Heat Your House Whilst Earning Using French Crypto-Heater
A French-based startup has come up with a unique idea which enables users to heat their homes whilst using the same energy to mine cryptocurrency. Startup Qarnot has manufactured the QC 1 crypto-heater, one of two products using both heating and computer energy, which uses the heat generated by home computers to heat the surrounding […]
Bitcoin Influencers’ Payment Ideas Get Twitter Buzzing
Bitcoin influencers Jimmy Song and Tony Vays opened up a can of worms recently when chatting on Twitter about Bitcoin payment methods, provoking an all-in scenario for followers. Jimmy Song, an instructor at Programming Blockchain LLC and Bitcoin educator/developer was sharing his opinion about using Bitcoin as a payment method with Bitcoin and Blockchain Researcher […]
President of World Bank: DLT Has “Huge Potential” in Fighting Poverty
Jim Yong Kim, Korean president of the World Bank, has publicly come out in favor of blockchain technology as a tool for fighting poverty in a speech on the Indonesian Island of Bali. Kim made the comments at the IMF and the World Bank Annual Meeting on October 11, suggesting that DLT had “huge potential” and […]
Blockchain Adoption ‘Harder Than Expected’, Claim Executives
A recent poll of executives shows that blockchain adoption within enterprises has been more challenging than initially thought. Over 200 executives shared their views in the survey, each involved personally in blockchain initiatives of some form. Their background varied from banking, exchange companies, consultancy firms, and dedicated blockchain companies to name a few. Of the participating executives in […]
Holland in Forefront of Promoting Blockchain Economy With Government Support
All the talk in Europe these days are about crypto-havens Malta and Switzerland as they continually break down borders with blockchain and emerging technologies and the subject of a flurry of positive government legislation, but Holland rarely gets a mention. The Netherlands is a leader in advancing blockchain in Europe and often slips under the […]
Coinbase Lists Its First Ethereum ERC20 Token, 0x
Coinbase, the biggest cryptocurrency exchange headquartered in the United States, has listed its first Ethereum ERC20 token. The lucky ERC20 token is 0x, the #25 crypto on CoinMarketCap with a market cap of USD 414 million as of this writing on 12 October 2018. This opens up the door for many more Ethereum ERC20 tokens […]
BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast 12th October 2018
Listen to the 12 October 2018 BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast below. [su_audio url=”https://anchor.fm/s/58aba88/podcast/play/1521255/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F2018-9-12%2F5116055-44100-2-103d7840fac6b.mp3″] On this edition of the BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast, we discuss how Bitfinex has halted fiat deposits, and how Canada’s biggest exchange QuadrigaCX is under siege by banks. Hear about a giant inflatable rat covered with Bitcoin graffiti that was placed in front of the […]
US Financial Crimes Agency Condemns Iran for Use of Crypto to Avoid Sanctions
A US financial crimes regulator has condemned the use of cryptocurrencies by Iran as a way of bypassing economic sanctions, encouraging institutions and US-based exchanges to avoid dealing with the nation. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has urged domestic cryptocurrency exchanges to be aware of Iranians using cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, to circumvent US economic sanctions against […]
Coinbase Index Failure Reveals Crypto Index Fund Shortcomings
The Coinbase Index, Coinbase’s version of a crypto index fund, is being pulled from the market. Apparently, there wasn’t enough interest in it and it didn’t make enough money to make it worthwhile, so the exchange is redirecting resources. The Coinbase Index only launched in March 2018 and this failure reveals how crypto index funds may […]
People’s Bank of China Looks for Crypto Experts to Join Ranks
China’s central bank is seeking four cryptocurrency specialists that can assist the bank in developing a platform to facilitate crypto transactions. The Digital Money Institute at the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) appears to be looking to expand its operations further into the field of cryptocurrency with its new recruits, two of whom are required to join […]
