ICO? Take care…..
A Boston College research paper entitled Digital Tulips has found that fewer than half of all ICO projects survive more than 120 days after the completion of their sales of tokens to the public. That is really scary. And this fact does not seem to be putting people off. Another $10-12 billion of ICOs will […]
Scotcoin needs Bitcoin!
We’ll buy your bitcoin for Scotcoin Despite our new blockchain not needing Bitcoin, we will all need some Bitcoin in order to effect the migration from our present Counterparty Protocol. It’s not very much per wallet but in order to send the existing coin to its new wallet, Bitcoin will be needed. We are in […]
We Answer A Number Of Questions Relating To Security
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Scotcoin In The News
Scotcoin In The News: The Herald ran an interesting article on Tuesday on blockchains and potential future uses. Click here Bank of England Governor Mark Carney also name checked Scotcoin when talking about increased regulation for cryptocurrencies – he agrees with us, regulation is coming and it’s a positive thing for the industry. […]
2018 – An Exciting Year For Cryptocurrency
2018 is going to be an exciting year for cryptocurrency… 2017 saw: The first property deal conducted in Scotcoin Scotcoin’s price in pizza established (very important for late night coding!) Creation of a new Scotcoin wallet video Our website had a bit of a facelift Right at the end: We had a successful Proof […]
Pennies to Pounds
In case you are a hermit (and even hermits have mobile phones a la Sue Perkins) and haven’t heard, Bitcoin is closing in on $20,000 or around £14,600. If you’ve been actually following what’s going on, you may have come across a strange phenomenon. If you put in a very low transaction fee to send […]
UK Treasury to regulate crypto currencies
We’ve been saying it for months, and now you know what we said was true. The United Kingdom Treasury has announced plans to regulate the trading and transfer of cryptocurrencies with a view to cracking down on money laundering and tax evasion. The regulations have not yet been specifically stipulated, but will certainly include anti-money […]
Jamie Dimon’s company changes its mind
J.P. Morgan is considering whether to provide its clients access to CME’s new Bitcoin product through its futures-brokerage unit. Oh Jamie… The irony of the announcement, of course, is that Jamie Dimon has been the most outspoken critic of Bitcoin on Wall Street, calling it a ‘fraud’ and saying that anyone who invests in Bitcoin […]
What will shape future demand for Cryptocurrencies?
In the past year, we have seen an explosion in the value of the global cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin’s price has increased by 850%, Ethereum’s by 2900%; and the market capitalisation of the cryptocurrency market has increased from around $13 billion to over $200 billion. Such a rapid increase reflects uncertainty surrounding the value of global […]
Cryptocurrency FAQs
What is block chain and what is cryptocurrency? Is there a difference? Blockchain is the enabling technology that underpins cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency is money based on trust in cryptographic, mathematical proofs. Why has block chain and cryptocurrency become so popular? Crypto currencies are not inflationary. They are cheaper to transact and do not rely on […]
