Opinion

On Sept. 18, Visa, Mastercard and three major banks paid $6.2 billion in an antitrust settlement for forcing merchants to pay swipe fees and preventing them from utilizing other methods of payment. Experts believe increasing cases of malpractice in...

Nouriel Roubini, a well-recognized economist and a professor at Stern School, believes a financial crash worse than the 2008 recession will hit US markets by 2020. On Project Syndicate, Roubini outlined 10 major factors that will fuel the next...

Nouriel Roubini, a Stern School professor and prominent economist, has criticized the major correction of Bitcoin and the rest of the crypto market, claiming that Bitcoin will drop to zero. Tales From Crypt-Apocalypse: Bitcoin has lost 70% from the peak;...

2017 and 2018 have been phenomenal years for the blockchain ecosystem and digital technology industry. Over $12 billion worth of value has been given to support various blockchain and cryptocurrency projects globally through token crowdsales and thousands of new...

Lost in the excitement and ongoing momentum of the ICO craze is the fact that, despite the crowdfunding model’s enormous potential, we’re still surrounded by risks. To date, there have been thousands of ICOs and token sales, and although...

Democracy has been a core pillar of society since the days of the ancient Greeks. Still, it has never abated, but merely adjusted and evolved. The idea that the majority have the overall and final say over their civil...

The rise of the internet in the 1990’s brought concerns about pirated software and various illegal activities, but as internet usage grew, these concerns largely fell by the wayside. Today, we see much of the same happening to the...

The current Bitcoin ETF proposal awaiting SEC has captured a significant amount of attention within the cryptocurrency ecosystem.

A hedge fund trader and Bitcoin researcher known for his online alias “Spook” recently released a simple Bitcoin prediction chart, making a solid case for $50,000 by the end of 2018.

Bitcoin has been met with controversy since inception in 2009.

Coinbase — the second largest company in the cryptocurrency market behind $12 billion giant, Bitmain — is working with third-party custodians and hedge funds to bring institutional investors into the cryptocurrency market. In the past few months, prominent hedge fund...

Distributed ledger technology and blockchain are poised to revolutionize many industries. Everyone is waiting for that “first killer app” in the blockchain space — an area where the strength of a distributed immutable ledger will fill an immediate need....

Throughout 2017 and early 2018, former hedge fund manager and financial analyst on CNBC, Jim Cramer, expressed his skepticism towards Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market, encouraging investors to be cautious. This week, on CNBC Mad Money, Cramer emphasized that...

The disruption of the cumbersome supply chain industry by platforms such as Waltonchain, VeChain, and Ambrosus is evidence of the potential blockchain may have on centralized systems. However, the next industry to be revolutionized after the decentralization of the supply chain ecosystem...

Big banks and traditional financial institutions who stand to lose out the most from the blockchain revolution remain opposed to the growth of decentralized currencies — but recently released data demonstrates that slow-moving centralized financial structures are slowly being...

The world is rapidly turning to renewable energy and it’s going to see communities empowered. In the UK, renewables produce more than 20 percent of the UK’s electricity, and EU targets mean that this is likely to increase to 30...

There is a noticeable shift in the financial industry’s approach to cryptocurrencies. Industry leaders once seemed to view digital currencies with skepticism, keeping the currencies at arm’s length despite the rise in value and popularity.  One of the industry’s leading...

The cryptocurrency market recently experienced a bearish run driven by a range of factors including Mt Gox “Tokyo Whale” sell-offs, delayed institutional investor participation, and regulatory pressure. With the crypto market dropping 18% since May 20, investor sentiment has...

Cryptocurrencies took a beating at last week’s Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting. In comments to CNBC before the event, Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO, Warren Buffet, described Bitcoin as “probably rat poison squared.” Unlike other famed investors like George...

The obsession with Bitcoin’s price, driven by irrationally exuberant speculators, is distracting people from adhering to the core values of Bitcoin. The following is a guest post from Mark Toohey, co-founder, and CEO of TBSx3 – a blockchain-based logistics and...

Since the rise of altcoins and the evolution of legacy-coins over the last eighteen months, one platform, in particular, has become a hotbed of the new found “experts”: LinkedIn. This article is neither sponsored nor is it meant to...

Founding PayPal CEO Bill Harris has labeled Bitcoin the “greatest scam in history” in a frustrated blog post earlier this week, referring to the cryptocurrency as a “colossal pump-and-dump scheme” and addressing cryptocurrency investors as “losers.” The founding CEO...

The cryptocurrency market has experienced an explosive resurgence this week, breaking through the $400 billion market cap ceiling on a strong wave of positive investor sentiment. The key drivers of this recent recovery seem to include a spate of...

For the first time since March 2017, buy orders now compose over 92% of market activity. Hot on the heels of a massive $120 billion recovery, the massive surge in buy orders heralds an impending bull market that could...

Privacy-focused cryptocurrency Verge is a divisive topic within the cryptocurrency community. While staunch Verge supporters are quick to decry “FUD” at any and all negative news regarding their favored coin, an increasing amount of evidence that the project may...

