Author: C. Edward Kelso

A New Bitcoin World

Bitcoin Gamers Dropped from Steam Due to Fees and Volatility

Bitcoin Gamers Dropped from Steam due to Fees and VolatilityCiting price volatility and transaction fees, Steam, the popular online gaming platform, is out of the bitcoin business effective 6 December. The world’s most popular cryptographic currency is ripping all economic textbooks apart, reaching price highs unimaginable just weeks, if not hours, ago. That, and a congested mempool with transacting costs to compound, means a […]

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December 8, 2017 0

Top Wall Street Analysts Set New Bitcoin Price Targets Above $10,000

Top Wall Street Analysts Set New Bitcoin Price Targets Above $10,000Prominent Wall Street analysts from Fundstrat, Standpoint Research, and Galaxy Investment Partners are pointing to a coming bullish run on bitcoin, pushing the world’s most popular cryptocurrency beyond even the once-thought lavish 10,000 USD price point, and soon.  Also read: Philippines to Legalize Bitcoin as a Security Wall Street’s Tom Lee Releases New Target CRYPTO FX (Lee): […]

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November 22, 2017 0

Bankers Continue to Sound the Bitcoin Alarm

From JP Morgan and DBS to Iran and Portugal, Bankers Continue to Sound the Bitcoin AlarmOf late, bankers public and private have increased their criticisms of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, especially as valuation all time highs appear to have no quick end in sight. From destabilization to fraud and money laundering, legacy banking is doing everything in its rhetorical power to sway opinion.   Also read: Five Countries Where Bitcoin is Illegal World’s […]

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November 19, 2017 0

Survey Says Bitcoin Holders Won’t Sell Until Well Over $100K

Survey Says Bitcoin Holders Won't Sell Until Well Over $100KThree surveys in as many months of residents in the United States, encompassing more than 2,500 people, reveal growing interest in bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. The latest survey introduces eye-popping specifics regarding general belief in bitcoin’s power and a hodl strategy that’s nearly unimaginable.   Also read: Survey Respondents Say Bitcoin to Reach $10,000 Lendedu Survey Results Urge […]

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November 17, 2017 0

Bitcoin as an Unstoppable Force: Hyperbitcoinization Theory and Practice

Bitcoin as an Unstoppable Force: Hyperbitcoinization Theory and PracticeOne of the earliest references to hyperbitcoinization (H-theory) derives from the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute. It describes a world waiting for bitcoin in the borderless, peer-to-peer sense. Especially true for emerging economies prone to inflation, hyperbitcoinization is an adoption theory with radical implications. Until recently, it was only a theory.   Also read: Bitcoin Hits $13,500 in Zimbabwe […]

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November 16, 2017 0

Bitcoin’s Encryption Could be Broken by 2027, Claim Singapore Quantum Experts

Bitcoin’s Encryption Could be Broken by 2027, Claim Singapore Quantum ExpertsKey protocols securing technology undergirding bitcoin are “susceptible to attack by the development of a sufficiently large quantum computer,” researchers mostly from Singapore claim in a recently-released paper, Quantum attacks on Bitcoin, and how to protect against them (Quantum), made available through the Cornell University Library. Also read: Is Bitcoin at Risk as Google and […]

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November 10, 2017 0

A Closer Look at How Three of the Biggest Scamcoins Lure Its Investors

Run-ups of the kind bitcoin is having in price and valuation make fertile ground for scams. Scams are valuable and very teachable moments. Skin in the game, by having plunked hard-earned cash down to see a return on investment, means vigilance and due diligence are musts.    Also read: GAW/Paycoin CEO Josh Garza Held Liable for […]

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November 5, 2017 0

New To Bitcoin? Welcome! Here’s How To Take Those First Steps

New To Bitcoin? Welcome! Here’s How To Take Those First StepsIf you’re new to Bitcoin, welcome. We’re a community of people from every part of the world, from as many walks of life as you can imagine, exploring the future of money. Let’s skip the philosophy and technical jargon, and just get you started using it. Also read: Bitcoin.com Getting Started Page Bitcoin, Like Anything […]

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November 4, 2017 0