Brock Pierce, a well-known Bitcoin billionaire, says he wants to use a large part of his fortune as an investment to build a crypto-company. This company is to be set up in Puerto Rico, he says. Background The former U.S. child actor became known at an early age. Today, as director of the Bitcoin Foundation,
Mike McGlone, Bloomberg's leading commodity strategist, wrote in his January outlook: "The precious metal, which is denominated in US dollars, will end 2019 at its highest level in six years and has reached new highs in other currencies, particularly the euro. It will only be "a matter of time" before gold in US dollars follows
If you are a beginner and would like to use crypto currencies, you should know what risks there are and what to consider before buying.Consider whether crypto currencies are the right investment for youThat crypto currencies are not a safe investment like for example a little interest-bearing time deposit with the bank, will be certainly
A subsidiary of the Stuttgart stock exchange, blockcknox GmbH, has been holding Bitcoin and Co. for private investors since the beginning of last year. The services of blockcknox are now to be offered to an institutional clientele. The reason for this is the regulatory clarity that has been in place for crypto-custodians in Germany since
The biggest enemies of artists, authors and producers are probably people who publish, distribute and transform their works illegally. Blockchain uses a decentralized, distributed model that creates a general ledger with immutable entries that are checked by consensus. There are obvious advantages for artists and creators, such as a time stamp in the general ledger
Again and again one reads about the crypto currency. Is it really a cheap alternative if you want to exchange your money cheaply or is the crypto currency more dangerous than assumed? As long as the crypto currency is on the mobile device, the private person can easily make a payment in two steps. First
Sharing is enjoying increasing popularity and acceptance. Around two thirds of people worldwide can imagine lending and borrowing things. Many start-ups from the sharing economy are increasingly using block chain technology for secure and simple exchange transactions. The conclusion of a contract to rent real objects - apartments, cars, bicycles or washing machines -
#1 Everyone can improve and develop the Bitcoin Since the concept is based on open source, basically anyone can download and improve the Bitcoin code. Through this possibility, many bugs have already been detected and improved by the community. The democratic system allows everyone to present their improved version of Bitcoin and offer it to
Smart Contracts? Tokenization? Banana? Blockchain is still a mystery to many. The technology has a vocabulary attached to it that often obscures the understanding of how it works and how it can be used in everyday life. The University of Basel has therefore committed itself to researching practical issues in the fields of FinTech, Digital
With an asymmetric cyrptosystem you are the only person who needs access to your private key. With its help, all participants can communicate securely with each other within a decentralized and anonymous network. This principle is also used by the Bitcoin Blockchain and many other crypto currencies. With the help of the private key, the
