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TuesdayMay 21, 2019 10:02 am

Is It Possible to Predict the Price of Cryptocurrencies?

In short, yes. While some individuals may want to time the bottom based off of intuition, wiser investors pay attention to the numbers to gauge the market and seize buying opportunities to make their respective fortunes. Traders who dive into different concepts may throw aside concepts such as bitcoin being a risk-asset or a safe haven while looking at bitcoin moves and trend-lines. Technical analysis allows for savvy traders and cryptocurrency enthusiasts to predict the price of cryptocurrencies. While it may be difficult to predict the exact price of cryptocurrencies, individuals can be right on the direction while being wrong…

MondayMay 20, 2019 12:30 pm

BlokTech Networks’ Disrupt X Miami Event to Feature Top Minds, Influencers and Strategists

BlokTech Networks’ Disrupt X Miami Conference is slated for July 23-24, 2019 The conference will highlight bitcoin technology and blockchain innovation Its agenda features 100-plus investors and projects BlokTech Networks’ Disrupt X Miami (the Mining Disrupt Conference) is scheduled for July 23-24, 2019, in Miami, Florida, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Miami Airport & Convention Center. This event promises invaluable insight into bitcoin technology and blockchain innovation, as well as the future of these applications. More than 1,000 people are expected to attend this innovative conference to celebrate and learn from key talent within the cryptocurrency, blockchain and mining…

MondayMay 20, 2019 12:24 pm

The President Won’t Touch It, Politicians Ignore It, Is Blockchain the Key to Gun Control?

It seems that almost every single week we hear about another mass casualty incident at one of our schools, someone’s workplace, or just a random location somewhere in the country. While at this point it would be virtually impossible to eradicate guns in this country, and not something I would support anyway, it’s clearly evident that we have to do something to protect our children and neighbors. Tweets and press conferences sending “thoughts and prayers” from the President, law enforcement, and other government leaders has become synonymous with inaction and almost a sense of complacency. Sure, bump stocks have been…

ThursdayMay 16, 2019 10:52 am

Cryptopia Heads to the Crypt

It was arguably all but written in stone months ago, especially after the crippling mid-January hack, but Cryptopia has officially gone into the great crypto beyond. Announced Tuesday evening on their official Twitter feed and then posting a news release on their website Wednesday morning, Cryptopia revealed that they had appointed Grant Thornton New Zealand’s Russell Moore and David Ruscoe as liquidators. Rumblings about the fate of the exchange began just before the official tweet as people noticed the website was inaccessible and trading appeared to have been halted. The press release is short and not-so-sweet and directs additional enquiries…

WednesdayMay 15, 2019 12:12 pm

4 Reasons Why Elon Musk Should Consider Bitcoin as Mars’ Currency

Elon Musk wants to start a colony on Mars as soon as 2024. That in itself is a technological marvel, but once the voyage is done and the infrastructure is built, the team of SpaceX pioneers will have to undergo a new challenge—building a functioning society. What that society looks like is anyone’s guess, but they’ll more than likely need to have some sort of financial system in place. Should they use a fiat currency like the US Dollar or Euro, come up with their own currency, or look towards blockchain technology for help? Here are four reasons why we…

TuesdayMay 14, 2019 10:26 am

Tokenized Mortgages on Ethereum

Initial coin offerings (ICOs) might have had its day, security token offerings (STOs) seem to have taken over. As such, it is no surprise to see Fluidity, Ethereum’s first ever tokenized security platform. The platform is built on the Ethereum platform and uses smart contracts to tokenize assets. It collaborates with dealer-brokers who are registered and regulated by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). It then issues security tokens for them through its intricate yet detailed programmable compliance mechanism. The programmable compliance is a set of processes that checks whether a token or a security meets certain requirements. These requirements…

TuesdayMay 14, 2019 9:36 am

A Cryptocurrency Mystery: A Sudden Death Cost Cryptocurrency Investors $190 Million

Last December, Gerald Cotten, a Canadian entrepreneur who parlayed last year's cryptocurrency frenzy into a personal fortune as the co-founder and CEO of QuadrigaCX, was in rural India to help open an orphanage he was funding. At 9:45 p.m. on December 8, Cotten arrived at Fortis Escorts hospital in a state of septic shock, according to the hospital report. The patient had a history of Crohn's disease but at age 30, given his health, traveling in remote India may not have been prudent. But twenty- four hours and two cardiac arrests later, he was announced dead. The death of Cotten,…

MondayMay 13, 2019 2:05 pm

HODL RALLY Binds Beauty and Blockchain in Dash across Europe

This summer, HODL RALLY sets off from Pall Mall in central London on June 29. From there, up to 100 supercars will parade through Paris, Geneva, Monaco, Barcelona, Valencia and Denia, on their way to the magical Balearic island of Ibiza, stopping only for a series of entertaining and educational events that will blend beauty and business with the art of blockchain. Meant to promote the benefits of blockchain and facilitate mass adoption of the technology, HODL RALLY will also offer opportunities to learn, network and do deals. Pit stops include the EVOLV Barcelona Blockchain Summit at the W Hotel for…

MondayMay 13, 2019 1:42 pm

Figure Technologies and Provenance

Mike Cagney, a leader in SoFi, has “closed an up to $1 billion uncommitted asset-based financing facility on the Provenance.io blockchain with Jeffries and WSFS Institutional Services”. The startup uses Provenance.io to “originate, finance, and sell its HELOC loans to banks, asset managers, and credit funds” natively on the blockchain. Provenance will be instrumental by acting as a custodian and the facilitator of transactions within the system. At the current moment, Figure Lending utilizes Provenance to originate, fund, transact, and service HELOC loans to financial institutions. Figure Lending aims to utilize Provenance to move toward the important aspect of securitization…

FridayMay 10, 2019 10:41 am

2020 Elections: Donald Trump’s Views on Crypto

With the 2020 elections already stirring emotions on all sides of the dice and multiple cryptocurrencies enjoying a strong Q1 and promising start to Q2, it has been a bit of a surprise that Trump hasn’t solidified his stance on the industry. After last year’s executive order establishing a Task Force on Market Integrity and Consumer Fraud with a mandate of providing “guidance for the investigation and prosecution” for a long list of fraud types including cybercrime and “digital currency fraud,” Trump appeared to be setting the groundwork for multiple agencies to take a longer and harder look at the…