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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,…

WednesdayNov 27, 2019 12:16 pm

Are Small Caps Undervalued?

Market indices are at all-time highs. Large-cap stocks such as Apple saw at least 80% price increases to the 52 week low. The large-cap market is led by companies such as Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon; they continue to drive large caps while others face issues. Investors such as Ray Dalio and others point troubling factors that may lead to a potential recession, while others think that the market can go even higher. Whether we will have another melt-up or correction may be essential to know for those who trade in the short term. The current environment makes purchasing new shares…

TuesdayNov 26, 2019 2:07 pm

Bitcoin Tuesday – Start Donating to Favorite Causes, Charities with Crypto

Giving is getting a whole lot easier as Bitcoin Tuesday draws near. Set for December 3 to coincide with Giving Tuesday, Bitcoin Tuesday aims to increase awareness of cryptocurrencies among both donors and philanthropic organizations. The observance will be fronted by a number of top nonprofits that are set up to accept donations in crypto. These pioneers will be joined by influencers, sponsors and partners in the crypto community. Bitcoin Tuesday will help set the stage for the world’s largest cryptocurrency fundraising platform, slated for launch in the coming weeks. More information on how organizations can take part in this…

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…

MondayNov 25, 2019 1:11 pm

People’s Bank of China Releases Official Statement on Cryptocurrencies

Increase supervision and control to combat cryptocurrency transactions Editorial Note: The following statement has been translated and modified for your convenience. The original statement from the People’s Bank of China can be found here. November 22, 2019 16:50:47 Shanghai Headquarters In recent years, speculation related to virtual currency (such as ICO, IFO, IEO, IMO, and STO) have been refurbished and speculative, prices have skyrocketed, and risks have grown rapidly. Relevant financing entities through the illegal sale, circulation of tokens, and raising funds to investors of Bitcoin, Ethereum and other virtual currency, which is essentially unauthorized illegal public financing, suspected of…

MondayNov 25, 2019 12:08 pm

Xalles Holdings Inc. (XALL) Maintains Nimble Fintech Profile Amid Crypto Volatility

While ongoing cryptocurrency volatility has engendered forecasts of a bearish market for alt coins, long-term enthusiasts remain upbeat about macro trends The market volatility pushes strategy-builders to adopt quick and efficient trade platforms that can transact cryptocurrencies before circumstances change Xalles Holdings is a solutions builder in helping large business and government entities with e-commerce, payments and financial reconciliation issues, which includes responsiveness to market movements On the heels of five consecutive revenue-building quarters, the company remains bullish on crypto and is anticipating the delivery of its new X2X software platform for reconciling financial transactions in business and government payment…

FridayNov 22, 2019 1:32 pm

Wild West Crypto Show Introduces the ‘Uber of the Skies’

Events continue to unfold rapidly in the world of crypto. Two guests on episode 84 of The Wild West Crypto Show illustrated that well. First up was Mike Winston with JetToken, which has launched what Winston calls the ‘Uber of the Skies’. On day two of World Crypto Con in Las Vegas, Drew Taylor and Brent Bates, hosts of the Wild West Crypto Show, caught up with Winston, who announced that he was “doing jets.” Winston has started a chartered membership program that will broker jets, regardless of a traveler’s destination. The company, Private Jet Coin, has 4,000 planes at…

FridayNov 22, 2019 1:21 pm

Knight Story – A New Game By the Creators of EOS Knights

The creators of the popular mobile RPG, EOS Knights, have announced that a new game is in development. It is called Knight Story. It will allow players to “battle with goblins, craft items and build a village.” EOS Knights has consistently ranked as one of the top 20 most played blockchain games. Much of this popularity comes from China, Korea, Japan, and other East Asian countries. But despite this success, the game has struggled to compete for players in the West. Eliminating large stake requirements Like many other games on EOS, EOS Knights requires a large initial investment from the…

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,…