The cryptocurrency Verge promised to bring people quick, efficient, and private transactions. Instead, the coin has been embroiled in a series of controversies. Verge is a privacy-focused coin similar to Zcash and Monero. The Verge project integrates some innovative features...

Facebook’s privacy problems could be blockchain’s opportunity. As the fallout from the Cambridge Analytica data mining scandal deepens, the clamor to redouble efforts to protect personal data in the digital age is growing. Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the...

The cryptocurrency market is currently in the midst of an ongoing bloodbath, with the value of Bitcoin — which holds a significant influence over the rest of the market — dropping below the $7,000 threshold for the first time...

Rumors have surfaced that Bitmain has developed an Ethereum ASIC miner capable of tanking the Ethereum mining market. Correction: The prediction made in the article below was incorrect. An Ethereum ASIC is feasible has been released since this article...

Cryptocurrencies have transformed from an idea to something you can pay your taxes with, as four state legislatures issue bills to legitimize cryptocurrencies for tax purposes. These bills are just some of the efforts by governments to regulate cryptocurrencies,...

In nearly every way, the past two years have been uniquely disorienting. A high-altitude overview of the news includes a country voting to leave a union with the Brexit vote, a hotly contested U.S. presidential election, numerous conflicts around...

The cryptocurrency market is currently in the midst of an apparent crisis, with Bitcoin down over 20% in the last 7 days, Ethereum down 31%, and virtually all altcoins following suit. The current bearish market sentiment has catalyzed a sell-off...

The cryptocurrency market is currently in a spasm of uncertainty as recent industry news sparks an ongoing selloff that has resulted in Bitcoin slipping below the $8,300 level in a one-month low. The recent announcement of Google’s ban on...

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...

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...

It’s no wonder why the year 2017 was dubbed as the year of the Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs); ICOs refer to a new form of investment vehicle that allows investors from all around the globe to crowdfund new blockchain...

OmiseGo is currently experiencing slow and steady growth, recently breaking through the $2 billion market cap and pushing $20 per individual OMG. With the recent release of the open source OmeseGo eWallet and a relaunch of the OmiseGo website, OmiseGo...

On the 3rd of December 2017, controversial Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced a surprising new initiative aimed at addressing Venezuela’s economic turmoil — the development of a state-backed cryptocurrency called the “Petro.” The announcement sparked international debate on the...

FUD – Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. As many in the crypto world know, these feelings are all too common. Rumors of scams (think BitConnect and Onecoin), governments banning cryptocurrencies and temporary slumps in the market all put the absolute...

In a brand new strategic move to completely eradicate the crypto and ICO industry from their market, China has decided to block access to any cryptocurrency and ICO-related website to anyone within the mainland’s borders. Many experts believe that...

For the last few months there has been a resonating feeling around the cryptocurrency community that this is the new dot com bubble. The only problem that those of us who have been around startups long enough understand that...

In 2018, Bitcoin’s price might reach $50,000 but nowadays growth by 2000% at current price is impossible, according to CEO and Co-founder at Edgecoin.io Kambiz Djafari. Before Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Gibraltar, its organizers interviewed the future speaker concerning...

One of the first things I tell my clients when we discuss any activity within the crypto-market is treating the project with the respect it deserves. This concept is either met with a stern look of confusion or a...

It was common knowledge, to anyone having spent over 10 minutes conducting due diligence on BitConnect, that the platform was a textbook Ponzi scheme. The website makes bold claims as to how it can ‘guarantee’ returns, thanks to what...

You would think that the ‘Long Island Blockchain Corp’ news that broke at the end of 2017 would have been a sobering moment. If I had to write a list titled Signs We’re In A Bubble, “watching a company...

The man who once described Bitcoin as “a fraud” that is “worse than tulip bulbs” has taken his first bite of humble pie and is eyeing up another slice. JP Morgan’s CEO Jamie Dimon has turned around on his...

Bitcoin may have started the cryptocurrency party, but it’s all the uninvited guests that are having the most fun now. Throughout 2017, Bitcoin dominated headlines, gained followers, and increased in value by 1,500%. However, all this attention has increased Bitcoin’s...

The mystique, rich culture and breathtaking beauty of China has captivated mankind for centuries. Historians have spent many a lifetime, painstakingly piecing together the timeline of the world’s largest nation, which dates back to 1500 BC. And, especially in...

If 2017 was the year of Bitcoin, the first few days of 2018 show that this year might be the year of everyone else. This should not be too shocking. At the start of 2017, Bitcoin enjoyed around 80%...

Just a few days ago, Facebook investor Peter Thiel announced that he’s been holding between $15-20 million in cryptocurrency, which correlated to a 10% price jump for Bitcoin after a week-long slump. And now today in a post on...

Cryptocurrencies and their accompanying blockchain technology are full of promise. Even as they soared in value this year, there is an underlying exuberance for their promised use cases that transcend speculative investment, purchasing cheap goods on Overstock or luxury...