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A.T. Kearney Report: Bitcoin Will ‘Mature’ and Reclaim Market Share in 2019
Bitcoin is not dead, management consultancy AT Kearney has concluded in its 2019 predictions – the latest source to defy claims it is trending to zero. Cryptocurrencies Are ‘Post-Crash’ As part of its annual series of ten forecasts for the coming year, somewhat less ‘outrageous’ than a similar tradition at Saxo Bank, the company declared Bitcoin and altcoins to be “post-crash. дальше »
2018-12-29 05:00 | |
2018: The year Congress and social media collided
One of the biggest, and most unwelcome revelations of the past few years is just how much social media platforms can be — and have been — used for manipulation and distribution of falsehoods. And in 2018, several social media executives were called into the hot seat in front of elected officials to account for their company’s inability to foresee, prevent, or, in some cases, efficiently treat their multitudinous problems. дальше »
2018-12-28 12:00 | |
Crypto VC Suggests Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin Could Be Ruined Thanks To Bitmain Layoffs
Bitmain, the Chinese mining hardware manufacturer who recently applied for listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, has laid off around half of their employees, the company confirmed in a statement: “There has been some adjustment to our staff this year as we continue to build a long-term, sustainable and scalable business. дальше »
2018-12-28 00:05 | |
Bitmain Reportedly Will Sack More Than Half of Workforce
The Chinese crypto mining company Bitmain has apparently been hit hard by the bear market and is looking to sack more than half of their entire workforce. Credible rumors of this story first began to circulate on Maimai, China’s equivalent to LinkedIn, as anonymous sources on a site frequently used by Bitmain employees began reporting that the company was looking at massive layoffs in the next several days. дальше »
2018-12-29 21:20 | |
Bitmain Reportedly Will Sack Up to 85 Percent of Workforce
The Chinese crypto mining company Bitmain has apparently been hit hard by the bear market and is looking to sack more than half of their entire workforce. Credible rumors of this story first began to circulate on Maimai, China’s equivalent to LinkedIn, as anonymous sources on a site frequently used by Bitmain employees began reporting that the company was looking at massive layoffs in the next several days. дальше »
2018-12-27 21:20 | |
End of year stock roundup: How did Microsoft perform in 2018?
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is set to end 2018 on a high, bumping off Apple from the top spot and becoming the most valuable publicly traded US company. The Washington-based American multinational technology company, whose founders were Bill Gates and Paul Allen, has been a rival of Apple for some time within the computer industry. дальше »
2018-12-27 13:00 | |
Layoffs Underway Amid ‘Adjustments,’ Bitcoin Miner Bitmain Confirms
Months after it filed an application to go public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Beijing-based cryptocurrency mining giant Bitmain is undergoing a series of business changes that extend even to its China offices, the company confirmed Tuesday. дальше »
2018-12-25 19:00 | |
TradeWinds And Foster Estate Planning Join Forces to Start New Crypto Fund
2019 is almost here and several companies are aligning to have a successful year. The latest of these companies is TradeWinds Financial, which has reunited with Foster Estate Planning in a partnership to launch a crypto investment fund that will be out in 2019. дальше »
2018-12-25 18:59 | |
GMO Internet Group exits cryptocurrency miner production
Japanese internet giant GMO Internet Group is quitting the cryptocurrency mining hardware sector, according to a public document. Citing extraordinary loss in Q4 this year, GMO said that it will “no longer develop, manufacture and sell” miners. дальше »
2018-12-26 18:00 | |
End of year stock roundup: How did Amazon perform in 2018?
