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The 5 Best Ways to Convert Bitcoin to Cash
If there's one thing that keeps people from being willing to invest in cryptocurrency, it's the difficulty that comes with actually converting your digital currency into real currency once you decide it's time to cash out.
By Iggy Paulsen7 years ago in The Chain
10 Cool Ways to Use Blockchain in School
I'm a firm believer that the best way to give kids an education is to show them things that spark their interest, then let them explore on their own accord. When it comes to things like art, sports, and English, it's pretty easy to get kids curious.
By Rowan Marley7 years ago in The Chain
What Lies in the Future for Blockchain? Experts Predict
Hundreds of millions of dollars are being poured into various blockchain investments around the world. Major companies such as IBM, JP Morgan, Spotify, and Eastman Kodak are already exploring various blockchain applications. So are governments.
By Stefan Ateljevic7 years ago in The Chain
Must Know Investment Laws for Crypto Investors
Let's be honest for a second. Do you want anyone from the SEC knocking on your front door for any reason? The amount that can go wrong in the financial sphere is terrifying, and even more so when you consider the possibilities cryptocurrencies bring to the market. Many people are simply not aware of how to manage digital currencies and what they can and cannot do legally within the cryptocurrency market. This makes the necessity of investment laws for crypto investors ever-growing and ever-present. Before you even open and manage a digital wallet, it’s important to do your due diligence and study up on these laws; otherwise, the possibility you end up in jail may be more real than you might have realized.
By Morgan E. Westling7 years ago in The Chain
What Will Bitcoin Do in a Recession?
More than 10 years after the devastating economic recession of 2008 from the collapse of Goldman Sachs and other large financial firms, many Americans and people across the world have an ever-growing fear and distrust for the established banks and financial institutions that also make up the monetary backbone of the global economy. With the implosion of the housing market largely spurring on the decline, many Americans lost their homes and other assets. In a time when parties across the globe are devising new systems of financial commerce and banking, forerunners in the cryptocurrency field, such as Bitcoin, have risen to great prominence. The deviation from fiat currency, by a surprising number of institutions and no matter how large a commitment, has gained cryptocurrencies a deserved amount of attention. The exciting concept behind this alternative currencies can make it hard to weigh the legitimate risks and benefits of investing in them. With the mounting uncertainty of the current market, more people, at all levels of society, have looked to Bitcoin as an exciting way to solve their problems. Though Bitcoin subverts some of the most derided aspects of the traditional banking system, it is certainly not wholly immune to the scourge of a global financial recession. Due to the new territory that institutions like Bitcoin have broken, and the uncertainty of the markets, the biggest question on people's minds is what will Bitcoin do in a recession?
By Fred Eugene Park7 years ago in The Chain
10 Ways Learning About Blockchain Can Help You Out. Top Story - January 2019.
I'm far from an investing guru. I've tried my hand at a slew of different investment opportunities, with a varying degree of success. Whether it's real estate, cannabis, or just acquiring dividends from some blue-chip stocks, I've tried my hand at almost everything.
By Brett Tortorello7 years ago in The Chain
What to Do If You've Fallen for an Exit Scam
ICOs are extremely risky investments, and with great risk can come great reward. The top-performing ICOs have given investors returns as high as 200 percent. Many ICOs are made by legitimate companies that want to raise funds for amazing new technology and promising advances in e-commerce.
By Skunk Uzeki7 years ago in The Chain
10 Major Differences Between Crypto and Stocks. Top Story - January 2019.
Cryptocurrencies are now the new frontier of investments—and even Wall Street has started to take notice of it. People are talking about the next great ICOs, investing in blockchain technology, and even adding cryptocurrencies into their portfolios all the time.
By Iggy Paulsen7 years ago in The Chain
Online Classes That Will Teach You About Ethereum
Bitcoin is a name buzzing on everybody's tongues these days, but Bitcoin isn't the only way that cryptocurrency and blockchain are revolutionizing the world of technology, finance, business, and virtually everything else. Possibly the biggest of all the alt coins, Ethereum is to secure data storage what Bitcoin is to online finance. Ethereum uses blockchain technology to supplement third party data storage, which without, could leave internet users vulnerable. By utilizing the security of blockchain, Ethereum offers users a more secure way to store data, make financial transfers, and do all of the other things that our internet-enabled devices can do nowadays. Such practicality makes Ethereum an important and truly revolutionary technology—one of many reasons why Ethereum will change the world. So, if you're interested in learning more, there are plenty of online classes that will teach you about Ethereum, from what it is, to how to use it, and to developing your own Ethereum blockchain technology.
By Nicola P. Young7 years ago in The Chain
