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ThursdayMay 09, 2019 1:19 pm

The Wild West Crypto Show Gives Shout-Out to Crypto Community from Kentucky

It had to happen. The Wild West Crypto Show showed up in Louisville in time for the Kentucky Derby. Hosts of the show Drew Taylor and Brent Bates rode into town, and, as usual, the crypto cowboys had the latest news on developments in the space. Guests on ‘Episode 59: Hello from Kentucky’ included Andrew Prell of Run for the Unicorns, which was held to promote Kentucky’s business-friendly environment, particularly for tech startups; Rick Tumlinson, founder and partner at SpaceFund Venture Capital, which has launched the world's first space security token; and Jonathan Keim, communications director of CryptoCurrencyWire. With such…

ThursdayMay 09, 2019 12:01 pm

5 Tips for Building a Strong Crypto Portfolio

By now, cryptocurrency has become a household name. Although there are still a number of people who don’t truly understand cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, most people are familiar with names like Bitcoin and Ethereum thanks to the bull market in 2017. If you’re new to cryptocurrency and need a quick history lesson, 2017 was an incredible year for trading. Cryptocurrency soared more than 1500% in that year, and the price of bitcoin started around $900 and reached an all-time high of nearly $20,000 at the end of the year. A lot of people made a lot of money on cryptocurrency…

WednesdayMay 08, 2019 12:42 pm

Fidelity To Provide Institutional Trading Shortly

Fidelity Moves Forward With Crypto Initiative Fidelity will continue to invest in the future of digital assets with its foray into the cryptocurrency sector. Fidelity Investments has grown their blockchain and cryptocurrency division to lay down the foundation for services such as a bitcoin custody service. The financial services firm pressed forward with the latest component of its cryptocurrency services by providing trading services for its institutional investors. Fidelity and Institutional Solutions Fidelity Digital Assets, with its growing division, will provide “enterprise-grade custody and execution services for institutional investors”. The firm is laying down the blueprint for its vision of…

WednesdayMay 08, 2019 12:27 pm

Net Element Inc. (NASDAQ: NETE) Subsidiary Aptito Announces Sales and Support Partnership with HP Inc.

A strategic partnership with HP will enable Aptito to benefit from the tech giant’s massive global sales to deliver a full set of point-of-sale tools to small- and medium-sized clients The sales and support partnership will focus on a line of Android-based point-of-sale devices to enable access to affordable, cutting-edge payment technologies The innovative payment solutions market is anticipated to continue growing rapidly in 2019 and beyond, providing companies like Aptito with sustainable expansion opportunities Global technology and value-added solutions group Net Element Inc. (NASDAQ: NETE) subsidiary Aptito will be entering into a sales and support partnership with HP Inc.…

TuesdayMay 07, 2019 10:01 am

Top 5 Crypto Hardware Wallets

If you are day trading crypto or leveraging some of your digital assets, you might want to keep your tokens on an exchange or a hot wallet, but if you are accumulating to HODL or store your cryptocurrency in a safe place then you might seriously consider investing in hardware wallets. If you’re not familiar with it, a hardware wallet is a tamper-proof device that is specifically designed to store your private keys offline. It cannot be stressed enough that private keys must be kept in a safe, secure area and never shared with anyone or you risk losing your…

MondayMay 06, 2019 1:12 pm

Insight on PRIME XBT Exchange

As more mainstream conversations are turning to crypto, more investors are jumping on board to expand their portfolios, and with that more crypto companies are springing up every day to accommodate the growing interest. One such company is Prime XBT Exchange, which was founded this year, 2019. Being new on crypto landscape, we wanted to investigate it and review the platform for our Crypto Trader News Pro subscribers. Prime XBT is a new trading platform established on decades of brokerage expertise in traditional markets. Launched in early 2019, the platform offers margin trading with 1:100 leverage across all crypto assets…

MondayMay 06, 2019 1:05 pm

The Wild West Crypto Show Highlights App Offering Better Deals with Crypto than Cash

Cash is no longer king; it has been dethroned by crypto. The recently launched ‘Life Info’ app promises to give users a better deal when they use its virtual currency, offering unique opportunities to earn discounts and cash back, as detailed by spokesman Rob Ronson on episode 58 of the Wild West Crypto Show, titled ‘Earning Rewards with Life App’. The weekly show on all things crypto, broadcasted from Kerrville, Texas, is designed to entertain and inform while keeping listeners abreast of the latest crypto developments from around the world. Chatting on the show with its two co-hosts, Drew Taylor…

FridayMay 03, 2019 9:42 am

PayPal Invests $500 Million In Uber

A year after eBay announced that it was dropping PayPal as a form of payment on its website, the payment processing giant has come out with a big investment to strengthen its partnership with Uber. According to PayPal’s president and CEO, Dan Schulman, the company has decided to expand on its partnership with Uber for “future payment collaborations” and “Uber’s digital wallet”. Schulman mentioned that the $500 million investment is going to be used for a private placement. With that being said, he remained tight-lipped on what the investment’s terms entailed. Uber’s IPO is Just Down the Line But even…

ThursdayMay 02, 2019 3:49 pm

Blockchain Goes Hollywood Issues Letter from the CEO

Robert Corriveau, CEO of Blockchain Goes Hollywood, recently issued the letter below to update the public concerning the celebrity-themed event previously scheduled for May 30 – June 2, 2019. Hello to all, Blockchain Goes Hollywood was looking forward to servicing the blockchain community with a one-of-a-kind event, but it comes with a heavy, sad-felt heart that we must cancel our event. The team had been working hard for up to 9 months preparing to provide a once-in-a-lifetime experience for our sponsors, attendees, speakers, and guests, but in the end, we just could not make it happen. We would like to…

ThursdayMay 02, 2019 10:13 am

Washington State Recognizes Distributed Ledger Technology

On April 26, 2019, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed into law, SB 5638, an act that defines blockchain and recognizes “the validity of distributed ledger technology.” This “blockchain bill,” sponsored by Senators Brown, Rivers, Becker, and Short, amends legislation so that new technology can be leveraged to help streamline commerce and business development. This updates archaic requirements like paper signatures for legal documents and further pushes mainstream adoption of secure and decentralized initiatives. The last time the Washington Electronic Authentication Act was updated was May 13, 1999. The current act now gives the following definition for blockchain and distributed…