Month: February 2018

Telegram, a popular non-profit cloud-based instant messaging service, is kind of a big deal. Even so, many big-time cryptocurrency investors aren’t interested in the company’s record-seeking $2bn initial coin offering (ICO). Telegram is seeking to fund a mainstream payment system utilizing multi-blockchain architecture, which will be integrated into their popular messaging application. Even for a well-known and reputable brand like Telegram, however, reaching a target goal $2bn for an ICO is no easy feat, requiring big-money crypto investors to hop on board—but many are passing on the opportunity. Lofty Goals,…

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Several Central Asian countries have taken steps to embrace cryptos one way or another. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan are some of the less conspicuous former Soviet republics, but now they are starting to appear on the crypto radar. With certain inherent advantages and some clever new policies, they try to attract investors and integrate into the global cryptocurrency ecosphere. Also read: Another Post-Soviet Jurisdiction Welcomes Crypto Miners Cryptos Spent for the Common Good Kyrgyzstan, which borders some of China’s mining regions, wants to use cryptos in public contracts. Prime Minister…

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Doomsdayers out in force; Paul Krugman being Paul Krugman; Tether upto its usual tricks and the usual gamut of scams, schemes, and shakedowns. It’s been emotional. It’s been nerve-wracking. But it’s also been a total riot. Welcome to This Week in Bitcoin. Also read: Trading Tip `The Wall´ – I Was Wrong We’re All Gonna Make It It’s too soon to say we’re out of the woods, but the blood-letting has at least been stemmed long enough for us to be able to glance at our portfolios once more. The past…

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Just a few months after the CryptoKitty craze, China has jumped in on the fun; CryptoDogs has launched in China. Although it may just seem like another copycat (pun intended) concept, there are a few key differences – it isn’t based on Ethereum. Instead, it is based on another blockchain platform named Achain. The Rise and Fall of CryptoKitties CryptoKitties was launched back in December 2017, with the game immediately gaining huge popularity due to its implementation of blockchain technology in an easy-to-understand fashion. Think of the old Tamagotchis, but…

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This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material. Bitcoin.com does not endorse nor support this product/service. Bitcoin.com is not responsible for or liable for any content, accuracy or quality within the press release. Not so long ago, the e-Chat team (e-Chat is a blockchain-based messenger) took up the matter with their investors of should they launch Ethereum network fork or not? If not, they keep up according to the roadmap of e-Chat development. Why did such a question…

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The Pineapple Fund ups its Bitcoin charity donation for the Open Medicine Foundation from $1 million to a full $5 million. The last few weeks have seen a lot of doom and gloom on the crypto front. However, there are still lots of positive things happening in the Bitcoin world. Case in point is the continuing donations given out by the Pineapple Fund. The organization just recently upped its Bitcoin charity donation to the Open Medicine Foundation to a staggering $5 million USD. Giving and Then Giving Some More Back…

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Many technical signals are indicating that the BTC markets may experience a bullish move in coming days following several weeks of heavy selling. Despite longer-term price action and stochastic RSI suggesting an oncoming move up, the immediate price action tells a more tenuous story – with BTC currently testing a critical area. Also Read:Dead again? In Reality Bitcoin Is Up 729% Since Last February  Longer-Term Technical Indicators Suggest BTC Bullish Bounce May be Imminent The price of bitcoin appears to have established support at just above the $8,000 USD area,…

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The crypto space is going to get very crowded in the next year or two so finding the right token or ICO to invest in will become more of a challenge. Big social media platforms do not help much as content is unregulated, unedited, and they are largely populated by trolls and shills. Scams and fake news are rife and the companies that own the platforms even profit from advertising fraudulent websites. What is needed is an unbiased authentic blockchain based feedback platform and Revain could be the answer. Promoting…

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The crypto clampdown continues in China. The latest round finds cryptocurrency ads disappearing from Chinese social media. The last few months have not been that gentle to cryptocurrency in mainland China. First, the People’s Bank of China banned the use of ICOs, saying that a whopping 90% of them were fraudulent. Later on, Bitcoin mining came under attack as the national government sought to end the practice and transition miners into new occupations. Now cryptocurrency ads have disappeared from Chinese social media. Gone in a Puff of Smoke It appears…

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