Blockchain

The U.S. government is being very strict when it comes to Petro trading. While the Petro is not a North American cryptocurrency, U.S. citizens who use it or trade it will be subjected to harsh penalties.The Petro Isn’t a Popular AssetAs we all know, the Petro has a relatively shady history – so shady, in fact, that President Donald Trump has issued an executive order preventing all American citizens from trading Petro units. A state department spokesperson with the Western Hemisphere Affairs...

Check out the top five ways of how artificial intelligence (AI) is successfully transforming the crypto into a thriving industry.While it can be easily said that no industry or business department has been left untouched by artificial intelligence, there is still one primary industrial sector left. Cryptocurrency is one of the significant products of the digital era. A complete software-based digital currency following a decentralized regulation method. That means there is no authority or...

Blockchain and cryptocurrencies expanded their presence and usage in 2019, says JP Morgan. The giant American multinational investment bank filed a comprehensive report regarding the performance of the technology and digital assets in 2019.Bitcoin AdoptionTwo years after the bank’s CEO, Jamie Dimon regretted calling Bitcoin a “fraud,” JPM issued a 74-page document that involves the largest cryptocurrency. Among the discussed topics, the report outlines Bitcoin’s developments in terms of...

Decentralization Philosophy Part 1 – From Buddha to the Conquistadors The best Sundays are for long reads and deep conversations. Earlier this week, the Let’s Talk Bitcoin! Show gathered to discuss decentralization in blockchain projects, the historical context of decentralized organizations, the robustness it conveys but also the difficulties it engenders. On today’s...

According to Ripple CTO, the new exciting features are coming from the Ripple developers. They will allow third-party tokens to work on top of the system. Also, XRP Ledger will soon have the ability to eliminate accounts of possible network spammers.Ripple’s XRP price falls together with other markets. But David Schwartz doesn’t care as the Ripple Ledger, XRP and the longtime holders will soon receive a significant boost. A company presents a new type of transactions for externally created...

Ripple failed to persuade a judge in Oakland, California to dismiss the class-action lawsuit. Will this situation seriously influence XRP price and the company’s plans for an IPO?A technical correction during the recent period plunged the XRP price down by approximately 36 percent. Unfortunately, the correction doesn’t seem to be stopping. At the time of writing, XRP was down 1.77% to $0.24. And what is even worse, those are nor our neither analysts’ predictions. These words came from Ripple...

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin shared his thoughts regarding Bitcoin price mocements. He claims the Stock to Flow model doesn’t work for Bitcoin or any other crypto asset.Vitalik Buterin says that you shouldn’t make financial decisions solely after reading the news. The classic Stock to Flow (S2F) model is not working with Bitcoin. Major news announcements, as well as world disasters such as coronavirus, do not affect the crypto market. Buterin says that there are 95% of the articles on the...

With AMZN stock down 4%, the e-commerce is facing competition from Walmart that is working on a new service Walmart+ to surpass Amazon Prime. As coronavirus reaches for more countries outside China, tech companies are suffering stock collapse. This week, Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL), Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) plunged 6% each. AMN Healthcare Services Inc (NYSE: AMN) and Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) dropped 7.3% and 5.6% respectively. Further,...

MKM partners prepared a list of stocks that may have the greatest chance of doing well during the times of the coronavirus. The list includes AAPL, FB, NFLX and others.Some all-weather stocks could lift investment portfolios even amid coronavirus. This comes at a time when markets are plunging. While this isn’t investment advice, these stocks could help mitigate the risk associated with sideways markets. Here’s the kicker: most of them have something to do with serving home-based services....

Fear over the spread of the coronavirus tightened its grip on global stock markets. The indexes clearly reflect the situation. In the premarket Dow Futures lost over 600 points.The massive coronavirus-induced sell-off on Wall Street continued in premarket trade on Friday with the Dow Futures dropping over 600 points.Treasury yields continued to slide with the yield on the 10-year note falling below 1.20%. Meanwhile, oil prices declined for the sixth consecutive session.After losing nearly...