Warnings of an imminent financial crisis are in the media more than ever before. But could such an event be the tipping point that puts Bitcoin and cryptocurrency firmly into the mainstream? Politician and tech entrepreneur Rick Falkvinge says it would be the perfect time to finally convert people to crypto.  “Storm Clouds Building” A global financial crisis is imminent – …

Tony Robbins Explains Bitcoin to His Followers Tony Robbins is a popular motivational speaker who published four best-selling self-help books. He recently sent out a link to an article on his website to his over three million followers on Twitter promising to explain, “What the heck is bitcoin, and how does it work?”. The article, which was written by Team …

Venture capitalist Lou Kerner says bitcoin is well on its way to replacing gold as the dominant store of value, noting that its market cap has already surpassed that of silver. “What [bitcoin] has evolved into is a store of value,” Kerner told Bloomberg. “Today, the main store of value is gold. It’s an $8 trillion [market]. Bitcoin today is around …

Venture capitalist and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel has invested in cryptocurrency investment platform Layer1, according to a press release published Dec. 19. San Francisco-based Layer1 has concluded a $2.1 million seed funding round backed by such industry players as Thiel, crypto-focused venture capital company Digital Currency Group, and American investor and Protégé Partners founder Jeffrey Tarrant, among others. The company …

It’s the festive season again; that time of the year where love is celebrated through the acts of giving. However, for some people, the concept of presenting gifts might be a little too complex to understand. These people don’t believe in sending gifts to their loved ones, they rather send money or gift cards that can be used to make …

Facebook is reportedly making a cryptocurrency for users of the messaging service WhatsApp, Bloomberg reports on Dec. 20. The token will purportedly be used for money transfers made within the app, and will focus on the remittances market in India. Citing sources familiar with the matter, Bloomberg states that Facebook is developing a stablecoin. The sources further stated that the …

Global blockchain platform Waves has raised $120 million in a private funding round for its new project called Vostok, according to an official blog post published Dec. 19. The Vostok project is a “universal blockchain solution” that combines two basic components  — its own private blockchain platform, and the Vostok system integrator, a tool for developing and optimizing the platform. …

Here in Stockholm, we’ve entered the long months of winter. In the next few weeks, the sun won’t rise until 9:00 a.m. and it will set just four hours later. Perhaps it’s some combination of our location and temperate climate which makes Swedes both innovative and practical. We have a track record here on commercializing technologies (Stockholm is second only …

Coinbase wants to incentivize the public to learn more about cryptocurrencies – by paying them with crypto. The exchange announced Wednesday that it was launching Coinbase Earn, a new system where Coinbase users can earn 0x tokens by completing various educational tasks, including watching videos and taking quizzes. The platform is invite-only at launch, though anyone can sign up to a …