According to Marius Reitz (general manager) of Luno cryptocurrency exchange, Africa, Kenya will lead the peer-to-peer cryptocurrency market in the world for the second year running. The GM quotes a report to justify his choice of Kenya over the other heavyweights. He also points out Kenya’s booming cryptocurrency market and Kenyans’ familiarity with digital payments solutions. According
An unknown company had a group of HP servers that were attacked. The hackers took control of the hardware to mine cryptocurrency. The hackers chose raptoreum as the crypto to mine. This coin is in the top 1000 by market capital and uses an algorithm called Ghostrider that combines PoW (proof of work) with PoS (proof of
NFTs are a huge deal in 2021, and have almost become a billion-dollar business. Popular collections such as the Bored Ape Yacht Club, Cryptopunks and Meebits have been sold for hundreds of thousands to even millions of dollars each NFT. The blockchain-based lending platform Nexo launched a lending desk this week to provide liquidity to NFT owners who use
Bitcoin surged through October as investors get excited about the new U.S. bitcoin futures exchange traded fund (ETF). The bitcoin price has increased by around 40% over the last month. It reached an all-time high earlier this week of $67,000-$2,000 per Bitcoin, which is around 40% higher than its April peak. A panel of 50 experts
On Monday morning, cryptocurrencies rose as bitcoin held above the key level of $50,000 (PS36.653). Bitcoin (BTC-USD) traded at $56,509, up 1.5% from April’s record high of $63,000. This is less than 15% off the record. Ethereum ( Ethereum-USD), second largest crypto market capital, traded at $3,611 after a 0.7% increase. Analysts predict a record-breaking rally
Accor ding to a press release, Bitcoin Depot’s machine count has increased more than three times in the last six months. This expansion was driven by a desire for Bitcoin from many communities across North America, particularly the unbanked. Bitcoin ATMs allow physical transactions with cash, without the need for a bank account –. However, they can also be
This decline in cryptocurrency’s value occurs at a time when institutional interests in the industry have risen. Some investment banks have increased their estimates for cryptocurrency in the next months. As investors seek to protect themselves from risk, analysts expect more volatility this week. According to CoinShares data, crypto funds and investment products saw inflows
The government is a parasite pretending to be our friend. The government wants us to believe that they are in our best interests while enriching themselves, their cronies, and ourselves. Governments exist to support themselves. They don’t shrink; they only get bigger. This is true for both democracies and dictatorships. Unstated goals are for the 1% and 99% to
The US government issued a series of stimulus checks as a response to economic difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic. These payments were not available to everyone, but the majority of Americans qualified for them. This included many young Americans. A survey revealed that many of these youngsters had invested their stimulus checks into crypto assets, such
Finder’s Cryptocurrency Ownership Report published on August 13, 2021, has some interesting findings after the researchers polled over 42K people. The survey covered 27 countries and measures crypto asset ownership. According to the Finder poll, men are more likely than women to own a digital asset. James Edwards, Finder’s writer, explained that the gender gap in ownership is approximately
