Bitfinex Outage Causes Bitcoin Price Flash Crash
The Bitcoin price has taken a significant hit across the exchanges overnight. The biggest culprit for this price drop was the Bitfinex exchange, as they suffered from an unscheduled …
Trace Mayer Predicts Bitcoin Price to Reach US$3,000 After Halving
June 20, 2016
Bitcoin
Trace Mayer, an Austrian economist and an investor in various Bitcoin startups including Bitpay, Armory, and Kraken, has stated in a recent interview that the price of bitcoin could …
ING Netherlands Will Use Big Data To Prevent Fraud
Fighting payment fraud is at the top of the priority list for nearly every financial institution around the world today. ING Netherlands is trying a different approach, as they …
Bitcoin Debit Cards: Convenience Vs. Drawbacks
Many Bitcoin enthusiasts are using one – or multiple – of the available debit cards in circulation today. But there are some drawbacks to this system and a price …
Bitcoin’s Market Cap is Still 50% of Discover Financial Services
June 20, 2016
Bitcoin
The recent surge in the price and volume of Bitcoin led to a record-breaking US$12 billion market cap for the digital currency, significantly increasing the demand for Bitcoin in …
Australian Government to Auction Nearly US$18 Million Worth of Bitcoin
The Department of Justice and Regulation of the Australian state Victoria, is set to auction nearly US$18.5 million after seizing 24,518 bitcoin from a convicted Melbourne drug dealer. The …
Ledger Nano S Supports Both Bitcoin And Ethereum
It appears as if Ledger one of the most popular Bitcoin hardware wallet manufacturers, have released a new model. The Ledger Nano S is a next generation hardware wallet, …
Political Games Delay Email Privacy Amendment Once Again
June 20, 2016
News, Security, Technology
Achieving email privacy will not be for anytime soon, unfortunately, as a new bill is delayed once again. Two US senators asked the bill to be pulled from the …
Allianz Risk Transfer Successfully Tests Blockchain Technology for Catastrophe Swap
June 20, 2016
Crypto
Allianz Risk Transfer AG (ART) and Nephila Capital Limited have successfully completed several tests using the blockchain technology to transact a natural catastrophe swap. In finance, a catastrophe swap …