Governments Attempt to Limit Bitcoin’s Impact in Africa
Most people feel cryptocurrency can make a big impact in the unbanked parts of the world. Africa is one place that comes to mind almost immediately. So far, the continent has been …
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Sovereign Fund Exec Advocates Keeping an Open Mind to Bitcoin
The remarks made by JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon earlier this year have not been received well by the Bitcoin community. In fact, some of his own employees think …
Western Exchanges Struggle to Push the Bitcoin Price Over $10,000
Everyone in the world can see it is only a matter of time before the Bitcoin price surpasses US$10,000 across all major exchanges. The world’s leading cryptocurrency has already done …
What Is a Prize-Linked Savings Account?
Recently, voters in Texas approved a constitutional amendment that will help citizens in a novel way: Prize-linked savings accounts. Let’s take a look at what these are, why they are good …
South Korea’s Shinhan Bank Is Building a Custodial Service for Virtual Money
If there is one rather intriguing trend in the financial sector, it is how banks are preparing to support digital currency and cryptocurrency services. Shinhan Bank in South Korea has been …
Bitcoin Price Tops $9,000 and Could Hit $10,000 Very Soon
Cryptocurrency markets continue to evolve at a rather surprising pace. In particular, the Bitcoin price is shattering records left, right, and center these days. After setting a new all-time high …
The Bitcoin Network Is Highly Susceptible to Internet Routing Attacks
Bitcoin and cryptocurrency users are often targeted by criminals. We have seen numerous attack vectors affecting this user base already. Whether it is phishing attacks, malware, ransomware, Trojans, or …
Morocco’s Bitcoin Ban Would Result in Financial Censorship
Governments all over the world are being forced to pay attention to cryptocurrency all of a sudden. With officials scrambling to draft regulatory guidelines, we may see some interesting developments …
Public Wireless Network Costs Austrian Man US$117K Worth of Bitcoin
Using public wireless networks has always been a security risk first and foremost. While it may seem logical to a lot of people to connect their device to a …