Dec 23, 2017 at 23:00 UTC OPINION Charles Hayter is a former equities analyst at Citi and the CEO and co-founder at CryptoCompare.com, an informational resource for the world of cryptocurrencies. The following article is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2017 in Review series. On the ninth anniversary of Satoshi Nakamoto’s white paper, one of…
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Don Tapscott: Ten 2018 predictions from the co-founder of the Blockchain Research Institute — Quartz
Future of Finance January 04, 2018 A year ago, Alex Tapscott (my co-author of Blockchain Revolution ) and I made some predictions for 2017. At the end of the year we compared those predictions to what had actually occurred. Overall they stood up well. Notably we said: “Bitcoin will hit $2,000 (that’s right: one bitcoin…
As Bitcoin Sinks, Crypto Bros Party Hard on a Blockchain Cruise
As Bitcoin Sinks, Crypto Bros Party Hard on a Blockchain Cruise By Enthusiasts cruised from Singapore to Thailand this week ‘Buy The Dip’ t-shirt, drones, Bitcoin-themed rap music The Blockchain Cruise When 600 cryptocurrency enthusiasts set sail from Singapore on Monday night for their second annual Blockchain Cruise, the price of Bitcoin was hovering comfortably…
3 Reasons Why Tron (TRX) is About to Takeoff Again
January 18, 2018 9770 Tron (TRX)– Tron has been the focal point of some serious negative press coverage, most of which is being driven by the sudden dip in price. While the entire market is down 300 billion USD since last week, TRX has suffered over a 50% decrease in price after reaching an all-time…
Bitcoin and Ethereum Have a Hidden Power Structure, and It’s Just Been Revealed
In cryptocurrency circles, calling something “centralized” is an insult. The epithet stems from Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto’s revelation: a monetary system doesn’t need a central authority, like a government, to work. That’s such a potent idea that it’s morphed into a battle among crypto-enthusiasts between good—that is, “decentralized”— currencies and evil ones, or anything with…
Bitcoin price drops amid fears of a regulatory crackdown
CLOSE Bitcoin slid to $10,000 on Wednesday for the first time since Dec. 1, leaving the cryptocurrency down by close to half from its peak hit last month. Newslook A man passes by a screen showing the prices of bitcoin at a virtual currency exchange office in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. Prices…
Bitcoin value: Chart that should have investors worried
Close FULL INTERVIEW: Analyst predicts Bitcoin could hit $US100,000 in 2018 7:44 Saxo Bank’s global macro strategist Kay Van-Petersen predicts the digital currency Bitcoin will hit as much as $US100,000 this year. January 12th 2018 7 days ago /display/newscorpaustralia.com/Web/NewsNetwork/Finance – syndicated/ FULL INTERVIEW: Analyst predicts Bitcoin could hit $US100,000 in 2018 Investing ‘Shouldn’t have mortgaged…
Hackers Have Walked Off With About 14% of Big Digital Currencies
Hackers Have Walked Off With About 14% of Big Digital Currencies By Cybercriminals compromise Bitcoin, Ether supply, blockchains Crypto-crazed users adopt technology without weighing risks Five Reasons ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Loves the Digital Currency Digital currencies and the software developed to track them have become attractive targets for cybercriminals while also creating a lucrative new market…
This week’s Bitcoin crash was all about fraud and regulation
Cryptocurrencies have had a rough week: the value of bitcoin plunged to a mere 50 percent of its 2017 peak, and other currencies, such as Ethereum, Ripple, and Litecoin have seen double-digit losses compared to their heights from last year. Tuesday also witnessed the collapse of BitConnect, an anonymously operated crypto exchange that had been…
Bitconnect Abruptly Shuts Down, Crypto Currency Collapses; BCC Holders On Suicide Watch | Zero Hedge | Zero Hedge
SHARES Content originally published at iBankCoin.com Crypto currency Bitconnect (BCC) plunged from $321 to a tad over $35 today, a drop of more than 86% after regulators from state authorities issued cease and desist letters for unauthorized sale of securities. That’s right. Just because your shit is on the blockchain, that doesn’t mean you get…