What is the Initial DEX Offering?
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt seems the days of ICO, IEO, and STO are facing out. Therefore, IDO, Initial Dex Offering, is the game-changer, but what is it? Before defining IDO, we must first grasp the basic understanding of ICO IEO, and STO. ICO, Initial Coin Offering, is a method of raising funds, pioneered in 2017. The avenue opened […]
Sean Stein Smith on Bringing Centralized Currency onto the Blockchain (Episode 121)
Digital Assets, Regulation, Scaling
Reading Time: 16 minutesToday Dr. Sean Smith joins us to discuss how governments may begin bringing centralized currency to the blockchain. Sean Stein Smith is an Assistant Professor at the City University of New York (Lehman College), serves on the Advisory Board of Wall Street Blockchain Alliance, where he also chairs the Accounting Working Group, and chairs the […]
Bitcoin Price Recovers as Ethereum Developers Try to Fix High Gas Fees, IOTA and ATOM Post Decent Gains
Reading Time: 2 minutesBitcoin Price Recovers as Ethereum Developers Try to Fix High Gas Fees, IOTA and ATOM Post Decent Gains as DEX tokens soar.
Understanding Smart Contracts
Reading Time: 3 minutesSmart Contracts and how it works Introduction Can you imagine a transaction where you don’t need a third party to guarantee trust? This is what understanding smart contracts and how they work teaches you. It was conceived before Blockchain, a distributed ledger technology that enables decentralized, transparent, and secure peer-to-peer transactions. However, it seems incomplete […]
Rob McNealy on TUSC’s Path to Mass Adoption – Marketing to Industries with Known Banking Problems (Episode 120)
Reading Time: 30 minutesToday Rob McNealy joins us to discuss how TUSC is gaining mass adoption through outreach and marketing to retailers in industries with recognized problems with traditional banking and payment processing. Rob is a serial entrepreneur, podcaster, cryptocurrency advocate, self-defense activist, and recovering corporate MBA. Rob is a co-founder of TUSC (The Universal Settlement Coin), a […]
Polkadot Price Firm as Bitcoin is Hammered, Ethereum DeFi and Gas Problem
Reading Time: 2 minutesBitcoin continues to drop and is now trending below $11,000. Amid the selloff, ETH isn’t finding reprieve as Polkadot finds success.
University Campus Contact Tracing with Blockchain
Reading Time: 5 minutesContact Tracing with Blockchain ;Written by Carl Vidrine and Noah Monastersky. Originally posted on Medium. Across the country, universities are opening or preparing to open within an extraordinarily challenging environment. As places that have high potential for outbreaks, universities are attempting to use the best possible methods for testing and tracing COVID-19 cases on their campuses. Contact […]
Futurism Forum
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFuturism Forum is happy to announce its international online invite-only conference on AI, Cyber Security, and Blockchain on October 6-8! We are a team of industry experts with a huge R&D center bringing together the world’s leading minds to build tech communities of the future. We open up new opportunities for businesses, government, start-ups and […]
Yield Farming in DeFi; Driving Your Crypto to Work Using Liquidity Mining
Reading Time: 3 minutesNowadays, DeFi is changing finance. Unlike a few years ago, a central party was required for every transaction, but that is no longer compulsory. Consequently, you no longer need a third party to lend, borrow or transact. However, those would be impossible without Defi, a product of Blockchain that enables distribution and self-banking. Therefore, that […]
Michael Beches on Creating Intelligent Contracts by Combining AI and Blockchains with VIAOT (Episode 119)
Reading Time: 13 minutesToday Michael Beches joins us to discuss how VIAOT combines ai and blockchain to create intelligent contracts. During his studies in economic law in Vienna, Michael was deeply involved in developing various start-ups. He is the Co-Founder of BlockExpo GmbH, a Viennese company that supports the Blockchain ecosystem in Austria with conferences and strategic consulting. […]
Fidelity Investment Eyes On Bitcoin as a Bug Affects Over 10% of Ethereum Full Nodes, Polkadot (DOT) Shines
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Ethereum price may be shaky but complementing networks like Polkadot (DOT) shines. Fidelity Investment is looking at Bitcoin.
Josh Tate from ForumPay on Simplifying How to Pay Merchants in Crypto (Episode 118)
Digital Assets, Infrastructure
Reading Time: 21 minutesToday Josh Tate joins us to discuss how ForumPay is creating a simple way to use your crypto to pay merchants for everyday transactions. Josh is a seasoned executive officer with more than 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur, practitioner and legal professional. Prior to founding ForumPay, he founded and launched multiple companies in […]
Top DeFi Lending Platforms and What You Should Know About DeFi
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhile technology is playing a vital role in several sectors, the financial sector is not left behind. Hence, the term financial technology, a revolutionary approach to bring financial inclusion using technologies. However, recently, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain are among the top disruptors of the financial sector. Therefore, without Blockchain, there would be no DeFi. You must […]
Gunnar Jaerv on Integrating Solutions for Custody, Escrow, Issuance and Payments for Crypto Companies with First Digital Trust (Episode 117)
Asset Protection, Infrastructure, Scaling
Reading Time: 14 minutesToday Gunnar Jaerv with First Digital Trust is creating integrated custody, escrow, issuing, and paying agent solutions for the crypto and blockchain world. Gunnar is the COO of First Digital Trust (FDT), Hong Kong’s leading technology-driven financial institution powering the digital asset industry and servicing financial technology innovators including blockchain clients, payment companies, and virtual […]
Blockchain Expo Virtual
Reading Time: 2 minutes[VIRTUAL CONFERENCE] The leading Blockchain Expo World Series announced its first Virtual Conference taking place on the 30th of September 2020. Our conferences are constantly evolving to meet the demands of our current global situation and blockchain ecosystem. Now virtually bringing together content from industry leaders, top-level sponsors all virtually showcasing the very latest use […]
Bitcoin Price Recoil from 2020 Highs as Uniswap Transaction Fees Swell, IOTA Activates Chrysalis 1.5
Reading Time: 3 minutesIOTA activates Chrysalis 1.5 as the network aims to decentralize. Bitcoin Price recoil from 2020 Highs as Uniswap Transaction Fees swell.
