The Currency Scene
Bitcoin for Beans
- Written by: Doug Deitel, Publisher
- Category: Digital Currency
With all the turmoil in financial markets these days, from the currency crisis in China to the collapse of stock prices around the word, I began to get a little nervous thinking about what could happen next here in the U.S. That's when I decided to take some action!
Why Don’t ATM Operators in Japan Want to Give You Money?
- Written by: Matthew S Daye
- Category: ATM
After several years of government pressure Japan’s three biggest banks are beginning to connect their ATM machines to the global network of ATM Operators. The banks resistance to globally connected ATMs has frustrated tourists short of yen. However, with the expected tourism boom from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the banks are examining their ATM operations.
Currently, foreign visitors to Japan find that their overseas cards are useable only at few banks such as the Seven Bank and Japan Post Bank.
How Blockchain Technology is Changing the World
- Written by: John Hawthorne
- Category: Digital Currency
Since the earliest days of the internet, community and security have been key topics associated with both the growth of the digital age and the difficulty of finding a secure place within it.
A noble, albeit elusive goal, the tech giants of today still struggle with the open concept of the internet, while at the same time trying to guarantee with certain securities. Passwords, queries, and the infamous “I am not a robot” prompts are time tested solutions that keep us safe amongst an ever growing online population.
But do they really?
What Africa’s Banking Industry Needs to Do to Survive
- Written by: HBR
- Category: Banking
Across Africa, banking is being redesigned. Technology has emerged as a competitive weapon in driving operational excellence and superior service quality. While the banks compete among themselves, they face existential threats from amalgam of entities, not necessarily possessing bank licenses.
Six Hottest Banking Trends for 2017
- Written by: Bank Innovation
- Category: Banking
Change is imminent in banking, and as we begin the new year the only debate seems to be what is going to be driving that change. Over the course of 2017, what is going to transform banking the most? Well, we have some ideas.
Introducing Monero's Ethereum-Killer: Tari - Coinjournal
- Written by: Coin Journal
- Category: Digital Currency
Riccardo “Fluffy Pony” Spagni and a team of industry experts have announced a brand new protocol built on top of the Monero network. Designed with never before seen features, Tari is positioned to become more than another “me-too” protocol that enables token creation.
An Explanation of What Bitcoin Is
- Written by: Nasdaq
- Category: Digital Currency
When most people hear about Bitcoin, whether for the first or the tenth time, they ask one simple question: “What is it?”
Like an automobile, Bitcoin is technically advanced, and it can appear complicated, depending on how much you want to know about it. But also like an automobile, it doesn’t require you to be a technical expert in order to use it—and for it to change the way you interact with the world.
