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ThursdayDec 12, 2019 1:06 pm

What Is Pantera Capital?

What You Need to Know About Pantera Capital Pantera Capital is a blockchain and cryptocurrency-focused investment firm. The investment entity allocates capital to blockchain ventures, different tokens, and emerging digital currencies a well as digital assets. Pantera Core Belief “We believe digital currency is at an inflection point, making it the right time for a transition to more institutional management.” — Dan Morehead The firm started in 2013, at a time when only a few traditional financial entities and professionals were genuinely involved in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector. Pantera Capital stepped into the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry at an…

MondayDec 09, 2019 1:20 pm

The Wild West Crypto Show Asks, ‘How Did Bo Know?’

It’s a rare thing to predict any market, much less the cryptocurrency one. So, on episode 86 of the Wild West Crypto Show, hosts Drew Taylor and Brent Bates wonder aloud: “Was it just coincidence that Bo Polny’s forecast for cryptos held true?” Polny, president of Gold 2020 Forecast LLC, is well-known in the gold and silver industry as a successful market analyst. His heads-up that “cryptos would start running up” before Thanksgiving showed why. On Black Friday, bitcoin surged to $7,760 from a low of $6,908.64 just five days earlier. It would have been a happy Thanksgiving for those…

MondayDec 02, 2019 2:31 pm

The Wild West Crypto Show Welcomes Guests from Malta, Singapore, the UK

On episode 85, ‘Decentralized Privacy with Particl’, the Wild West Crypto Show took on a decidedly international flavor. Segments of the popular podcast included chats with Dr. Kapil Amarasinghe from the United Kingdom; Chloe Cai from JWL Blockchain Consulting Agency, which is headquartered in Singapore; and Jasmine Liu from OKEx, the cryptocurrency exchange based in Malta. To top it off, host Brent Bates was in Spain on a business trip, so guest host Steve Dyer teamed up with Drew Taylor to present this week’s show. During his remarks, Kapil introduced his blockchain ecommerce platform, Particl. The Particl market is an…

MondayDec 02, 2019 10:26 am

North American Bitcoin Conference (BTC Miami 2020) Ushers in New Year and New Era for Blockchain

On its return to Miami for the seventh time, the North American Bitcoin Conference will celebrate the start of an exciting new year – and era – for the blockchain community. The conference series’ string of successes – including the launch of blockchain blockbusters Aion, Ethereum, Factom, Litecoin, Polymath, and TZERO – shows that the annual event will continue to shape the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry, as it has been doing since 2012. It is early in the new year that the latest industry launches, the biggest investment announcements, and the most powerful networking takes place. On January 15-17, 2020,…

TuesdayNov 26, 2019 12:13 pm

Microsoft and the Rise of No Code

Microsoft has been crushing it lately under its new CEO, Satya Nadella. Under Nadella, Microsoft has championed a move to open source and is taking on activities to reach out to the developer community. They have acquired Github, and they are pushing forward new initiatives such as Microsoft Azure and making it the world’s computer. Azure Arc, Azure Synapse, Project Silica, Project Cortex, quantum computing with Azure Quantum, and Power Platform are just a few of the initiatives the Seattle based giant is bringing to the fore. One critical growing initiative is that of the no-code movement. The Microsoft Enables…

FridayNov 22, 2019 1:18 pm

The Highs and Lows of a Bitcoin Decade

In the past decade, Bitcoin has performed extraordinarily well. Born in the ashes of the 2008 recession and global financial crisis, it rose like a phoenix with the intention of being a “P2P Electronic Cash” outside the central banking system and government control. Bitcoin has come a long way with its highs and lows. The journey began in 2009 with the published whitepaper called Bitcoin: An Electronic Peer-to-Peer Cash System. While it took several years to be adopted outside of of the programmer and developer realm, Bitcoin has become somewhat of a success story, began a digital revolution, and spawned…

ThursdayNov 21, 2019 12:54 pm

The Elevator Pitch for Blockchain Technology

Blockchain technology is trending this year and the latest challenge that traders and industry insiders face, is explaining the concept of Blockchain to others in 500 words or less. I’ve been to my fair share of blockchain conferences and most attendees go like this, “What is blockchain yechnology; can you explain the concept in brief?” Now, why is the elevator pitch so important? Because it conveys the message succinctly and keeps your audience, or future investor, engaged. If you have a project but haven’t put together your pitch, you might want to work on that. Now, before I get sidetracked,…

TuesdayNov 19, 2019 10:46 am

No Borders Inc. (NBDR) is “One to Watch”

Strategically deployed its premier, nationally recognized brands through wholesale, distribution, e-commerce, popup stores, affiliate and direct-to-consumer sales models, including Amazon FBA and Prime. Recognizes a massive opportunity to achieve significant market share in the booming billion-dollar CBD industry by utilizing NBDR’s technological, marketing and operations expertise to support its “best in class” line of CBD wellness and beauty products. Is the first and currently only company operating in the CBD space to offer its customers the peace of mind and security of having its third-party lab test results recorded and verified permanently and immutably on blockchain technology. Online sales of…

MondayNov 18, 2019 2:50 pm

Wild West Crypto Show Features Market Cycle Expert with ‘Biblical’ Approach

This week, Drew Taylor and Brent Bates, hosts of the Wild West Crypto Show, were back at their headquarters in Kerrville, Texas, after spending time in Vegas, ostensibly attending to crypto business. Happily, their alibis checked out after the down-to-earth duo were spotted at the Litecoin Summit and at World Crypto Conference (WCC 2019). On episode 83, ‘The Best of Litecoin Summit’, Taylor and Bates talked to Bo Polny, president of Gold 2020 Forecast LLC, who had spoken at the summit. A successful market analyst in the gold and silver industry, Polny turned his expertise to the bitcoin and cryptocurrency…

MondayNov 18, 2019 12:37 pm

AnarchAwaken Stage Speakers Announced

Anarchapulco is excited to announce the line up speakers for the AnarchAwaken Stage featuring globally recognized speakers specializing in aspects of mental and physical wellness. The 6th annual Anarchapulco, will be February 10-20, 2020 at the Princess Mundo Imperial in Acapulco, Mexico. As the principal tenant of Anarchapulco is everyone is responsible for themselves and that every relationship is based on voluntary participation rather than through forced servitude or coercion, it is important to start with the aspects of our lives that keep us healthy. The 10 day event series will feature a pre-event retreat focused on physical healing, movement…