Amazon has been a good performer in 2018, and is up nearly 40 percent in the year. In September, the share price for it hit $2,000. The Seattle-based American electronic commerce company, whose CEO and founder is Jeff Bezos — America’s richest as noted by Forbes —was created in 1994. дальше »
2018-12-22 12:00 | |
Stop checking your phone, it’s Christmas
After opening your gifts, many will now be looking around to see their entire families face down into their devices after too much food and bad TV. The days of enjoying each others company once a year will probably feel like a distant memory from a much simpler analog age. дальше »
2018-12-22 02:00 | |
7 industry leaders explain how to punch failure in the throat
You’re not special — everybody fails. The importance lies in how you react to failure, and learning to bounce back after you’re fired, you lose a client, or your high tech sex toy company idea gets shot down. дальше »
2018-12-21 19:00 | |
IOTA Announces Troika and Offers $230K Hacking Prize Pool
The IOTA Foundation has revealed a brand new hash function that it hopes will keep the Tangle secure for years to come. The hash function, Troika, was developed by CYBERCRYPT, a leading security company that was commissioned by IOTA just over a year ago. дальше »
2018-12-21 06:36 | |
Analysts Applaud Square’s Bitcoin Strategy as Brilliant Despite Low Profitability
It has been nearly one year since San Fransisco-based payment processing company, Square, rolled out peer-to-peer Bitcoin trading within their popular Cash App, allowing customers to buy, hold, and sell the cryptocurrency without incurring any fees. дальше »
2018-12-21 02:00 | |
Facebook’s latest privacy stumble gave big tech access to your messages
Last night, we got word of yet another Facebook privacy scandal. What is that, Number 427 for the year? In this case, a report from The New York Times revealed the social media company gave an extreme amount of access to certain partner companies, over and above what users might have expected. дальше »
2018-12-19 22:41 | |
Hacked Crypto Exchange Coincheck Looks to Secure a License In Japan from FSA Financial Regulator
Do you remember Coincheck? The Japanese crypto exchange was hacked at the beginning of the year, in January. The company had half a billion dollars stolen in cryptos, mostly NEM tokens, was sold to Monex for only $33 million USD back in October. дальше »
2018-12-19 20:07 | |
Dev kits for Purism’s ultra-private Librem 5 smartphone are now shipping
Purism, the company behind the upcoming ultra-private Librem 5 smartphone, has announced it’s started shipping development kits to its backers. The dev kit, which is based on Purism’s customized i. дальше »
2018-12-19 13:18 | |
Bloomberg Crypto Report Says Tether Stablecoin Earned $6.6 Million in Interest in First Half of 2018
Tether (TS) was able to earn around $6.6 million during the first six months of the year according to a report released by Bloomberg on December 18. With the US Dollars reserves that it has across different banking institutions, the company is able to make several millions of interests. At the same time, citing sources […] дальше »
2018-12-19 00:35 | |
Bitcoin’s Liquid Sidechain is Being Adopted by Swiss Finance Industry
Swiss IT consulting firm Inacta AG has become an official partner of Blockstream’s Liquid Sidechain for Bitcoin, the company confirmed December 17. Tokengate Meets Liquid Sidechain Inacta, one of many Blockchain-focused companies headquartered in Switzerland’s Crypto Valley in the town of Zug, also became the first token platform operator to support Liquid tokens. дальше »
2018-12-18 19:00 | |
New Shakepay Feature Turns Your Spare Change Into Bitcoin
Mobile cryptocurrency exchange and peer-to-peer wallet Shakepay has announced a new product that allows its Canadian customers to buy bitcoin with spare change. Dubbed "ShakePay Change," the pre-launch of the service was announced in a Medium post. дальше »
2018-12-18 02:32 | |
Is December 2018 the Best Time to Buy Bitcoin Before the 2019 New Year Starts with Bakkt Launch
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao otherwise known as CZ said that the company is perfectly fine with Venture Capital putting money into the crypto industry even as the market continues to spiral as opposed to investing while the market is down. дальше »
2018-12-14 20:52 | |
Kakao Invests Undisclosed Amount in Blockchain Startup Orbs
South Korea’s internet conglomerate Kakao has invested in blockchain firm Orbs via its venture arm Kakao Investments. The Israeli blockchain startup Orbs became the receiver of an undisclosed amount of funding from the Korean company. дальше »
2018-12-14 13:29 | |
YouTube Rewind 2018 hit with most dislikes ever thanks to its too-clean imagery
