Cryptocurrency Scam Site Warning – Ether Miners
In the cryptocurrency world, it is not overly difficult to spot scam sites. The vast majority of fake projects revolve around cloud mining and do so by targeting communities …
Mobile Shopping Increased by Over 21% During Black Friday 2016
November 26, 2016
Finance
As was to be expected, the Black Friday shopping spree has set some new records. Early projections indicate a total revenue of US$3bn in the US alone. What is …
Developing Nations Show A Great Appetite For Payment Card Acceptance
In the world of finance, there always seem to be some very strange evolutionary trends. Developing markets, which have an excellent opportunity to skip traditional payment methods altogether, somehow …
Barcelona Imposes Hefty Fines on Airbnb and Homeaway For Operating Without A License
November 25, 2016
News, Technology
The sharing economy sounds like a great concept, but regulators often don’t see it that way. Both Airbnb and Homeaway have been fined by Barcelona officials, as they advertised …
Bitfury Signaling SegWit Activation Brings Network Hashrate Support To 28%
With Segregated Witness signaling underway on the Bitcoin network, it appears that support for this solution is growing. Bitfury is the latest mining pool to support signaling, adding another …
UK Black Friday Growth Remains Bullish As US Consumers Prefer Cyber Monday Sales
November 25, 2016
Finance
Black Friday is an important “holiday” for shoppers all over the world. Scoring some nice discounts in time for the Christmas holidays can save people a lot of money. …
Switzerland To Ease Up On Fintech Regulation Is Good News For Bitcoin
Switzerland is positioning itself as a region where both Bitcoin and fintech will thrive over the coming years. The government is looking to ease off on fintech regulation, although …
Stripe’s Series D Funding Values The Company At Over US$9bn
Bitcoin and cryptocurrency users are all too familiar with the name Stripe, as this company has been focusing on digital payments for quite some time now. News broke earlier …
A Consensus Issue Between The Geth and Parity Ethereum Clients Caused an Unintentional Fork of the Network
An issue in the Geth implementation of the Ethereum protocol, maintained by the foundation of the same name, caused an unintentional fork in the network. Nick Johnson, an ETH developer, …