Blockchain Is a Bubble but Still Has Potential: Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak

Steve Wozniak has been in the technology industry for a long time, and he has seen it all. He was there during the dotcom era, and he believes that blockchain is similar to the dotcom bubble. Wozniak, who founded Apple with Steve Jobs four decades ago and has watched it become the biggest tech company in … Read more

The Daily: Pornhub Adds New Tokens, Fcoin Defends Trans-Fee, Coinbase Goes Pro

Among the interesting stories featured in today’s edition of Bitcoin in Brief are the new crypto tokens added by Pornhub, Fcoin founder’s defense of the controversial trans-fee mining practice and an update on the upcoming launch of Coinbase Pro. Also Read: Cryptocurrency to Fiat Transactions Remain High in the Philippines Bigwigs Talking Bitcoin vs Blockchain … Read more

Ripple CEO: Bitcoin Controlled by Chinese, Absurd to Think it Could be Primary World Currency

Brad Garlinghouse, Ripple CEO, answered candidly during an interview about crypto’s prospects for the future. Among other criticisms, he stressed blockchain technology is mostly hype, and that bitcoin core (BTC) is controlled by Chinese miners and has no hope of being a world currency. Also read: Crypto and Virtual Reality Meet in Ken Liu’s Science … Read more

This Week in Bitcoin: Still Ways to Make Quick Fortune in Crypto, Satoshi Revealed?

This week we learned that there are still ways to make a quick fortune in crypto even when the market isn’t booming and that American universities are now investing in crypto hedge funds. We also reported that researchers think they found out the real identity of the inventor of bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, in this week’s … Read more

Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency Remains Firm at $7,400

At press time, bitcoin is trading for roughly $7,460, meaning there’s no change in its overall price. It’s a good sign in the sense that bitcoin hasn’t dropped any further – the current price is a $200+ drop from its recent $7,600 high – though it’s disappointing that bitcoin is still struggling to surpass present … Read more

Bitcoin in Brief Tuesday: Exchange ETF Action and Wozniak Wants Bitcoin to Rule World

In today’s edition of Bitcoin in Brief we feature news about a Dubai-based exchange returning to accept local fiat deposits, another exchange launching an ETF-like product and the response by a popular wallet to a cyber attack. But the big story, without a doubt, is Woz’s undying commitment to the idea of bitcoin. Also Read: Crypto … Read more