The winner of the BitIRA U Scholarship for January 2019 has been announced. We do have an honorable mention for the contest. Som Mohapatra, a high school senior from Virginia, wrote an essay about how blockchain can protect users’ data privacy in a variety of contexts and applications. Below is the essay that Som submitted:…
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A news digest of what happened in the crypto world in the past month, January 2019: Ethereum’s Highs and Lows Ethereum (ETH) again regained the #2 cryptocurrency position after a rocky end of 2018, though it continues to jockey for this place with Ripple (XRP). Despite recent price blows, Ethereum on-chain transaction volume actually reached…
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BitIRA is happy to announce that Noah Covey is the winner of the BitIRA U Scholarship for January 2019. The scholarship is for college students and high school seniors in their senior year that write an excellent essay how blockchain will shape the world in the next 20 years. Noah is a high school senior…
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Although virtually everyone with internet access knows about Twitter, not as many are familiar with Jack Dorsey, the man behind the globally-renowned platform. Of those who know about Dorsey, even fewer realize that the entrepreneur is a crypto bull with a particular focus on Bitcoin. In a recent interview on a popular online podcast, Dorsey…
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In this week’s interview, we talk with Bijan Bina, a co-host of the Dose of Ether podcast and founder of Battle Tested Ventures (BTV). Read the full interview below to find out how he thinks that “the next 100 million consumers” can be brought into blockchain and why he believes that “every industry will be…
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During the crypto boom in 2017, Nasdaq was among the companies that looked into the prospect of Bitcoin futures, along with other exchanges like Cboe and CME. Nasdaq’s plans for crypto futures have since been placed on ice, but the famed exchange is as bullish as ever when it comes to cryptocurrency, reports Bitcoinist. In…
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In 2014, Overstock became the first major retailer to accept bitcoin as a form of payment. The move was unprecedentedly bullish for the crypto market, which was still fairly new and mostly propelled by passionate enthusiasts. In retrospect, Overstock’s decision seems almost prescient as the cryptocurrency inches closer and closer to becoming a mainstream payment…
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As the crypto market plows through its current bear cycle, its underlying technology is enjoying an unprecedented rate of adoption, reports CCN. Even amid Bitcoin’s all-time highs in late 2017, many pundits and investors preferred to focus on blockchain, the system that powers all cryptocurrencies, and the revolutionary potential it offers. Now, the blockchain boom…
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For some, the biggest criticism of cryptocurrencies lies in the amount of energy necessary to mine them. The process of crypto mining remains intrinsically linked to the use of high-end processing machines, which consume a lot of power. In our Blockchain and the Environment Guide, we sought to dismantle the myth that Bitcoin and other…
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The January edition of the Crypto Security Report is available for download (click image below). Stay informed about the latest security threats, government measures, and best practices to understand developments in the cryptocurrency space (and how to protect your own digital assets). This report is free and available for download below:
