Banks Still Making the Case for Bitcoin
Three headlines caught my eye this morning that reaffirmed my belief in not only the viability of Bitcoin, but also the need for it. The founding statement explaining Bitcoin’s existence, if there is one, was embedded in the first block…
Bitcoin Media Watch: Ann Pettifor Attacks Bitcoin – A Response
It’s a funny thing. You would think that Bitcoin would offer something of interest for those on both the right and left side of the political spectrum. It is a money that returns financial control to the hands of the…
Trump, Bitcoin, and the Case for the Nuclear Option
Right now there is so much going on in Washington that it’s difficult to keep tabs on what’s really important. For me, the most important event being played out is the fight over the nomination of Neil Gorsuch for the…
Bitcoin Fundamentals, and Price, Continue to Improve
As the price of Bitcoin seems to be pushing once more to top 1,000, some of the old excitement that used to ripple through the Bitcoin community seems to be coming back–more reserved and cautious, perhaps, but coming back. There…
BCC Cryptocurrency Exchange Launches in Record Time Following Successful Completion of BitConnect Coin ICO
Bitcoin Press Release: BitConnect Coin (BCC), a cryptocurrency created by BitConnect.co enters next phase of development supported by its own proprietary BCC Exchange. January 30, 2017 – BitConnect.co, the team behind BitConnect Coin (BCC) takes pleasure in announcing the completion…
YoCoin Launches a Decentralized Blockchain-Based Insurance Platform
Bitcoin Press Release: YoCoin Insurance is an insurance platform on blockchain that issues all kinds of smart contract backed policies and bonds. January 30, 2017, Bangkok, Thailand – The creators behind peer-to-peer YoCoin digital currency has announced the launch of…
‘Shark Tank’ Backed Blockchain Fantasy Game ‘Augmentors’ Launches ICO, Raises 250 BTC in 6 hours
Bitcoin Press Release: Augmentors, a unique augmented reality mobile game backed by Bitcoin blockchain offers a realistic fantasy gaming experience. January 30, 2017, Los Altos, California — Augmentors, a game created by Michael Deon is the first ever Blockchain-based augmented…
Hedge Funds Hit Record 3 Trillion Assets Under Management: Shades of 2008
This out of Bloomberg: the hedge fund industry that (in part) brought us the great crash of 2008, now about more than three TRILLION dollars under management. This is a doubling of the amount of money under hedge fund control…
Will MasterCard Send Kill Bitcoin?
With all due respect to Betteridge’s Law, which states that any opinion piece headline that is a yes/no question will invariably be answered no, the answer is… no. MasterCard Send is a new service that will allow card holders to…
Bitcoin and the Nuclear Clean Up of Pacific Islands
Between 1977 and 1980, the US military cleaned up the Enewetak Islands of nuclear debris created by years of testing done over the islands. The reason for the cleanup effort was, seemingly noble, to prepare the islands to be…