Many pump and dump groups will guarantee that you can get a 2000% return on your investment in a matter of minutes, but do they really work, or are they little more than a scam? A pump and dump system is when a group of people agree to buy a given asset, which then causes the price of that asset to…

Everyone who is trading Bitcoin in South Korea, will, from now on have to identify themselves. This is since new regulations have come into force, which endangers one of the cryptocurrencies most central principles. This regulation threatens one of the core parts of Bitcoin, the fact that they can…

Customers in New Delhi have found themselves unable to deposit or withdraw money by selling their shares of virtual coins, which has unleashed and caused a lot of havoc among investors. Despite cryptocurrency exchanges rising in price to a whopping $3.5billion in just one month, some major Indian…

A Portuguese branch of Santander had previously been blocking all transactions that were slightly related to Bitcoin, claiming that those exchanges that had been partaking in transactions involved financial products that were completely unregulated. However; the bank faced an awful lot of backlash,…

While Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are very much at the cutting edge of technology, a recent scam has come to light which hopes to utilise the altcoin industry in one of the oldest cons in the book. An email scam is being distributed to men around the United States, many of whom reside in…

Graphics cards are no longer the preserve of either the casual or the hardcore gamer. With cryptocurrency mining being a hardware-intensive method of generating money in the lucrative altcoin sector, such cards are rapidly becoming one of the hottest commodities on the market. At its simplest level,…

Bitcoin and the other major digital currencies have certainly taken the financial world by surprise, and have been snapped up by private investors and developers, as well as by small and medium enterprises, looking to shore up their cashflow with the generally high returns many altcoins seem to…

Recent financial figures for 2017 have shown that more money was raised using Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) last year than was raised during the three previous years combined. ICOs have become a popular way for many start-up companies to raise their initial funding requirements. Indeed, mid-way…

The price plunge that Bitcoin has seen this past month is simply an insight of what is to come, according to a well respected Wall Street analyst. Peter Boockvar, who is the chief investment officer at Bleakley Advisory Group, believes that the number one virtual currency could fall as much as…

Crowd Genie becomes the first licensed P2P lending platform to build an end-to-end regional lending platform solution Focus would be: We are licensed platform looking to build a comprehensive lending platform that will span KYC to exchange Unlike a lot of ICOs – this is one of the few which have an…

Goldman Sachs have not been shy in sharing their dislike for all things crypto; so, it is rather shocking that an executive director of the highly esteemed financial firm has decided to leave in order to get on board with a UK based cryptocurrency broker. This is perhaps a sign that crypto is…

Stellar is an altcoin with huge potential, and it is set to be huge this coming year. The developers have hired blockchain experts to create the best technology that they can. On top of this, they have already signed partnership deals with high profile companies and individuals to both promote and…

It is safe to say that Bitcoin has made the blockchain technology as famous as it is today. However; as times are changing and the technology is evolving, some intelligent startups are making cryptocurrencies more user-friendly than they have been. Here are just two examples of startups that aim to…

Encrypted messaging app, Telegram, has announced that they are launching an ICO that is set to be one of the biggest ones ever. The founder, Pavel Durov wants to develop the platform using a payment platform, that uses a multi-blockchain architecture with the aim of competing with the likes of…

A sixteen page report has been released by Aleksander Berentsen and Fabian Schar, of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, entitles ‘A Short Introduction to the World of Cryptocurrencies’, which discusses the history, applications, risks and future of cryptocurrency and the underlying technologies.…

2018 has already been a rocky road for Bitcoin. Now, three virtual currency operators in the US have been charged with fraud by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The three in question are CabbageTech, Entrepreneurs Headquarters Ltd., and another that remains unnamed.…

What’s more is they both have some serious backing. Despite only being less than a month into the new year, it has already been eventful for cryptocurrencies. The last couple of weeks have seen a massive crypto crash, and although the prices are slowly starting to pick up again, for some it is still…

It has been reported that more than 14 percent of the Bitcoin and Ether supply have been compromised. Unfortunately this happens all too regularly, and in less than a decade, hackers have stolen $1.2Billon worth of Bitcoin and Ether. Lex Sokolin, who is the global director of Autonomous Research…

Over half of online organisations across the globe have been recently attacked by threat actors, who used cryptocurrency mining tools in order to steal computing resources from corporations. According to research, this trend is only likely to continue as we head into 2018. The interest among such…

The crypto world has not had a good couple of weeks. Even though the prices are on the rise now, in just ten days, cryptocurrencies lost $370billion. We take a look at the reasons behind this loss, and whether it can be prevented in the future. South Korea: The South Korean government intends to…

