Analysis of News relating to the Digital Money Ecosystem

Cryptocurrency Is A Bubble, Revisited - Forbes

08/08/2017 Link to source

Cryptocurrency Is A Bubble, Revisited Back in on May 31 I wrote part one of this article. The cryptocurrency markets subsequently crashed. Last week they roared back. Bubble markets look the same, be they dotcom bubbles, single stock bubbles or Bitcoin. They go up like a rocket and come ... For fork's sake! Bitcoin Core braces for another cryptocurrency split The Register South Africa to Take “Balanced Approach” to Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Regulations Bitcoin News (press release) Cryptocurrency skeptics warn of another dot-com bubble, but remember: That's where Amazon and Google started CNBC How we made it in Africa  - Paste Magazine  - CNET  - Coin Market Cap all 264 news articles »

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	South Africa The Republic of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of Africa.
	Virtual Currency Virtual currencies, also known as crypto currencies are a form of digital means of value transfer.
	Amazon Payments, Inc. Amazon Payments, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon.com.
	Google Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Goo
	Virtual Currency Virtual currency differs from electronic money as the currency has no physical counterpart with legal tender status. The schemes, of which Bitcoin is the most well known are generally based on a peer-to-peer network.
	Africa Region World's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia
	Middle East & Africa Middle East and Africa
	Amazon China/ Amazon.cn (formerly Joyo.com) Amazon China/ Amazon.cn (formerly Joyo.com) is the China operation of Amazon, the world’s leading e-commerce company.
	Amazon India/ Amazon Seller Services Private Ltd Amazon.in is operated by Amazon Seller Services Private Ltd, an affiliate of Amazon.com.
	Google Commerce Ltd Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Goo
	ACI Gift Cards Inc. (Amazon) ACI Gift Cards Inc. with its afffiliates runs the Amazon Coins program in USA.
	Amazon - USA Amazon Payments, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon.com.
	Amazon Payments Europe S.C.A. Amazon Payments Europe S.C.A. is authorised as an electronic money institution in Luxembourg.
	Google Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Goo
	Bitcoin Foundation The Bitcoin Foundation was launched in September 2012 to accelerate the global growth of bitcoin through standardization, protection, and promotion of the open source protocol.
	Bitcoin Bitcoin is an experimental new digital currency that enables instant payments to anyone, anywhere in the world. Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority.
	Google Wallet USA Open approach to mobile payments platform. Start with Mastercard but add more. Start with card but add ACH. Open to third party enhancements. Google has eliminated two obstacles that have always prevented NFC from taking off: merchant terminal subsi
	Cryptocurrency Cryptocurrency is the term used to refer to virtual currencies such as Bitcoin.
	Bitcoin Bitcoin is an experimental new digital currency that enables instant payments to anyone, anywhere in the world. Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority: managing transactions and issuing money are carried out collect

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