Blockchain to help prevent food scandal in China

Author – Kate, Australia  “Yet another food scandal in China.” People hardly raise their eyebrows these days as such headlines has become so commonplace. From melamine-tainted milk to cooking oil retrieved and recycled from the drain, it seems never ending.…

British Telecom obtains patent for cybersecurity measure that will protect blockchain.

British Telecommunications PLC (BT), which is the largest telecom and internet provider in the UK, had filed a patent application for a proposed cybersecurity measure to protect blockchain. On October 31st, the US Patent and Trademark office has awarded this…

The Cryptocurrency Yo-yo in a nutshell

By Author – Kate, Australia There is much news breaking out on the impending crash of cryptocurrencies sparking fear amongst investors. As of Jan 16, 1442 cryptocurrencies are currently being traded with the top 10 based on market capitalization being Bitcon…

Indian telecom giant Reliance Jio plans entry into the blockchain and cryptocurrency space using JioCoin

One of the largest mobile network operators in India, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, better known as Jio, has announced their plan to enter the blockchain and cryptocurrency space. They will also launch their own cryptocurrency JioCoin. Jio has only recently,…

Bitconnect shuts down, deceives its customers and stops controversial lending of BCC token

One of the most controversial coin and often referred to as Bitconnect ponzi scheme lending platform finally shuts down as of Jan 16th. Bitconnect lending platform was trading around 300$ before the announcement. Bitconnect dumped the bitcoin amount to bitconnect…

Blockchain Loans – A New Hope For Microlending Startups

– Sam Reads, UK In the United States, more than 543,000 new startups are propelled every month. More than half of all new businesses aren’t ready to run their operations open for over five years. Similarly, in third world countries…

Microsoft Resumes Bitcoin Payments after a temporary halt

Tech giant Microsoft on 10th Jan resumed accepting bitcoin as a payment option after temporarily halting it last week due to the instability of BTC and high transaction fees. Microsoft has allowed users to pay for goods and services using…

Arizona Lawmakers Debate paying taxes with Bitcoin

Arizona will become the second state to debate paying taxes in bitcoin after New Hampshire. The bill is sponsored by state Senator Warren Petersen and supported by three other lawmakers. If the bill is approved, it will allow people to…

The Ripple boost: Moneygram to adopt Ripple’s XRP for cross-border payment

By Guest Author – Sam , UK The Ripple rose more than 11% to $2.17 after hitting its low of $1.9 during the week. This is after the second largest money transfer service adopted by major institutions, Money Gram announced…

Renascence Of Cryptocurrency In China after ICO BAN

On Sept. 24, 2017, China banned initial coin offerings and cryptocurrency exchanges including Bitcoin in the first week of September 2017. The ban caused a precipitous drop in cryptocurrency flows worldwide.  Some of China’s best bitcoin trades and merchants suspended…