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Bitcoin got a big boost in 2017. Here are 5 other cryptocurrencies to watch in 2018
January 4th, 2018
Mainstream investors spent much of last year trying to figure out how to jump in on bitcoin, the digital currency for which prices ballooned to as high as $19,000 in recent months. But even as people hope to make ...
1 in 6 EU businesses sold on the web in 2016
December 15th, 2017
Last year, 16% of enterprises located in the European Union (EU) and employing at least 10 persons had received orders via a website or via apps. Web sales include both sales to individual consumers and to other enterprises.The share ...
Bitcoin: Does it really use more electricity than Ireland?
December 12th, 2017
Can something which has no physical presence consume as much electricity as an entire country? The internet has recently been awash with claims that the digital currency Bitcoin could be using more electricity than a number of developed nations. ...
Biometric mobile payments to hit 1T transactions, $51B in revenue by 2022
December 6th, 2017
Biometric transactions may soon replace cash payments: By 2022, mobile biometric solutions will authenticate more than 1 trillion transactions annually, driving the market to $50.6 billion in annual revenue that year, according to a new report from Acuity Market ...
Monetary update for the dollar
December 1st, 2017
A dispassionate look at the quantities and flows of fiat dollars tells us much about the current state of the US economy, and therefore prospects for the dollar itself. This is a starting point for understanding the dynamics likely ...
Bitcoin plunges 18% after topping $11,000 in extremely volatile trading
November 30th, 2017
Bitcoin has gained, and plunged, well over $1,000 in less than 24 hours. The digital currency dropped more than 18 percent from a record high of $11,388.33 to $9,290.30 on Wednesday, according to CoinDesk. Bitcoin then attempted to recover ...
Enthusiasts Point Out The Bitcoin Could Rise Dramatically
November 29th, 2017
Bitcoin saw a massive, sudden spike just after it broke through a closely watched milestone Tuesday night. The cryptocurrency traded at an all-time high of $10,831.75 just after 12:30 a.m. ET, according to industry site CoinDesk. That represented a ...
Cryptos may destabilise fiat
November 17th, 2017
The assumption in some quarters is that crypto-currencies will replace gold as money, or at least challenge it. This is an error borne out of a misunderstanding of catallactics, or the theory of exchange. It also ignores the fact ...
Bitcoin Price Achieves New All-Time High at $7,598; Why is the Market So Optimistic?
November 6th, 2017
Once again, the bitcoin price has achieved a new all-time high at $7,598 on November 5, as the market continues to be optimistic about the mid-term performance of bitcoin. In Japan and South Korea, two regions in Asia that ...
Gold, Goldmoney and Menē
November 3rd, 2017
Gold, ornamentation and money: that was the sequence of events. Man discovered gold, found it malleable, durable and attractive. It was first used for ornamentation, then as social economics evolved into the division of labour, its value as ornamentation ...
