Technology

Dash and Bitrefill Aim To Meld Crypto And Mobile

Dash and Bitrefill are teaming up as the worlds of cryptocurrency and mobile phones are rapidly converging. Bitrefill's service allows users to top up prepaid mobile phone credit directly with cryptocurrency, enabling the unbanked to circumvent centralized financial institutions.

9 years ago · By SAM TOWN

Refereum ICO: A Disgrace To The Crypto Community

The Refereum ICO team made a lot of promises. For instance, they promised to hold an ICO. They promised an ecosystem in which gamers would be rewarded. And they promised partnerships with big industry players. The first, and most important promise, has already been broken.

9 years ago · By ADAM SELENE

‘Forever Rose’ Shares The Coding Love With Kids

The Forever Rose is a unique work of art created by renowned Irish photographer Kevin Abosch. The Valentine’s Day surprise will cost the buyer a red-hot $1M in cryptocurrency, as he’s teamed up with GIFTO, a gift blockchain platform, to sell the piece - with proceeds going to a kids' tech charity.

9 years ago · By THE ANALYST TEAM

Bitcoin To The Moon, Baby! (Literally.)

Bitcoin to the Moon! Well, maybe not Bitcoin, but the technology it's built on could well have a life between the stars. NASA recently awarded a $330,000 grant to the University of Akron to look into using the Ethereum blockchain and artificial intelligence to help with controlling spacecraft.

9 years ago · By HEIDI HECHT

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Bananacoin Makes An Appealing Cryptocurrency

Feb. 1, 2018

Bananacoin Makes An Appealing Cryptocurrency

Bananas have a problem. They're susceptible to fungus, and in SE Asia, crops have been suffering. There are 180 currencies recognized as legal tender by the United Nations. Even countries formerly (and pejoratively) known as Banana Republics get official coins. NONE are cryptocurrencies.

By THE ANALYST TEAM

BEE Token Sale A Honeypot For Hackers

Feb. 1, 2018

BEE Token Sale A Honeypot For Hackers

The ICO ecosystem has been rocked by a large scale phishing attack in which investors eager to participate in promising home sharing startup BEE Token’s crowdsale were duped out of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of Ethereum, begging the question: when will ICOs learn to do this properly?

By SAM TOWN

Tokenizing Web 2.0 Business Models

Jan. 31, 2018

Tokenizing Web 2.0 Business Models

Tokenizing Web 2.0 business models is likely to be a major trend in the blockchain industry in 2018. As genuine disruption fades into incremental business gain, tokens like BEE, Experty, and Rentberry look to cash in on cheap VC rather than provide true innovation.

By ADAM SELENE

Cryptocurrency Exchange Intro For New Traders

Jan. 30, 2018

Cryptocurrency Exchange Intro For New Traders

A cryptocurrency exchange is where you will trade crypto, altcoins, or tokens, for both fiat currency and other cryptocurrencies. We look at 5 top exchanges for new traders, and point out their individual strengths - from paying in fiat or with a credit card to bonuses.

By ADAM SELENE

The Cryptocurrency Mining Energy Problem

Jan. 10, 2018

The Cryptocurrency Mining Energy Problem

The amount of energy consumed by cryptocurrency mining poses a roadblock to wider adoption but solutions may arise from the technology itself

By HEIDI HECHT

Crypto Kitties Have Taken Over Ethereum Network and ICOs are Canceling

Dec. 5, 2017

Crypto Kitties Have Taken Over Ethereum Network and ICOs are Canceling

the middle class and small businesses need to embrace cryptocurrencies as a form of payment if we are to see real cryptocurrency adoption

By HEIDI HECHT

Middle Class and Small Businesses Critical to Mass Crypto Adoption

Dec. 4, 2017

Middle Class and Small Businesses Critical to Mass Crypto Adoption

the middle class and small businesses need to embrace cryptocurrencies as a form of payment if we are to see real cryptocurrency adoption

By HEIDI HECHT

How Bitcoin And Hayver App Can Save an Addict’s Life

Nov. 20, 2017

How Bitcoin And Hayver App Can Save an Addict’s Life

Bitcoin can also do social good. hayver app uses Bitcoin to help drug addicts and alcohol addicts from falling off the wagon.

By HEIDI HECHT

PayPal Or Bitcoin? It Is A Binary Choice?

Nov. 2, 2017

PayPal Or Bitcoin? It Is A Binary Choice?

PayPal or Bitcoin? Can both survive as alternatives to credit cards, or do we need to choose a winner before the battle has begun in earnest?

By HEIDI HECHT

Seeds Token Sale Lets You Ask the Blockchain for Help

Nov. 2, 2017

Seeds Token Sale Lets You Ask the Blockchain for Help

The Seeds token is new: make a purchase from participating companies, and a micro-donation from that order goes to help those in need.

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