CBDC is the Government’s Stablecoin. Here’s Why.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCentral Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is the government’s Stablecoin. On the other hand, Tether, Dai among other traditional Stablecoins are community-based coins. Therefore, they are the same coin of different sides. They are currently one of the most talked-about topics, both in the Cryptocurrency space and Open finance. It is, therefore, a statement of fact […]
Michael J. Garbade from Education Ecosystem on Teaching College Students to Build Products (Episode 116)
Reading Time: 14 minutesToday Michael J. Garbade joins us to discuss how Education Ecosystem helps you improve and expand your skills to make more money in your career. Michael is a serial entrepreneur, hybrid business executive, and Python engineer who enjoys building applications in Python, Django, and Sencha Touch. He co-founded and exited the e-Commerce cashback platform Kyuda […]
Bitcoin Stabilizes as Institutions Flow, Ethereum Fees Spike While Chainlink Trades At New-Highs
Reading Time: 3 minutesKey Highlights: MicroStrategy endorses Bitcoin after $250 million purchase Ethereum transaction fees surpassed block rewards on August 12 Chainlink soars, trending at new all-time highs Cosmos and Waves recover, register solid gains Trending News: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Chainlink, Cosmos, and Waves Bitcoin is a movement. Reflective of the community’s grand ambitions are steady and resilient bulls. […]
Considering Consensus on Blockchain: Instances and Limitations
Reading Time: 4 minutesBlockchain is said to enable a trust-less distributed system with no third party. Therefore, how agreements are reached and the decision-maker of the agreements are crucial. Unlike the traditional systems where there are central authorities, Blockchain networks allow a community-based Consensus. OpenLedger defines Consensus in its basic form as a general agreement within a system. […]
Wayne Marcel AKA Blockchain Wayne on Personalizing 1-on-1 Cryptocurrency Education (Episode 115)
Asset Protection, Guides, Self Sovereignty
Reading Time: 23 minutesToday Blockchain Wayne joins us to discuss how to get personalized 1-on-1 cryptocurrency and blockchain education. Wayne Marcel (AKA Blockchain Wayne) has been managing, teaching, and coaching high-performing teams for over 20 years. Several years ago his passion for helping and teaching people was merged with his passion for technology as he learned more about […]
Bitcoin Stable Above $11,000 as Cash App BTC Revenue Soars, Ethereum’s Giant Leap to Eth2; Ethereum Classic 51% Attacked for the 3rd Time
Bitcoin, DeFi, Ethereum, Ethereum Classic
Reading Time: 3 minutesBitcoin stable above $11,000 as Cash App BTC revenue Soar, Ethereum’s giant leap to Eth2; Ethereum Classic 51% for the 3rd Time
Daniel Simon on The Money Hackers – His New Book on the Misfits Who Changed Finance Forever by Taking on Wall Street (Episode 114)
Reading Time: 30 minutesToday Daniel Simon joins us to discuss his new book The Money Hackers – How a group of misfits took on wall street and changed finance forever. Daniel P. Simon is the author of The Money Hackers: How A Group Of Misfits Took On Wallstreet and Changed Finance Forever (HarperCollins Leadership), chairman of the Museum […]
Building Self-Sovereign Identity on Blockchain
Reading Time: 4 minutesOne of the banes of the Internet is identity theft. Therefore, if you accessed 2 million websites, your identity is littered on those sites. Meanwhile, the Internet seems unavoidable, as the majority of people need it. Simply put, digital identities are scattered online and are subject to being compromised. Consequently, hackers and other cybercriminals use them […]
Kory Hoang from Stably on Creating Asset-Backed Stablecoins (Episode 113)
Reading Time: 19 minutesToday Kory Hoang joins us to discuss how Stably is creating asset-backed stablecoins on blockchain. Kory and the Founder, CEO, and Board Chairmen of Stably. Prior to Stably, Kory was a Data Analyst at PitchBook in Seattle where he picked up the ABCs of venture capital fundraising. On the side, Kory is also an active […]
IOTA Trumps Bitcoin as Ethereum Release Validator Launchpad, Cardano’s Shelley Mainnet Now Live
Reading Time: 3 minutesIOTA Trumps Bitcoin after pollen. Ethereum release Eth2 Validator Launchpad while IOHK and Cardano released the Shelley Mainnet.
