Here Are the Best Ways to Give the Gift of Crypto

Over this Christmas season, your family may have dedicated a portion of dinnertime talk to “that Bitcoin thing” your uncle brought up. “What’s this cryptocurrency business?” your cousin chimed in over a plateful of cranberry salad and honey-roasted ham. You and your immediate family may have even swapped a few crypto-related gifts. If not, you … Read more

BeeChat, the First Cryptocurrency Messenger, Captures Millions of Users After Launch

As cryptocurrencies continue to gain traction around the world, the launch of BeeChat marks the advent of the first blockchain based digital currency and cryptocurrency messenger platform in the world. After going live in October, BeeChat has captured millions of users around the world and currently supports hundreds of millions of messages per day on … Read more

Former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair on Bitcoin: “Value — Like Beauty — Is in the Eye of Beholder”

Former Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) chair Sheila Bair was given a platform on Yahoo! Finance to share her thoughts on the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin. While she trucks in regulatory speak, some of her ideas might surprise crypto enthusiasts. Also read: Bundesbank Board Member: No Plans to Issue State-Backed Cryptocurrency Bitcoin’s Value is … Read more

Bitcoin Rallies, Market Recovers From Holiday Season Plunge

Trees were trimmed, presents wrapped, and Christmas festivities were at hand when the cryptocurrency market went into a free fall. Investors awoke from their winter’s nap last Friday to a portfolio painted red, an unwelcome presentation of the rosy holiday color that has become a hallmark of the Christmas season. But with the passing of … Read more

Several Bitcoin Exchanges Are Closing Their Doors to New Traders

A massive influx of new clients begging you to take their money is the best kind of problem any business could dream of having. Nevertheless, bitcoin exchanges are now having to cope with such a situation by finding ways to reduce the load. As a result new traders are left with fewer options as, one … Read more

PR: ShipChain Using Blockchain to Change the Shipping & Logistics Market

January 1 will be the start of the Public Sale for ShipChain, the project that will use blockchain to change the shipping & logistics market. ShipChain encompass all methods of freight, and will include an open API architecture that can integrate with existing freight management software. The post PR: ShipChain Using Blockchain to Change the … Read more

Major Korean Banks Drop Bitcoin Point Swap Services

South Korean banks are further distancing themselves from bitcoin following the government’s ”emergency” regulation which bans them from direct involvement in cryptocurrency-related activities. Shinhan Bank and KB Kookmin Bank have announced that they are discontinuing their points for bitcoin exchange services in January. Also read: South Korea Clarifies Position After Reports of Possible Ban on All … Read more