Top Ten Surprising US States for Cryptocurrency
Reward Expert used Google Trends traffic data for keywords such as Litecoin, Ripple, Ethereum, Bitcoin, and cryptocurrency in an effort to gauge US states interest levels for cryptocurrency during a three month period this year. The company then determined a weighted average and ranked US states by interest and usage. Also read: Only 1% of Business CIOs are Actually Using ”Blockchain” Technology Ten US States Where...
Richard Branson Speaks Out Against Fake Bitcoin Stories and Scams
British entrepreneur Richard Branson has spoken out over the “worrying” spread of bitcoin scam stories and ads. Some of the most common are false endorsements and fake binary trading schemes, he warns. Advising everyone to remain vigilant, Branson suggests that users should report fake stories to the platforms which have published them. Also read: Facebook to Be Sued for Defamation Related to Scammy Crypto Ads...
Crypto-to-Cash Lending is Growing Quite Popular These Days
Over the past year, cryptocurrency-backed lending has grown very popular with organizations like Salt Lending, and Unchained Capital trying to capture a piece of this emerging industry. Projects like Salt Lending have issued millions worth of crypto-backed loans so far and the teams behind these digital currency operations believe crypto-to-cash lending is going to be a pretty big deal in the future. Furthermore, this week a company...
A 51% Attack on Bitcoin Means Mutually Assured Destruction
What would happen if bitcoin were to suffer a 51% attack? It’s a hypothetical question, but one that has troubled some of the community’s brightest minds. Just as army generals play out countless war games, enacting doomsday scenarios, bitcoin defenders like to ponder ways in which the decentralized cryptocurrency could be attacked and brought to its knees. Also read: Taking the New On-Chain BCH-Powered Social App...
Underperforming Tokens on Kucoin Will Be Sent for a Timeout
Kucoin exchange has devised a novel way of dealing with underperforming tokens. Rather than delist them, or leave them to die a slow death, it will send them to a “special treatment area”. Once placed on the token equivalent of the naughty step, they will be given a chance to buck up or risk being permanently removed. Also read: Tempers Flare at Milken Institute Cryptocurrency Conference Kucoin Sends Badly Performing...
