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April has marked an important month for major cryptocurrencies, many of which have consistently incurred spikes and price boosts during this time. Bitcoin (BTC) Bitcoin is currently trading for $9,600. This is a $100 jump from yesterday and nearly $500 beyond where it was trading at the beginning of the week. FXStreet’s analyst, Ken Chigbo, […]

It’s 2018 and Bitcoin is a household name – savvy investors and newcomers alike have come to accept the new cryptocurrency as something that is widely prevalent and here to stay. However, it’s still uncommon to expect someone to know how to access cryptocurrency or use it to make a payment. Tangem, a Switzerland-based startup, has […]

UNICEF Australia is helping to pioneer a new advertising and donation revenue stream by allowing users to donate their computational power and mine cryptocurrency through their browsers. The United Nations program announced on April 29th the launch of a new website called TheHopePage that enables users to donate by using a web miner, easily and […]

On Tuesday night, the Berkeley City Council unanimously voted in favor of evaluating the benefits of a pilot venture that aims to deploy blockchain technology to raise funds for local community initiatives. If successful, the project proposes to sell an “undetermined amount of municipal bonds” using blockchain services to investors in hopes of raising money […]

Since 1953, North and South Korea have been divided along the 38th parallel – creating what is now known as the famed Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). On April 27, Korean leaders Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong-un signed the Panmunjom Declaration in an effort to end the temporary armistice and call for a new era of peace between the […]

The start of this month saw many big-league names from the blockchain space including venture capitalist Tim Draper and Hashgraph CEO, Mance Harmon, head to the Crypto Invest Summit that took place in Los Angeles between May 1-2. Proceedings from Day 1 The summit commenced with a keynote speech from Mance Harmon who let it […]

Controversial Italian cryptocurrency exchange has been shut down a mere three hours after re-launching operations due to a court order. The suspension followed a brief re-opening on Tuesday, shortly after which Italian authorities demanded that the platform cease operations immediately. BitGrail received the order shortly after markets were reopened on the platform. During the short […]

Qtum has experienced a bullish past month of growth. The young project has exhibited a series of healthy leaps after the launch of its first-of-a-kind “cryptogame,” Heroes. Sitting just shy of a $2 billion market cap, Qtum has done remarkably well to slink under the radar of most — yet its recent performance would suggest this […]

The cryptocurrency market is continuing to gain traction, with most altcoins sitting deep in green territory. Recent announcements – like Goldman Sachs’ formation of a new Bitcoin futures trading platform – are establishing much-needed legitimacy for the arena, while Telegram’s cancelation of a highly-publicized ICO thanks to recent earnings of $1.7 billion through private investors […]

In January, the popular messaging app, Telegram, announced that it would launch an ICO to fund its Telegram Open Network. This new platform would transcend the apps prowess beyond messages and into mobile payments and other value transactions. In their white paper, the company likens their initiative to “a decentralized counterpart to everyday money – […]