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What is Going on with Bitcoin in Nigeria?
The interest in Bitcoin explodes in Africa’s biggest economy. The government cripples the regular remittance industry and remains unable to stop the devaluation of the domestic currency, the Nigerian naira. But shady investments and the famous Nigerian ‘princes’ might play…
Weekly Cryptocurrency Market Outlook Dec. 8
Every week BTCManager provides an outlook of the best opportunities in cryptocurrency markets. This week, we focus on the biggest cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ether, and Monero while also highlighting some opportunities for up and coming altcoins that have attracted…
Weekly Cryptocurrency Market Outlook Nov. 2
Bitcoin broke above the key psychological $700 level last week, shifting trader’s attention to BTC-USD away from other cryptocurrency pairs. Also, the hype surrounding Zcash also saw volumes decline for altcoins. The dwindling interest in altcoins saw a huge sell-off,…
Zcash: The Crazy Launch Obfuscates an Interesting Technology
Accompanied by a strong media campaign, the privacy-centric cryptocurrency Zcash launched recently on October 28. The crazy price jumps and crashes drowned out the fact that the launch of Zcash could mark the start of an interesting experiment in cryptocurrencies.…
ICONOMI’s New Financial Instruments for the Decentralized Economy
Investors unfamiliar with cryptocurrencies may be hard pressed to select ones to build a portfolio with. At first, there was bitcoin and litecoin, analogous to gold and silver, but bitcoin’s dominance has been challenged recently by the rise of cryptocurrencies…
Blockchain and the Rise of the “Prosumer”
Blockchain technology will decentralize many industries and allow for a wider array of economic opportunities for individuals. By removing power from entrenched, centralized corporations and organizations, this technology is giving birth to ‘prosumers’ in several areas. This term was coined…
Security and Adoption: BTCMANAGER’s Week in Review for April 24
Two important stories were in the news this week: The results of ShapeShift’s postmortem report and the draft of the Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016. Both address issues of security. In ShapeShift’s case, how the breach is leading…
On Security, Progress and Change: BTCMANAGER’s Week in Review for February 6
This week, BTCMANAGER introduced a two-part series on issues of privacy and anonymity in digital currencies. We also covered rise of Bitcoin Classic and the fall of Armory; the advancing of bitcoin awareness at Georgia Tech and the retreating…
On “Bits” of Regulation: An Interview with Joe Ciccolo, President of BitAML and “Legacy Bank Defector”
By all accounts, bitcoin and other forms of digital currency are becoming mainstream. This trend has captured the attention of regulators as our global economy grapples with what a new digital money landscape looks like. All of this is occurring amidst…
Altcoins Took Major Strides in 2015
Bitcoin Core developer, Jeff Garzik, recently stated on Twitter that he expects a second wave of altcoins in 2016, which will have the potential to improve the Bitcoin protocol and also provide niche offerings. The adaptability of the underlying technology…
Safe Cash Raises US$1.12 Million to Create Cash-based Digital Tokens
Safe Cash, a state-of-the-art digital payment technology provider, has raised US$1.12 million from leading fintech and business investors, including Bialla Ventures and InfoSpace founder Naveen Jain, to continue the development of its trading platform which is set to be launched…
