Category: Cryptocurrency

The Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder’s meeting was held this past weekend, and it featured a number of high-profile comments about Bitcoin. As was perhaps to be expected by those who have benefited greatly from speculative activity in the stock market, all of them were bearish on Bitcoin and bullish on stocks. Three billionaires, Warren Buffet, […]

Bitcoin’s 17 millionth coin was just mined recently, meaning that over 80 percent of all bitcoins that will eventually be created are now in existence. Bitcoin’s cap of 21 million coins is expected to be reached in 2140. Many of the bitcoins currently in existence are not being or cannot be used. That includes the […]

Adding to the list of alphabet soup agencies nudging into the cryptocurrency arena, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) plans to host an informational workshop devoted to examining cryptocurrency scams. The workshop is scheduled to take place in Chicago on June 25, and will also be broadcast live on the internet. The FTC workshop is entitled […]

The price of ether, the cryptocurrency component of Ethereum, took a hit yesterday after reports that it has fallen under the watch of federal securities regulators. Whether ether is a security or a currency is under debate. Since there is no single federal financial regulator, competing agencies may try to expand their clout and bring […]

In the days leading up to Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder meeting, Warren Buffett is in the news once again, as the “Oracle of Omaha” becomes the focus of much of the financial media’s attention. This time around he has made headlines for his comments on Bitcoin, claiming that those who invest in Bitcoin are actually […]

With the increasing popularity of Bitcoin and the blockchain, more and more companies are pushing new blockchain ventures. But while many of those companies are trying to do their best to appeal to consumers and meet consumer needs, others are trying to anticipate the desires of government agencies and provide products for them. Enter Amazon. […]

Litecoin founder Charlie Lee famously sold his entire holdings of Litecoin back in December. Now, he’s expressing some regret that he sold those coins. At the time, Lee stated that he wanted to ensure that Litecoin remained decentralized and that there would be no appearance of a conflict of interest, since as the currency’s founder […]

Top cryptocurrency exchange Huobi, currently the world’s 4th-largest exchange, has followed the lead of many of its competitors by expanding its operations to Europe. Unlike most of its competitors, however, Huobi has decided to start up its European operations in London. As Huobi Group Vice President Peng Hu stated: “Not Malta, not Switzerland. Absolutely London, […]

The European Parliament has recently voted to enact stronger regulation of cryptocurrency companies, including exchanges and wallet providers. The move comes in the wake of a December 2017 agreement with the European Council to enact new measures to combat the potential use of cryptocurrencies in money laundering, tax evasion, and other criminal activity. Once the […]

It has come as no shock to many computer users that the prices of key components have increased in recent years, reversing what had for many years been a pattern of gradually dropping prices. Computer builders who may have sought to upgrade were suddenly faced with significantly increased prices for RAM, video cards, and other […]