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At the beginning of 2018, I wrote an article outlining a New Year’s resolution that I thought could help promote cryptocurrency adoption and awareness in 2018. It would not have been fair, or interesting, if I chose not to do it or not to follow up with my progress. While we only just finished the first … Read more
It is evident that a lot of cryptocurrency exchanges had some issues throughout 2017. Scaling such centralized platforms will always remain a major challenge. That’s especially the case when these companies have to deal with a major influx of new users on a daily basis. It seems these problems will remain present during the first few … Read more
Major South Korean exchanges are on a hiring spree. The demand for cryptocurrencies and the government’s mandate for stronger security systems are driving the need for additional manpower at crypto exchanges. Their attractive employment benefits and flexible work environment are pulling workers from traditional banks and financial companies. Also read: Russian Regulators Draft Law to Restrict Crypto … Read more
Cryptojacking is the secret use of your device’s resources to mine cryptocurrencies. There are several forms of cryptojacking, including in-browser mining, hacked apps, and background malware. Cryptojacking gained traction in September 2017, when Coinhive offered its JavaScript code as an alternative to regular advertising. The idea is simple – a website adds a special code to its … Read more
In the world of cryptocurrency, there are so many currencies worth keeping an eye on, it almost becomes impossible to keep tabs on everything. One of the currencies in the top 25 making a lot of waves recently is Siacoin. Most people are familiar with this project, and it seems the native currency is finally … Read more
Today could prove to be a very good day for people still holding Litecoin as part of their portfolio. Although the past few weeks have been quiet, we see a nice move upward for the Litecoin price over the past 24 hours. Thanks to a 20% gain in USD value and a 10% gain over … Read more
Bitcoin developer Jimmy Song is on a mission to redefine the default standard for measuring bitcoin. If Song has his way, BTC will be recorded in “bits” by default, with each bit corresponding to one thousandth of a bitcoin. His Bitcoin Improvement Proposal for bits was submitted in December and this week, the plan came … Read more
Banks all over the world are not too keen on the idea of using Bitcoin. In some cases, they may even prevent their customers from buying or selling cryptocurrency. Over in Ghana, things are seemingly a bit different. Groupe Nduom’s Papa-Wassa Chiefy Nduom has urged the Bank of Ghana to put 1% of its holdings … Read more
In recent weeks, many coins have seen absolute explosions in value. The top 10 and top 50 market caps have been penetrated by a number of new contenders, some ascending from well below the top 100. With many developments poised to release this month or this quarter, investors are wildly bullish on an array of … Read more
It does not happen all that often that we see cryptocurrencies undergo a rebranding. In most cases, there is no reason to do so, especially not when a team has built up a solid reputation. RaiBlocks, a project which has recently started to gain major traction, will apparently rebrand itself in the next few weeks. The currency … Read more
