Germany is one of the handfuls of nations that are ahead of the curb in many regards, and that includes crypto-currency adoption. The National Tourism Center (GNTB) of the country is now taking various forms of crypto-currencies as a payment method for their services. The staff of the GNTB claims…
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The Cryptocurrency Ban in South Korea: How and Why
Cryptocurrency has been gaining in popularity in recent years both as a means of exchange and as a financial investment. A cryptocurrency is a digital currency that is entirely independent of any central bank. The currency employs encryption techniques to generate and regulate the units of currency and to verify…
Release the Kraken! Crypto-exchange 'Kraken' comes back online with no fees.
The Kraken cryptocurrency exchange has come back online today, Jan. 13 at 11:30 UTC, after a more than 48-hour delay. The exchange was scheduled to go offline on Jan. 11 at 5 UTC for a predicted two hours for a system upgrade. As the maintenance time offline grew to…
Cryptocurrency is a New Investment Media as Bitcoin Futures Rise
Chris Concannon, president of Cboe Global Markets, Inc., stated that offering bitcoin futures is a smart deal. It is a response to user demand and the belief that digital currencies will continue to grow worldwide. Cboe Global Markets Inc. is one of the three entities who will be offering bitcoin…