This year’s YouTube Rewind just surpassed a Justin Bieber song to become the most-disliked video ever made on the platform. With over 10 million dislikes, the like-to-dislike ratio would seem to be a message from the fans to the company that the squeaky-clean, frenetically scripted attempt at positivity isn’t what they want. дальше »
2018-12-13 22:21 | |
German Stock Exchange Boerse Stuttgart Group Is Launching Crypto Trading Platform
German Stock Exchange Launching Crypto Trading Platform Boerse Stuttgart Group, the second-largest stock exchange in Germany, is planning to launch a crypto trading platform early next year. The exchange announced its partnership with a local fintech company, SolarisBank. дальше »
2018-12-13 19:43 | |
Overstock.com’s Medici Ventures Thinks The Product Market For Blockchain In 2019 Is Coming
Market For Blockchain In 2019? Jonathan Johnson of Medici Ventures for Overstock. com recently discussed with Coidesk his venture fund’s goals for the coming year. He stated that the 19 portfolio companies are aiming to develop new ideas and methods to execute them. дальше »
2018-12-13 19:40 | |
Samsung to Enter Blockchain Industry
The cryptocurrency market, over the last year, has attracted many big names to jump on to the cryptocurrency bandwagon. The most recent company to jump on is Samsung. The company has filed two trademark application for including Blockchain and cryptocurrency functionalities in their upcoming phones. дальше »
2018-12-13 10:16 | |
Intel’s new GPUs show it’s slowly getting serious about graphics
There’s one thing we know all know about integrated graphics: they suck. Usually, they’re barely enough to play any modern games, or even some old ones. But Intel is trying to make them suck significantly less with its ‘Gen11’ series of GPUs next year. дальше »
2018-12-12 21:37 | |
Crypto Holiday Guide: Gifts for Every Bitcoiner on Your Shopping List
The holiday season is here. And even if crypto prices are on the coal heap, you can still have fun spreading some holiday bitcoin cheer. For the bitcoiners in your life, this could mean a crypto-related gift as a token of solidarity. дальше »
2018-12-12 23:22 | |
DigitalOcean’s Kubernetes container hosting platform is now open to anyone
DigitalOcean today announced the official release of its managed Kubernetes hosting, which it launched in a private beta earlier this year in May. The company, which is best known for its ultra-cheap VPS hosting, says that DigitalOcean Kubernetes is production ready for companies to deploy their critical applications on. дальше »
2018-12-11 19:00 | |
‘We’ll Be Right Back!’ – Signs Point to Exit Scam For Cryptocurrency Platform Cubits
Users are venting frustration at UK-based cryptocurrency wallet and exchange Cubits after the service went offline following alleged payment delays. Cubits Website Disappears Overnight Cubits, the trading name of Dooga, a company formed in London in 2014, became involved in a legal battle over allegations it was hacked earlier this year, a court ruling in the company’s favor in August. дальше »
2018-12-11 17:30 | |
Ripple paradox: For a company claiming to be a separate entity to XRP, Ripple is awfully contradictory
Ripple’s main mission this year was to coerce everyone to call their token XRP and not, as previously popularized, Ripple. This was chiefly a cautionary measure for the time when SEC comes knocking the Ripple door while deciding if XRP is a security or not. дальше »
2018-12-11 01:49 | |
Bearish Market Makes Chatspin Abandon Plans to Accept Crypto Payments
Chatspin, a popular live video streaming multi-platform app, is abandoning its plans to accept cryptocurrencies as a form of payment due to the significant losses in the value of Bitcoin and other coins have suffered this year, the company announced in a press release on December 6, 2018. дальше »
2018-12-9 00:00 | |
Coinbase chart is a harsh reminder of cryptocurrency’s terrible 2018
For those that bought Bitcoin in 2009, or even in 2011, I can only hope you’ve already sold it. For those that bought Bitcoin in 2017, well… sorry? Coinbase, one of the largest places to buy cryptocurrency online, seems to want you to revel in the Bitcoin‘s failures. дальше »
2018-12-8 05:19 | |
The Apple Watch’s new ECG feature is already saving lives
Sure, Apple may have announced three new iPhones, a new MacBook Air, and the new iPad Pro this year, but the most important product is the company’s Apple Watch Series 4. It was just last night that Apple activated the Watch’s electrocardiogram (ECG) feature, and it appears to already be saving lives. дальше »
2018-12-8 03:02 | |
BitGo Hires Trust Company Veteran as CEO of Its Custody Arm
BitGo has a new CEO for its custody business. The cryptocurrency solution provider has recruited Richard Corcoran as its new chief executive officer. Having retired some years back after over 30 years in the traditional banking and finance industry, Corcoran has come out of retirement to lead the BitGo Trust Company, BitGo's crypto custody arm. дальше »
