By
Juan M. Villaverde On
July 26, 201910:45 AM Eastern
Nano (NANO, Rated "D+") is designed to be a distributed ledger that's not strictly based on blockchain. It was conceived as a payment system with transactions strictly peer-to-peer, settled...
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Juan M. Villaverde On
July 24, 201902:00 PM Eastern
Dear government official,
If you’re a member of Congress, Parliament or even the erudite club called “G5 heads of state” …
And if you’re among those who still think you can shut down Bitcoin,...
By
Tony Sagami On
July 22, 201903:21 PM Eastern
According to the World Bank, 1.7 billion people in the world do not have a bank account or access to basic banking services.
You and I take banking services for granted. If someone gives us a...
By
Juan M. Villaverde On
July 17, 201903:56 PM Eastern
Facebook’s Libra is a massive challenge to governments.
For the first time in modern history, we are witnessing the emergence of a currency that’s not backed and sponsored by a sovereign...
By
Tony Sagami On
July 15, 201903:05 PM Eastern
I'll praise my ex-wife for one thing: She helped me raise four brilliant, talented children.
All three of my sons have science backgrounds — computers and biology — and I am very, very proud of...
By
Juan M. Villaverde On
July 10, 201910:46 AM Eastern
Bitcoin hit rock bottom on Dec. 15, 2018, exactly 207 days ago.
According to CoinMarketCap, it traded as low as $3,191.
Then it bounced back up.
And BTC has been moving mostly higher ever...
By
Tony Sagami On
July 8, 201912:56 PM Eastern
Bitcoin peaked at $19,783 on Dec. 17, 2017.
It's now trading well below that peak, but up sharply — more than 250% — from its December 2018 low of $3,122.
Investor interest in...
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Juan M. Villaverde On
July 3, 201903:21 PM Eastern
Within just the last couple of weeks, so much has been said and written about Facebook’s Libra, it’s making a lot of people very dizzy.
But, as often happens in the crypto world, much of it is...
By
Tony Sagami On
July 1, 201904:00 PM Eastern
When I talk to investors about blockchain, I get one of three reactions:
Block what? Blockchain is waaaaay overhyped. Blockchain is the next big thing! Which describes your opinion about...
By
Dr. Bruce Ng On
June 26, 201912:11 PM Eastern
As Bitcoin makes new rally highs, it has confirmed and reconfirmed the crypto bull market of 2019.
So, since I continually review the technology of new coins covered by Weiss Crypto Ratings, I...