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MondayJul 08, 2019 1:19 pm

FinovateFall Bringing Together Legacy Stalwarts and Innovative Upstarts in the Finance Industry

Mobile financing innovators and legacy institution bankers have been finding the Finovate series of fintech summits a worthwhile investment of their time for well over a decade, thanks to the superlative opportunity that the conferences present for industry insiders to network, pitch ideas for funding and stay informed on the latest developments. FinovateFall 2019 promises to perpetuate the series’ reputation for spirited connectivity, with more than 1,500 key influencers and 120-plus seasoned presenters scheduled to attend, as well as more than 75 live demos from the most innovative companies in fintech. Representatives from all 15 of the largest banks in…

MondayJul 08, 2019 12:34 pm

Top 5 Worst ICO Scams

Sure, there’s been some great ICOs in our time and quite a few of you reading this may have even made a few bucks or so on some of them. However, as we all know, scam ICOs have effectively squashed investor excitement and all but killed the ICO industry. ICO “exit scams” happen when cryptocurrency startups collect money from investors through initial coin offerings (ICOs), only to quickly disappear along with said investor funds. Another rather lucrative scam is the claiming of a “hack” that results in the loss of investor funds. While it’s hard to actually prove these type…

FridayJul 05, 2019 11:44 am

5 Blockchain Projects That Can Compete With Facebook’s Libra

As of right now, Libra continues to dominate the conversation around blockchain and cryptocurrency. When implemented, it’ll bring cryptocurrency to approximately 2.38 billion people worldwide. That is, of course, if it doesn’t get shut down by various governments around the world before it has a chance to take off. Assuming everything does run smoothly and Libra launches without a hitch, does this spell the end of the blockchain community as we know it? Not likely. While Facebook has a long track record of purchasing or shutting down their competitors, the blockchain community is an entirely different market. It’s founded on…

WednesdayJul 03, 2019 1:09 pm

3 Reasons Why Bitcoin Is a Better Investment Than Gold

For thousands of years, gold has been seen as a valuable commodity by many civilizations across the world. What’s strange about this is that gold has few practical uses. Sure, we now know that gold is great for transmitting data and is commonly used in electronics. But for most of history, it was a rare metal that was pretty to look at, but you couldn’t do much with it. Still, people and states alike used gold as a store of value. The United States didn’t move away from the gold standard until the 1930s, and even then, they didn’t completely…

TuesdayJul 02, 2019 11:10 am

Crypto Exchanges – Picking The Right One

Earlier this week Bitcoin crossed $13,000 and there are new traders looking for legitimate and safe crypto exchanges to begin trading on, but did you know that there are over 600 cryptocurrency exchanges? How does one choose in the midst of so many choices? There are a key features that must be taken into consideration when beginning to trade on any exchange. Think about what your needs are and start researching which exchanges meet those needs. There are global crypto to crypto exchanges as well as local fiat to crypto exchanges. Each has specific benefits trying to cater to their…

MondayJul 01, 2019 1:46 pm

Did the Wild West Crypto Show Diss Facebook’s Libra Coin?

It’s been another wild week in the crypto space, as Facebook prepares to launch its global digital currency. News of the social media giant’s Libra Coin was the headline topic on episode 66 of the Wild West Crypto Show. Hosts Drew Taylor and Brent Bates didn’t quite know what to make of it, triple-tagging the cryptocurrency as good, bad and ugly. They’re not the only skeptics. Regulators, too, have doubts about Libra, as do its partners (http://ccw.fm/OYky2). Such straight shooting is typical of the Wild West Crypto Show (WWCS). From its home in Kerrville, Texas, the WWCS aims to both entertain…

MondayJul 01, 2019 12:10 pm

Sentiment on Facebook’s Calibra Wallet

Bitcoin crossed $13000 and this fueled a positive sentiment throughout the crypto space. On decoding the bull run we found that Facebook’s announcement of Libra coin, its 20+ partners firms, and the excitement over the Calibra wallet set the bull raging to the moon. It reinstated the faith of crypto traders waiting for another bull run by the end of 2019. Facebook Announced Calibra – a digital wallet After announcing the revolutionary currency ‘Libra Coin’, Facebook shared plans for Calibra, a newly formed subsidiary to provide financial services to participants in the Libra network. Naturally, there was speculation around Facebook…

FridayJun 28, 2019 1:01 pm

Coinvention to Host Diverse Speakers Discussing Mass-Market Blockchain Adoption and More

Coinvention 2019 is focused on the future of blockchain The event will feature a Friday hackathon and main Coinvention sessions Coinvention is a platform to cultivate Philadelphia blockchain projects and more Coinvention – the premier event designed to expand knowledge and insight of blockchain and the companies innovating in the industry – is on the horizon. The event will host 32 unique speakers slated to discuss an array of topics, including mass-market blockchain adoption, regulation and innovation. Coinvention presentations will be segmented, with three-to-four keynote presentations, followed by questions and answers, eight STO/ICO presentations, and other invaluable panels and spotlight…

FridayJun 28, 2019 11:11 am

Want to Use Facebook’s Crypto? Be Ready to Sacrifice Your Privacy

The news about Libra has set the internet ablaze with talk and speculation galore. It seems that just about everyone has something to say about it and of course we’ve covered our fair share of Facebook/Libra-related topics of late ourselves. However, one thing I think that needs to stand out to everyone, current crypto-enthusiasts and future Libra users alike, is that this is Facebook and private data we’re talking about here. In this day and age, with not only the “possibility” of malicious users attempting to detect and exploit platform vulnerabilities but the absolute certainty, it’s utterly mind-melting that just…

ThursdayJun 27, 2019 11:48 am

Banking Giant JP Morgan To Launch Their Own Digital Currency

J.P.Morgan, the banking giant is launching its own coin in a bid to transform the payments industry. JPM coin will facilitate payment settlement between clients with a small fraction of payments scheduled for a pilot program in a few months from now. J.P. Morgan is the first major U.S. bank to launch a digital currency. According to reports, JPM coin would be backed by USD, similar to other stablecoins like USDT and TUSD. Umar Farooq, the bank’s head of digital treasury has said, “Anything that currently exists in the world, as that moves onto the blockchain, this would be the…