Will Bitcoin Replace The US Dollar?
With Grammy award-winning artist Cardi B, Jack Dorsey predicted on Tuesday that Bitcoin would eventually replace the US dollar in the digital currency market. In response to Cardi B’s question on Twitter, Dorsey said, “Yes, Bitcoin will.” Cardi B and…
What Is Slippage In Crypto And Why Does It Matter?
Slippage is the difference between the price you expect to receive when placing an order to buy or sell cryptocurrency and the price you actually receive when the order is executed. Since most cryptocurrencies are highly volatile, slippage is a…
South Korea And The Competition In The NFT Market
The nonfungible token (NFT) industry in South Korea has grown quickly, mostly due to the popularity of Kakao’s cryptocurrency and nonfungible token services, but competitors have also joined the fray. According to some estimates, the South Korean NFT market might…
Where and how to buy cryptocurrency: These 5 points will help
Cryptocurrency, exchange, crypto, charges, fees  The crypto market is now more than a decade old, but it attracts new investors in large numbers. However, most investors don’t know where to start or how (or where) to buy cryptocurrencies. Several…
How Does Blockchain Fit into the Future of Fintech?
Over the past decade, the fintech industry has exploded in both the U.S. and the world over. The traditional banking system that has held sway over people’s money for centuries is facing its first real disruption at the hands of…
Spending and Earning Cryptocurrency is Getting Easier by the Day
So far, it’s been a strong and positive year for Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency industry as a whole, with impressive developments being made in both the technological and political realms. A steadily increasing market value has attracted the attention of…
JPMorgan Chase Allegedly Conflicting Trading Activities vs CEO Statements
On September 12, Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co, has made news for himself by criticizing Bitcoin saying that the decentralized digital currency is a fraud. Recent expose shows that the leading banking institution is actually one of…
Bitcoin’s Manifest Destiny
I have to be honest. In a perfect world, I would not even be considering using bitcoin. I do not match the first adopter profile (and in fact, I am not a first adopter. I probably count as second or…
In the Wake of the WannaCry Attack, News Sites Almost Get Bitcoin Right
In the wake of the WannaCry ransomware attack, it’s instructive to note that although mentioned, Bitcoin is not typically being blamed or associated with the attack. Rather, it is rightly being described as a payment method the hackers are demanding….
The Truthiness of the Bitcoin Scaling Debate
Jameson Lopp, a CoinDesk contributor and frequent tweeter whom I have long respected unfortunately has taken to using alternative facts. Now, just to define my terms here, what I mean by alternative facts is that when someone says something, as…