A story from the UK shows one innovative strategy used by people in London to free others from debt; particularly payday debt. Payday debt is a particularly pernicious short-term high-interest lending

When talking to officials, whether private or public, remember the first two sentences from the Miranda Rights blurb parroted by cops in the US: "You have the right to remain silent. Anything you

The blockchain for the new Nimiq coin (NIM) will be launched in around 24 hours (well, 25 at the time of writing). Announced in June last year, the project aims include ease of use and scalability. What

Recall that the impact of major health crises are not usually apparent right away, and certainly not at the early stages of the adoption cycle of the underlying technology/product. We're in the midst of

This from a Redditor called Ruhroh2000: "Its kind of strange, this morning I got an alert from a telegram group I follow that gives trading tips. And it suggested I buy Viacoin and sell it for 32k."

It seems that API keys on Binance were exploited, selling peoples' coins and buying Viacoin, causing a massive spike in price: It seems all cryptos are imploding in response. Bitcoin dropped from $10,699

A great Interview with Nomi Prins describing how central banks have collaborated in recent years to keep interest rates low and inflate financial markets across the world through Open Market Operations

The Lloyds Banking Group, the UK's largest banking group with a current account market share of 27% (2014 figures) has announced that it's banning customers from purchasing cryptocurrency using credit

Brisbane airport have announced that they'll be accepting payment in cryptocurrency in their terminal shopping areas. In partnership with Brisbane startup TravelbyBit, visitors to the airport will be able

The following is taken from Santander's 2017 earnings presentation dated 31st January 2018. It appears the plan is to roll it out some time in the next two months. The presentation also touts a platform

If we project forward, does anyone see adoption levels (adoption, not price) going down for cryptos? Can you imagine a scenario where people turn their backs and just stop using them entirely, other than

A cryptocurrency trader living in rural England, in a village that's been the setting of three episodes of a TV drama, was robbed by four guys who broke into his home in the middle of the day and forced

It has been ruled that a computer issuing automatic fines on behalf of the UK's tax authority, HMRC (equivalent of the US IRS) may be illegal. "The tribunal concerned a small property business which

A member of the Irish parliament has been mocked today for accidentally voting against a bill that he introduced. An artist's impression: For more, see here: here

...and so the ponzi ends. Commiserations to all who were scammed by these clowns.

From $14,270 down to $10,162 in the space of a day and a half; a 29% move for such a large-cap currency. At the time of writing it's bounced up from its lows to $11,200.

Hi folks, Just to draw your attention to the ICO of Digitex tomorrow - a futures exchange for cryptocurrencies, due to launch in June of 2018. The ICO starts at 2pm GMT on Monday 14th Jan. No whitelist

Taken from Poloniex a couple of minutes ago It's not back to its highest point, but it's quite a rise for 48 hours

A cryptocurrencycalled Experty, which will soon be holding its ICO, seeks to provide a decentralised app and currency for 'knowledge sharing'. The idea is that its users choose a price for their time,