2018-12-8 21:38 | |
Coinbase considering 30 new cryptocurrencies, including EOS and XRP
After doubling its cryptocurrency lineup this year, it seems popular exchange service Coinbase has no intention of slowing down its expansion into altcoin trading. The company has revealed it’s exploring a large list of cryptocurrencies that could soon be added to its flagship desktop and mobile app, Coinbase. дальше »
2018-12-7 17:36 | |
Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8cx chip for PCs promises greater performance and graphics capabilities
Qualcomm has previously developed some ho-hum chips for Windows 10-based always-connected PCs. But this time it means business, with its first 7nm Snapdragon 8cx (Compute Extreme) chip for laptops that promises significantly greater performance than its predecessors. дальше »
2018-12-7 10:18 | |
Crypto Accounting Firm Predicts Massive Loss Claims in IRS Tax Filings for 2019
With more people rushing into the cryptocurrency market since late 2017 and the subsequent year-long bear market in 2018, one accounting envisages a barrage of loss claims in cryptocurrency and Bitcoin tax filings next year. дальше »
2018-12-7 23:00 | |
While weak hands sell at year lows, big funds are filling their pockets with cheap bitcoins
Since Satoshi first activated the Bitcoin network, about 17. 5 million coins have been minted. While we have commented, the fact that many of the bitcoins currently in circulation are in relatively few wallets, it is not always possible to assign names or identities to those addresses. дальше »
2018-12-6 20:38 | |
Nydia Zhang of the Social Alpha Foundation: Using the Blockchain for Good
As chairman and co-founder of the Social Alpha Foundation (SAF), Nydia Zhang has left a solid mark on the blockchain and cryptocurrency space, though, as a young art student at the University of Washington in 2011, blockchain was far from the direction she saw her life taking. дальше »
2018-12-6 18:13 | |
Google is shutting down Allo, to no one’s surprise
As we’ve all been expecting over the past year, Google is killing off its Allo cross-platform messaging service. The app – which first arrived in September 2016 with a bunch of clever features like one-tap smart replies, Google Assistant support, and the ability to share web search results in conversations – will be shut down next March. дальше »
2018-12-6 08:22 | |
OnePlus gets first dibs on the Snapdragon 855 with new phone line
It was just yesterday that Qualcomm announced its new Snapdragon 855 processor, but today we learned the first company that will use it: OnePlus. That’ssomething of a surprise. Samsung usually has first dibs, and OnePlus’ tends to release its first phone a bit later in the year. дальше »
2018-12-6 02:43 | |
R3 Announces Global Payment App With XRP as Base Currency
R3 has unveiled a new app on their international blockchain, a global payment platform that uses Ripple’s XRP as its initial base currency. The app, dubbed Corda Settler, continues R3’s track record for pursuing ambitious blockchain projects, and it is allegedly “purpose-built to allow for payment obligations raised on the Corda blockchain platform to be made through any of the world’s payment systems, both traditional and blockchain-based. дальше »
2018-12-6 01:54 | |
Crypto Exchange Orionx Loses Chilean Supreme Court Appeal
The company sought to have its account reinstated after being dropped by BancoEstado earlier this year, but that’s not going to happen.
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Phone makers, stop lying about how good your cameras are
Samsung has been caught for the second time trying to pass off photos from a DSLR camera as image samples from its phones. In the latest instance, its Malaysian division was spotted using a shot taken a year ago by photographer Dunja Djudjic to talk up the capabilities of its mid-range Galaxy A8 Star. дальше »
2018-12-5 13:19 | |
Alphabet’s drone division will begin trialing aerial deliveries in Finland next year
In July, I wrote about how Wing – one of Google X’s pet drone projects – “graduated” to become a full company under the Alphabet banner. Now, after months of testing its drone delivery service in Australia, the company is expanding to Europe with a trial planned in Finland next year. дальше »
2018-12-5 11:03 | |
Overstock’s Medici Ventures Invests $2.5 Million In GrainChain Grain Storage Company’s Shares
Around the whole world, all kinds of companies are starting to use the blockchain technology. We had an amazing bull run last year and this made the blockchain technology famous. The most obvious result may have been the crash and the bear market that followed the hype, but despite the situation in the market, many […] дальше »
2018-12-5 10:12 | |