Author : Mark Hartley

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Mark Hartley is a Microsoft-qualified IT professional and freelance writer specializing in travel and technology. He has traveled to 53 countries worldwide and spent time working on the trading floors of some of the biggest interdealer brokers in London, where he helped integrate cryptocurrency technology into the IT trading infrastructure. You can contact him on twitter @splshrollstmble or via email at markdavidhartley@gmail.com. *All information provided here is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as financial advice.

Tokyo-based Coincheck to Delist Monero, Zcash and Dash

Mark HartleyMay 20, 2018, GMT+0000, 6:16 amMay 20, 2018, GMT+0000, 6:18 am

by Mark HartleyMay 20, 2018, GMT+0000, 6:16 amMay 20, 2018, GMT+0000, 6:18 am

Following a $530 million hack earlier this year and the subsequent purchase by brokerage firm Monex, Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck will be delisting certain coins

More than $1 Billion Raised by Fake ICO’s

Mark HartleyMay 20, 2018, GMT+0000, 6:13 amMay 20, 2018, GMT+0000, 6:13 am

by Mark HartleyMay 20, 2018, GMT+0000, 6:13 amMay 20, 2018, GMT+0000, 6:13 am

The prominence of ICO scams is apparently much larger than previously thought, with the Wall Street Journal recently releasing a report highlighting the rampant corruption

ICOs News

VeChainThor Blockchain launches ICO for Gamers – Plair Platform

Mark HartleyMay 19, 2018, GMT+0000, 6:46 amMay 19, 2018, GMT+0000, 6:47 am

by Mark HartleyMay 19, 2018, GMT+0000, 6:46 amMay 19, 2018, GMT+0000, 6:47 am

The VeChainThor (VET) blockchain has launched its first ever ICO in the form of a decentralized gaming platform called Plair. The new platform is aimed

Bitcoin News

CoinShares’ Chairman Danny Masters expects Bitcoin Surge

Mark HartleyMay 18, 2018, GMT+0000, 12:51 pmMay 18, 2018, GMT+0000, 12:51 pm

by Mark HartleyMay 18, 2018, GMT+0000, 12:51 pmMay 18, 2018, GMT+0000, 12:51 pm

In a recent interview with CNBC, Coinshares’ Chairman, Danny Masters laid out his ideas for how Bitcoin could see a potential surge this year. He

Bitcoin News

Twitter CEO hopes Bitcoin will be the Internet’s Currency

Mark HartleyMay 18, 2018, GMT+0000, 9:04 amMay 18, 2018, GMT+0000, 9:04 am

by Mark HartleyMay 18, 2018, GMT+0000, 9:04 amMay 18, 2018, GMT+0000, 9:04 am

Speaking at Consensus this week, Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter, says the Internet will have a native currency in the future and he hopes it

Bitcoin News

BTC to reach $50,000 by year-end, predicts CEO of largest Bitcoin exchange

Mark HartleyMay 17, 2018, GMT+0000, 11:44 amMay 17, 2018, GMT+0000, 11:45 am

by Mark HartleyMay 17, 2018, GMT+0000, 11:44 amMay 17, 2018, GMT+0000, 11:45 am

Seldom a day goes by without some outlandish Bitcoin prediction popping up, but not often do we see such a bullish one from a big

Altcoin News

Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has announced plans to launch its own cryptocurrency next year called MUFG Coin.

Mark HartleyMay 16, 2018, GMT+0000, 18:28 pmMay 18, 2018, GMT+0000, 7:14 am

by Mark HartleyMay 16, 2018, GMT+0000, 18:28 pmMay 18, 2018, GMT+0000, 7:14 am

The announcement was made by the group’s banking unit, reporting a trial that could involve potentially 100,000 initial accounts. MUFG is the world’s fifth-largest bank

News

Digital Economy a Top Priority for Belarus, Planned Resolution For OSCE Meeting

Mark HartleyMay 16, 2018, GMT+0000, 12:52 pmMay 16, 2018, GMT+0000, 12:58 pm

by Mark HartleyMay 16, 2018, GMT+0000, 12:52 pmMay 16, 2018, GMT+0000, 12:58 pm

Local news outlet BelTA reported yesterday that Belarus is developing a resolution to promote digitizing the economy, which they consider a top priority. They intend

News

LedgerX Debuts First Bitcoin Savings Account Licensed By CFTC

Mark HartleyMay 16, 2018, GMT+0000, 9:30 amMay 16, 2018, GMT+0000, 9:31 am

by Mark HartleyMay 16, 2018, GMT+0000, 9:30 amMay 16, 2018, GMT+0000, 9:31 am

Popular trading platform LedgerX has recently launched a new savings product for Bitcoin (BTC). The product is licensed by the CFTC (US Commodities Future Trading