In this episode of TechCentral, we bring you a wide-ranging and fascinating discussion with cryptocurrency expert Farzam Ehsani, the blockchain lead at Rand Merchant Bank and chairman of the South African Financial Blockchain Consortium
Browsing: Bitcoin
The world’s central banks can’t sit back and ignore the growth in cryptocurrencies as it could pose a risk to the stability of the financial system, according to the Bank for International Settlements. It said
Bitcoin has tumbled, heading for its worst week since January 2015, after people familiar with the matter said China aims to stop exchange trading of cryptocurrencies by the end of September. Regional Chinese regulators were
Two of the world’s largest blockchain developers are battling over more than $1bn in virtual currency options, in a dispute that may help establish the leading player in providing new payment
Could bitcoin be the next gold? The idea has a lot of intuitive appeal. Gold bugs and bitcoin fetishists tend to share a deep distrust of fiat currency and the nation state, an impregnable bullishness about their favoured asset class
You all need to just chill out a little. Seriously. Bitcoin took a hit over the last few days because of China. That has cryptocurrency markets in a panic. But if we channel the deeper sentiment of the true believers, even a massive crackdown
When the cryptocurrency exio coin starts a round of fundraising on 7 September, its founders say the unit will come with a unique distinction: the first to be endorsed by a sovereign nation. The identity of the government backer won’t
Here’s another reason to be leery of the initial coin offerings being done at a staggering pace in the cryptocurrency world: there’s a one-in-10 chance you’ll end up a victim of theft. Phishing scams have helped push up
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Space-like adjectives are often used to describe bitcoin’s stratospheric price rise. Now there may be some truth in those analogies. Blockstream plans to make the digital ledger underpinning the cryptocurrency accessible via satellite