Criminals Have Found an Alternative to Bitcoin

Criminals Have Found an Alternative to Bitcoin

Authored by Ashour Iesho via Bitcoinist   Many people believe that Bitcoin is the preferred currency of criminals, but experts think that criminals are dropping Bitcoin for other digital currencies.   THE RISE OF PRIVACY COINS In the last couple of years,...
Pew poll: 61 percent back legalization of pot

Pew poll: 61 percent back legalization of pot

Authored by Max Greenwood via The Hill Roughly six in 10 Americans think marijuana should be legalized, according to a new Pew Research survey. Sixty-one percent of respondents said the substance should be legal. That is slightly more than the 57 percent that said so...
Ripple Claims 3 Big Money Transfer Firms Will Use XRP in 2018

Ripple Claims 3 Big Money Transfer Firms Will Use XRP in 2018

Authored by Nikhilesh De via Coindesk   Three of the top five money transfer companies worldwide will be implementing Ripple’s XRP token in their payment flow systems this year, the company said in a tweet Thursday. The tweet, which did not identify the partners,...