Six In Ten Chinese Rich People Are Diversifying 15% of Wealth Portfolios

China has always been a driving force of Bitcoin investment and price speculation. By the look of things, that trend will only intensify over the next few decades. Recent polling shows over six in ten rich Chinese people plan to invest abroad. While there will be a large focus on real estate properties, alternative financial […]

Bitcoin Price Increase Pushes Market Cap Above US$11.3bn

People who have been following the Bitcoin price will have noticed how the value increased significantly. With one Bitcoin being worth US$712 right now, things are looking a lot better compared to the period in 2015 The market cap has also surpassed the US$11.3bn mark once again, indicating a very bullish Bitcoin trend. It is […]

The Stock Market of Apps, Apptrade Launches ICO

The advancement of technology and mobile devices has led to the creation of a whole new section in the economy, aptly referred to as the “App Economy”.  It includes a range of economic activities surrounding mobile applications. Apptrade, a blockchain platform has leveraged upon the distributed ledger technology to create a system that leverages upon […]

Segregated Witness Officially Introduced With Release of Bitcoin Core 0.13.1

Today marks the release of Bitcoin Core version 0.13.1. This is the official introduction of Segregated Witness, the long-awaited centerpiece of Bitcoin Core’s scalability road map. Starting November 15, Bitcoin miners can signal support for the proposed protocol upgrade, which, if activated, enables a number of new features on the Bitcoin network as well as an effective […]