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LG is expected to join Samsung in the crypto space and provide consumers with a choice. | Image: ShutterstockBlockchain has become a buzz word for companies looking to make a big splash and generate a fair amount of publicity.  This has been the case for several industries over the past few years and it’s now true for the smartphone industry.Samsung and HTC were the first smartphone makers to fully embrace cryptocurrency and its related DApps, and it now appears that LG is ready to join...

On September 12, 1:00 pm to 3:45 pm CEST, Microsoft and hubii will co-host a blockchain event at Microsoft’s offices in Oslo, Norway. The name of the event is “Microsoft and hubii – Blockchain in Practice”. It is open to participant registration and will highlight many of the top blockchain applications being built in Norway.Blockchain in Practice Event DetailsSpeakers at the event will include people from Microsoft, hubii, Norwegian Block Exchange (NBX), and StartupLab. They will each be...

So much for bitcoin’s sudden rise to $10,800 last week. The coin was doing so well following a low period of trading in the $9,000 range and now things have returned to “normal” somewhat. While the currency isn’t in the $9,000 range again or lower, it is trading at around $10,180. This is significantly less than where it was, and bitcoin has once again let down all who were expecting a sudden bull run in the coming days.Bitcoin Is Falling Once AgainIt’s getting annoying to see bitcoin fall so...

According to a recent poll, the majority of people think that Bitcoin will outperform altcoins over the next 30 days. Moreover, the number of people who hold altcoins has decreased since the beginning of April. People Think Bitcoin Will Continue to Outperform AltcoinsAlex Saunders, a well-known cryptocurrency commentator, initiated a poll on Twitter, asking people if they think that altcoins will outperform Bitcoin over the next 30 days. Do you think #Altcoins will outperform #Bitcoin in the...

Cryptocurrency news keep coming hot for yet another week of interesting events as the altcoin market is seemingly waking up. However, the market is in no hurry to buy the news and it doesn’t appear that we will see another altcoin season any time soon.The last quarter of 2019 is ahead of us and it seems that we will sum up the year as a successful one for Bitcoin, which has recently stabilized around $10,000, given that no one predicted it earlier this year. Also, Bitcoin’s hash rate...

BitcoinWe saw an attempt to break through the $11,000 resistance but it failed and we came back to test the support at around $10,200. The entire market anticipates the convergence of the triangle and we also account for a possibility to retrace back to $9,200. Data shows that there are more sellers during this period but demand exists and it’s felt in the price. If the price remains above $10,000, this would be a positive sign going forward.EthereumAgainst the USD, we saw the completion of a...

Ledger Nano S: Das meistverkaufte Hardwarewallet. Zollfrei erhältich beim offiziellen Schweizer Reseller Bitconsult Es ist vermutlich einer der schlimmsten Alpträume eines Krypto-Besitzers. In diesem Frühjahr wurde ein norwegischer Bitcoin-Milliardär Opfer eines gewaltsamen Raubüberfalls. Der versuchte Überfall ereignete sich am 14. Mai, wie der lokale Sender TV2 mitteilte....

BitcoinOil GmbH plans to solve the existing environmental and processual problems of the cryptocurrency sector by implementing a Proof of Stake algorithm on a Bitcoin based Blockchain instead of the widely used Proof-of-Work structure.BitcoinOil (BTCO) is a new cryptocurrency, a hard fork of the original Bitcoin blockchain that is anticipated to be launched in 2019. The implementation of the BTCO hard fork, currently in BETA testing, is designed to create the most technologically advanced...

The cryptocurrency market is more than a few years old now and is still waxing strong. Bitcoin, the first major decentralized digital asset was released back in 2009 and even though that’s about a decade ago, it might not be a very long time in the grand scheme of things.New innovation always comes with some skepticism and cryptocurrency is no different. With the crypto market, four main factors have been identified as the major factors stifling growth in the market. They are general...

When Facebook unveiled its Libra whitepaper back in June 2019, it already announced that it will be backed by a number of global fiat currencies. However, this time, the social media giant has shared additional details about the Libra’s fiat-pegged options.As per the Bloomberg report, Facebook told the U.S. senators that each Libra token will be supposedly tied to fiat currencies like Euro, Yen, British Pound, U.S. Dollar, and Singapore Dollar. However, the Chinese Yuan is exempted from the...