Ivan is from Croatia, born and raised in Zagreb, where he graduated in Economics. His family is in the publishing business (school books and other educational materials) for over 4 decades. He mostly works in marketing, and he intends to be among the first to apply blockchain technology to schoolbooks/textbooks to help young generations get as much as knowledge…
2016 has been an excellent year for Bitcoin in many respects. Scalability innovations like Segregated Witness have been introduced to the Bitcoin community, many successful Blockchain and Lightning Network tests have taken place and many new markets have turned to Bitcoin as a viable currency option. The price of Bitcoin has been a major positive in 2016 as well…
David Ryder / Getty Images Katrina Caudle celebrates after using the world s first bitcoin ATM at Waves Coffee House on October 29, 2013 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Bitcoins took yet another step toward mainstream use on Tuesday, as the world’s first ATM converting the virtual currency to conventional cash, and vice versa, was introduced at a coffee…
Bitcoin has had a very volatile trading history since it was first created in 2009. The alternative currency has seen a lot of action in its fairly short life. Bitcoins initially traded for next to nothing. The first real price increase occurred in July 2010 when bitcoins went from around $0.8 to $0.08 for a single coin. The currency has seen some major rallies…
In this D3js tutorial, we’re going to dive a bit deeper with the power of D3js, showing how graphs on web pages can be interactive and display an array of time plot data using a standard Cartesian coordinate system in an easily understandable fashion. Unfortunately, once a user has loaded a web graph, the data is already stale and the user would normally need…
Q. How long does it take to withdrawal Bitcoin from my Magnr Account? A. Under normal circumstances, it can take up to 24 hours to process a Withdrawal as all user requests are audited for security purposes . Why up to 24 hours? Withdrawal Requests are processed during office our hours of between 09:00 - 17:00 GMT, Monday - Friday. Since Withdrawal Requests are…
Many people would like to stay anonymous when buying stuff around the web for different reasons. The problem with Bitcoin is that it’s not completely anonymous. Once a Bitcoin exchange requests identifiable information such as an email address, government id or a utility bills they can know and track every movement of your Bitcoins. That’s why today I’m going…
It’s virtually untied to the Bitcoin exchange rate. As long as the Bitcoin industry simply exists, you can make a profit, so you don’t need to care if the price goes up or down. So today I want to share this method with you in my new online course called “My Dirty Little Bitcoin Secret”. Now I’m guessing your first question would be “Why ?” Well, I’m glad you…
One of the Middle East s largest banking groups is partnering with the central bank of the United Arab Emirates on a blockchain trial focused on bank check fraud. Emirates NBD first waded into the blockchain world last year, when it started testing the tech for payments applications and joined an expansive research and information-sharing effort backed by the…
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has today announced the launch of a bitcoin price index (NYXBT). NYXBT will represent the daily US dollar value of one bitcoin at 4pm (BST) and will be published on the NYSE Global Index Feed (GIF). For a limited period it will also be viewable on the NYSE s website. Thomas Farley, NYSE group president, said in a statement:…
From a distance, the world’s largest bitcoin exchange looked like a towering example of renegade entrepreneurism. But on the inside, according to some who were there, Mt. Gox was a messy combination of poor management, neglect, and raw inexperience. Its collapse into bankruptcy last week — and the disappearance of $460 million, apparently stolen by hackers, and…
Bankrate diligently follows the ups and downs and developments of virtual currencies. Earlier this year, I bought some bitcoin so I could see for myself firsthand how it worked and track its movements. After having bought, owned, spent and sold bitcoin, here are a few of my takeaways. Bitcoin’s price volatility is unsettling. From the time I bought my first bitcoin…
Just days after the hacker group Anonymous pledged to hunt down Islamic State members and launch cyberattacks against their accounts, a separate group of techies claims it has identified a key funding avenue for the terror network – bitcoin accounts. Ghost Security Group, a collective of computer “hacktivists, ” says it has located several bitcoin accounts that…
