Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency exchanges play a key role in the cryptocurrency market, as they are the primary means of exchange in a market valued at over...

The Venezuelan government recently opened the pre-ICO sale of Petro its cryptocurrency. The coin will be backed by the country's petroleum reserves, placing it...

Abdoulaye Diack, a Chief Technology Officer at Rescue Technologies Limited recently shared his experience with his first bitcoin payment in Nigeria. While he did...

Cryptocurrencies were a buzz word in 2017 across the finance and tech space, and thus has continued. While attention has been focused on the...

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies had a bearish January with massive losses for investors. Bitcoin lost over 40%, while other coins had equally steep losses....

Nigeria’s upper chamber has turned its searchlight on the trade of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in the country. This was raised in a motion...

Mining is the process of validating transactions on a blockchain network. A blockchain is a record of all public transactions for a cryptocurrency. Each...

2018 has been quite a volatile year for cryptocurrency markets. So far, there have been one major flash crash and several bear markets. Despite...

As the cryptocurrency bug in the country continues to spread, many Nigerians have decided to form groups in order to learn more about them....

Cryptocurrency markets around the world were yesterday thrown into panic yesterday when bitcoin fell 28% yesterday, breaking below the $10,000 floor. Ripple fell by 46%,...

Israel seems to have joined the rank of countries that are cautious on cryptocurrencies, as it has classified them as an asset not currencies....

Cryptocurrencies have had a fabulous 2017;Bitcoin, the biggest cryptocurrency by market capitalization rose massively from $973 on January 1, 2017 to $13, 621 by...

Cryptocurrency markets were thrown into a frenzy this week as ripple (XRP) became the second cryptocurrency to hit the $100 billion mark. Ripple currently...

Disclosure: I hold cryptocurrencies. I may be a little biased when it comes to cryptocurrencies, but whenever I talk to an audience about it, I...

The rapid rise in the price of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoins has attracted lots of attention – both positive and...

This article is for anyone who is interested in buying bitcoin for the very first time. It is a practical guide and from someone...

The series of attacks on the “people’s currency” by several credible international banks should naturally cause the digital currency to witness a downtrend. However, the...

Cryptocurrency markets have been in a frenzy since the price of bitcoin today  hit an all time high of $10,000 Cryptocurrency market capitalization (...

Modex, the smart contract marketplace, has announced the signing of Google executive as its latest advisor. Onur Bildik, a Google seasoned business professional, advises...

Bitcoins have been generating a buzz over the past few years; smashing records and reaching all time price highs. However, opinion worldwide as to...

Last week bitcoin hit an all time high of $7447 last week, and has shown no signs of dropping below the $7000 mark.  Year...

Cryptocurrency enthusiasts around the world, paid rapt attention to news of another hardfork of bitcoin, called Bitcoin Gold. An earlier fork this year, lead...

Crypto currencies are the biggest craze in financial markets right now, for good reason. It’s almost impossible to be in finance in 2017 and...

Brazilian central bank governor Ilan Goldfjan has called cryptocurrencies a ponzi scheme. He however said there was a need to distinguish the currencies from...

Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein has revealed his thoughts on bitcoin saying he was undecided about the cryptocurrency​. Blankfein made the statement in a...

After 4 months of development and testing, a team of Nigeria-based programmers lead by Timi Ajiboye have launched dedicated Bitcoin exchange for Africa. The...

Several Russian universities have added courses on cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology to their syllabi. Saint Petersburg State University of Economics will add teaching on...

Criticism of bitcoin by the financial community seems to be unending, as Ray Dalio has said bitcoin markets are in a bubble. Dalio made...

Jamie Dimon, Chief Executive of JP Morgan, has voiced concerns about bitcoin, essentially calling it a scam. Dimon made the remarks at an investor...

Recent moves by China have lead to a drop in cryptocurrency prices. A committee set up by the Chinese Central Bank has placed an...