3 reasons why Bitcoin price could hit $68K in September

Last week, Russia’s Ministry of Education and Science introduced a blockchain-enabled platform for tracking diamonds.Indeed, blockchain has been bringing transparency into the diamond industry — a complex ecosystem where corruption and irresponsible mining appear to be largely present.Self-regulation in the diamond industry — and how Everledger’s arrival pivoted it from a dead endThe history of…

A Samsung executive said a successful implementation would be more “mobile” and look “radically different” from the phones consumers are used to today.

Confidence in the United States financial system seems to be eroding fast with investors trying to find the next weakest link that is about to collapse. Bill Ackman, CEO of hedge fund management firm Pershing Square, cautioned that time was running out to fix the problem.The U.S. equities markets have become vulnerable to adverse news…

Saudi Arabia’s state oil company, Saudi Aramco, has bought into the blockchain-based oil trading company Vakt, Reuters reports on Jan. 28.Saudi Aramco’s Energy Ventures branch has bought $5 million in new shares, according to Vakt’s press release. The investment will be used to develop the platform, with a focus on expansion into the Asian market.In…

We ask the buidlers in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector for their thoughts on the industry… and throw in a few random zingers to keep them on their toes!This week, our 6 Questions go to Lili Zhao, director of ecosystem growth at Neo — an open-source blockchain development platform.The A to Z of Lili Zhao:Authenticity…

A one-man crypto savings platform has announced it will cease operating amid Holland’s implementation of Europe’s AMLD5 anti-money laws. 859 Total views 15 Total shares Dutch Bitcoin (BTC) savings platform, Bittr, has decided to cease operations ahead of Holland’s introduction of the EU’s AMLD5 anti-money laundering, or AML, regulations.Bittr’s closure follows criticism of the Netherlands’…

The third Bitcoin (BTC) halving has settled, and the Bitcoin network has just experienced its first difficulty adjustment post third halving. The difficulty has decreased from 16.1 trillion to 15.14 trillion, which is about a 6% downward adjustment, providing miners who have survived so far with some relief. Bitcoin network hash rate experienced a significant decline…

The increasing conflict between regulators and digital currencies doesn’t seem to slow down BTC. In a period filled with holidays, the cryptocurrency industry refused to take a day off. Strong market performances from Bitcoin (BTC) and some other high profile alt-coins like Ether (ETH,) was offset by the legal action against Ripple by the United States Securities…

Eight major cryptocurrency mining operators signed an open letter to the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. In Kazakhstan, the world’s third-largest market in terms of Bitcoin mining hash rate, the local crypto-mining operators are complaining about the high energy prices to the national leader. According to the local media, eight major cryptocurrency mining operators signed an