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,…
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…
Bitcoin News, South Korea Ban Concern and Importance of Korea for Crypto Markets
By Guest Author First, it was the Chinese ban that made cryptocurrencies’ prices go down. That event precipitated in the second half of 2017. Nevertheless, Bitcoin and cryptocurrency prices eventually went up even stronger than before. Now, 2018 has only…
Bitfury Whitepaper Describes Method to De-Anonymize Bitcoin Transactions
By Guest Author Photo by Samuel Zeller on Unsplash Bitcoin’s rise has attracted people from all spectrums of the world. Wall Street traders, Fintech entrepreneurs and even the CIA are all very interested. A vast amount of the world’s financial…
Bitcoin Growth picking up at the Philippines in a big way
By Guest Author- Danie, Philippines The Philippines in South East Asia is one of the bastions of the cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. It is a country of more than 100 million and with a globalized workforce of 10 million working abroad. For…
Bitcoin exchanges in India could be paying up to US $ 1 billion in taxes
Guest Post – Anujith Bitcoin exchanges in India are trying to ascertain their tax liabilities. The key questions are whether bitcoins will be treated as currency, or they will be treated as goods or services which will bring them in…
Monetary Authority of Singapore places Singapore Dollar on Blockchain – Project Ubin
By Guest Author – Kate Yong, Australia Announced in 2016 by Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Project Ubin is an exploration and trial of blockchain also known as distributed ledger technology (DLT). The name Ubin is derived from a tiny island…
Kodak enters blockchain arena with KodakCoin and stock raises by 130%
Guest Post – Anujith Kodak, a 130-years old American company has announced the partnered with WENN Digital, to roll out their blockchain-based platform KodakOne, and their cryptocurrency KodakCoin. The announcement saw their stock price rise by 130%. In the digital era,…