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What a Decentralized Exchange Might Offer You

Decentralized exchanges help a trader to stay in control of his/her funds. There is and will always be a place for centralized exchanges.Andrew Gazdecki, CEO of Altcoin.io, has a lot to be excited about. Back in September of 2017, his team successfully completed the world’s first atomic...

, by Dylan Dedi

Morning News: Venezuela’s Petro Confusion, Japanese FM Speaks out

Venezuelans Struggling to Buy Petro, Second ICO to Be Launched Japanese Minister Calls for More Exchange Inspections “Zero-fee” US App Begins Crypto Trading Language Academy Chain Will Allow Pay in CryptoCatch up on the most essential cryptocurrency and blockchain news stories...

, by Tim Alper

Why Energy-Sapping Bitcoin Mining is Here to Stay

Michel Rauchs, Cambridge Judge Business SchoolThe enormous use of energy needed to mine bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is proving to be very contentious, but alternative methods pose far too much of a security risk.The recent warning that electricity use at bitcoin mining facilities in Iceland...

, by Michel Rauchs

Bitcoin Regret Club – How Much You Missed Out

When the famed all-time high of December 2017 shone in its full glory, how many of us have looked on and regretted not buying some cryptocurrencies back when we first heard of them? If you bought in time but sold at a later point for a tiny profit, can you show us on the doll where it hurt the most...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

The Dutch Remain Steadfast HODLers

About 865,000 Dutch people - 1 in 20 - held some amount of crypto in February, and the number of investors has not changed in spite of the sharp fall in price since last December, according to the Dutch research bureau Multiscope. The results are based on the survey of 5,000 respondents, older than...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

The Encrypted Story of the Largest ICO in History

As many ICOs today, the Telegram token sale is not without controversy. The company is still secretive about its ICO.After already raising USD 850 million from 81 accredited investors this year, the popular encrypted messaging service Telegram has reportedly sent an email to investors saying that...

, by Alex Lielacher

3 Ways Blockchain Can Make Your Internet Experience Profitable

Sell your data Sell your attention Rent disk spaceEvery day, we interact with hundreds of websites, web applications, online services and mobile apps that have turned the internet into the world’s biggest money-making machine. However, the compensation we get does not balance the...

, by Ben Dickson

Morning News: Crypto Dogs v. CryptoKitties, Exchanges Warned in the US

- Prices “Soaring” in Baidu’s Blockchain Dog Game - US Regulator Hits BitFunder with Fraud Wrap - Ripple Adds More Banks to its Network - 669 Suspected Money Laundering Cases in JapanCatch up on the most essential cryptocurrency and blockchain news stories breaking in Asia and...

, by Tim Alper

Officials ‘Losing their Hair’ as Foul-mouthed Crypto Rants Flood in

South Korea’s Ministry of Finance and Strategy is being bombarded with phone calls as irate cryptocurrency investors ring to vent their frustrations. After a massive public rush to buy cryptocurrencies that saw children, pensioners and housewives snapping up bitcoin and altcoins at premiums...

, by Tim Alper

Crypto Funds Hunt for Wall Street Veterans

Since major financial institutions are looking for new employees lately, crypto-related firms are more than happy to snatch up Wall Street veterans for their projects, CNBC reported.Pantera Capital, a blockchain investment fund, announced on Tuesday they had hired former Deutsche Bank managing...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Crypto Industry Self-Regulating to Avoid Government Regulation

From the UK to India and Croatia, crypto-exchanges have recently begun banding together with the aim of not only forming industry-wide associations, but also of drawing up codes of conduct for each other to follow.However, while it's only a good thing that they've begun openly committing to...

, by Simon Chandler

Business School Received Two Payments in Crypto in a Year

Two students at ESMT Berlin have already paid their tuition fees in cryptocurrency since the business school began accepting it as a payment method in December 2016, Georg Garlichs, Chief Financial Officer of ESMT told Cryptonews.com. “There was one student from Vietnam who used Bitcoin due...

, by Tanzeel Akhtar

5 Must-Have Cryptocurrency Apps for Day-Traders

Like the traditional financial markets, the cryptocurrency market has its ups and downs. Hence, if you have any investments in the crypto asset space then keeping track of them is of paramount importance. As a cryptocurrency day-trader, staying informed of market movements allows you to make that...

, by Alex Lielacher

Morning News: Petro Pre-sale Results, Tesla Cryptojacked

- Maduro: Venezuela Raised USD 735 m by Selling Petro - Tesla Falls Victim to Cryptojacking Hack - Tech Bureau Temporarily Allowed Zero Yen to Zaif Purchases - Japanese Power Company Launches Mining ServicesCatch up on the most essential cryptocurrency and blockchain news stories breaking in...

, by Tim Alper

How Crypto Traders Help Increase State Tax Revenue in South Korea

Now that figures are available for 2017, it appears South Korea’s moderate regulatory stance on cryptocurrencies is paying dividends, at least to government. Some 30 of the country’s cryptocurrency exchanges generated a combined USD 648 million in taxable revenue in 2017, Yonhap News...

, by Priyeshu Garg

Retail Investors Would Be Most Hit By a Market Collapse, Study Says

Retail investors would be the first to bear the brunt in the event of a collapse in cryptocurrencies' market value, CNBC reported, citing a report by an investment research company S&P Global Ratings.The company expects that “rated banks to be largely insulated, given that their direct or...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

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