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Iranian Conflict a Successful Beta Test for Bitcoin as Wartime Safe Haven

Bitcoin’s use-case has evolved over time. Recently, the top cryptocurrency has been surging under the safe haven narrative. While both gold and bitcoin moved higher due to geopolitical risk, the cryptocurrency has significantly outperformed the precious metal. Bitcoin’s primary use-case is continuously evolving. At first, many thought the cryptocurrency would be the next generation payment method. Scaling issues and extreme volatility deterred many merchants from...

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Bitcoin Dumps Retreat With $9,000 Rally Imminent, Analysts Predict

The deescalation of the situation in Iran may have triggered a round of profit taking in bitcoin. Multiple analysts remain bullish on the top cryptocurrency predicting that it won’t go any lower than $7,800. While not all analysts are boldly optimistic, one must consider that bitcoin’s corrections during bull markets tend to be shallow and short-lived. After a strong rally catalyzed by the tensions in Iran, bitcoin is starting to show signs of exhaustion. From a low...

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Thailand’s Oldest Bank Partners with Ripple to Create App Called SCB Easy

Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) wants to develop a mobile application that runs on Ripple. The 112-year-old bank has around 16 million customers and they want to deliver “happiness and smiles” to their customers. Not really sure how a banking app can cause smiling and happiness, but SCB’s SVP of Commercial Banking, Arthit Sriumporn believes that it can be achieved by partnering with Ripple.Alright, putting jokes aside, let’s look at the results of a recent survey by PwC. They have found out that...

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TRON Overtakes EOS For Active DApps: Ethereum Still Leading The Category

When it comes to the massive adoption of cryptocurrencies and blockchain-based technology, decentralized applications (DApps) are considered as one of the pathways to it. According to a recent report, 2019 has seen a serious number of new DApps coming out. More interestingly, though, TRON has managed to establish itself as the second most-used platform for developers, overtaking EOS. Yet, Ethereum remains the uncontested leader in the category.TRON Overtakes EOS For Active DAppsA recent...

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Walmart’s New Shopping Platform Alphabot Can Change the Grocery Game

Walmart’s new shopping platform might be the next big thing. America’s largest retailer has been testing a new shopping platform. The platform referred to as Alphabot has begun trial testing at a supercenter in Salem, New Hampshire. The aim of Alphabot is simple. Grocery shopping can be a chore for many. Automation of the process saves time. Customers’ needs may vary. And Alphabot is a system to automate all customer’s needs. Human interaction is necessary only at the end of the selection...

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Story of Melanie Perkins: $3.2 Billion Business from Teenage Dream

You have probably heard of an Australian online design platform Canva and even used it to create graphic designs. But have you known that Canva’s founder Melanie Perkins is one of the youngest female CEOs that leads a $3.2 billion business? Here we are going to tell you the story of Melanie Perkins’ success and show how a dream cherished in high school can come true and totally change one’s life.Melanie Perkins was born in Australia. While attending Sacred Heart College, she started her first...

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Airbnb, DoorDash and 16 other Companies Are Set for IPO in 2020

Airbnb, DoorDash, and GitLab are among 18 unicorn companies that are set to run an initial public offering (IPO) sometime in 2020. The expectation for a more definite announcement at some point this year, already means that there is more than enough to anticipate in the financial clime. While there will most likely still be more public announcements, these 18 are already making the rounds.The market for initial public offerings in 2019 was a little disappointing, to say the least. Compared to...

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QuadrigaCX Creditors’ Claims Attract an Investor

QuadrigaCX creditors’ claims have caught the eye of Argo partners. Argo Partners is a New York investment firm whose niche includes creditor’s claims, bankruptcies, insurance liquidations among others. Sources indicate that the investment firm is already communicating with impatient creditors. Ernst & Young that is the court-appointed bankruptcy trustee is still sorting things out. The death of Gerald Cotten in India has complicated things further.Zeeshan Aziz who is the co-manager for...

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Ethereum Is Staging Symptom of Back-Pedal in Latest Advance, Kindling the Bears

At the hour of composing, Ethereum is drifting underneath about 3% at its ongoing price of $138.51, which denotes an amazing diminishing contrasted with past daily highs of $148, which were set at the highest point of prior day’s rally and latest intraday high of $141.38.It is essential to see that Ethereum is very momentous up from weekly lows of $126, anyway it’s most recent advancement is by all accounts in danger of an inversion as bearish sentiments increases.The Ethereum bulls...

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CME Group Set to Launch Bitcoin Futures Options on January 13

The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has previously allowed several crypto derivatives products to enter the market. In that context, CME Group, which offers Bitcoin futures, plans to launch options on BTC futures on January 13, 2020.While responding to the growing interest in cryptos and customer demand for tools to manage Bitcoin exposure, CME Group decided to launch options on BTC futures. As we highlighted earlier, the firm officially confirmed this launch last...

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