The past two weeks have been extremely volatile for cryptocurrency valuations. A series of negative moves by state regulators, notably in China, have combined with critical statements by financial experts to throw the crypto world into a frenzy. Bitcoin has seen price fluctuations by as much as thirty percent in one day, as have most altcoins. The most significant concern […]

The year of 2017 has brought a great increase in Bitcoin price, yet during this year, numerous countries have decided to regulate digital currencies and blockchain technology. One of the latest examples in this direction is Kazakhstan, which is reportedly considering restricting some digital currency-related activities. According to recent reports, the National Bank of Kazakhstan has submitted a proposal to […]

The UK, and more specifically London, has often been referred as the world’s blockchain hub, given the positive push being given to the public ledger technology by the government. However, in the wake of the BREXIT event, this may not be the case anymore, as the UK is pushing policy changes, and its lack of influence in the European Union […]

Back in the second week of August 2017, an interesting event took place in Ukraine, as several individuals were reportedly arrested for being involved in illegal bitcoin mining activities. To put things better into perspective, during a raid carried out at the Paton Electric Welding Institute, which happens to be state-owned, the Ukrainian police found a total of 200 computers […]

During the last couple of years, Bitcoin has mostly served genuine purposes, as around 95% of current trading volumes are completely legal, and do not involve fraud, or illegal activities. However, as the public isn’t yet entirely educated about the dangers that are associated with the digital currency, it is understandable that the regional police in Canada has just issued […]

For over a month, The Alt-coin market has been exploding with activity. Prior to the burst, Bitcoin experienced some scaling issues with debate over using a new chain, “Bitcoin Unlimited” Bitcoin Unlimited’s attempt at shifting the economy ultimately led to the explosion of Dash on the epic date of March 18th 2017. In this article, I will demonstrate the importance of a […]

Egyptian-American economist and businessman Mohamed A. El-Erian has revealed that he bought Bitcoin several years ago, but sold early due to “behavioral mistakes.” El-Erian is “President of Queens’ College, Cambridge and chief economic adviser at Allianz, the corporate parent of PIMCO where he was CEO and co-chief investment officer (2007–2014).” He was also “chair of President Obama’s Global Development Council […]

One of the main advantages associated with digital currencies was their semi-anonymous status, meaning that while transaction data is public, the blockchain does not store any personal information. Following the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies over the last couple of years, things have changed. Governments throughout the world have come up with regulatory frameworks meant to reduce anonymity on the digital […]