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Ethereum vs Bitcoin: Could Ethereum Overtake Bitcoin Once Cryptocurrency Hits Wall Street?

<b>Bitcoin has exploded in value over the last year, making gains of around 1000%. While Bitcoin has dominated the headlines, Ethereum has posted even</b> …

Blockchain Expert Explains the Concept to Five People of Varying Ages and Levels of Understanding

Bettina Warburg of Animal Ventures partnered with Wired to sit down to explain/discuss the concept of blockchain, the primary technology behind …

3 Obscure Cryptocurrencies to Watch | Investopedia

Earlier this week, bitcoin reached $10,000 per coin for the first time in its history, constituting a gain of roughly 10 times since the beginning of …

World Computer? New Protocol Could Supercharge Ethereum's Blockchain

With scaling the center of attention in the public blockchain sector, an older but lesser known attempt to overcome the restrictions inherent in …

With Bitcoin, Every Day Can Be Black Monday

There’s good and bad news about Bitcoin.<p>The good news is that the cryptocurrency gained nearly 15% between the close of trading on 28 November and …

BitConnect is a Ponzi scheme, Ethereum and Litecoin founders warn

The cryptocurrency community is slowly but steadily growing more suspicious of BitConnect and its dubious business model. Crypto pioneers, including Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin and Litecoin founder Charlie lee, have spoken up against the bullish Bitcoin investment platform, calling it a Ponzi …

Bitcoin Futures to Start Trading as Regulators Rush to Catch Up

CME Group Inc. and Cboe Global Markets Inc. are poised to offer bitcoin futures contracts, easing the way for mainstream investors to bet big while …

US Senate Bill S.1241 to Criminalize Concealed Ownership of Bitcoin

<b>On November 28, 2017, the US Senate, Committee of the Judiciary held a hearing regarding bill S.1241: Modernizing AML Laws to Combat Money Laundering</b> …

The first blockchain smartphone will come preloaded with mobile Ethereum client Status

Blockchain technologies aren’t limited to the virtual world. The foundation of decentralized cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum is also being applied to hardware products.<p>Sirin Labs — the company that created the $14,000 Solarin smartphone — earlier this year announced a smartphone named …

There's More Than One Way to Be Bitcoin Rich

<i>Bailey Reutzel is a veteran finance reporter and editor at CoinDesk.</i><p>A buzz. A notification.<p>"Oh how I wish I took your advice all the many moons ago," …

Bitcoin: is it a bubble waiting to burst or a good investment?

Disciples of the cryptocurrency plan to hold on for dear life but traditional finance is getting twitchy<p>Bitcoin is the fastest-growing asset in the world this year, but the virtual currency does not appear to have many users in London’s tech district. It has been more than a month since bitcoin was …

Tesla owner claims to be using his Model S to mine Bitcoin for free - but all may not be as it seems

After the Facebook post went viral, a number of experts began questioning the legitimacy of the pictured rig<p>Bitcoin’s value has soared in recent …

Okay, Let’s Talk About That ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Bitcoin Episode

It has to be done.<p>On Thursday night, <i>The Big Bang Theory</i>, easily one of the most-watched shows on television, introduced Bitcoin to millions of average people who might know a lot about their favourite sitcom but very little about digital currencies.<p>For the Bitcoin community, where people regularly …

Blockchain Has ‘Incredible Potential’ in Agriculture: Rabobank

• Overall, there’s “incredible potential” in agricultural commodity sales, both in U.S. and globally<br>• “They are using blockchain in wheat merchandising …

Ethereum doubts IOTA is better than blockchain, but the feeling is mutual

Back in September, Ethereum core developer Nick Johnson penned an interesting piece to sum up some of the reservations he had for up-and-coming cryptocurrency company IOTA and its blockchain-alternative, Tangle.<p>While he insisted the post was merely intended as a critique addressed at some of the …

Don't Let Bitcoin FOMO Lead to Bad Cryptocurrency Investments

Missed the boat with bitcoin? Don't fall for new digital coin scams.<p>Along with driving a Tesla and hacking your diet with Soylent, the latest signifier of being part of the Silicon Valley early adopters club is owning bitcoins. When the price for one bitcoin--the digital currency created in 2009 …

Currency Guru Taylor Dips Toe Into Bitcoin World for $6 a Month

No one can accuse John Taylor of getting swept away by bitcoin mania.<p>The former head of the world’s biggest foreign-exchange hedge fund says that …

Why I Bought More Bitcoin At $10,000

A cautious investor buys Bitcoin.<p>Using Honeywell as a proxy and comparing returns from a portfolio perspective.<p>Bitcoin can do better than a 11.5% …

Blockchain — bitcoin’s underlying technology — could next disrupt the transportation sector - MarketWatch

Blockchain, the underlying technology behind digital currencies like bitcoin, has been hailed as having world-changing potential for industries …

Neo-Nazi wealth is rapidly growing. Why? Bitcoin

In many ways, white nationalists were the big losers after the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in August. First, they lost web hosting for …

Bitfinex and Tether PR Person is Allegedly Linked to a Ponzi Scheme

<b>The Bitfinexed twitter account has become somewhat of a cult personality in the world of cryptocurrency. This one account shares a lot of evidence</b> …

Price Analysis, December 01: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Ripple, Litecoin, Dash

<i>The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of authors/contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every</i> …

Forex Provider, FXPIG, Announces CoinMetro Exchange, a New

Fintech Platform Built to Simplify Cryptocurrency Trading and Investing (Attn.editors: The following press release comes to you under an arrangement …

#5 Myths About the World's New Favourite Bitcoin Busted

Zooming past the 10,000 dollar mark as its value, the cryptocurrency form has taken over the world<p>You're reading Entrepreneur India, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media.<p>If there’s one thing in the financial technology space currently that has governments, investors, entrepreneurs and …

Exclusive: Tezos founders push for legal bailout from Swiss foundation

NEW YORK/ZURICH (Reuters) - The couple behind the embattled Tezos cryptocurrency tech project wants the Swiss-based Tezos Foundation to cover their costs for lawsuits accusing them of fraud related to an online fundraiser it ran, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.<p>Tezos co-founder and CTO …

A Few Ways to Claim Bitcoin Gold - Bitcoin News

Technology<p><b>Lately, people have been talking an awful lot about bitcoin forks and how to claim them. One particular fork that took place on October 24</b> …

Options for Borrowing and Lending With Cryptocurrency Are on the Rise

Unchained Capital is very similar to SALT in that it provides loans against your bitcoin capital. Their details are easier to find on their website …

Boom as fortune hunters go bitcoin bonkers

How to protect ICO investors: Auto-refunds if milestones aren’t met

The latest method of crowdfunding originating in the cryptocurrency world is exploding, with ICOs raising more than 3.5 billion this year. It is also giving a headache to regulators and a growing number of swindled investors. The latest example saw one such cryptocurrency startup, Confido, make off …

What ICO valuations tell us about the state of modern monopolies

By:<p>We live in a world where free lunches are not supposed to exist, which is why it’s puzzling that start-ups can suddenly raise millions overnight …