blockchain

1,000 Universities: IBM’s Ambitious Plan to Fill Vacant Blockchain Jobs

There's a staffing problem in the blockchain industry: simply, there are too many open positions and too few blockchain specialists. Now, to help meet that rapidly increasing demand, IBM is partnering with Baruch College, Fordham University, University of Arkansas, University at Buffalo and the University of British Columbia to establish a series of grants, design blockchain curricula […]

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Get started in cryptocurrency with this beginner’s directory

Get started in cryptocurrency with this beginner’s directory The wonderful world of cryptocurrency has grown from a budding idea to a full-fledged market bonanza. Hopefully you’re savvy to the terminology and ready to start putting your money where your technology is. This directory should provide you with the basic starting points to begin building your […]

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Bitcoin Development Similar to 1800s Gold Rush

Bitcoin Development Similar to 1800s Gold Rush      Present day Bitcoin and altcoin development appear to be recounting a theory that played out in the early mining industry. As was the pattern during the actual gold rush of the 1800s, while some people took the risk and spent their time looking for gold, other folks […]

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Bitcoin, Ethereum Lead the Way as Cryptocurrencies Retreat into the Red

Bitcoin, Ethereum Lead the Way as Cryptocurrencies Retreat into the Red      Cryptocurrency traders woke up to a sea of red this morning , as 92 of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap experienced a marked price decline. The bitcoin price led the retreat, falling over 6% toward $2,400. Bitcoin has declined almost $600 […]

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Factors Pushing Bitcoin Prices Higher in 2017

Factors Pushing Bitcoin Prices Higher in 2017 For newcomers to the market looking to make a quick win, the rollercoaster of a year has probably been a time of scratching heads and possibly a few tears shed. For the long-term investor, however, these periods are part of the journey and opportune times to snap up […]

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The Cannabis Industry, the Blockchain, and Dennis Rodman Gives PotCoin a New High

The Cannabis Industry, the Blockchain, and Dennis Rodman Gives PotCoin a New High     Cannabis has been legalized in numerous states across the United States. However, the cannabis industry is still plagued with limited access to banking services as traditional banks want to avoid dealing with businesses that engage in business activities that are still […]

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Boom Time: Ethereum Price Surpasses $400 in All-Time High

Boom Time: Ethereum Price Surpasses $400 in All-Time High      Ethereum price surged Monday to $407.10, a record high, largely on the growing investment in cryptocurrency driven in large measure by bitcoin. Monday’s record high marked more than a 5,000 percent gain this year for Ethereum, which was trading at under $8.00 in January.Posting close […]

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Billionaire Investor Sets Example Investing in Altcoin ICO

Billionaire Investor Sets Example Investing in Altcoin ICO      A billionaire investor best known for buying roughly 30,000 Bitcoins as part of the first government auction of the digital currency in 2014, is setting precedent as he stands behind a crypto token to be launched by a new startup. Tim Draper told Reuters in an […]

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BTCChina, Huobi, OKCoin Face Administrative Punishment in China

BTCChina, Huobi, OKCoin Face Administrative Punishment in China      Flagship Chinese Bitcoin exchanges are set to face “administrative punishments” over flouting regulatory norms in the past. A report by local resource Caixin, summarized by cnLedger, states the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) will shortly issue the document to BTCChina, OKCoin and Huobi. Details of what […]

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Litecoin, Silver to Bitcoin’s Gold, Now Aims at $50 Goal

Litecoin, Silver to Bitcoin’s Gold, Now Aims at $50 Goal      Now that the Litecoin price is hovering at around $30 – as the Lightning Network, expected to make transactions faster on the network, is set to kick off in about two days – is it time for the digital currency, dubbed as the silver […]

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