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WednesdayJul 10, 2019 11:15 am

Everything Wrong with ERC20 Tokens

Every once in a blue moon certain tools and innovations that were meant to make our lives easier inadvertently result in unforeseen repercussions that tend to overshadow their initial benefits. We’ve seen this time and again with medications as well as various investment opportunities but few in recent years have garnered as much disappointment as Ethereum’s ERC20 tokens. The possibilities for smart contract usage is exciting indeed, it’s a subject I’ve discussed several times in the past and I still have high hopes for the technology. Ethereum was first on the block so to speak and in order to entice…

TuesdayJul 09, 2019 11:50 am

Top Coins Worth Mining in 2019

When Bitcoin was launched in 2009, it was mined using basic computers and mobile phones. While the complexity of mining has increased exponentially in the past decade, especially for Bitcoin, there are several altcoins and tokens that are profitable to mine. There are many altcoin mining opportunities that use GPU or CPU though it’s important to state that most serious miners lean toward powerful ASIC rigs and other mining equipment which also requires ample space and cheap electricity. The coins that are mined using such a setup often cannot be mined at home because the cost of electricity and stability…

TuesdayJul 09, 2019 10:11 am

Canada Adds VirgoCX as an Emerging Institutional and Retail Cryptocurrency Trading Platform

VirgoCX, a Canadian blockchain FinTech company, has gone live with its high-performance trading platform for both retail and institutional traders. Professional traders, investors of various types, crypto enthusiasts, and beginners can all safely and securely buy, sell and trade Bitcoin, Ethereum and other popular digital currencies when using VirgoCX’s trading platform. To encourage first-time users, VirgoCX offers a compelling referral and bonus program that rewards users up to $30 CAD to deposit and refer other users to the platform. On April 23, 2019, the company launched its over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk, which processed multi-million dollar volumes in the first two…

TuesdayJul 09, 2019 9:19 am

Win Tickets to Attend the Blockchain Futurist Conference, Canada’s No. 1 Blockchain Event

When the Blockchain Futurist Conference gets going, Aug. 13-14, 2019, in Toronto, Ontario, you could be one of the lucky guests attending the event free of charge. Win free admission to Canada’s largest, most high-profile blockchain event just by filling out and submitting an entry form, found here: http://ccw.fm/a8X1C. The contest – Blockchain Futurist Conference 2019 Giveaway – is sponsored by CryptoCurrencyWire, a division of a 38-brand multifaceted media organization that publishes daily content to over 5,000 news and information portals. One lucky grand prize winner will win a pair of VIP tickets to the Blockchain Futurist Conference valued at…

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…