Month: February 2018

To many regular participants in the Bitcoin economy, there may have been a sense that in the final months of 2017 transaction fees were rising quite significantly. There was a noticeable increase in transaction traffic across the latter part of the year, with an initial spike of high fees in late November preceding a huge… Continue reading Wait…What Happened to Bitcoin Transaction Fees?

JD.com, one of China’s largest e-commerce companies, has launched a new accelerator program called AI Catapult that focuses on blockchain and artificial intelligence startups. Based in Beijing, AI Catapult will start with an inaugural roster of companies that include Bluzelle, a blockchain startup based in Singapore providing database services, Bankorus, a leading Chinese robo-advisory provider,… Continue reading JD.com Launches New Accelerator Focused On Blockchain And AI

Payment app Circle has announced today that it has acquired U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange platform Poloniex as the company continues to realise its new vision for global finance. For weeks, rumours have been going around that Goldman Sachs-backed Circle had been discussing the purchase of Poloniex, and today those rumours were finally put to rest. The… Continue reading Payment App Circle Buys Crypto Exchange Poloniex

StormX, the company behind the popular crypto-earning app Storm Play has announced that travelers will be able to purchase first class airline tickets with cryptocurrency.  StormX has partnered with the travel concierge service I Only Fly First Class to facilitate these transactions.  Storm Play users will be able to access the I Only Fly First… Continue reading StormX Allows Travelers to Purchase First Class Airline Tickets with Cryptocurrency

Montreal-based fintech startup Shakepay has announced the release of its digital wallet in private beta. The mobile app allows Canadian users to buy and sell Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, directly from their phones. Through the mobile app, Shakepay users can transact with one another, interact with the blockchain, and move in and out their funds… Continue reading Shakepay Launches Cryptocurrency Mobile Wallet In Private Beta

A new partnership between Canadian cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare and payment firm Processing.com will provide Coinsquare customers with new online payments functionalities. These will soon be able to buy cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ether, Dash, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash, with their credit or debit cards instantly. The news comes just a few weeks after several banks and… Continue reading Cryptocurrency Exchange Coinsquare To Add Credit Card Payment Method

Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England (BoE), has claimed that “[Bitcoin] has pretty much failed thus far on … the traditional aspects of money. It is not a store of value because it is all over the map.  Nobody uses it as a medium of exchange.” These comments were made Monday evening… Continue reading Bank of England Governor Claims “Bitcoin Has Failed”

A new study has found that over a third of small business owners believe that cryptocurrency payments will become a reality on the high street within two years. The study, conducted by Paymentsense, a card payment provider in the U.K. and Ireland, revealed that 35 percent of 504 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) remain confident… Continue reading Study: SMEs Believe Cryptocurrency Payments Will Hit the High Street in Two Years

A new partnership unveiled last week between Neuromation and Longenesis will seek to use blockchain technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to build a global marketplace for healthcare data. Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD, CSO of Longenesis, a healthcare AI company headquartered in Hong Kong, said the collaboration with Neuromation will be two-fold. “First, we’ll train the deep… Continue reading New Partnership Seeks To Create Blockchain-Based Healthcare Data Marketplace