Given his Navy experience alone, Paul McNeal approaches life with a sense of accountability and an appreciation for leadership. Fascinated with crypto and blockchain and brewing with entrepreneurial interests, as well as working in various mentorship capacities, it only seemed natural for Paul to put together his platform, The Crypto Curator, featuring a regularly delivered…
The launch of crypto lending by Binance this week is big news on its own. But as the world’s largest crypto exchange joins the ranks of many private firms that already offer such a service, we wonder, is a larger movement afoot? At some point in the future, once crypto is firmly entrenched in mainstream finance, could crypto lending even take on government bonds as a primary form of investing?
The market has had to wait 8 months longer than originally anticipated, but beginning in September, Bakkt will be launching with physically-backed Bitcoin futures. While there are already other cryptocurrency futures and derivatives on the market, what makes this so significant for the market is the nature in which contracts will be settled. Learn more here.
Image by Marco Verch / CC BY 2.0 Crypto trading has been a lucrative source of income for some, but do you know that it can cause tax liabilities as well? In order to ensure that you get to pay as little tax as possible, you need to plan ahead and prepare. Otherwise, you might…
As various economies around the world have been thrust into tumult in the last week, the asset known for its volatility appears to be adopting a new role as a safe haven. As Bitcoin’s evolution continues, could this open the door to greater acceptance and adoption among the general public around the globe? Read more here.
Founded by Mindy Ngo and Tom Sigler, The LendingCoin is the first blockchain-powered commercial real estate funding platform, aiming to expedite transactions and reduce fees without compromising security and transparency. On June 19th, 2018, TLC solidified a prominent and historic position in the finance and blockchain world by being the first to finance a commercial real…
As Bitcoin begins another ascent in price, seemingly no two analysts can agree on why it’s surging. Is it China? The upcoming Brexit? Could it even be Walmart? Here, we lay out the most prominent of rationales and ask: What do you think?
In proposing to restrict large transactions with its currency, the nation’s treasury department is following the lead of many other nations around the world. Yet the move highlights one big thing that’s wrong with fiat currency, and one big thing about crypto that gives it a significant advantage.
Although it retains its cutting-edge status, and it’s rapidly evolving in its use to solve lingering problems of accountability across all industries, blockchain’s behind-the-scenes implementation continues to grow beyond the visible scope of most consumers. The public may not realize just how rapidly its implementation is growing, and how widely it’s being adopted. We sat…
