Kelly Loeffler and Jeff Sprecher, founders of the crypto futures platform Bakkt, have confirmed that they’re already looking to expand less than two weeks after the launch of their futures exchange. Although the lauded exchange has been a news item for more than a year, it wasn’t until late last month that the platform finally…
The winner of the BitIRA U Scholarship for October 2019 has been announced. Alexander Lewis, a college freshman from California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, wrote an essay about what the future of cryptocurrency and blockchain will look like in the next 20 years. Below is the essay that Alexander submitted: In the next 20…
Everyone has a different reason for getting excited about the world of blockchain and cryptocurrency: the technology, the opportunity for decentralization, being at the forefront of the next “big thing” in technology—these are just some of the biggest motivators. For Divi Project co-founder Nick Saponaro, the opportunity to innovate through a one-click masternode solution alongside the…
Social and financial downturn has pushed Venezuela’s back against the wall. With sanctions holding back any meaningful progress for its citizens, the country has turned to digital assets as a safe haven, and to strengthen its global buying power.
With mass adoption as one of the primary goals being tackled by the cryptocurrency and blockchain community, solving security and compliance concerns in any of their forms is a critical challenge to resolve. Trevor Koverko, with his background blending Wall Street with Silicon Valley, sought to take this on—and thus Polymath was born. Trevor sat…
Ever since cryptocurrency hit the mainstream, many have believed the space was only used by criminals. In order to combat such a perception, a recent bill from Congress is urging the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to adopt the very technology these criminals are using to fully understand how to defend these threats. Read on to find out why adopting this technology will be beneficial to government entities.
Philadelphia’s Coinvention conference was held September 20-21, 2019, at the Loews Hotel in the heart of Center City. Read on for highlights and takeaways from BitIRA.
For cryptocurrency to be adopted on larger scale, it must be used to purchase products or services. Businesses are looking to payment processors to mediate these sales. One of the most popular crypto payment processors, BitPay, completes over $1 billion worth of crypto transactions annually. They have just added a Top 3 coin to their arsenal. Due to the company’s massive transactions volume and popularity, the inclusion of this new coin will likely translate to increased adoption of what was already an exceedingly popular token. Learn how this may play a crucial role in mass adoption.
The world of cryptocurrency and blockchain is rapidly evolving, but CoinJanitor‘s Marc Kenigsberg remembers the early days like they were yesterday—except he says the early days are still here. BitIRA was able to speak with him about his crypto journey so far, getting glimpses into the challenges he met along the way and the optimism…
For the past few years, Venezuela has been at the epicenter of corruption. With the value of the local currency inflating to astronomical levels, the people of Venezuela have been desperately trying to find a way to make ends meet. Amongst all the dismay, a savior has risen to attempt to bring back peace to the once flourishing nation. Find out more here.
