencies today. On 15th January 2018, Neo (also known as the Chinese Ethereum) achieved a record high price of over $190. By 30th…

Regardless of how you feel about Ripple, there’s no doubt that the technology is dominating the cryptocurrency market right now. The digital payment network has been adopted by a variety of different businesses across the world. In the coming few days, Ripple – and cryptocurrency as a whole – will…

IOS Token is a new cryptocurrency that is quickly finding itself among the top and most popular of the virtual currencies. IOS Token claims to be a secured and scalable blockchain that actually works. They use their innovative Efficient Distributed Sharding Technology, which essentially partitions…

South Korea’s finance minister has said that he does not intend on banning cryptocurrencies. When asked, Kim Dong-yeon said; “there is no intention to ban or supress the cryptocurrency [market]” He has said that instead, he wants to regulate the exchanges, and avoid following in China’s footsteps…

A recent innovation in wallet applications has been released by Charlie Varley. Formerly known by the name of UCL wallet (after Varley’s alma mater, University College London), it has now been branded as the Trinity wallet, and is intended to act as an alternative to the existing IOTA wallets…

While possibly not as well-known as Satoshi Nakamoto, the name Dan Larimer is a familiar one in the cryptocurrency market. Larimer has been described by some as a visionary, and is most famous as being the creator of the EOS blockchain technology, which is intended to be entirely decentralised and…

In a bid to make the use of cryptocurrencies more mainstream, Australia’s Brisbane airport announced last week that it will soon be allowing their travellers to pay with cryptocoins at the terminal shopping areas. Although there is hope that other airports might follow suit eventually, it is…

Litecoin’s popularity is rapidly growing, with many people favouring it as an alternative to Bitcoin. So, it is important to know what to expect from this virtual currency in the coming year ahead. Charlie Lee, the founder of Litecoin, tweeted earlier on in the year; “The Litecoin team has been hard…