Blockchain, Finance, and New tech
Blockchain, Finance, and New tech

Blockchain, Finance, and New tech

News, thoughts, opinions, and analysis on Blockchain, Finance, New tech and everything in between.


Energy efficient Bitcoin mining farms driving away their high cost counterparts

9 Apr 2020 2 minute read 0 comments Edwin Kinoti

Bitcoin mining is seemingly becoming a game of survival for the fittest as the halving event draws close. New revelations indicate that the more energy efficient miners are forcing those with higher operating costs to shut down operations through coo...

Bitcoin hash rate and difficulty lockstep drops revive mining death spiral talk

9 Apr 2020 2 minute read 0 comments Edwin Kinoti

Bitcoin network hash rate has plunged drastically to record its lowest level since the turn of the year. The hash rate fell to 75 EH/s on March 26, from its yearly peak of 136 EH/s recorded on March 5. This equates to a 45% decline in just three week...

Bitstarz casino review 2020 – The Bitcoin gambling paradise

7 Apr 2020 5 minute read 3 comments Edwin Kinoti

Bitstarz standout features  100% match up to 1BTC for first deposit 20 free spins upon signup even with no deposit Accepts multiple fiat and cryptocurrencies Summary Bitstarz is the largest Bitcoin casino with over 2,200 games from famed game develop...

Evolution of privacy on the blockchain: The rise of anonymous and confidential cryptocurrency transaction systems

19 Mar 2020 4 minute read 4 comments Edwin Kinoti

Bitcoin is not anonymous  For a long time since its invention, Bitcoin was widely thought to be a completely anonymous peer-to-peer network. A significant proportion of the early adopters believed that bitcoin transactions were untraceable and used t...

Diko privacy cryptocurrency strictly following Satoshi Nakamoto vision of privacy and decentralisation

18 Mar 2020 2 minute read 0 comments Edwin Kinoti

Satoshi Nakamoto first shared the vision for a private currency via the Bitcoin white paper in October 2008, over 11 years ago. Satoshi’s dream was for a decentralised world where the people had complete control over their finances and could conduct...

Bitcoin safe-haven status blown away by ‘Black Swan’ Coronavirus

14 Mar 2020 3 minute read 21 comments Edwin Kinoti

Bitcoin and other crypto assets are widely renowned for their volatility. Investors have always been very cautious when venturing in the crypto market with the virtual currencies considered as highly risky assets. However, the crypto community has ma...

Diko cryptocurrency stands out among privacy-focused cryptocurrencies

12 Mar 2020 2 minute read 0 comments Edwin Kinoti

The demand for privacy-focused cryptocurrencies is growing with increasing awareness about the vulnerabilities of the existing financial system. Consumer concerns keep rising in respect to data privacy, confidentiality of their financial transactions...

Blockchain in Pharma for 2020

12 Mar 2020 2 minute read 8 comments Edwin Kinoti

The pharmaceuticals industry is leading the line in blockchain technology adoption as it holds great promise for the trillion-dollar industry. The technology’s key features such as security, immutability, and decentralisation are very attractive to p...