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Cryptocurrencies spent the last 18 months becoming more prominent, popular, and valuable. At times, investor interest was so significant that major crypto exchanges couldn’t keep up with the demand for their services. In December, Kraken, a popular crypto exchange, wrote on its blog: “The recent, unexpected explosion in demand has been overwhelming.” As markets swelled in […]

While the global crypto army continues to grow by the day, PayPal CEO, Dan Schulman, says he’s not buying any of it. In a recent appearance at the Economic Club of New York, Schulman proclaimed that cryptocurrencies are still highly volatile assets and thus have an extremely uncertain future. This statement was perceived as being […]

In a concerted effort to crack down on money laundering, Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has suspended all operations for two crypto exchanges who were found to be indulging in suspicious monetary undertakings. While the ban is not permanent and applicable only for a month, it will be interesting to see how the Japanese government […]

Augur is a decentralized oracle and prediction markets platform, built to conform to the logic of the Ethereum network protocol. Prediction markets as such are event derivative marjoeykets created for the purpose of trading the outcomes of concrete events, with aggregated price wagers of crowd-sourced opinions thought of as well-calibrated indicators of how likely an […]

During his recent European speaking tour, controversial politico Steve Bannon, a former aide to President Trump, declared cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to possess the potential to completely redefine the global financial space immutably. Known as a champion for many right-wing causes, Mr. Bannon openly expressed to his lecture audience that the blockchain can not only […]

Supporters of this relatively new cryptocurrency revolving around the Internet of Things believe this ‘Third Generation Crypto’ is going to take over the cryptocurrency space, surpassing even Bitcoin by solving some of its most significant issues. On the other hand, some claim that IOTA is a tangled mess. Taking a Closer Look at IOTA IOTA […]

Over the past few years, we’ve heard a lot about artificial intelligence, big data and how the two can be brought together for the creation of predictive tools that will empower and benefit businesses and individuals alike. The promise is undoubtedly something to behold but the products have proved more elusive. Those that do exist […]

The US SEC’s recent announcement regarding crypto exchanges and trading platforms has sent shockwaves throughout the crypto community, with many investors and traders concerned that the announcement heralds a potential crackdown on exchanges within the US. Highly popular exchange platform Bittrex has responded to the announcement in order to assuage investor fears, stating that tokens […]

Last week, the SEC roiled crypto markets by announcing targeted subpoenas on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) that might be violating securities laws. The actions aren’t completely shocking since the SEC issued several comments in the past few months addressing the potential for fraud in the unregulated ICO marketplace. After raising an unprecedented $3.8 billion in […]

With the advent of the blockchain, the world slowly realizes the full potential of the IoT—Internet of Things—business model and how it can help revolutionize the way in which commercial transactions are carried out online. Simply put, IoT technology can help connect any device to the internet through the use of an intermediary interface such […]