David Kemmerer on Getting Your Crypto Taxes Done in Minutes with CryptoTrader.Tax (Episode 112)
Asset Protection, Product, Regulation
Reading Time: 16 minutesToday David Kemmerer with CryptoTrader.Tax joins us to discuss how to get your crypto taxes done in minutes. David is the Co-Founder and CEO of CryptoTrader.Tax, the leading online tax reporting platform for the growing cryptocurrency market. The Traders Guide to Cryptocurrency Taxes: https://cryptotrader.tax/blog/the-traders-guide-to-cryptocurrency-taxes Featured articles: Forbes, Bloomberg Tax, Venture Beat, Coin Desk *Disclaimer. None […]
Cryptocurrency Related Twitter Hack an Advantage; What Developers and Crypto Enthusiasts Should Do.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn Wednesday, July 15, profiles of prominent figures were hacked in what the media called “Bitcoin Hack.” Acclaimed Bitcoin hackers perpetrated the hack, tracking down the accounts of the several U.S. and non-U.S. high profile individuals, exchanges, and corporate profile accounts. The Cryptocurrency related Twitter hack affected the following accounts: Exchanges: Binance, Coinbase, KuCoin, Gemini, […]
Dave Waslen from HedgeTrade on Rublix – a Software Ecosystem for Enhancing Trading Performance (Episode 111)
Reading Time: 13 minutesToday Dave Waslen joins us to discuss Rublix – a software ecosystem focused on enhancing trading performance. David Waslen is CEO and Co-Founder of HedgeTrade, a blockchain-powered financial application for social trading based out of Singapore, Canada, and Europe. A graduate from London Business School and Dartmouth College, David has executive experience in corporate finance, […]
Should You Be Investing in Bitcoin in 2022?
Reading Time: 7 minutesShould You Be Investing In Bitcoin in 2022? The smart idea is that many crypto speakers say that you should buy some bitcoins every month by adding them to your savings account. Ultimately, your strategy is to unblock this savings account and spend it. For example, 30% of your savings will be unlocked after 20 years, 40% […]
OCC’s Bitcoin and Crypto Shot Amid Steady Ethereum 2.0 Developments; DeFi Boom
Reading Time: 2 minutesKey Highlights: U.S. Banks can custody Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin The path to Ethereum 2.0 is steady; Beacon Chain mainnet may launch in November MakerDAO listed by Binance Chainlink continues to partner with key projects Trending News: Bitcoin, Ethereum, MakerDAO, Chainlink After weeks of consolidation, the prices of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and tokens of other leading […]
Dylan Dewdney from BTW.com on Helping People Achieve Economic Freedom (Episode 110)
Reading Time: 20 minutesToday Dylan Dewdney joins us to discuss how BTW.com provides education, ecosystem growth, and the tools to help people achieve their economic freedom. A prescient and accurate analyst of market behavior, social psychology, and overall societal trends, Dylan first developed an awareness of how to spot mass movements through graduate-level studies in Social Theory under […]
Asset Tokenization on Blockchain
Reading Time: 4 minutesAsset Tokenization on the Blockchain Contrary to the traditional methods that deal with data, tokenization on blockchain focuses on assets. But, what is tokenization? Tokenization is simply a digital representation of physical goods or assets. Think of tokens as a digital form of land, artwork, identity, etc. Tokenization is much similar to securitization and fractional […]
Bruce Pon on Building Powerful Web3 Apps for the Data Economy with Ocean Protocol (Episode 109)
Ecosystems, Infrastructure, Scaling
Reading Time: 15 minutesBruce Pon with Ocean Protocol joins us to discuss how you can build powerful Web3 apps for the data economy. Bruce Pon is the Founder of BigchainDB and Ocean Protocol, blockchain startups focused on bringing data and AI together since 2013. Previously, Bruce co-founded Avantalion, a consulting firm that helped to build 20 banks around […]
Twitter Accounts Hacked to Promote a Bitcoin Scam, Will Ethereum Scaling Further Pump Synthetix and Chainlink?
Reading Time: 3 minutesKey Highlights: Twitter accounts of prominent figures in crypto, tech, and politics hacked. Used to promote a Bitcoin scam. The Matic Network can be used to scale Ethereum. Chainlink and Synthetix tokens are this week’s top performers. Trending News: Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Synthetix (SNX) For what Bitcoin has to offer, the world’s most popular digital […]
Top 10 Bitcoin Hotspot Cities
Bitcoin, Digital Assets, Infrastructure
Reading Time: 4 minutesBitcoin, the best-known cryptocurrency, is used all over the world by a variety of people for various reasons. According to the article How Many People Use Bitcoin in 2020 by Bitcoin Market Journal, there are 5.8 million bitcoin users around the world and about five percent of Americans hold the digital currency. A survey conducted […]
The Exodus to CBDC
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe exodus to CBDC Not only is the fintech space evolving, so are the economies of nations. Therefore, every nation and government are trying to catch up. Despite the expectations that CBDC is a win for cryptocurrency, it seems more like a means to circumvent cryptocurrency by the government. It seems to help them have […]
Michael Shaulov on Securely Storing & Transferring Digital Assets with Fireblocks (Episode 108)
Asset Protection, Digital Assets, Infrastructure
Reading Time: 13 minutesMichael Shaulov with Fireblocks joins us to discuss a new way to securely store & transfer digital assets. Michael is the CEO and co-founder of Fireblocks, a secure digital asset infrastructure company. Prior to Fireblocks, he co-founded Lacoon Mobile Security, which was acquired by Check Point, and was then appointed the Head of Products, Mobile, […]
Cardano Flips Litecoin Ahead of Shelley Mainnet Launch as Bitcoin Whales Count Increase; Will More Firms Use Ethereum to Sell Bonds?
