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Swiss ‘Crypto Valley’ is leading the way for digital currency startups
In Zug, a tiny Swiss town 20 miles south of Zürich with million-dollar Alpine views, a small machine is doing big things. One of the 10 bitcoin ATMs installed across Switzerland by Zug-based Bitcoin Suisse, the machine accepts Swiss francs and euros in exchange for a slip of paper with a code Read More...
Ethereum is changing the way we think about cryptocurrency
Alex Tapscott is chief executive of NextBlock Global. Bitcoin is the mother of all cryptocurrencies, and the most famous of them. Created by a person or people using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, it defined the algorithms that enable the transfer of assets from one party to another without an Read More...
Trust me: Read this to understand the problem that Blockchain will solve
In recent months we have published several stories explaining the blockchain-cryptocurrency phenomenon. We will continue doing so because digital currencies are going to have a major impact on how we are going to live and work together. This is another good analysis. Please read all 3,500 words. Read More...
Can you buy anything real with Bitcoin? On the streets, it proves a hard sell
My journey into the dark economy starts much as expected: in front of a computer screen, late at night. It ends somewhere quite unexpected, in a humdrum setting a world away from the stereotype of modernity, equality and sticking it to the man promised by digital currencies such as Bitcoin: it ends Read More...
Cryptocurrencies can make money work for all
Cryptocurrencies can make money work for all—not just for a few. You can read here why you need to get ready for digital currencies. This story also explains why bitcoin should make sense to Read More...
How the blockchain could usher in a future of shared mobility
Cars sit idle most of the time, but thanks to the decentralized blockchain system that supports cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, people can safely and easily monetize their vehicles while they’re not using them. An example of this is Turo, a new peer-to-peer car rental marketplace that currently Read More...
Ethereum hits all-time high, beating Bitcoin's returns in 2017
Ethereum reached an all-time high above $400 Monday, continuing a surge in cryptocurrencies in 2017. The cryptocurrency jumped as high as $415.31 a piece, up about 5,107% since the start of the year. At the same time, bitcoin reached another all-time high over $3,000 over the weekend, over 210% Read More...
The vegan, Saudi Prince Investor
HRH Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed is a hip, young vegan Saudi Prince who invests in clean energy and supports animal rights. Earlier this year, his story was picked up by multiple outlets including One Green Planet. This Saudi Royal, now 38, is the son of the 26th wealthiest person Read More...
New Hampshire governor signs bitcoin MSB exemption into law
The governor of New Hampshire has signed a bill into law that exempts digital currency traders from the state's money transmission regulations. Public records show that Gov. Chris Sununu signed measure on 2nd June, more than a month after the state's legislature completed work on the bill. The Read More...
Economists conclude a strong carbon price is vital to meeting climate goals
Leading economists have concluded that in an effort to meet the world’s agreed-upon climate goals in the most cost-effective way possible while still fostering growth, countries must set a strong carbon price, with an aim to reach $40 to $80 per tonne of CO2 by 2020 and $50 to $100 per tonne by Read More...