NFL Players Association Invests in Blockchain Startup

SportsCastr, a live-streaming platform that allows anyone to become a color commentator, announced recently that the NFL Players Association (NFLPA), via its athlete-driven accelerator the OneTeam Collective, has acquired a minority stake in the company to power live, interactive video content for fans. Through this partnership, active and former NFL players will use SportsCastr to […]

Interview: Wall Street Vet Warns of ICE Bringing Bad Banking Practices to Crypto

Caitlin Long is a Wall Street professional with 22 years of experience including running Morgan Stanley’s pension solutions business. Recently, Long wrote an article about the financialization of cryptocurrency by Wall Street entities, describing the new initiative by ICE (owner of the New York Stock Exchange) to launch a new Bitcoin market called Bakkt as […]

Only a Matter of Time Before SEC Approves Bitcoin ETF: Tech VC

The market is rapidly approaching the point of acceptance for a bitcoin ETF, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will eventually approve an ETF in the near future. This is the opinion of Fatfish Internet Group CEO, Kin-Wai Lau, speaking to CNBC last week. According to Lau, what the market is experiencing is a […]

Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review: Challenging the Way It’s Always Been Done

This past week, we talked to three security experts about how to design smarter and more secure smart contracts. Google is dipping its toe in the blockchain waters by introducing integrations for applications built with Ethereum and Hyperledger. The financial sector got some more love with the Digital Chamber of Commerce’s white paper to help […]

What Has Caused the Bitcoin Price to Drop Below $7,000 in the Past 48 Hours?

Over the past 48 hours, the Bitcoin price has dropped by more than eight percent from $7,500 to $6,890, despite having seen some of the most positive developments in the history of the crypto market. Bitcoin 1-day price chart, provided by Cryptowat.ch OTC Sell-Off The vast majority of short-term traders and casual investors utilize cryptocurrency […]

Bitcoin Price Weekly Analysis: BTC/USD Remains Sell on Rallies

Key Points Bitcoin price declined below $7,260 and moved into a bearish zone against the US Dollar. There is a major bearish trend line formed with resistance at $7,320 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair must clear the $7,260 and $7,320 resistances to move back in a […]

Coinbase Brings Crypto Payment Option to Millions of Online Merchants

Coinbase Commerce, a cryptocurrency payment provider, has announced a series of initiatives to support crypto commerce, including a WooCommerce plugin to give millions of merchants the option to accept cryptocurrencies, the ability to send bitcoin and litecoin directly, and other new capabilities. Coinbase believes the improved access will support adoption of cryptocurrency and a more […]

Can Blockchain Make Fraudulent Fisheries a Thing of the Past?

Think you know your halibut from hake, or your salmon from swordfish? Think again. Incidents of fraudulent fish labelling are rife – but blockchain technology could fix it. Blockchain Technology Set to Revolutionise Supply Chains Modern supply chains are incredibly complex. It’s unlikely that the food you ate today arrived on your plate straight from […]