The cryptocurrency market is seeing great growth in terms of price and public adoption rate. By now, cryptocurrencies acquired an army of investors and true believers.It is worthy of note that regardless of the market conditions, the top 3 cryptocurrencies remain the unchangeable leaders.What makes Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP so valuable? Bitcoin Created in 2009,…
Month: September 2019
Meet FumbleChain, the Deliberately Flawed Blockchain
FumbleChain makes breaking blockchains a sport. Demonstrated for the first time last Thursday at the Black Hat infosec event , the deliberately flawed technology is meant to act as an educational tool for crypto developers. “Basically, this what people call CTF, or ‘capture the flag,’” explained Nils Amiet, a senior security engineer at Kudelski and…
New IRS Warning Letters Target Crypto Investors Who Misreported Trades
The U.S.Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is sending another round of warning letters to cryptocurrency users, this time to taxpayers it believes to have misreported income from exchange transactions. In addition to the three letters sent last month to crypto traders advising them they may have incorrectly filed their taxes, the IRS is now also telling…
The camp that makes future millionaires – BBC Worklife
30th August 2019 I In a rented room in a church in an upmarket Toronto suburb, Hasina Lookman is running through various stock market indices at a rapid clip. “Tell me about volume,” she asks, then follows up with an explanation of market capitalisation.Her listeners, clearly engaged, appear eager to weigh-in on what might cause…
Civilians News – News For All Views
August 31st 2019 – By: William Larsen – Civilians News –“News For All Views” – Say “NO” To Crypto-Currency – Why is an ATM fee 2$ but a play on Spotify pays the artist only .0006 cents? Surely an artist goes through more work than an application developer, who simply designs and creates an app…
Plus500 Test 2019 – Bitcoin & Co. trades on the world’s largest CFD broker
Indices options As an investor, you should note that 76.4% of all retail CFD investors lose money , In addition, each of these asset classes has its own characteristics.At the same time, they offer you the opportunity to better diversify your portfolio. Some positions on Plus500 use CFDs to give the trader a variety of…
Why the Birth of Bitcoin Can Be Traced Back to 1971 – The Bitcoin News
The world economy is a complex system that has undergone many different phases in the past century.As strange as it may sound today, there have been times when banking crises were rare, pay was rising alongside productivity, and the U.S.dollar would buy a certain amount of pure gold.Despite its obvious successes in certain areas, the…
Study shows some political beliefs are just historical accidents
Perception, reality, etc.— Study shows some political beliefs are just historical accidents Early trend-setters swayed the group in experiments on party stances.Scott K.Johnson – Sep 2, 2019 12:00 pm UTC Enlarge / OPINIONS IN MIRROR MAYBE BE MORE ARBITRARY THAN THEY APPEAR Ethan Trewhitt reader comments 115 with 67 posters participating, including story author Share…
Europe must ignore ‘treacherous promises’ of Facebook’s Libra digital currency, says ECB
“Beguiling but treacherous” promises about Facebook’s Libra digital currency could undermine the European Central Bank’s ability to set monetary policy, according to a top ECB official. T he technology giant is planning to launch its Libra cryptocurrency next year, which will be traded on Facebook’s apps and used for making money transfers or paying for…
Manny Pacquiao launches his own fan-backed cryptocurrency | ZDNet
Image: GCOX Champion boxer Manny Pacquiao announced the launch of his own cryptocurrency at a concert in Manila on Sunday. The cryptocurrency, called the Pac, will allow fans to buy merchandise and interact with Pacquiao — the 40-year old boxer, Filipino Senator, and former basketball player — via social media. The Pac behaves like a…