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American entrepreneur and controversial crypto figure John McAfee, who boldly predicted that Bitcoin would be valued at $1 million by the end of 2020, has openly lashed out on the leading cryptocurrency, referring to it as an ancient technology due to several limitations. This comes as a blow, considering that he was one of the biggest promoters of Bitcoin and crypto in general over the last few years.McAfee believes that being the first blockchain to exist does not make Bitcoin the “future.”...

While most of the world countries and entities are making slight attempts to enlarge their cryptocurrency adoption, Venezuela might be way ahead.Judging by the past year, the dictatorship country has been quite favorable towards Bitcoin and other digital assets, with increased trading volume, and its own cryptocurrency to be used in oil trades.Most recently, the Burger King food chain will allow clients to make purchases with several different cryptos, including Bitcoin, thanks to a...

Only a few days ago, the price of Bitcoin plunged to $6,850 (Bitstamp) in a violent red candle. However, the bulls quickly took charge, and the price recovered to over $7,200 in the next few hours, and since then, the state of BTC has been ever healthier.The largest cryptocurrency is currently trading safely above $7,400, which is a 1.5% increase in the last 24 hours. This comes shortly after marking $7500 as the daily high, as of writing these lines. As CryptoPotato recently reported,...

Bitcoin: Ivan von der Blockchain Academy Ivan bietet online Kurse zum Thema Blockchain an. Nun hat er mit „Good Morning Crypto“ ein ziemlich interessantes Video publiziert. Denn es geht darin nicht um irgendwelche Finanztipps, sondern um die wichtigen Themen und Technischen Funktionen, die Bitcoin das Jahr 2020 beschäftigen wird. Denn das letzte grosse Core Update wurde im...

Ein neuartiges Netzwerk Names „Busines Club“ hat soeben seine Pforten geöffnet. Es soll ein Mix aus Zahlungsabwickler und Sozialem Netzwerk werden. Ein neuartiges Netzwerk Names „Business Club“ hat soeben seine Pforten geöffnet. Es soll ein Mix aus Zahlungsabwickler und Sozialem Netzwerk werden. Ein Netzwerk wo jeder erfolgreiche Menschen und Busines Kontakte treffen kann wobei alle einen gemeinsamen Nenner haben: Das Interesse an der...

U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex has suffered a data leak and is enforcing a mandatory password change for all its users to prevent hackers from gaining access to their accounts.Poloniex Is Warning All Its UsersThis seems to happen a lot in the crypto world. Either it’s people’s money that’s vulnerable, or it’s their private data. Either way, it looks like Poloniex has put out a message to all its customers demanding that they change their passwords immediately to prevent cyberthieves...

Another alleged bitcoin expert is striking the industry with his lavish predictions for the currency’s price. Antoni Trenchev – the head of BTC lending platform Nexo.io – says that 2020 will be the year in which bitcoin hits approximately $50,000.Antoni Trenchev: BTC Is Quite the AssetEveryone has rushed forward with their bitcoin predictions, including convicted drug runner Ross Ulbricht, Ethereum co-founder Charles Hoskinson and venture capitalist Tim Draper, and by comparison, the...

Credit cards and cryptocurrency are becoming one, and several exchanges and blockchain-based companies have sought to release their own crypto-backed credit and debit cards. The latest company to announce such a project is Block Fi, which says it will launch a new bitcoin rewards credit card later this year.Block Fi to Issue BTC Rewards Card2020 is proving to be something of a mixed period for bitcoin. While the currency started out the year at well over $7,000, it quickly dropped during...

It’s the very first week of 2020 and we are having a big-bang announcement from tech giant Samsung. The Korean tech giant has announced a ‘Lite’ version of its two flagship handset – Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy S10.While carrying its flagship ballpark, both these handsets cater to the needs of users looking for mid-range devices. Both these new versions will restore some of the key features of the flagship models. This includes the Signature S Pen, the latest camera technology, long-lasting...

Snap Inc, the parent company of multimedia messaging app Snapchat, has acquired Ukraine-based startup AI Factory. This computer vision startup is the same company that has worked on creating Snapchat’s Cameos feature.AI Factory’s company profile shows that it provides several artificial intelligence business solutions for “image and video recognition, analysis and processing” . Thus, the Cameos feature also works on the same image and video processing technology developed by the company.The...