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Coinbase is now available to 3.4M more Europeans in 6 new markets

Dec21
by on December 21, 2018 at 12:40 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Coinbase is taking its cryptocurrency exchange and brokerage to six more European nations before the year is out. The exchange platform announced on its blog yesterday that its services are now available in Andorra, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Lithuania, and Iceland – this takes Coinbase to 3.4 million more people. Whether residents of these nations will actually be interested at this time of year, given the current market is another question. Zeeshan Feroz, Coinbase’s UK CEO, told CNBC that the firm looks for markets that are “close to or within jurisdictions that we operate in today.” According to the…

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Day 10 of TNW’s Advent Deals: a Sennheiser headset, Harmon Kardon, and weed accessories

Dec21
by on December 21, 2018 at 9:13 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


This holiday period, Plugged is running a very special advent calendar. Over the course of 12 days, we’ll be sharing a selection of sweet, sweet deals. You can thank us later. Need deals from yesterday? You got it, bud! On the tenth day of TNW’s advent, the lovely team gave to me… Massdrop x Sennheiser PC37X Gaming Headset Haven’t heard of Massdrop? Basically, it’s a retail site that works with its users to make products that they want. Everything it stocks is exclusive to Massdrop and the items are sold at a far lower price than comparable hardware. And, if you’re…

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10 amazing and helpful apps that will inspire you

Dec21
by on December 21, 2018 at 9:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors


There are millions of mobile applications available to smartphone users today, and that number will only keep growing as it becomes easier to build and deploy apps. Some apps are for amusement, but others are specifically designed to improve the lives of their users or the world at large. We asked a panel of Young Entrepreneur Council members the following question about some of the most innovative apps they’ve encountered that were created to help people: What’s one innovative app you‘ve seen that’s designed to help people, and what can leaders learn from apps like it? Their best answers are below: 1. Be My Eyes Be My Eyes…

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Silicon Valley’s quest for immortality – and its worrying sacrifices

Dec21
by on December 21, 2018 at 9:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication


Somewhere in Silicon Valley, a man wakes early with the sunrise. Venturing into the kitchen, he pacifies his rumbling belly with a cup of coffee infused with a large knob of grass-fed butter. He’s in the middle of a fast, after all. After a two-hour meditation session, he’s off to spend thousands of dollars on his latest indulgence – stem cell injections. The clinic’s practitioner assures him that removing stem cells from his bone marrow and injecting them into other tissues will rejuvenate them from their fatigued state. He trusts their word, just as he trusts that spraying nicotine into…

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WhatsApp could be getting its own cryptocurrency

Dec21
by on December 21, 2018 at 8:29 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Kik might not be the only messaging app to support cryptocurrency payments if Facebook‘s latest dream comes true. According to people close with the matter, the social media behemoth is looking to develop a cryptocurrency that enables WhatsApp users to transfer money to each other, reports Bloomberg. Apparently it’s going to be a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar too. Hopefully, that will help address any potential volatility to ensure that transfers hold their value long enough for the recipient to turn them back into spendable fiat. It also might mean that this stablecoin will only be available in the…

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