Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH (RBVC), the corporate venture capital company of the Bosch Group, has purchased a significant amount of IOTA tokens, one of the largest cryptocurrencies in the world. In doing so it hopes to intensify the collaboration with the IOTA Foundation, an open-source non-profit foundation from Germany. RBVC also intends to elevate […]
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How to Short Bitcoin: 5 Ways to Make Money Betting on the Bitcoin Bubble Bursting
Bitcoin has drawn a huge amount of hype, with some investors making incredible profits from it. The price has varied wildly since its launch, with each new peak followed by an immediate dip in value. At the press time, Bitcoin is trading at $16,382 level, according to the Coinbase. While some are convinced this digital […]
Ripple: Why the Anti-Bitcoin is Loved by Banks and Hated by The Internet
Ripple is revolutionizing international finance by making it possible to transfer money around the world within seconds. Ripple’s innovative use of blockchain technology has excited major financial institutions such as American Express and Standard Chartered. By bridging the gap between Bitcoin and traditional finance, Ripple has also become a figure of hate for many within […]
New York Times slams Twitter for its ‘anything-goes’ policy
In an article published today, New York Times took aim at the one of the largest social networks bringing international attention to how Twitter is struggling to deal with its increasing role as a public media and effectively managing its network. According to the New York Times article, Twitter has become a haven for propagandists, […]
How to Profit from Volatility in the Bitcoin Marketplace
To say that Bitcoin has been a volatile investment would be a vast understatement. The popular cryptocurrency may be up 600% in less than a year, but there have been some wild swings along the way. In just a few days, the price of Bitcoin could fall by more than 20%, giving even long-time cryptocurrencies […]
Bitcoin,Litecoin,Ripple: first-ever study sheds new light on cryptocurrency’s volatility
A new study from the universities of Dublin and Chelmsford (UK) examined the return and volatility transmission across three cryptocurrencies,- Bitcoin, Ripple, Litecoin, and gold, bond, equities and the global volatility index (VIX). According to the study from Shaen Corbet, Andrew Meegan, Charles Larkin, Brian Lucey and Larisa Yarovaya this is the first study that […]
Reddit Gears Up for a Tussle with Social Media Giants with New Chat Function
The Reddit’s Standard Personal Message (PM) system will soon be overhauled by their proposed real-time chat function. The widely popular internet forum is testing its all-new arsenal and hopes to unleash it upon rival social media giants like Twitter and Facebook. Named as Reddit Chat, the new service is currently undergoing trial within a selected […]
7 Immersive pop-ups and branding activations that built lasting impressions
To put it simply, branding activations—also known as experiential marketing—is the strategy of using events to reach your target audience in-person. In general, brands are adopting physical pop-up events in large numbers, with 79 percent planning to use it more in the coming years and 67 percent saying it’s an effective marketing strategy. And it’s […]
Report reveals how e-commerce brands can improve their mobile checkout experience
Despite our ever-approaching transition to a cashless world and more consumers than ever who want to pay for online goods using their mobile phones, brands are still coming up short when it comes to mastering the mobile payment experience. Brands are stuck deploying solutions that might have satisfied yesterday’s shoppers, but in our current culture […]
Here’s how these 4 celebrity Instagram influencers soared to the top of their niche
The world of marketing has changed radically in the past decade with the rise and ubiquity of social media. With that transformation also came the ability for little-known internet users to build massive niche audiences through unique and innovative ways, and all without a huge marketing budget. And now, these social media influencers are an […]