Reading Time: 3 minutesCardano Flips Litecoin ahead of Shelley Mainnet Launch as Bitcoin Whales count increase; will more firms use Ethereum to sell Bonds?
Who are the Creators of the First Cryptocurrencies?
Reading Time: 3 minutesBackground This short piece will provide answers to your questions about the creators of the first cryptocurrencies. Before we dive in, note that there are over 4,000 cryptocurrencies in the world today. Nonetheless, you will get to know the creators of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and EOS. More so, you will be provided with a general knowledge […]
Haseeb Awan from EFANI on Protecting Your Phone from SIM Swaps (Episode 107)
Reading Time: 15 minutesHaseeb Awan with EFANI joins us to discuss keeping your crypto safe by protecting your phone from sim swapping. Haseeb Awan is CEO of EFANI – America’s Most Secure & Private Cellphone Service. In past, he built co-founded the 1st Bitcoin ATM 7 years ago & grew it to 15 Countries. He is a Y-Combinator […]
Amar Gautam on Organizing Smarter, Analyzing Better and Trading Faster with HyperLinq (Episode 106)
Reading Time: 12 minutesToday Amar Gautam joins us to discuss how you can organize smarter, analyze better, trade faster with HyperLinq. Amar is Founder & CEO of HyperLinq, a FinTech company that builds trading tools for cryptocurrency traders. HyperTrader is a native desktop app from HyperLinq that helps traders organize better, analyze smarter and execute faster. HyperTrader provides […]
What are Non-Fungible Tokens?
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile Cryptocurrency is gaining adoption, the space has increasingly evolved. One of the most recent use cases of Cryptocurrency is tokenizations: Fungible and Non-Fungible tokens. Examples of Fungible tokens are regular tokens like Zcash, Eth, EOS, and other tokens that hold value. On the other hand, Komodo, CryptoKitties, CryptoPunks, and any other token that holds information, are examples […]
Why Facebook’s WhatsApp Payment Integration is a Big Bet on Cryptocurrency
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn November of last year, Facebook launched a new payment system called Facebook Pay to further serve its vast user base. However, it indicated that it was a separate service from Libra, Facebook’s digital currency. Consequently, the launch of Facebook’s WhatsApp payment integration is their most recent move to actualize Facebook Pay’s mission of serving […]
Amy Wan from Bling on Earning Real Bitcoin by Playing Mobile Games (Episode 105)
Reading Time: 14 minutesAmy Wan with Bling joins us to discuss how you can earn real Bitcoin just by playing mobile games! Amy is the Founder & CEO of Bling, a mobile gaming platform that enables game developers to monetize and acquire users through bitcoin rewards. With her securities law background, she hosts the American Bar Association’s Law […]
PayPal May Support Crypto Trading, New York Ease Bitlicense Rules as Ethereum Network Fee Surge, is Chainlink the King of Oracles?
Reading Time: 3 minutesPayPal may support bitcoin and Crypto Trading, New York to ease Bitlicense rules as Ethereum Network Fee surge. China’s BSN to use Chainlink oracles.
Mark Peck on Building Your Perfect Retirement Portfolio with Rocket Dollar (Episode 104)
Reading Time: 16 minutesToday Mark Peck with Rocket Dollar joins us to discuss how you can build your perfect retirement portfolio with crypto. Mark is Director, Business Development for Rocket Dollar, covering Sales, Partnerships & Co-Marketing efforts across the country for their US-based clients. He is an experienced revenue-driver, with a track record of helping individuals & institutions […]
How Walmart and Other Logistics Companies Use Blockchain in Supply Chain
Reading Time: 3 minutesMajor companies are utilizing Blockchain to solve real-time data access, partners’ privacy, traceability, and auditability challenges. However, the supply chain industry, like other industries, has low traceability, complex compliance needs, low flexibility, and difficult stakeholder management, which are gaps that Blockchain can fill. Walmart, IBM, and other logistic companies are designing Blockchain protocol and smart […]
Ankit Bhatia on Sapien – the Web3 Social Network of the Future (Episode 103)
Reading Time: 12 minutesAnkit Bhatia joins us to discuss how Sapien is building the Web3 social network of the future. Ankit Bhatia is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sapien Network, a Web3 social network that rewards users for their contributions and puts users back in control of their data. He is a tech entrepreneur who enjoys bringing impactful […]
Bitcoin (BTC) is Stable Above $9,000 Even as Binance UK Prepares to Launch in August, but is Ripple (XRP) a Security?
Reading Time: 3 minutesAt the time of press, Bitcoin (BTC) is trading above $9,400, stable against the USD. Binance UK will launch in the summer as Ethereum gears for Serenity.
