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In 1962 E.M. Rogers introduced the world to the Diffusion of Innovation Theory, a framework to understand the adoption of an idea or product.  It comes in five stages and it applies, generally speaking, to all disruptive technologies.  While the Internet has spawned numerous disruptive innovations, the world has probably never seen anything like Cryptocurrency. … Continue reading The Rise and Fall of the National Crypto Movement

There are a number of theories for Bitcoin’s price decline since the cryptocurrency market peaks of December 2017, including the Mt Gox sell-off, increased regulatory scrutiny, and imminent tax deadlines. Less supportive parties declared the boom was over, but some experts including Fundstrat’s Tom Lee believe its barely begun. Lee is Head of Research for… Continue reading Bitcoin Price Rebounds After Tax Day

There is not a lot of comedy to be found in the cryptocurrency space. At least not since Dogecoin somehow sponsored a freaking NASCAR driver and covered his car in Doge memes. But that was way back in 2014. Remember when magical internet money used to be fun? I think it is time we all… Continue reading OpenBazaar Creator Also Has Crypto’s Funniest Youtube Channel

Status, the open source, Ethereum-based mobile operating system, has announced the launch of Status Incubate, providing early-stage blockchain-based startups with funding, talent, and expertise to reinvent the Web. With the future of the decentralised Web so open, Status Projects was created to evolve the larger decentralised ecosystem. Status Incubate is the first in a series… Continue reading Status Incubate Launches to Foster Early-Stage Blockchain Startups

BitBounce, a blockchain-based email spam solution, is launching a new cryptocurrency exchange platform called CredoEx for token holders to exchange their Credo. CredoEx will begin with Credo to Ether pairing but additional cryptocurrencies and national currencies will be added in the future based on demand, the company said. The San Francisco-based startup raised more than… Continue reading Blockchain Startup BitBounce Announces Cryptocurrency Exchange

The CEO of online brokerage Monex Group Inc. has said that Japan’s cryptocurrency exchanges should be regulated like the traditional finance system. On Monday, Monex, Japan’s No. 3 online brokerage in terms of customer accounts, completed its acquisition of Tokyo-based digital currency exchange Coincheck for 3.6 billion yen ($33.6 million), following the exchange’s $530 million… Continue reading Monex Group CEO: Japan’s Cryptocurrency Exchanges Should be Regulated like Banks

Batavia, a blockchain-based trade finance platform that was developed by a consortium of international banks and IBM, has recently completed their very first live pilot transactions with corporate clients. The consortium of companies involved with developing Batavia includes Bank of Montreal (BMO), CaixaBank, Commerzbank, Erste Group, IBM and UBS.  The initial transactions included trading cars between… Continue reading First Pilot Client Transactions Successfully Executed on Batavia Global Trade Finance Platform

The Canadian corporation Ether Capital (NEO:ETHC), the first publicly traded company focused solely on the Ethereum network, has announced in a press release that their shares will begin trading on Thursday, April 19th.  Ether Capital has completed the process of delisting its common shares from the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV), and will now be listing… Continue reading The First Publicly Traded Company Focused Solely on Ethereum Begins Trading

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has said that it won’t comply with the New York Attorney General’s request for information. The San Francisco-based exchange was one of 13 cryptocurrency exchanges that received a letter from New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Tuesday as part of his new enquiry into the exchanges. These included Coinbase’s GDAX, Gemini,… Continue reading Kraken CEO Refuses to Comply with New York Attorney General’s New Enquiry

San Francisco-based startup Rare Bits has raised US$6 million in a Series A funding round for its online marketplace for unique crypto assets and collectibles. The round was led by Spark Capital with participation from First Round Capital, Craft Ventures, SV Angel, Twitch CEO Emmett Shear, Greenoaks MD Neil Mehta, Aditya Agarwal, Ruchi Sangvhi, Justin… Continue reading Rare Bits Raises US$6M Series A For Crypto Assets, Collectibles Marketplace