It’s difficult to imagine your everyday life with no access to financial services – no banks, no credits cards, no personal loans – and yet this is the reality for over a quarter of the world’s population, a shocking statistic that illustrates the disparity between established and developing…

For many developers, the most exciting thing about the cryptocurrency isn’t the incredible profits some investors have seen, but the blockchain technology that supports it all. There have been many reports in recent months about entrepreneurs taking the blockchain out of the financial sector and…

The number of potential uses for Bitcoin keeps on rising, as a Swiss church has announced its intention to accept donations in Bitcoin. Local media has featured interviews with Nicolas Legler, spokesperson for Zurich’s ICF Church, who has put his faith in the high flying cryptocurrency amid…

Bitcoin has had quite the year already, but one problem that a lot of investors find once they purchased Bitcoins is how they will keep them safe and secure. One main concern with Bitcoin is that it is unregulated. Another is security. Cryptocurrencies are often the victims of hackers, and in some…

Earlier this week, it was announced that Sweden was set to release their own cryptocurrency, e-Krona, and now it seems that Poland is following in their footsteps. It is not surprising since Poland has always been open to technological progresses, and in particular the blockchain technology. They…

Recent growth in the cryptocurrency markets has caused many to speculate that the sector currently exists in the middle of a bubble and people are understandably worried. With the notorious dotcom crash and the resultant severity of the financial crisis that it spawned still raw in the memories of…

Daniel Colosi and Stephen Lenoci, a pair of Australian investors who operate under the moniker of the Bondi Brothers, have been making waves in the cryptocurrency markets. If their claims are to be believed, the pair make, on average, a cool AUD$2,000 a day solely through the trading of various…

Sweden is closer to becoming the world’s first cashless society. A research note that was written by James Pomeroy, who is an HSBC economist, says; “The so-called e-Krona will have to be able to be used for small purchases, as a claim on the Riksbank and be accessible by companies, individuals and…

Guest post by Andrea Bianconi Now, pretend you are in Davos sitting among the world’s financial elite. You face a panel made of renowned central bankers. You slowly raise your hand and ask the million dollar question: “Can anyone tell me what Bitcoin is?”. After a moment of stunned silence, the…

Despite being the largest, most popular, and most widely-recognised brand in the world of cryptocurrency, Bitcoin has failed to convince everyone of its worth. The Chief Executive Officer of Visa, Alfred Kelly, is one of those doubters. In a recent interview with CNBC, the head of the world’s…

As the revolutionary technology that underpins most developments in cryptocurrency, blockchain has already been proven to have many applications outside of the world of finance. With recent innovations in science, ecommerce, and even the music industry relying upon the immutable and decentralised…

At a time when many investors, banks, regulators and government bodies see cryptocurrencies as being nothing more than a bubble that is set to burst at any moment, one professional believes that actually banning them is not the answer. Despite Bitcoin being fundamentally flawed, he believes that the…

It is no secrets that over the past couple of days the cryptocurrency world has been on a downward spiral. Up until very recently Ethereum was actually fairing quite well and the prices were holding up; however, on Tuesday, these prices fell by 25.27%, bringing the Ethereum to USD rate down to…

For years, Bitcoin has long been the favourite cryptocurrency. It was the original, and is the biggest in terms of market capital. But recently, it has experienced a bit of a price drop, and there are fears that this could be long term. So, if you are looking to turn your attention elsewhere, we…

Cryptocurrency is a big deal, and getting bigger all the time. With its innovative blockchain technology providing a chronological ledger of every transaction and update, its applications extend far further than just lining the pockets of investors and speculators. Here are just some of the ways…

Public figures are often honoured with having things named after them. It might be a building, or an airport, or a hospital wing. It might even – as is the case with Bob Marley, George Bush, and Kate Winslet – be an insect. In the case of British Prime Minister, Theresa May, it is nothing so…

As Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies build their reputation, more and more companies and organisations are taking the leap and accepting digital coinage as payment for their goods and services. Most recent among these is TapJets, a company based in Houston, Texas, that hires private jets to its…

Complaints of musicians not being paid for their work are almost as old as the music industry itself. Disputes between writers, artists, and record labels have been going on for decades and, as each new development in distribution comes along (streaming services being but the most recent example),…

Bitcoin has often been described as a being a bubble. This led many to say that at some point, this bubble would definitely come to an end. This has all just been hearsay and opinion up until now, but it seems that this might actually be finally happening. Last week, the price of Bitcoin dropped by…

NEM has been labelled as the next big cryptocurrency, much like Ripple was last year, after it rose by 31,000% in 2017. Cryptocurrencies had quite a journey last year. Whilst there were definitely some lows, the majority of predictions that were made came true. One that was particularly obvious…