A copy of bitcoin standing on PC motherboard is seen in this illustration picture, October 26, 2017. Dado Ruvic, Reuters TOKYO – Known as “Miss Bitcoin” on Japanese social media, Mai Fujimoto says she invests all of her savings in the virtual currency that has proved a huge hit in Japan. “I convert all my…
Year: 2018
Cryptocurrency Ripple co-founder among world’s richest, surpasses Google founders in net worth
Business Cryptocurrency Ripple co-founder among world’s richest, surpasses Google founders in net worth Bitcoin’s rival cryptocurrency Ripple’s Co-founder Chris Larsen has now surpassed Google Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin in , Reuters Share DNA Web Team Friday 5 January 2018 13:48 IST Bitcoin’s rival cryptocurrency Ripple’s Co-founder Chris Larsen has now surpassed Google Founders…
Bitcoin Miners Migrate From China To Canada As PBOC Begins Crackdown | Zero Hedge
0 SHARES Bitcoin rangin the year Peter Thiel-inspired ramp following reports that the People’s Bank of China is preparing to crack down on bitcoin miners. In fact, Reuters reported that the PBOC had held a meeting about regulating bitcoin mining power use, an increasingly sensitive topic now that global bitcoin energy consumption is greater than…
Forget Bitcoin and Litecoin; cryptocurrency TRON is up 12755% in just one month
Forget Bitcoin and Litecoin; cryptocurrency TRON is up 12755% in just one month BusinessToday.in Last Updated: January 5, 2018 | 12:10 IST Photo: YouTube A month ago, hardly anyone knew about TRON (TRX). After all, that was the time all eyes were on bitcoin’s blistering bull run. But the day of this altcoin seems to…
Dogecoin Cryptocurrency Reaches $1 Billion Market Cap
doge , bitcoin , cryptocurrency , alternative , altcoin , money About Dogecoin is an alternative cryptocurrency (altcoin) that uses the iconic Shibu Inu dog from the Doge meme as a mascot. Similar to Bitcoin and its derivatives, Dogecoin can be mined and exchanged for goods and services among the participants, though it is programmed…
Second-largest cryptocurrency ripple may have run ahead of itself
Gold Second-largest cryptocurrency ripple may have run ahead of itself “Definitely the ripple ecosystem is definitely going to have to get a lot bigger to justify where XRP is right now,” said Michael Graham, an analyst at Canaccord Genuity who has covered internet stocks since the late 1990s. When asked which firms are using XRP,…
Multiple Bitcoin debit card providers suspend service under orders of Visa
1,798 shares The Bitcoin community is reeling after several pre-paid crypto debit card providers abruptly suspended service. The companies affected include Bitwala, Cryptopay, Wirex, and TenX. These services allow individuals to spend cryptocurrencies — predominantly Bitcoin — in traditional brick-and-mortar establishments through a debit card issued by one of the major providers, Visa and MasterCard.…
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will look into cryptocurrency
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will be looking into cryptocurrency in the new year. “There are important counter-trends to this — encryption and cryptocurrency — that take power from centralized systems and put it back into people’s hands,” Zuckerberg wrote in his 2018 mission statement , issued on Thursday. “But they come with the…
Cryptocurrency Summary
Cryptocurrencies in 4 words or less: Name | Sym. | Description | | Bitcoin | BTC | Digital gold Ethereum | ETH | Programmable contracts and money Bitcoin Cash | BCH | Bitcoin clone Ripple | XRP | Enterprise payment settlement network Litecoin | LTC | Faster Bitcoin Dash | DASH | Privacy-focused Bitcoin clone…
Five predictions for digital currencies in 2018
After the bitcoin craze rose to a near-fever pitch in the last several weeks of 2017, several investors and analysts in the space see more growing pains for cryptocurrencies this year. Here are five predictions for digital currencies, based on those interviews: 1. More institutions will get into cryptocurrencies. “Our institutional investor base is very…