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Why Crypto Will Not Make Western Union Obsolete
29.5.2019
George Harrap
The text below is an excerpt from The Compendium of Cryptocurrency Remittances by George Harrap, CEO of Bitspark, a bankless money transfer solution utilising blockchain technology.
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It is impossible in the remittance world to ignore Western Union (WU). The solid brand name...
Why Telling Investors "This Time It’s Different" Might be Dangerous
26.5.2019
Since the price of bitcoin has broken through the USD 8,000 barrier and the dreaded ‘crypto winter’ is finally over, we now have industry experts who claim that this crypto market rally will be different than the last. While that may not be incorrect, it is a potentially dangerous statement for...
Coming Next: Bitcoin Correction and Best Buying Opportunity Since 2015
26.5.2019
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Juan Villaverde is an econometrician and mathematician devoted to the analysis of cryptocurrencies since 2012. He leads the Weiss Ratings team of analysts and computer programmers who created Weiss cryptocurrency ratings.
Bitcoin surged to a 2019 high of USD 8,373 on May 16. And on that same...
How Much Adoption Can Bitcoin Handle Right Now?
25.5.2019
Source: iStock/da-kuk
Adoption is the holy grail of Bitcoin. However, as fantastic as large-scale adoption would be in theory, there remain serious questions as to whether Bitcoin and its blockchain can genuinely handle such adoption.
Because while Bitcoin has witnessed a number of significant...
Great Crypto Expectations: 20 Crypto Jokes
25.5.2019
It was an eventful week in the cryptoverse, but luckily for all its inhabitants, it was generally positive, as new opportunities arise and people are being optimistic and hopeful for the next bull run.
The week started with the report of a famous journalist interviewing a Bitcoin advocate on...
International Money Transfer: Western Union vs World Remit vs Bitcoin
19.5.2019
One of the earliest cited use cases for bitcoin was international money transfers. Many believed that bitcoin would disrupt the global remittance market like nothing before because of the digital currency’s ability to process borderless digital cash transactions in a matter of minutes at a much...
How Cryptocurrency Scams Work
19.5.2019
Don’t end up like this person.
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Millions of cryptocurrency investors have been scammed out of massive sums of money. In 2018, losses from cryptocurrency-related crimes amounted to US$1.7 billion. The criminals use both old-fashioned and new-technology...
What is Decentralized Finance and What’s It Good For?
18.5.2019
DeFi, or decentralized finance, is one of the biggest things in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry right now, and it does pretty much what its name suggests. That is, it uses blockchains, smart contracts and/or cryptocurrencies to deliver financial services to customers, be these loans...
To The Moon And Hopefully Not Back: 20 Crypto Jokes
18.5.2019
With Bitcoin’s price going above USD 8,000 and generating tremendous amounts of hype in the community, the internet has been a humor-generating machine lately. And then the market crashed on Friday, but jokes survived as everyone believes we're still in an uptrend. Anyway, since everyone...
What Crypto Regulations Does Japan Want the G20 to Impose – and Why?
17.5.2019
Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe. Source: Twitter, @JPN_PMO
As we reach the midway point in what has already been one of the most tumultuous years yet for cryptocurrency enthusiasts, one thing is certain – the second half of 2019 is already shaping up to be every bit as eventful.
Until recently...
Facebook Coin to Compete with PayPal, Credit Cards, Not With Cryptos
12.5.2019
Juan Villaverde is an econometrician and mathematician devoted to the analysis of cryptocurrencies since 2012. He leads the Weiss Ratings team of analysts and computer programmers who created Weiss cryptocurrency ratings.
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Crypto enthusiasts are fired up with the news that the world’s...
Who Are the Bitcoin Whales and What Are They Good For?
11.5.2019
Source: iStock/Marie-Elizabeth Mali
Not much is known about the Bitcoin whales. Sure, we know they're holders of large quantities of Bitcoin, but beyond a few names most of us are in the dark as to who exactly they are and what functions they have within the BTC ecosystem.
As reported in May, there...
The Crypto Fun Side: Collection of 20 Memes and Jokes
11.5.2019
Although news of hacks are hardly fun, the crypto community is well-known for taking everything in stride and having a few jokes at their own expense. Even if the market somehow collapsed, you could bet you’d see loads of jokes about it, even from people who were painfully hit by it, as this...
What is This YoubiKey Device Binance CEO is Talking About?
11.5.2019
YoubiKeys. Source: Twitter/@Yubico
It was a crazy week for Binance: first, there was the 7,000 BTC hack, which was followed by heated debates about Bitcoin block reorganization, and finished with mutual public apologies.
Now, the major cryptocurrency exchange is working on new security measures....