How can bitcoins worth $250 million be “lost”?
The story of a programmer who lost access to his Bitcoins, worth over 250 million Swiss francs, is making headlines. In order to better understand such incidents, it is worth…
Blockchain Interoperability: Towards a Connected Future
Interoperability is the ability of software to exchange information between different ecosystems. In the case of blockchains, it has the potential to break the silos and to create a network…
The advantages of hardware wallets for crypto storage
Understanding the concept of owning Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies can be a challenge in the beginning. These are purely digital assets and the ownership is defined by holding a secret — the private key — to access them. For most people, a hardware wallet is the best option.
How To Protect Crypto Assets From Theft
If you are interested in the topic of crypto currencies, you will always come across a central question: How can you effectively protect your investments from scammers, hackers and losses?
The Past: Understanding the Crypto Credit Market
The crypto-secured loans started in 2017, and since then, they grow fast. A three-part series presents the past, the present, and the future of the crypto credit market. This report…
Just Eat Enables Bitcoin Payments in over 15,000 Restaurants
One of the biggest food delivery services, Just Eat, accepted bitcoin as a payment means on the territory of France. This includes over 15,000 restaurants and is possible through partnering…
Startups from Crypto Valley: Relai
Switzerland has established itself as the home of Crypto Valley, a location for up-and-coming Blockchain startups. In this format, we illuminate companies from the "Valley" and offer them the opportunity…
Reddit launches Subreddit Token
The use of the tokens will revolve around subreddit-specific digital rewards and rewards within the Reddit platform, including a "special membership" and voting privileges. The US-American company Reddit, based in…
Americans sometimes use helicopter money to buy Bitcoin
The Bitcoin price has fallen sharply in recent months in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but this has not reduced public interest in crypto-currencies. Some of the US government's helicopter…
Bitcoin Vaults: A new method of safekeeping Bitcoins
If your bank account was emptied during a hacker attack, your bank can refund the money you lost. However, if your crypto wallet was hacked and your Bitcoins were sent…