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Why Getting Paid in Bitcoin Will Crush Your Hopes of a Mortgage

Income from cryptocurrencies is not considered an acceptable form of income. It might be possible to use your crypto income to pay for a house deposit.News that a huge company in Japan is giving its employees the chance to get paid in cryptocurrency got us thinking – what happens when you...

, by Emily Perryman

Pillar Project Looks to Double its Team, Enter New Markets

Pillar Project, a cryptocurrency and token wallet developer, is expecting to increase its team twofold and enter new markets in the coming months, Tomer Sofinzon, co-founder of Pillar Project and blockchain innovation company 20|30, told Cryptonews.com."As our project is moving forward, we are...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

Where Can You Spend Your Cryptocoins?

One of the questions we're asked most by people new to the world of cryptocurrencies, or people considering buying coins, is "how can I spend cryptocurrencies?" More often than not, cryptocurrencies are viewed as speculative ventures, with the emphasis on keeping hold of your assets and watching...

, by Stuart Garlick

No, Yves Mersch, the ECB’s System Is Not ‘Better’ Than the Blockchain

It's misleading to say that TIPS is faster, since there are numerous blockchains. Blockchain offers the kind of security that TIPS couldn’t really provide.It's no secret that central banks aren't exactly the biggest fans of cryptocurrency. On Thursday, the European Central Bank's (ECB) Yves...

, by Simon Chandler

Officials ‘Losing their Hair’ as Foul-mouthed Crypto Rants Flood in

South Korea’s Ministry of Finance and Strategy is being bombarded with phone calls as irate cryptocurrency investors ring to vent their frustrations. After a massive public rush to buy cryptocurrencies that saw children, pensioners and housewives snapping up bitcoin and altcoins at premiums...

, by Tim Alper

Top 10 Most Popular ICO Categories

There are more than 200 live initial coin offerings (ICO) on the market, according to Coinschedule data, with another 150 due to launch shortly. As the ICO market is very dynamic and the number of live and upcoming projects is changing rapidly, we’ve provided a snapshot of the top 10 most...

, by Priyeshu Garg

Let’s spend it! Bitcoin and its seven alternatives

As not every cryptocurrency is designed for buying goods and services, it's worth taking a look at the most popular ones in terms of spending. Bitcoin In mid-January, there were more than 11,500 venues where it is possible to spend Bitcoin, according to coinmap.org data. This is currently the...

, by Stuart Garlick

Cryptocurrency Buying Obstacles and How to Overcome Them

A few years ago, I had decided I wanted to own cryptocurrency. Given that nobody wanted to do business in my country, I had to convince a friend in Qatar to buy it for me. After that, I waited for him to come back home for holidays to refund him for his work. Couldn’t be simpler, right? Sure,...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Thinking of Opening Your Own Crypto Startup? Read This Advice

The Chinese government’s crackdown on the country’s bitcoin mining companies has raised concern over the prospects for China’s cryptocurrency industry, and its potential impact on the price of bitcoin. Sonic Zhang, the founder of Value Net Capital, and also the co-founder and...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

The Curious Case Against Bitcoin on Credit Cards

Recently, a number of banks in the US and the UK that offer credit cards have halted all transactions being sent to known cryptocurrency dealers. However, for those who wish to purchase bitcoin on a credit card, there are still a multitude of options available that as of yet are not being affected...

, by Robert DeVoe

Blockchain Investors Mark Belarus on Their Expansion Maps

Interest in blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies in Belarus has spiked and numerous foreign investors are in talks with Belarusian entities to expand their operations to this market.This is how the market reacted to decree No. 8 on the development of digital economy, signed by Belarusian...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

How ICO Rating Platforms Can Help You

Prodeum was an (alleged) startup that promised to put the world's fruits and vegetables on the Ethereum blockchain (don't ask us why). However, after having called on the public to invest 5,400 ether (or $6.5 million) in its initial coin offering, almost all trace of it disappeared on January 28th....

, by Simon Chandler

How to Protect Yourself From the Crypto Mining Malware

In September 2017, it came to light that the popular file sharing platform ThePirateBay was covertly mining the anonymous cryptocurrency Monero using the computer power of its users. Now, it seems that the crypto mining malware is everywhere these days. It has been reported that the mining script...

, by Alex Lielacher

3 Ways Blockchain Can Make Your Internet Experience Profitable

Sell your data Sell your attention Rent disk spaceEvery day, we interact with hundreds of websites, web applications, online services and mobile apps that have turned the internet into the world’s biggest money-making machine. However, the compensation we get does not balance the...

, by Ben Dickson

Full Steam Ahead for Crypto in the CIS – but Instigator Has Cold Feet

The heat is on in the CIS as member states rush to pass cryptocurrency and blockchain-friendly legislation – and attract major international investment.Last year, Belarus surprised the world when it announced that, as of the end of March, it would be introducing sweeping measures to legalize...

, by Tim Alper

Reserve Bank of India Now More Positive Towards Crypto – Source

The ban of cryptocurrency is not likely in India Possible regulations include taxes and regulatory authority for ICOs2018 could be the year cryptocurrency regulations are introduced in India, and although the authorities’ contradictory signals make it hard to foresee what shape the...

, by Saket Singh

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