Crypto is becoming more mainstream July 28, 2020 I’ve always been fascinated by technology and problem solving from a young age. I got my first computer when I was six years old and at 12yrs, I got my first Mac as I was an ardent gamer and I became hooked on coding. My career began as a freelance indie games developer in Greece [...]
Bitcoin Breaks Past $10,000 as Fight Against Crypto-Related Scams Intensifies July 28, 2020 This week the price of Bitcoin (BTC) went from about $9,150 to a $10,250 high as demand related to decentralized finance projects has been boosting the cryptocurrency space, and as the fight against crypto scams has started to intensify. Ether (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, started the week close to $240 and steadily [...]
How Blitzscaling can strengthen your business during the global health crisis July 28, 2020 In today’s volatile business environment, market share is up for grabs, the talent pool is wider than ever, and blitzscaling might just give you the edge over your competition. Let’s face it: Growing a business is challenging even in the best of times. Growing rapidly adds a whole new set of challenges. So what happens [...]
The Financial Promotion of Cryptoassets – Keeping the Virtual Cat Out of the Regulatory Bag? July 28, 2020 It is a sign of the times that a consultation by the UK’s financial regulators that does not mention COVID-19 is a rarity. However, apart from a single passing nod to the pandemic, HM Treasury launched two consultations last week on proposals to alter how financial promotions are regulated in the UK. Whilst the Cryptoassets [...]
Bitcoin breaks past $10,000 for first time in two months July 27, 2020 Bitcoin jumped past the $10,000 mark for the first time in almost two months this morning, after several weeks of trading in narrow ranges. In addition to suffering pricing blows due to the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak, the cryptocurrency went through its third so-called halving on 11 May, which cut the rewards given [...]
The US OCC clears path for banks to custody crypto July 23, 2020 As the great State of Wyoming leads the way in the USA for crypto and blockchain friendly banking (thanks to the tireless efforts of Caitlin Long, Tyler Lindholm and Jared Olsen) and with Texas saddling up to follow suit, huge news came out of the US as the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency [...]
Cryptoforhealth Twitter Scam exposes the benefits of cryptocurrency, not the flaws July 21, 2020 Bitcoin tends to get a bad wrap and has ever since its inception. It’s a useful headline for the media, doom mongers and legacy protectors that always have a go. The truth is that the scale of this activity in the cryptocurrency space pales in significance compared to the multi billion dollars scammed everyday from [...]