How to Buy Bitcoin the Easy Way – 3 Easy Options
Reading Time: 4 minutesAre you planning to invest in Bitcoin? This is one of the most fascinating investment assets of our generation. Bitcoin was launched over ten years ago and since then has grown and matured. It has survived several big drops to recover and gain even more. Bitcoin has fought off slander and harsh speculations and is […]
What is Decentralized Finance (DeFi)?
Reading Time: 5 minutesLike Cryptocurrency, like Decentralized Finance (DeFi). Cryptocurrency is not built to fight the existing financial systems, neither is Decentralized Finance. Both are providing alternative means of financial services and strengthening the existing platforms. Decentralized Finance is one of the applications of Cryptocurrency, as it enables investors, holders, lenders, savers, alike to hold, trade, and transact […]
Joey Ryan on Using Gilded for Seamless Invoicing, Payments and Accounting (Episode 102)
Reading Time: 21 minutesToday Joey with Gilded joins us to discuss seamless invoicing, payments, and accounting for global businesses powered by blockchain. Joey is a licensed CPA with a 10-year track record performing financial statement audits. As CFO of Gilded, Joey directs the company’s efforts to seamlessly integrate crypto assets into corporate accounting processes. Joey began his accounting […]
Institutions Flock to Bitcoin and Crypto as Ethereum readies for the Beacon Chain Mainnet Launch, what Pumped VeChain (VET) Prices?
Reading Time: 3 minutesBitcoin and crypto are on demand as institutions flock for safety. Cardano launched Shelly while VeChain’s VET is this week’s top performer alongside Maker.
The History of Blockchain
Reading Time: 3 minutesHave been hearing about Blockchain or using Bitcoin and wondered how it came about? This article tells you the history of Blockchain while reviewing the timeline of Blockchain development. Like every other technology, some innovations gave birth to Blockchain. Therefore, it would make more sense to trace the pre-Blockchain era before talking about the history […]
Ray Youssef on Paxful – the Safest P2P Marketplace to Buy & Sell Bitcoin (Episode 101)
Asset Protection, Digital Assets, Product
Reading Time: 23 minutesRay Youssef joins us to discuss why Paxful is the safest peer-to-peer marketplace to buy and sell bitcoin with 300+ payment methods. Ray is the CEO and co-founder of Paxful, people-powered marketplace for money transfers with anyone, anywhere, at any time. Their mission is to empower the forgotten four billion unbanked and underbanked around the […]
Bitcoin Flash Crashe refer to BTC, VeChain driving Blockchain Adoption, and has Ethereum resolved Scalability?
Reading Time: 3 minutesBitcoin Flash Crashes In Brief Protestors invoke Bitcoin across the US Ethereum co-founder confident of eventually resolving scalability VeChain is driving adoption, act as base for several traceability platforms Bitcoin and crypto never cease to draw discourse. Amid protests in the United States following the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a police […]
What is Blockchain and How it is Used in Cryptocurrency
Reading Time: 3 minutesBlockchain: A solution-based technology Every technology came as a revolution to the existing way of doing things. During the barter system, for instance, the means of solving personal needs are limited to the exchange of goods and services by the barter. The system doesn’t satisfy the primary, secondary, and continent functions of money, howsoever, that […]
How to Buy Your First Bitcoin
Reading Time: 2 minutesIntroduction to buying your first bitcoin Buying bitcoin is becoming more of a reality today more than ever. Anyone can buy, sell, or invest in bitcoin without going through a centralized intermediary like banks. Bitcoin operates an entirely global and open-source system, hence, allowing anyone to own, invest, and earn it. While bitcoin is gaining […]
Andrew DeRitter & Richard Carthon on What They’ve Learned After 100 Episodes (Episode 100)
Reading Time: 16 minutesCrypto Current’s 100th episode Today we celebrate Crypto Current’s 100th episode! Host Richard Carthon and producer Andrew DeRitter discuss the journey of starting this podcast and various lessons they’ve learned. Richard began Crypto Current to educate others to make informed crypto currency investments, but today aims to spotlight all opportunities across the crypto currency and […]
Goldman Sachs Dismissive Of Bitcoin as Ethereum Supporters Exude Confidence
Reading Time: 3 minutesCRYPTO UPDATES : Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ledger, and Trezor Market Roundup In Brief Goldman Sachs dismisses Bitcoin Ethereum’s Serenity may be bigger on price than Bitcoin Halving Trezor and Ledger databases were not hacked The price roller-coaster continues and crypto valuations are heavily fluctuating. In general, in the last day, the total market cap added […]
Sumit Gupta on Using CoinDCX to Trade Over 200 Coins (Episode 99)
Digital Assets, Infrastructure
Reading Time: 15 minutesSumit Gupta with CoinDCX joins us to discuss how you can trade 200+ Coins with high liquidity today. Sumit is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CoinDCX, India’s largest and safest cryptocurrency exchange and liquidity aggregator. Beginning his journey in the world of business at the age of eight, Sumit showed an early proclivity […]
Applying Blockchain to the Energy Sector
Asset Protection, Infrastructure, Regulation
Reading Time: 3 minutesApplying Blockchain in the Energy sector may have not been as active as other sectors, but its use in bitcoin mining is as old as bitcoin Proof of Work. Blockchain in energy is one of the first applications of Blockchain. Nonetheless, it provides other use cases besides mining. Before going deep to associate Blockchain and […]
Why is Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP) a Big Deal?