Before I answer the question in the headline – What is blockchain? – let me back up and remind you why you’ve heard of blockchain. Bitcoin calls itself “an innovative payment network and new kind of money.” It can also call itself a media darling. Bitcoin has a way of getting into headlines on a regular basis. President Trump’s Office of Management and Budget…
For miners who have low costs and have ROI d, and are sick of 20% increases, that s good news - but overall what the negative adjustment reflects is the slow and steady decline of the price of Bitcoin from its peak in Nov. 2013. The amount of money which flows into the mining ecosystem is directly tied to the price of Bitcoin, and Bitcoin mining is a textbook…
A Bitcoin is defined by the digitally signed record of its transactions, starting with its creation. The block is an encrypted hash proof of work, created in a compute-intensive process. Miners use software that accesses their processing capacity to solve transaction-related algorithms . In return, they are awarded a certain number of Bitcoins per block. The…
SaferVPN now accepts payments via the digital currency, Bitcoin! Read more about how to use this anonymous payment method for purchasing our service. SaferVPN now accepts payments via Bitcoin. Other new payment methods accepted are Moneybookers, Skrill, Webmoney, Alipay and Online Bank Transfers. At SaferVPN we value your privacy and online security , therefore…
Recently, there have been a few media reports that bitcoin has been declared illegal by the Indian government. No, that is not true. Nothing has changed regarding bitcoin’s legal status in India this week. In our opinion, bitcoin is not illegal. Bitcoin is legal under all existing laws. It’s business as usual at all Indian bitcoin exchanges, including Zebpay…
A bitcoin card is an essential item for any bitcoiners out there. A bitcoin prepaid card is just like any other prepaid card that you can top up using Bitcoins. Not only does it offer ease and simplicity, a bitcoin prepaid card also ensures anyone to truly integrate using Bitcoin in everyday activities. And the Bitwala Bitcoin Prepaid Card is just like any other…
At Celery, we are continuing to round out our digital currency wallet features. Selling is the latest addition. With your Celery account, you can now buy, sell, send, deposit and store your bitcoin, litecoin or dogecoin. Selling digital currency on Celery is easy. Here’s a quick guide to selling: Signing up and completing your account is simple and fast. We require…
Kraken is the leading Bitcoin exchange for those who demand fast execution, innovative features, exceptional support, and high security. People around the world choose Kraken to buy and sell bitcoins because we always put the client first. As a result, we are consistently rated the top exchange in independent reviews. Kraken is based in San Francisco, USA. What…
You first have to understand the philosophy behind bitcoin. Bitcoin was anonymous-Esque hackers meet financial engineers. The global financial system experienced a meltown in 2008. In order to prevent the economy from Armageddon, the U.S. Government decided to reduce interest rates to zero and print new money in order to spur economic growth, As the supply of…
Amid expanding awareness of Bitcoin around the world, people are constantly searching for the best places to purchase cryptocurrency without hassle. Being a forward-looking country, Canada is not an exception, and its people is expressing high demand in Bitcoins, for various purposes. But they all face the same question — how to buy Bitcoins in Canada. And this…
Bitcoin price is climbing in a choppy advance. Is this the base of a large advance, or just an upward correction in a sideways spell? This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. Read the full analysis here. Not a member? Join now. Bitcoin Price Analysis Time of analysis: 14h00 UTC Friday Bitstamp 4-Hour Candle Chart From the analysis pages of…
The following page reviews the best hardware available today in order to make some sort of a profit with Bitcoin mining. If you’re completely new to Bitcoin mining please read our “Is Bitcoin mining still profitable?” post before moving on. It will give you a good idea about the profitability of mining and will make you think twice before entering this very competitive…
Overstock was one of the first online retailers to adopt Bitcoin in a big way. Now it s become the first major company to issue stock on a trading platform powered by the blockchain. The blockchain is a distributed file system where participants keep copies of the file and agree on changes by consensus. The file is composed of blocks, where each block includes…
FACT 1: The currency of Europe is the Euro. MyCurrencyTransfer data shows GBP to EUR is the most popular Euro exchange rate conversion. It s nicknames include: The Single Currency, Ege (Finland), Leru (Spain), Yoyo (Irish English) and Teuro (Germany) FACT 2: The most frequently used banknotes in Eurozone are: €5, €10, €20, €50, €100. The single currency is used…
