April 2017

Blockchain Lets This Startup Trade Gold That’s Still in the Ground

Blockchain Lets This Startup Trade Gold That's Still in the Ground    A number of Blockchain Projects have focused on Trading Bullion During the past year, a number of blockchain projects have focused on trading bullion, but what about gold that's still in the ground? That seemingly unlikely business model is precisely the aim of […]

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Reasons Social Media Marketing Is Still Underrated

Reasons Social Media Marketing Is Still Underrated    The numbers on social media marketing are impressive. More than half of small businesses in the United States are planning to increase their social media marketing budgets in 2017, and the number of businesses using social media marketing has increased, year over year, for more than a […]

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Cryptocurrency Exchange Poloniex Set to Delist 17 Altcoins

Cryptocurrency Exchange Poloniex Set to Delist 17 Altcoins Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex recently announced that it will be delisting 17 altcoins, effective May 2, which saw the price of the coins drop significantly. On Twitter, the U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange said: On May 2, 2017, the following will be delisted: BBR, BITS, C2, CURE, HZ, IOC, MYR, […]

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Syscoin Becomes First Cryptocurrency To Debut Mainnet Lightning Network

Syscoin Becomes First Cryptocurrency To Debut Mainnet Lightning Network Syscoin has confirmed it has introduced the Lightning Network (LN) on its mainnet, becoming the first cryptocurrency to achieve the milestone. In transaction records reproduced on its Twitter page on Thursday, Syscoin demonstrated the first successful transaction sent using the technology. The Lightning Network uses existing […]

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Suddenly, Europe is Starting to Become Bitcoin Haven

Suddenly, Europe is Starting to Become Bitcoin Haven    Suddenly, Europe is Starting to Become Bitcoin Haven Countries like France, Germany and the UK have already established regulatory frameworks for Bitcoin companies, users and traders. Other European countries have offered their unique regulatory frameworks with clarity, to ensure there exists no conflict between local businesses […]

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Bitcoin breaches $1,300, now just $25 off all-time high

Bitcoin breaches $1,300, now just $25 off all-time high                 The price for Bitcoin broke through $1,300 on Thursday, within spitting distance of its all-time high, but investors are growing cautious. The cryptocurrency's price has risen around 4.5 percent since the start of the week, according to CoinDesk data […]

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Blockchain Innovation Means Greater Financial Inclusion in the Middle East

Blockchain Innovation Means Greater Financial Inclusion in the Middle East    Financial inclusion, something as simple as possessing a basic chequing account is significantly lacking in the Middle East, especially when compared on a global scale. Digital innovation, coupled with high mobile penetration rates, especially those aged 25 and under, can, however, open the door […]

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Spotify acquires Mediachain to develop blockchain technology that matches royalties with rightsholders

Spotify acquires Mediachain to develop blockchain technology that matches royalties with rightsholders    Spotify has acquired Mediachain, the New York-based startup behind an open source peer-to-peer database and protocol for registering, identifying, and tracking creative works across the internet. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Launched in 2016 with seed backing from Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures, Mediachain has […]

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Tips for Combining SEO and Content Marketing

Tips for Combining SEO and Content Marketing    Gone are the days when search engine optimisation was enough to land your website onto Google's good graces. Now you must to add content marketing to your arsenal of digital marketing tool if you want to gain search engines’ approval and ultimately win the heart of online […]

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Business Development Executive Job Description

Business Development Executive Job Description A business development executive is a senior manager tasked with the job of helping his or her business grow and therefore, they are high-level sales professionals. Their priority is to assist their own companies acquire new customers and sell additional products or services to existing ones; this means the role […]

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