Browsing preferences and data of today's Internet user are big business. Data brokers make millions of dollars providing advertising companies with your information. A new company called Datawallet is looking to change that with the help of blockchain technology. Datawallet has created a blockchain-based data exchange which allows users to…
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LinkedIn banned cryptocurrency ads, but the company isn't against cryptocurrencies
Eric Ly, co-founder of LinkedIn, today one of the most popular social networking sites on the Internet - and the most popular for all professional, work-related purposes - recently talked with news media sources regarding the platform's recent ban of all advertisements for cryptocurrencies. As many crypto supporters are all…
Bitcoin Hangs on to a Bit of Hope in Russia
Russia is in a love-hate relationship with cryptocurrencies and their previous ban didn't help things. Since the supreme court of Russia is now reviewing the ban, there may be hope for legal dealers to once again have a presence in one of the world's largest markets. The drama in Russia…
Will The Massive Popularity Of Cryptocurrencies Lead To Governmental Oversight?
Currency has remained largely unchanged for hundreds of years. Though government authorities from around planet Earth will continually develop stronger materials, bills and coins that are inherently less easy to counterfeit, and enact various fiscal policy changes to make sure inflation doesn't render cold, hard cash ineffective, it will still…
The current state of the cryptocurrency market means rough waters
Equity markets and cryptocurrency markets alike plowed forward in 2017. Each market saw incredible gains throughout the year, especially cryptocurrencies. Unfortunately, that trend reversed in the beginning of 2018. Cryptocurrency markets started to see consistent losses, and even equity markets took a temporary tumble. Most equity markets saw better gains…
Privacy concerns are just some of technology's recent red flags
Technology is unarguably - well, there are solid arguments against the current, advanced state of technology and future developments in the field - great for society, including you, me, your parents, peers, coworkers, and literally everybody else on planet Earth. Farmers in Africa use mobile devices and satellite Internet in…