Digital Assets, Infrastructure
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhile other countries like France, Venezuela, Iran are considering launching a state-backed cryptocurrency, China announced that the Digital Currency Electronic Payment pilot is almost getting ready in a screenshot on April 14 and that it is being tested in Suzhou, Chengdu, Xiongan and other regions. The announcement came months after president Xi stated the vital role of […]
Will Reeves from Fold on Earning Bitcoin Whenever You Use Your Visa Card (Episode 98)
Reading Time: 12 minutesToday Will Reeves with Fold joins us to discuss how you can earn Bitcoin every time you make a purchase with a visa card. Will is a tech entrepreneur with expertise in developing payments solutions. Will continues to work as Head of Payments at Thesis with previous experience as VentureLead at A3Ventures and Co-founder of […]
Bitcoin (BTC) Prices Under Pressure as Travala (AVA) Shots by Over 400% in 10 Days, Will ETH 2.0 Launch on Time?
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn Brief Bitcoin (BTC) prices fell from May 20 highs following fears of a “Satoshi” dump Vitalik defends Ethereum despite uncertainty on whether Beacon Chain will launch on time Litecoin partnered with Atari Group Travala (AVA) rallies after partnering with Binance-backed TravelByBit. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Travala Market Roundup Bitcoin continues to dominate proceedings. Sparked […]
Chris J. Snook on Why You Should Consider Trusting Crypto During Crisis – Part 2 (Episode 97)
Asset Protection, Digital Assets
Reading Time: 28 minutesIn Pt 2 of this 2 part series, we wrap up the conversation we had with Chris J Snook as he tells us why you should consider putting trust in crypto during this crisis. Chris J Snook- Bestselling Author of Digital Sense | Managing Partner at Launch Haus and LODE- a Venture Studio and Opportunity […]
DeFi Conference 2020: The Rise of Decentralized Finance
Reading Time: 4 minutesDeFi Conference 2020: The Rise of Decentralized Finance Financial market volatility and risk have opened the door for a new decentralized market infrastructure that can expand market participation and ensure greater liquidity, trust, and transparency. Excitingly, with the advent of digital innovation and technologies such as blockchain, the decentralized capabilities of software platforms are changing […]
Digital Currency vs. Cryptocurrency
Reading Time: 2 minutesPeople often say that digital currency is a cryptocurrency. But this is only a rash conclusion. The notion is misleading, therefore not true. When an institution or a government, like China’s digital Yaun, Facebook’s Libra, shows interest in digital currency, people applaud them for vying into cryptocurrency. There are significant differences between digital currency and cryptocurrency. All […]
How to Apply Blockchain to Medicine
Reading Time: 4 minutesHow to apply Blockchain in medicine? It is a fact that diseases are on the rise, including infectious and non-infectious diseases. However, technology plays a significant role in the fight against them. Some chances of employing technology like blockchain in medicine will further improve data security, transaction, billing, and exchange, among other areas of interest. […]
Chris J. Snook on Why You Should Consider Trusting Crypto During Crisis – Part 1 (Episode 96)
Asset Protection, Digital Assets
Reading Time: 24 minutesIn Pt 1 of a 2 part series, Chris J Snook tells us why you should consider putting trust in crypto during this crisis. Chris J Snook- Bestselling Author of Digital Sense | Managing Partner at Launch Haus and LODE- a Venture Studio and Opportunity Zone Impact Fund | Chairman/Founder of WorldTokenomicForum and the Sandcastle […]
Emre Tekisalp from Mina Protocol (formerly Coda Protocol) on Using Crypto to Take Control of Your Digital Life (Episode 95)
Digital Assets, Ecosystems, Infrastructure, Mina Protocol
Reading Time: 15 minutesToday we discuss taking control of your digital life using cryptography and cryptocurrency with special guest Emre Tekisalp at (O1) Labs. Emre is the Director of Business Development at (O1) Labs, the team building Coda Protocol. Emre’s career has focused on bringing new economic opportunities to societies using the power of technology. Before O(1) Labs, […]
Yan Pritzker on the Easiest Way to Continuously Invest in Bitcoin – Swan Bitcoin (Episode 94)
Reading Time: 26 minutesYan Pritzker joins us to discuss an easy way to continuously invest in Bitcoin. Yan Pritzker is the co-founder and CTO of Swan Bitcoin, the best place to buy Bitcoin with your bank account with automated scheduled deposits and withdrawal directly into your Bitcoin wallet. Yan is also the author of Inventing Bitcoin and a partner […]
DCEP: Your Future Digital World’s Reserve Currency
Reading Time: 4 minutesDCEP: Your Future Digital World’s Reserve Currency .“China is a sleeping giant. Let her sleep, for when she wakes she will move the world.” ― Napoleon Bonaparte Around the end of 2019, People’s Bank of China announced that it is close to completing and launch a new cryptocurrency called “Digital Yuan”, becoming the official cryptocurrency […]
Top 3 Coins That Have Outperformed Bitcoin This Year
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt wasn’t the best start to the year for Bitcoin, or for any commodity for that matter. With the Covid-19 pandemic and global economic chaos, Q1 of 2020 saw Bitcoin close with -10% returns (S&P 500 was down -19% to put things in perspective), but that wasn’t the case for every cryptocurrency. Let’s explore the […]
Michelle Chuang from Asensys on Solving the Blockchain Trilemma (Episode 93)
Guides, Infrastructure, Scaling
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat is the blockchain trilemma and how can we solve it? Today Michelle Chuang joins us to discuss how Asensys is unleashing the limitless potential of decentralized applications. Michelle is COO of Asensys, a new-generation, high-performance system that brings throughput and capacity to a new, scalable level. Michelle comes to Asensys with over 20 years […]
Joe Lallouz from Bison Trails on Why Secure Node Clusters are Essential to Crypto (Episode 92)
Asset Protection, Infrastructure
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJoe Lallouz with Bison Trails joins us to discuss why secure node clusters are essential to crypto. After extensive corporate and start-up experience in fin-tech, eCommerce, and infrastructure Joe Lallouz co-founded Bison Trails, a blockchain infrastructure company helping democratize access to blockchain networks. Lallouz is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor in New York City, as well as […]
Is there a Solution to Protect Yourself from the COVID Crisis?
