Vexanium: A Decentralized Platform is Disrupting the Marketing Ecosystem

An innovative decentralized marketing ecosystem called VEXANIUM, which helps to cut costs and improve efficiency and transparency for commercial businesses, is being launched by Danny Baskara – a Southeast Asia based e-commerce pioneer and team. Founder and CEO Danny Baskara previously built and sold Indonesia’s largest voucher and couponing platform Evoucher, which was with more than 2 million active users. After 7 years of building Evoucher, he realized that the blockchain can solve the fundamental problems of this industry. The Read more …

FTC to Host Consumer Protection Workshop on Cryptocurrency Scams

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is planning to host a workshop on cryptocurrency scams and fraud in June. The agency announced on Monday that its “Decrypting Cryptocurrency Scams” workshop will feature stakeholders from law enforcement, consumer advocacy groups and private-sector businesses “to explore how scammers are exploiting public interest in cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and litecoin and to discuss ways to empower and protect consumers.” The event is being hosted in Chicago on June 25 at DePaul University. The session, which Read more …

Iran Is Moving Ahead With Local Cryptocurrency Development Despite Crypto Ban

Despite last weeks ban on the cryptocurrency market by central banking authorities, Iran is still moving ahead with plans to develop an experimental local coin, according to a government minister. Just last week Iran’s central bank prohibited banks in the country from dealing in cryptocurrencies, citing fears of associated money laundering. In related financial news, Iran moved this month to formally unify its open market exchange rates and banned money changing outside of banks. These regulatory measures come as the Rial, Read more …

Blockchain Agnosticism: Resolving the Paradox of Choice

When bitcoin was the only show in town, things were a lot less complicated for blockchain developers. You either used some variation of colored coins to support your decentralized application or you did not. Since then, a forest of blockchains has sprouted, each of them unique. Some are permissioned; some are public. Some use proof of work, while others rely on proof of stake. Some have substantial industry support, while some are rarefied and niche. How should decentralized application vendors Read more …

Green Light: Asia Is about to Have a New Crypto Hub

Since the time the concepts of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology were first introduced to our modern reality, they have become the subject of discussion not only among programmers and crypto enthusiasts but also in business. People from finance, investment and banking spheres went into analyzing the possibilities and prospects of blockchain implementation and usage. Several countries and territories have advanced so far trying to create and liberalize the conditions for blockchain-based projects that they have gained recognition as the world’s Read more …

Crypto Exchange Giant Coinbase Thinks It’s Worth $8 Billion: Report

Join our community of 10 000 traders on Hacked.com for just $39 per month. Cryptocurrency exchange and brokerage giant Coinbase internally values itself at $8 billion, sources familiar with the company’s offer to purchase Bitcoin startup Earn.com say. Tech news outlet Recode reports that when Coinbase acquired Earn.com last month, its offer included an equity package that tacitly valued the exchange operator at $8 billion. That’s a significant step up from its most recent appraisal, which occurred less than one Read more …

UNICEF Australia Offers Users Option To Mine Crypto As Donation

UNICEF Australia announced yesterday, April 29, an initiative that allows users to give over their computer’s processing power to mine cryptocurrency as a donation to the charity. We’re excited to launch The Hopepage. This innovative website allows you to easily donate some of your computer processing power to generate #cryptocurrency and fund life-saving aid for children in crisis. #UNICEF #ForEveryChild https://t.co/rPXCnTcahy — UNICEF Australia (@unicefaustralia) April 29, 2018 Tony Andres Tang, the digital brand and content manager of UNICEF Australia, Read more …

Buffett: Bitcoin Is More Gamble Than Investment

“Oracle of Omaha” Warren Buffett, whose aphorisms and advice many investors take as gospel, has laid into bitcoin, saying it’s a gamble, not an investment. The Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO – and the world’s third-wealthiest person, according to Forbes – has long been skeptical of bitcoin. In his latest comments on the subject, he told Yahoo Finance on Saturday, “If you buy something like bitcoin or some cryptocurrency, you don’t really have anything that has produced anything. You’re just hoping the Read more …

Meet Bitcoin.com’s Cryptocurrency Market Cap Aggregator — Satoshi Pulse

Promoted This week the website Bitcoin.com, the go-to web portal for all things Bitcoin, has launched ‘Satoshi Pulse’ a cryptocurrency market capitalization page that shows total digital asset market valuations, current prices, hourly – daily – weekly percentages, charts and more. Just like the rest of the informative resources and tools hosted on our website, with Satoshi Pulse, cryptocurrency enthusiasts can get their favorite digital currency’s data in real-time in one easy to find place. Also read: Read more …

Bitcoin Investors No Fools as Price Gains 30% in April

On the last day of April, cryptocurrencies are on the cusp of proving this month marks a resurgence as Bitcoin prices remain up over 30%. BTC/USD Faces Final $9k Test Data from major exchanges tracked by Coinmarketcap, Bitcointicker and others reveals that despite misgivings from traditional finance circles and even some traders, such as Warren Buffet, Bitcoin has succeeded in holding on to its Q2 gains. Starting out at under $7000, April 1 saw the first signs of revival as a Read more …

Why Invest in NEO? | NewsBTC

NEO, like many leading cryptocurrencies, enjoyed its breakout year in 2017. Its percentage value rose by thousands and became one of the world’s biggest cryptos in terms of market capitalisation. It hit a peak of $187.41 on January 15, 2018, according to global trading and investing platform eToro. Why is it so popular? To start with, NEO is the first Chinese cryptocurrency to hit the mainstream. Created by Chinese company Onchain, it was originally launched in 2014 as AntShares before Read more …

30% Discount! Venezuela Offers India Cheap Crude Oil, if Paid in Petro

Join our community of 10 000 traders on Hacked.com for just $39 per month. Venezuela has recently offered India a 30 percent discount on crude oil purchases if the country purchases it using its oil-backed cryptocurrency, the Petro. According to a report published by the Business Standard, a team of experts from Venezuela’s blockchain department went to India last month to conduct the deal. While in India, Venezuela’s experts struck a deal with Delhi-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinsecure, to sell the Petro Read more …