Bitcoin Insider

BitPay-Pal? BitPay Introduces Settlement in USD-Pegged Stablecoins

By Georgi Georgiev on 10/16/2018 - 08:00

BitPay, purportedly the largest blockchain payments provider, will allow merchants to accept settlements in USD-pegged stablecoins. Gemini Dollar and USD Coin Get the Green Light The leading blockchain payments provider BitPay announced that it will...

Top Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News For Today October 15th [VIDEO]

By Ram V on 10/16/2018 - 07:45

Newly Published Journal Indicates Maturing Crypto Market Is Great News For Bitcoin Newly Published Journal Indicates Maturing Crypto Market Is Great News For Bitcoin DocuSign Expands By Adding Ethereum (ETH) Support And Blockchain Integration...

Fidelity Launching Crypto Custody and Trading Services

By Kevin Helms on 10/16/2018 - 06:50

Fidelity Investments has announced the launch of a new company dedicated to providing cryptocurrency services including custody and trade execution. The services will be available to institutional investors such as hedge funds, family offices, and...

Ex-Apple Founder Steve Wozniak Co-Founds Blockchain-Powered EQUI Global

By Julio Gil-Pulgar on 10/16/2018 - 06:00

Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple Computer Inc., has strong convictions about the opportunities that blockchain technology offers. Woz, affectionately known, is now fully focused on the crypto market. Today, Wozniak became the co-founder of...

3 Peculiar VeChain Price Predictions for 2018

By JP Buntinx on 10/16/2018 - 05:56

Throughout 2018, there has been a very strong focus on the VeChain project. This particular ecosystem seems to attract a lot of price speculators and enthusiasts, which can lead to some interesting VET predictions for the remainder of 2018. The...

Canaan Creative Announces New Avalonminer A911 Mining Rig

By Samuel Haig on 10/16/2018 - 05:30

Canaan Creative, the world’s second largest manufacturer of cryptocurrency mining hardware, has announced a new mining rig, the Avalonminer A911, alongside plans to develop a mining heater and portable miner. The company has also purportedly...

Coinbase Opens Office in Ireland as Part of Brexit Contingency Plan

By Ana Alexandre on 10/16/2018 - 05:25

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has opened an office in Dublin in the face of Brexit. San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has opened a new office in Dublin, Ireland, according to an announcement published Oct...

Top 5 Hadoop Courses for Big Data Professionals — Best of Lot

By javinpaul on 10/16/2018 - 05:16

Top 5 Hadoop Courses for Big Data Professionals — Best of Lot If you are learning big data, or, want to explore Hadoop framework, and are looking for some awesome courses, then you have come to the right place.In this article, I am going to share...

Ease of Access Ensures Darknet Activity Continues to Grow

By JP Buntinx on 10/16/2018 - 05:12

The darknet often gets a very bad reputation because of all of the illicit activity taking place. That is not entirely abnormal, as criminals have shown a strong tendency to buy and sell stolen data, drugs or other illicit products on the darknet....

How to build iPhone Calculator using Flutter

By SayOne Technologies on 10/16/2018 - 04:31

It was a simple idea to create a replica of iPhone’s system calculator in Flutter. The design is uncomplicated and the program logic is well-known. Let’s focus on the UI design here since the logic can be tedious to teach. You can check out our Git...

Former CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler: ICOs Should be Considered Securities

By Ana Alexandre on 10/16/2018 - 04:15

Former CFTC chairman Gary Gensler said that coins sold through ICOs should be considered securities. Former chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Gary Gensler said that most tokens sold through...

Roger Ver: ‘Undercover US Government Agents Go on LocalBitcoins and Arrest People’

By Catherine Ross on 10/16/2018 - 04:00

Former ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Roger Ver talks about becoming a Bitcoin Cash believer, the future of cryptocurrencies and why the U.S. is the worst place for doing business in crypto. The interview has been edited and condensed. Roger...

This E-Bike Accepts Payments With Bitcoin’s Lightning Network

By Emilio Janus on 10/16/2018 - 04:00

Lightning Network has certainly inspired the home-brew hardware and software community to develop case-of-use scenarios for its micro-payments. On Yer Bike Following Poketoshi, a Coke vending machine, and a real Swiss cafe, a German hacker has now...

Bitpay Announces Stablecoin Support for Merchant Settlement

By Jamie Redman on 10/16/2018 - 03:30

On Monday the cryptocurrency payment processor Bitpay announced the company is now supporting settlement options using two stablecoins — the Gemini dollar and the Circle Centre coin. Not only can Bitpay merchants settle in BCH, BTC, and local fiat...

Kenyan Gov’t to Use Blockchain in New Affordable Housing Project

By Ana Alexandre on 10/16/2018 - 03:09

Kenya’s government aims to use blockchain to ensure that affordable government housing will go to the rightful recipients. Kenya’s government plans to deploy blockchain technology to manage a government housing project of 500,...

Bakkt CEO: We’re About To See A Cryptocurrency Revolution

By Wilma Woo on 10/16/2018 - 02:00

The CEO of Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) forthcoming cryptocurrency trading platform Bakkt has said she wants to deliver a “revolution” in the sector in a similar way to energy trading fifteen years ago. Crypto ‘Revolution’ Matches Early 2000s...

TRON Founder Justin Sun and TRX Coin Social Media Marketing: Double Edged Sword for Investors

By Bitcoin Exchange Guide News Team on 10/16/2018 - 01:38

Justin Sun, TRON founder, is among the top 3 social media active crypto figures as of press date. The TRX founder has tweeted to the advantage of this native token a couple of times. In fact, sometimes the impact has been significant enough to...

Bizarro World: Federated Sidechain Technology Promoted Over Nakamoto Consensus

By Jamie Redman on 10/16/2018 - 01:30

On Oct. 10, Blockstream revealed that the company’s new product, Liquid, generated its first block on Sept. 27 and noted that a lot of the crypto-economy’s “biggest players” participated. Since Blockstream announced the launch of its federated...

Crypto Payment Platform BitPay Introduces Settlement in Stablecoins

By Ana Alexandre on 10/16/2018 - 01:26

Crypto payment platform BitPay has started accepting stablecoins GUSD and USDC. U.S.-based cryptocurrency payment processor BitPay has started accepting stablecoins, according to an announcement published Oct. 15. The company...

Seven Stars Cloud Secures $24 Billion Contract to Upgrade Chinese Bus Fleet

By David Hamilton on 10/16/2018 - 01:24

Big blockchain developments are coming out of China this quarter as the blockchain firm Seven Stars Cloud Group secured a major fundraising contract with the National Transportation Capacity Co. Ltd. (NTS). NTS is the largest electric vehicle...

Arduino, Meet Splunk

By mike fettis on 10/16/2018 - 01:21

Diy IoT is incredibly fun, and the barrier to entry is pretty low. There are wifi connected arduino boards out there to be had for $10–$20. Much of the time these boards will become packed with sensors and able to monitor their surroundings easily....

Navigation