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Bitcoin has scored a below average level of adoption in the annual 2019 Global NGO Technology Report. The Global NGO Technology report evaluates the use of technology by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) worldwide, exploring how NGOs utilize various technologies to communicate, raise funds, and process information. According to the report, most NGOs have seen significantly more transactions processed through conventional means of payments such as credit cards and mobile money across...

Bitcoin’s bounce from lows of $7,714.70 on September 30th gave bulls a solid reason to be optimistic. At that point, the number one cryptocurrency shed over 44% of its value from the 2019 top of $13,880. To some traders, this price action is not out of the ordinary. More importantly, they expect bitcoin to resume its uptrend soon. Trader Rekt Capital is unfazed by the current bitcoin pullback. | Source: TwitterUnfortunately, the bounce was short-lived and bitcoin resumed its bearish trend....

The walls are all but crumbling down around Facebook’s embryonic ‘cryptocurrency’ venture, as PayPal allegedly considers calling quits on Libra. Libra Back(er)s Against the Wall First Visa, and MasterCard, and now PayPal. Things aren’t looking too rosy for Libra, as regulatory watchdogs continue to hound the project. Today, a fresh batch of conjecture is boiling over, as the Financial Times reports that representatives from PayPal abstained from yesterday’s Libra association meeting. 28...

Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed to Les Echos on Thursday that the American smartphone giant won’t be taking steps to develop its own cryptocurrency. As the Facebook debacle continues, mainstream media has been left to speculate on who next will wade into the murky waters of decentralized payment systems. When asked how Apple would respond in the wake of Facebook’s attempted Libra launch, Cook responded: “No. I deeply believe that money must remain in the hands of states… Money, like Defense,...

A short term trend reversal for bitcoin has become increasingly unlikely for bitcoin following a 5% drop in less than three days. Since October 1, the bitcoin price has fallen from $8,532 to $8,100 against the U.S. dollar. Technical analysts anticipated a relief rally to key resistance levels found at around $9,000 as bitcoin initially rebounded from $7,700 to $8,532. With the declining daily volume of the asset and no short term catalysts in sight, traders are preparing for yet another...

Joe Rogan briefly touched on cryptocurrency and the potential of Google’s so-called “quantum supremacy” in a recent podcast with comedian Roseanne Barr. She prompted the brief discussion of crypto when she predicted the future economy will be cashless: “There’s not going to be any more money. I just don’t think there’s going to be any more money.” Joe Rogan Gives Shout Out to Quantum Computing That got Joe Rogan’s wheels turning, and he asked Barr if she had heard of quantum computing. Then...

Facebook’s plans to launch a cryptocurrency are an indication that blockchain technology has come of age and is ready for prime time, especially in Japan. According to the chairperson of the Japan Security Token Association, Go Masuda, Libra is blockchain’s second “killer app,” after Bitcoin: “The industry lacked a good use case of blockchain technology. There have been no killer apps since bitcoin … the industry is now entering a new phase of commercial adoption.” With Japan being one of...

According to the Wall Street Journal, Visa and MasterCard are getting cold feet about helping build payment infrastructure for Facebook’s Libra project. The Wall Street Journal said that a number of financial partners were starting to back away from Libra because of regulatory concerns. This comes on the heels of a September 9 meeting in Switzerland in which financial regulators from across the globe questioned members of Libra. It also follows the skepticism expressed by Congress in July,...

It seems Patrick Harker, the president of the Philadelphia Fed, has finally got the memo, accepting that central bank digital currencies (CBDC) are “inevitable.” Still, that isn’t enough for America to take the lead on them. Harker, although extremely late to the party, made an important caveat on the U.S plans to create a CBDC. According to Reuters, speaking at a community banking conference on Wednesday, the Fed president addressed the unavoidable adoption of CBDCs. “It is inevitable I...

One of the biggest advantages Bitcoin has over the traditional financial networks is the low transaction-fee model. This has been amply demonstrated amidst the ongoing furor in the U.S. over the ‘Ukraine Whistleblower’ as fundraising effort on GoFundMe gets underway. Less than a week since a complaint from an anonymous CIA agent alleged that President Donald Trump had sought foreign help in his 2020 re-election efforts, the GoFundMe page opened to assist in meeting the Whistleblower’s legal...