The Bitcoin Exchange That Once Dominated China Is Heading to Japan

At one time the Beijing-based digital currency exchange Huobi was once the largest bitcoin trading platform in China before the central bank stopped domestic exchanges from trading cryptocurrencies. This month Huobi has revealed its carved a deal with the Japanese financial institution SBI Group and will be launching two new cryptocurrency exchanges in Q1 of … Read more

Fire Lotto Tokens, A New Blockchain Lottery

Lottos make up 29% of the gambling market cap. With the average lotto ticket costing about $2, the low price of lottos often entice gamers to buy multiple ones. Yet despite frequent play, the current lotto market is due for innovation. Online lottos have captured a significant part of the market. Blockchain based lotteries are … Read more

Bitcoin, Why You Should Own a Bit

The crisis of 2008, which nearly crippled the financial world, was a loud and clear warning that our financial system had become a house of cards. Its integrity depended on the continued solvency of over-leveraged financial institutions. Disclosure: This is a Sponsored Article At the time, I was working as a Senior Data Architect in … Read more

Pineapple Fund Donates $5 Million in Bitcoin as Seed Capital for the Poor

One of the greatest things about having true wealth is offering a helping hand to those less fortunate. A new venture, Pineapple Fund, is showing the luckiest members of the bitcoin community how can this be done best.  Also Read: Paxful to Help Fund 100 Schools in Africa #BuiltWithBitcoin Pineapple Seeds Pine, the anonymous bitcoin … Read more

Why is Experience Points Valued at $400 Million?

Anyone who took a look into Experience Points (XP) over the summer is undoubtedly wondering how the project grew from the tiny $350,000 market cap over 1000 times to what it is currently trading at. XP is currently trading at a price of about 1/5 of a penny, and sits at rank 61 on Coinmarketcap. Experience … Read more

Experts: Bitcoin at “Crucial Juncture” as 2018 Is Primed to Be Defining Year

Mohammed A. El-Erian and Roger McNamee are in agreement: as we enter the new year, the Bitcoin market is at a critical point in its development. In separate articles, both financial experts expressed their beliefs that, following a meteoric rise in 2017, the near future will define how history views Bitcoin in hindsight. Time for a … Read more

Bitcoin Dips Below $13K as Market Struggles

The cryptocurrency markets are treading water right now. Bitcoin has continued its downtrend, slipping even closer to the US$10,000 mark. And with a few exceptions, the other markets are following at its heels, as portfolios the world over are turning red. On the Come-Down Plenty of folks, especially here in the States, went to bed with the unpleasant … Read more