Peter Thiel: Bitcoin Is Like A 'Reserve Form Of Money'
Peter Thiel, the billionaire co-founder of PayPal, believes that critics of bitcoin are "underestimating" the cryptocurrency. In remarks made on the third day of the Financial Investment Initiative summit in Saudi Arabia, Thiel said that wh
October 27, 2017
Credit Suisse Banker: ‘The Sky’s the Limit’ for Blockchain Technology
As major banks reject the notion of bitcoin, many are turning their attention to the use of the blockchain. According to an investment banker from European bank Credit Suisse, the ‘sky’s the limit’ for the technology. James Disney, Credit S
October 20, 2017
What’s Really Behind China’s Crypto Ban?
China’s cryptocurrency ban could be a temporary move to appease international agencies and certain communist party members ahead of the upcoming Communist Party convention, according to Panos Mourdoukoutas, an economics author and professor
October 02, 2017
Edward Snowden: Zcash Is ‘Most Interesting Bitcoin Alternative’
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden weighed in on anonymity-centric cryptocurrencies, calling Zcash the “most interesting bitcoin alternative.” Snowden, a former U.S. intelligence contractor who leaked National Security Agency (NSA) documents
October 01, 2017
Dimon Knocks Bitcoin Again: Crackdown Likely on 'Worthless' Cryptocurrency
Jamie Dimon is at it again. Expanding on his recent criticism of bitcoin, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase bank is again out in the media warning "it will end badly" for the tech. In a fresh round of press interviews, Dimon told CNBC he is concern
September 23, 2017
What’s Up With the Paragon ICO?
Another outlet has an interesting piece about Paragon, the rapper-endorsed, apparently-marijuana-related ICO that has everyone talking . According to this outlet, we’d not heard of before: Information about Paragon Coin is very sketchy. It
August 31, 2017
Kim Dotcom Pitches Bitcoin Payment Plugin Bitcache to YouTubers
‘New Bitcache Video Gives Preview to the Pull Requesting, Ad-Free Web’. Or maybe that’s a bad description. Bitcache really gives rise to a new paradigm of web usage. Similar to the Basic Attention Token, which has a browser to go with it, t
August 29, 2017
Bitcoin BIP 91 Signaling Near 100%
P. H. Madore on 21/07/2017 Although some leaders like Slush believe that BIP 91 is a bit rushed, more than 90% of the last 144 blocks have signaled in favor of the proposal. This is a precursor to Segwit activation, and that there is a crit
July 22, 2017
“Take a check?” Just say no.
How many of us know the feeling of procrastinating on making a change because it hasn’t become untenable to stay where we are? I had a few friends telling me about Bitcoin and Blockchain technology. It sounded fascinating. Exciting, even. B
July 21, 2017