FLASH: The stolen passport market is huge! There are more than 40-M passports listed as missing on a database created by Interpol in Y 2002, and according to the US Department of State, more than 300,000 American passports are lost or stolen in the US yearly. And given that these are the most common ways […]
The Bottom Line on Bitcoin Investing $BTCUSD The huge Bull run in Bitcoin’s price into the end of Y 2017 got lots of people interested in the cryptocurrencgy the likes of which had never been seen. And although Bitcoin’s price has corrected from its peak near $20000/ea, interest in Bitcoin investing is still very high. […]
Bitcoin, Using it as Money to Buy Stuff $BTCUSD, $SQ, $MSFT, $EXPE, $DISH, $ETSY Bitcoin is an investment asset, and it is also ‘Money’. And businesses that accepts Bitcoin payments are becoming closer to the mainstream you than you may think. Most people that I talk to look at cryptocurrencies an investment, a tradable asset, a […]
Bitcoin Saw a Quick Dip After 7 Up Market Days $BTCUSD Tuesday 17 April, Tax Day in the US, saw a fast dip with 1 big seller disposing of which could have been the result of what is though to be 1 seller dumping $50-M worth of the digital currency. The balance in an anonymous digital […]
Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies Across the Board $BTCUSD Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies are new, alluring and somewhat complex investment assets. People see Bitcoin as currency, an investment and a store of value. Government’s do not agree on what Bitcoin is. The US Internal Revenue sees and treats it as property, The US Securities and Exchange Commission considers […]
The Big Q: Why are Crypto Exchanges Vulnerable to Hacks? $BTCUSD Blockchain technology can make transactions safe and secure, but crypto-currency exchanges that trade Bitcoins and other virtual currencies that are based on this technology have been hacked because they are not working on secure networks. Late last week, the Tokyo-based Coincheck exchange reported a […]
Avoid These 3 Major Bitcoin Scams $BTCUSD Bitcoin is currently trading at: 15,653.4551, -747.459 , or -4.56% Bitcoin is the most popular cryptocurrency available today, recently it has seen a lot of activity. Anything that surges warrants being in the bright lights. In Y 2009 a single Bitcoin cost about $1, and in Y 2013 it was […]