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Bitcoin skyrockets above $7,000 for first time ever
Published on 03/11/2017
» LONDON: Digital currency bitcoin took another leap higher on Thursday, rocketing above $7,000 (about 232,000 baht) for the first time, after a more than tenfold increase in its value over the past year.
Cryptocurrencies hit record high as bitcoin tops $6,500
Reuters, Published on 01/11/2017
» LONDON: The aggregate value of all cryptocurrencies hit a record high of around $184 billion on Wednesday, according to industry website Coinmarketcap, making their reported market value worth around the same as that of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley combined.
Authoritarian cryptocurrencies are on the march
News, Leonid Bershidsky, Published on 18/10/2017
» With Russia and China both embracing the idea of sovereign cryptocurrencies, it's time to ask a simple question: Why is a technology threatening to decentralise money so attractive to highly centralised, authoritarian regimes?
ICO touted as startup fund-raising tool
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 28/09/2017
» The Thai Fintech Association is urging participants in the local capital market to set good standards for initial coin offering (ICO) and prevent fraudulent scams that would hurt sentiment for this alternative funding source.
Apple versus Samsung: It's a battle of the 8s
Life, James Hein, Published on 27/09/2017
» The big news from the usual sources is the new iPhone 8. After reading some of the specs and comparisons with the Samsung S8 and Note 8, I am a bit confused. Reviewers crow about facial recognition for the new iPhone, but the S8 range already has it. They go on about the edge-to-edge screen, but Samsung has had that for a few models now. In fact, almost point by point the Samsung range already has all the features of the iPhone 8 but at a lower price point, and that's before the Note 8 comes out.
Bitcoin is likely to split again in November
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/09/2017
» HONG KONG: Bitcoin is looking increasingly likely to splinter off again in November, creating a third version of the world’s largest cryptocurrency as miners and developers pursue separate visions to scale its rapidly growing marketplace.
Binance to help Busan develop blockchain industry
Published on 15/09/2017
» Blockchain is a distributed, unchangeable database that streamlines the tracking of assets and the recording of transactions inside a certain network.
Raising the bar on performance
Life, James Hein, Published on 13/09/2017
» Have you ever wondered why sometimes you have full bars on your phone and a few steps later none? Worse if you are in one room of your house it's all good but elsewhere no bars. There are many factors that can affect your reception including distance from your cell tower, the number of people using the network, what is in between cell towers and you and more.
North Korea's real heroes
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 11/09/2017
» For those who believe, as I do, that there is room for negotiation to achieve peace and reunification of the Korean Peninsula, hearing a high-ranking North Korean official talking about defectors from his country might change your mind.
China bans initial coin offerings as illegal fundraising
Reuters, Published on 04/09/2017
» BEIJING -- China's on Monday banned individuals and organisations from raising funds through initial coin offerings (ICO), saying the practice constituted illegal fundraising.