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis is a sponsored post written by Anna with ECOS The Covid-19 epidemic is probably one of the most devastating disasters of the last decades. The pandemic has not yet reached the maximum of its expansion, however, nowadays it is absolutely clear that its consequences for the economy will be absolutely dramatic. It has caused […]
Sinjin Jung on Solving Global Inequality with the International Blockchain Monetary Reserve (Episode 91)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday Sinjin Jung joins us to discuss how the International Blockchain Monetary Reserve is helping to solve global inequality. After extensive corporate and start-up experience in fintech, gaming, and infrastructure throughout East Asia and Southeast Asia, Sinjin founded the International Blockchain Monetary Reserve, the issuer of ARCC, for social impact and promoting financial inclusion through a decentralized […]
Greg Meredith from RChain on Addressing the World’s Greatest Problems with Social Coordination Technology (Episode 90)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGreg Meredith joins us to discuss how RChain is building a blockchain & social coordination technology that addresses the world’s greatest problems. Lucius Gregory (Greg) Meredith is the president of the RChain Cooperative, a blockchain company devoted to providing a scalable blockchain to serve humanity in its expanding need to coordinate and cooperate to address the swift […]
Is XRP Going Private?
Reading Time: 2 minutesA new proposal from software developers would allow Ripple users to send and receive private transactions over the XRP ledger. In a Github submission at the start of this week, Nik Bougalis said he, and a host of other Ripple developers, had built a private payment system for the XRP ledger, designed to protect users […]
Brian Platz from Fluree on Making Blockchain Technology Accessible & Scalable for Everyday Business (Episode 89)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday Brian Platz joins us to discuss how Fluree is making blockchain technology accessible & scalable for everyday business. Brian is the Co-founder and Co-CEO of Fluree, PBC, a North Carolina-based Public Benefit Corporation focused on transforming data security, ownership, and access with a scalable blockchain data platform for Web3 applications. Platz was an entrepreneur and […]
Joel Neidig on Using SIMBA Chain to Bring Blockchain to Anyone with an Idea (Episode 88)
Reading Time: 2 minutesJoel Neidig joins us today to discuss how SIMBA Chain brings blockchain to anyone with an idea. Joel has a bachelor’s degree from Bob Jones University in operations management and has had 14 years of experience integrating manufacturing technology and software development. Neidig sits on the Technical Advisory Group for MTConnect, an open-source royalty-free standard […]
Addresses With 1 BTC Are On The Rise, As Bitcoin Exits Exchanges
Reading Time: 2 minutesFollowing a crypto market crash in the middle of March, the amount of wallets with 1 BTC in them has started rising, peaking at all-time-highs. However, at the same time, it seems that the coin is leaving exchanges. According to crypto market researcher, Glassnode, addresses with 1 BTC are on the rise, even as Bitcoin […]
Ramak Seigh on Solar Powered, Self-Sustaining Bitcoin Mining at Plouton Mining (Episode 87)
Digital Assets, Infrastructure, Mining
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRamak Seigh joins us today to discuss how he is creating a solar-powered, self-sustaining Bitcoin mining datacenter Ramak has been a life-long entrepreneur across many industries who is bringing his multi-disciplinary talents and track record of success to the cryptocurrency mining industry. Ramak began his professional life in the real estate industry by helping build […]
Benoit Marzouk from Cashin on Earning Bitcoin on Every In-Store Purchase (Episode 86)
Digital Assets, Infrastructure, Product
Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday Benoit Marzouk with Cashin. The store joins us to discuss how you can turn your cash into Bitcoin at a store near you. Benoit is the Co-founder and CEO of Cashin.store, the largest Bitcoin Teller in the UK. This brick and mortar exchange is allowing anyone to buy and sell Bitcoins in stores with […]
What Vitalik Sees For Ethereum in the Coming 5 to 10 Years
Reading Time: 3 minutesEthereum is right around the corner from implementing Ethereum 2.0 (experts believe that it’ll happen sometime this year), but that hasn’t stopped Vitalik Buterin from laying out the groundwork for the next decade. Here’s what Vitalik sees for Ethereum in the coming 5 to 10 years. Phase 0: Prep In a tweet posted on 18 […]
Oron Barber on Unchaining Your Crypto Potential (Episode 85)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOron Barber joins us to discuss how you can Unchain your block & crypto potential. Oron Barber, CEO of Coin Point Group INC has more than 20 years in the digital marketing sphere. In early 2013 Oron established CoinPoint Group which is the first and the most experienced consultation and marketing agency in Blockchain, Fintech, […]
