Mehran Muslimi
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House lawmakers officially ask Facebook to put Libra cryptocurrency project on hold
House lawmakers officially ask Facebook to put Libra cryptocurrency project on hold. → Read More
The billionaires who bet on crypto
Henry Kravis is the 317th richest person in the world and a co-founder of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR). And now he’s dipping his toes into the cryptocurrency sector to see what might happen. He is… → Read More
Ocean Gold Versus Bitcoin
An article in Forbes by Trevor Nace has been generating some excitement on Twitter. It’s about the fact that there is an estimated 20 tons of gold in the ocean, that could be valued at $771… → Read More
Ocean Gold versus Bitcoin
An article in Forbes by Trevor Nace has been generating some excitement on Twitter. It’s about the fact that there is an estimated 20 tons of gold in the ocean, that could be valued at $771… → Read More
What retailers want from blockchain –
Online retailers and those with bricks and mortar shops want to know how to use blockchain and to establish if it is a better system than the one they use now. Answering these questions is key to… → Read More
Bitcoin gets some bling! –
I didn’t think it was possible that bitcoin might ever be described as ‘blingy’, but over the past few days I’ve seen some news items that suggest the leading cryptocurrency is having some shine put… → Read More
Why is Litecoin doing so well? –
Today Litecoin is up 62% on the month, 24% on the week and a solid 200% on the year. Its price has dipped a tiny 2% at the time of writing, but it is still possible to say that Litecoin has been… → Read More
Facebook’s Globalcoin is coming soon –
We have learnt in the last few days that Facebook is poised to launch its ‘Globalcoin’ in 2020. Currently, the media giant is consulting with US financial regulatory authorities, as well as those of… → Read More
China moves into blockchain mode –
For the last year or so, China has had a reputation for being anti-cryptocurrency and blockchain. However, this appears to be changing. Muyao Shen, writing at Forbes, reports that May 2019 may be the… → Read More
Will crypto be the new operating system for capitalism?
Over centuries systems of exchange have evolved and right now we are at the ‘money’ stage, which has been around for some time. However, I’m not alone in thinking that fiat currencies won’t rule the… → Read More
Why using blockchain is a ‘no brainer’ for the telecoms industry
The telecommunications industry is poised at an interesting point at the moment, particularly regarding the hot debate about the adoption of 5G. There are a significant number of issues with regard… → Read More
Industries are looking for the profit in blockchain
JP Morgan’s CEO Jamie Dimon may have said unflattering things about bitcoin and cryptocurrency generally, but his bank is pursuing the profit in blockchain technology. Back in October 2017 the bank… → Read More
What’s up with Whatsapp?
You may have seen the numerous press articles this week advising you to update your Whatsapp. The advice came from Whatsapp, which has 1.5 billion users and is owned by Facebook. The reason for… → Read More
Chinese workers are right to protest ‘996’ work culture
Perhaps you are wondering what is the significance of ‘996’? I was initially puzzled myself. Then I learnt that in China it refers to the hours and days of work demanded of employees by the big tech… → Read More
Do we need to know the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto?
I’ve been thinking about this question over the last few weeks. I was prompted to do this by Craig Steven Wright and the battle between him and others, such as Hodlonaut, on Twitter. Then there was… → Read More
McAfee makes another BIG Bitcoin prediction –
John McAfee has been quiet for a while, but unsurprisingly as bitcoin has rallied, he has stuck his head above the parapet again with yet another grandiose prediction about the price of bitcoin. This… → Read More
What will drives Bitcoin’s future price? –
In mid April Adamant Capital published an important paper, “Bitcoin in Heavy Accumulation”. It has been publishing these reports for some years now and as it says in the introduction, each time they… → Read More
Beware of the giveaway scam –
If you follow the money you’ll inevitably find people who want to steal it. Scammers have been targeting owners of XRP, Ripple’s native token, and this has been increasing since December 2018… → Read More
The bitcoin rally: fact or fantasy? –
It was perhaps unfortunate that the most recent bitcoin rally happened to coincide with 1st April, also known as April Fool’s Day in a number of countries. The tradition of the day is to see if you… → Read More
Are neuromorphic chips the future of AI and blockchain?
There is no doubt that artificial intelligence (AI) is the driver of a revolution in automation akin to the influence of coal and factory machines on previous industrial revolutions. Jayshree Pandya… → Read More