Places South Korea

New public and private blockchains are popping up everyday. So much so that research and consulting firm, Deloitte, identified that blockchain interconnectivity as an essential technology development for 2018. The report states that, “Companies should look to standardize the technology, talent, and platforms that will drive future initiatives—and, after that, look to coordinate and integrate […]

This past week we saw a major crypto correction – from a total market cap of $713 billion a week ago to $417 billion by Wednesday. Thankfully, that appeared to be the bottom as the markets climbed back up to $637 billion by Saturday, only to drop again by 10% on Sunday. What’s going on […]

Thoughts of the Korean Peninsula would generally conjure up conflicting images in the minds of most of us. The two countries who share the Peninsula, represent both extremes on the same continuum; much like sweet and sour, if you’ll excuse the pun. The “sour” bit undoubtedly exemplifies the ruler – or, dictator as some call […]

Cryptocurrency markets are down 10% on the false news that cryptocurrency exchanges will be shut down by the government. The price of Bitcoin fell to as low as $12,600 and Ripple was down 25%. This is the second time in the past few weeks when misleading news out of South Korea has sent the crypto markets […]

Cryptocurrencies are at it again. After quickly recovering from a head-turning double digital price drop last week, Bitcoin dropped below $14,000 for the third time since crossing the $15,000 threshold at the beginning of December. As before, Bitcoin is not alone in its fall. According to data the coin rankings, only a handful of currencies […]