Pankaj Balani from Delta Exchange on the Effects of the Coronavirus on Crypto and Global Markets (Episode 84)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday we have Pankaj Balani, CEO of Delta Exchange, join us to discuss how Coronavirus is affecting crypto and current global markets. With over 8 years of experience as a business leader and derivatives trader, Pankaj Balani has dedicated the last 2 years building Delta Exchange, a next-generation derivatives exchange where traditional financial instruments and […]
Ripple is officially the 2nd largest fintech company in the US
Reading Time: 2 minutesRipple, a blockchain-focused remittance company, has officially reached the number two spot on the list of the most valuable businesses in fintech. The San Francisco-based company was valued at $10 billion, after raising more than $200 million in a funding round in December 2019. So, Ripple is officially the 2nd largest fintech company in the […]
Alex Batlin on Accelerating the Crypto Economy with Trustology.io (Episode 83)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAlex Batlin joins us to discuss How Trustology.io is accelerating the crypto economy. Alex, CEO, and Founder of Trustology.io is an entrepreneur with extensive banking and blockchain experience. Previously, at BNY Mellon, Alex was Blockchain Lead and Founding Head of the Emerging Business & Technology team. At UBS, Alex was Founding Head of a blockchain-focused […]
0% Fed Funds Rate, Treasury Yields, and Bitcoin
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOriginally posted on Crescent City Capital By Nicolas Abington | Crescent City Capital Market Analyst Intern The federal funds rate is a tool of the fed to apply monetary policy on the market by controlling the short-term circulation of the US Dollar on the market. The Fed is able to adjust the federal funds rate […]
Ripple’s XRP could reach $1 in 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAccording to new reports, Ripple’s XRP coin could gain ⅔ of its current price by the end of 2020, reaching $1. On 16 February, XRP dropped to $0.26, but quickly gained reaching $0.29. Following this, some crypto analysts blew up Twitter – making predictions that Ripple’s XRP could reach $1 in 2020. What is Ripple? […]
Galen Wolfe-Pauly on Building a New Peer-to-Peer Internet with Talon (Episode 82)
Ecosystems, Infrastructure, Product
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGalen Wolfe-Pauly with Tlon joins us to explain how his team is building a new peer-to-peer internet. Galen Wolfe-Pauly is CEO of Talon, the company building Urbit. A designer and technologist, Galen grew up in the woods near Santa Cruz writing code, designing websites, and building software and digital tools. He eventually left the cypherpunks […]
Treasury Rates and the US Dollar
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTreasury Rates and the US Dollar Originally posted on Crescent City Capital By Nicolas Abington | Crescent City Capital Market Analyst Intern It’s been almost impossible to miss the huge decreases in the stock market’s biggest indices over the past week. The S&P 500, DOW Jones Industrial Average, and the Nasdaq Composite have all taken […]
Flori Marquez on Bridging the Worlds of Traditional Finance and Crypto with BlockFi (Episode 81)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday Flori Marquez joins us to discuss how BlockFi is bridging the worlds of traditional finance and crypto. Flori is the Co-Founder and VP of Operations of BlockFi, a crypto-financial services company she founded in 2017 with Zac Prince. Flori has spent her career managing alternative lending products, where she helped build, scale and optimize […]
Litecoin’s creator believes MimbleWimble will be better than Bitcoin in terms of scaling
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s pretty much common knowledge that Litecoin (LTC) will be a privacy coin in the future. Charlie Lee, Litecoin’s founder, partnered with David Burkett, a Grin developer, to implement the MimbleWimble protocol. MimbleWimble will improve the scalability and privacy of the blockchain by using extension blocks. So, Litecoin’s creator believes MimbleWimble will be better than […]
Martin Kassing on Storing a Company’s Financial Assets on the Blockchain (Episode 79)
Digital Assets, Infrastructure, Venture Capital
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMartin Kassing with up vest joins us to discuss how any company can store financial assets on the blockchain. Martin began his career in private equity at Avedon Capital Partners. He worked for 5 years as a manager at the firm investing in 5+ leading software and engineering companies across Europe. The private equity fund […]
Top 5 Reasons Ripple is set to Rally in 2020
Reading Time: 3 minutes2019 was a hard year for Ripple – there’s no denying that. In November 2019, Ripple was down a whopping 28% from the start of the year (according to data from CoinMarketCap), but it’s currently sitting with a market cap of around $10 billion (trailing behind only Bitcoin and Ethereum). Still, things are likely going […]
Sunil Bhardwaj on Tokenizing Athletic Talent and Sports Institutions with Globatalent (Episode 78)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday Sunil Bhardwaj with Globatalent joins us to discuss how he is tokenizing athletes’ talents and sports institutions. Sunil is the CEO and Co-Founder of Globatalent. Sunil has over 20 years of experience as general manager for basketball clubs at the highest level along with Formula 1 and Soccer. He started his first successful company […]