The shadiest parts of the cryptocurrency world have been drawing more attention in recent weeks. A flurry of regulatory activity on Tuesday may be start of another mass crackdown. In South Korea, one of the biggest cryptocurrency markets, new laws went into effect...
First it was a crackdown on "fake news", then on Russian ads, now it's cryptos. In a statement posted on its website on Tuesday afternoon, Facebook announced that it has created a new policy "that prohibits ads that promote financial products and services that are...
Bitcoin is a virtual currency devised by the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto as a revolutionary monetary system independent of central banks and governments. The currency is booming as an investment asset and form of payment in China, Japan and South Korea. The value of...
Well, shit. I’ve been watching this situation for a few years, and assuming it would just blow over so we wouldn’t have to talk about it here in this place where we are supposed to be busy improving our lives. But a collective insanity has sprouted around the new...
Independent feature film Braid will set a new precedent for independent film finance by using an ICO funding model. By leveraging the accounting and documenting elements of the Ethereum blockchain this new way of funding promises to disrupt traditional film...
Having soared 36,000% last year and continuing its crazy run in 2018...Ripple has surged ahead of Ethereum as the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap... Bitcoin $246BN Ripple $143BN Ethereum $97BN Leaving Mike Novogratz breathlessly berating the craziness..as...
The blockchain is an undeniably ingenious invention – the brainchild of a person or group of people known by the pseudonym, Satoshi Nakamoto. But since then, it has evolved into something greater, and the main question every single person is asking is: What is...
by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan Search drove the majority of online sales on Cyber Monday, leading with 41.7%. Paid search, which saw the strongest growth at 8.3% year-over-year (YoY), contributed about 22.9% to purchases, and organic search...
The hackers made off with the most crucial tools that identity thieves need to impersonate you. The worst-case scenario is a very real threat to millions of Americans. If the stolen information from Equifax gets into the wrong hands, experts say data thieves can open...
Putin and his people once threatened to jail bitcoin users. Now, they can’t get enough of the digital money. In early June, Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The headline moment at the event was a...