December 2019 - CryptoCurrencyWire

MondayDec 23, 2019 12:05 pm

The North American Bitcoin Conference’s Agenda Packed with Expert Speakers, Insightful Q&As and Can’t-Miss Networking Opportunities

At The North American Bitcoin Conference (TNABC), participants will have more than bits and bots to talk about. TNABC takes place January 15-17, 2020, at the James L. Knight Center in downtown Miami, and, while the forum will be focused on enterprise and broader applications for blockchain, its agenda will also cover key crypto topics such as regulation and adoption. Bitcoin has become so mainstream that political and economic developments on both sides of the pond are moving the cryptocurrency in strange ways. As the political dust settles in Britain, interest in bitcoin has jumped. Internet searches for bitcoin in…

FridayDec 20, 2019 12:49 pm

The North American Bitcoin Conference Heralds Opening of New Decade of Blockchain-Based Innovation

The North American Bitcoin Conference will take place January 15-17, featuring over 50 speakers, topical panels and networking welcomes for more than 1,000 CEOs, investors, tech pioneers and enterprising startups The conference is managed by experienced event operator Keynote, which has racked up 18 international blockchain-based conferences since 2013, including six previous Miami forums Despite the recent dip in bitcoin value, enthusiasts are anticipating a quick reversal similar to other prior market events, and the Miami conference will feature discussions on how to prepare for coming trends and predictions in related industries The world will enter the century’s third decade…

FridayDec 20, 2019 12:35 pm

What is Twitter’s Decentralized Social Media Standard All About?

Social media has become a necessary evil in 2019. This decade was all about the age of the internet and everything that moves fast – from social media to electric cars. Facebook and Twitter have been a sensation of the digital age. With over a billion users, the social media platforms require a lot of personal information from users and there have been instances like the Cambridge Analytica scandal have highlighted identity theft and other issues. Such issues are plaguing big corporations and leaders like Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter stand in solidarity with the issue. Jack Dorsey has revealed…

FridayDec 20, 2019 12:29 pm

The Wild West Crypto Show Warns, ‘When Two Worlds Collide, Only One Winner Emerges’

It was another week at the speed of crypto as episode 88 of The Wild West Crypto Show got underway. Broadcast from Kerrville, Texas, and hosted by crypto cowboys Drew Taylor and Brent Bates, the show is designed to entertain, inform and keep listeners abreast of the latest developments in the crypto space. Taylor and Bates kicked off the show with sage Texan advice: “When life gives you BS, make fertilizer.” Next came Bo Polny, who was back on the show to offer some interesting prognoses on the market. Polny is a successful trader whose cryptocurrency analytics service has attracted…

ThursdayDec 19, 2019 12:08 pm

The Best Performing IEO’s in History

2017 was the year of ICOs and 2019 is the year of IEOs. ICOs have traditionally topped the list of methods of fundraising, however the cryptocurrency industry moves fast. The focus has already shifted from traditional methods to IEOs. Initial Coin Offerings were successful back in 2017 and helped projects raised millions of dollars, however there were a bunch of projects that didn’t ever go live and ICOs naturally got a reputation for being scams. The evolution to raising money came in the form of Initial Exchange Offerings and in the list below, we’re sharing the best performing IEOs in…

WednesdayDec 18, 2019 12:37 pm

The North American Bitcoin Conference Celebrates Bitcoin Node Orbiting the Earth

Through SpaceChain’s most recent cryptocurrency launch, bitcoin has gone where few have ventured before – orbiting the earth at five miles a second, reaching beyond national boundaries – a bit like The North American Bitcoin Conference (TNABC) series, which has been gathering bitcoin and blockchain enthusiasts in Miami every year since 2014. Early next year, the show continues. On January 15-17, 2020, the seventh annual North American Bitcoin Conference takes place at the James L. Knight Center in downtown Miami. The conference, hosted by event producer Keynote, aims to encourage collaboration and community in the crypto space. The event’s jam-packed…

WednesdayDec 18, 2019 11:55 am

The Wild West Crypto Show Applauds as $9 Billion Worth of Bitcoin Gets Moved for Sixty-Cent Transaction Fee

Episode 87 of the Wild West Crypto Show got off to a great start by highlighting the ‘Highest Hourly Transaction in Bitcoin History’. Halfway through the show, hosts Drew Taylor and Brent Bates discussed the news which, in a sign of the times, was disclosed in a tweet. Rafael Schultze-Kraft, the cofounder of on-chain market platform Glassnode, tweeted on December 4: “$8.9 billion in #Bitcoin were moved on-chain in a single hour this afternoon. It's the highest hourly USD transaction volume in Bitcoin's history” (http://ccw.fm/U1Ecw). The great money-transfer services must be quaking in their boots. If transferring $9 billion costs…

TuesdayDec 17, 2019 2:22 pm

Cryptopulco Announces Speaker Line-Up

Cryptopulco is excited to announce the speakers for the 3rd Annual Crytpopulco as part of Anarchapulco, February 13th to 16th, 2020 in Acapulco, Mexico. The speaker line up for 2020 includes; Naomi Brockwell - MC for Cryptopulco Nick Spanos - Bitcoin Pioneer Brock Pierce - Blockchain Pioneer Ben Swann - Investigative Journalist & Crypto Evangelist Anthem Blanchard - Founder, Anthem Holdings Rafael LaVerde - Analyst, The Crypto Vigilante Cynthia Blanchard - President, AnthemGold Jason King - Founder, Unsung.org Eryka Gemma - CEO, The Bitcoin Center Miami Joby Weeks - Cryptopreneur Michael Terpin - CEO, Transform Group Kingsley Edwards - Cryptopreneur…

MondayDec 16, 2019 1:47 pm

FinovateFall 2020 to Focus on Forces Fashioning the Future of Financial Services

Nothing breeds success like success, which is why, in the wake of this year’s triumph, FinovateFall is returning next year to New York City, the world’s financial capital. FinovateFall 2020, building on the happy outcomes of previous years, is set for September 14-16, 2020, at the New York Marriott Marquis on Times Square. The highly praised team at Finovate will provide an array of exciting events, all centered around the confluence of digital technologies and financial services. Join the hundreds of others expected to attend and hear about the latest developments and trends in fintech. Attendees will also get an…

MondayDec 16, 2019 1:10 pm

The Story Behind Ross Ulbricht and The Silk Road Darknet

If you’re active on crypto twitter you must have come across Ross Ulbricht’s Bitcoin Price Prediction. Shocking as it is, he says that the leading cryptocurrency will shoot to the $100K level in 2020, based on the Elliott Wave Theory, in or near 2020. The last time I looked, Bitcoin was trading around $7,087 so for it to hit anywhere near the $100K range, it would have to jump over 1000%. This could shoot the market capitalization to levels comparable with a safe haven like gold. We have seen massive jump in prices before, during the bull run of 2017…