Bitcoin preferred over gold as an investment says deVere Group
Monday, November 13, 2023 by Freeman Lightner
More than three-quarters of under-40s would rather Bitcoin than gold in their investment mix, reveals a new survey by one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory, asset management, and fintech organizations.
The deVere Group poll shows that 77% of clients aged under 40 would opt for cryptocurrency over the precious metal in their portfolios to bui...
Cryptocurrency investment predictions for 2021
Friday, January 8, 2021 by Freeman Lightner
The institutionalization of cryptocurrency has been the emerging theme of 2020. The investment focus has largely been focused on Bitcoin, up over 90% year to date, as digital gold (i.e. a hard money alternative to fiat), with broadening adoption from institutional investors. Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency, has seen some speculative investment but it will li...
New FPS game lets your earn ERC20 tokens while you play
Thursday, July 5, 2018 by Christian Hargrave
Game players can use WAR FIELD’s GOLDER (GLDR) - an ERC20-compliant, Ethereum-based cryptographic token - to stake on their character’s “life”. GOLDER are available exclusively at warfield.com during the company’s Token Sale/ICO, which starts June 28.
Players then compete in deathmatch games. Simply put: the winners get GOLDER from ...
Questioning the future of privacy and the safety of personal identity
Thursday, June 28, 2018 by Richard Harris
While consumers and businesses expand their use of social media and electronic services to record levels, many of America’s most knowledgeable security professionals don’t believe that individuals will be able to protect their privacy and online identity, even with precautionary measures and new regulations such as GDPR.
These findings and more are outlin...
Bitcoin mining at the edge of space
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 by Richard Harris
With bitcoin’s dramatic drop from last year’s highs of near $20,000 to $6,000-$8,000, it’s no surprise that popular enthusiasm has dimmed somewhat. But not for Miner One - a crowdfunded cryptocurrency mining company that is very bullish on bitcoin, looking to the horizon for the future profits that can be gained by a still promising investment opportunity.The company, c...
The real story behind crypto
Saturday, March 31, 2018 by Richard Harris
Whilst incredible stories of financial gain and, more recently loss, have been attributed to cryptocurrencies, the real story behind crypto is the need for an overhaul of our banking system. What has driven the rise in crypto popularity is, fundamentally, the requirement for better access to banking facilities, the need for more flexibility in banking products, the expa...
How Cryptocurrencies can change business
Wednesday, February 7, 2018 by Richard Harris
Blockchain and cryptocurrencies are going to change the economic landscape in ways that we cannot begin to understand. Those who treat tokens like stocks - buying and selling for speculative profit - do not represent even a portion of the real potential value. Industry-specific cryptocurrencies like Dentacoin create a new value paradigm that blends an old business ...
Epazz acquires CryptoFolio cryptocurrency investment app
Tuesday, January 30, 2018 by Christian Hargrave
Epazz Inc. has announced that the company has acquired the android app CryptoFolio. The app tracks and manages your Bitcoin and Altcoin portfolios and allows you to fully control your cryptocurrency portfolio. CryptoFolio was designed to make it simple and practical to track cryptocurrency investments. Epazz Inc. acquired the software rights, source code and user base.T...
Bitcoin exchange apps are risky claims new report
Monday, January 29, 2018 by Christian Hargrave
RiskIQ claims that the app stores are hosting 661 blacklisted Bitcoin apps which leave users open to hackers. They analyzed 18,408 apps across 20 app stores (mostly Android based), but including Apple, Google Play, SameAPK, and APKPlz.Fabian Libeau, EMEA VP of RiskIQ, warned anybody considering downloading such software to be extremely cautious and to research eac...
The 22X Fund token presale starts this week
Monday, January 22, 2018 by Richard Harris
What happens when you throw together 30 global tech startups into the hotbed of Silicon Valley during the Wild West of the crypto craze? You get 22X Fund, the first-ever token offering backed by real equity among a group of pioneering startups. The 22X Fund, announces the first-ever token launch of its kind, with token pre-sales beginning on January 26, 2018 at 07:00 ES...
Developing on blockchain needs to become easier
Wednesday, January 10, 2018 by Richard Harris
As we enter 2018 and the blockchain industry continues to boom, widespread adoption of the technology behind bitcoin is on everyone's mind. However, some believe that as long as transactions occur on-chain, blockchain technology will never overcome the scalability problem that has kneecapped its pursuit of mainstream adoption. We recently sat with Emin Mahrt, COO o...
Investing.com launches cryptocurrency investment app
Thursday, December 28, 2017 by Christian Hargrave
Investing.com has announced the launch of its new cryptocurrency app. The new iOS and Android app is a one-stop-shop for those interested in cryptocurrencies, providing real-time price alerts, crypto news from hundreds of sources, analysis and more.With the value of Bitcoin continuing to hit a record high each week, and mainstream interest in cryptocurrency continuing t...
