Showing posts with label Cryptocurrency. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cryptocurrency. Show all posts

Apple Bans Cryptocurrency Mining Apps on the App Store

Apple has updated its App Store guidelines to disallow all apps from supporting on-device cryptocurrency mining. Henceforth, any app that includes cryptocurrency mining feature will be removed from the store and no new submissions will be accepted.
Apple bans cryptocurrency mining apps in store

The new rule, which was added some time recently, states "Apps may not mine for cryptocurrencies unless the processing is performed off device." Also, "Apps, including any third party advertisements displayed within them, may not run unrelated background processes, such as cryptocurrency mining."

The new guidelines may have been imposed over concerns regarding the longevity of the hardware and the battery. Cryptocurrency mining is a processor intensive activity that puts great demand on the hardware and the power supply and could affect the life of both. Users casually running these applications after hearing about the cryptocurrency craze may not be fully aware of what they are getting into. Apple may have already had to face devices damaged by mining, which is probably why the company decided to act so strictly on the matter.

It's worth mentioning that crypto mining on smartphones is a rather fruitless activity to begin with as the processing power of these devices is not enough to finish the task quickly enough to earn enough out of it. Your device will be under load constantly for little to no reward so it's not really worth it in the long run. Even desktop mining is waning as people are realizing the ASICs are the only way to mine efficiently so smartphone mining is nothing more than snake oil at this point. So it's probably for the best that Apple has put a restriction on it so fewer people fall for what is essentially a scam and damage their devices.

Swisscoin Update: Latest Information On Swisscoin Cryptocurrency

Here is the latest newsletter from Swisscoin and I'm sure it's coming at the right time as the Crypto business is still shaky and Swisscoin is one of those with uncertainty whether it will be sustainable or withstand the storm currently blowing in the business. But this newsletter comes with some positive words. See below.

Dear Swisscoin community,
For many months now, we’ve been working to develop the Swisscoin project with Swiss Fintech Development AG.

Having completed the crucial groundwork, we were able to make progress and finalise significant developments over the last few weeks. We are pleased to report on these topics to you below.
Swisscoin Update

ACCESS TO THE FINANCIAL MARKET

Many members of our community have already noticed that the last weeks have been marked by numerous travel and conference activities.

During this time, we’ve managed to clinch our first well-known collaborators and convince numerous international companies of Swisscoin’s virtues. We are now in a position to develop joint products and the agreed projects are already being implemented.

Our goal is to offer all holders of Swisscoin SIC and SWC the access to traditional financial technologies and products in the most direct and uncomplicated way possible, as well as to offer digital payment processing. This will ensure a high level of acceptance for SIC and SWC.

In just a few weeks, you will be able to access cutting edge financial products with your Swisscoin, in turn enabling you to trade CFDs for classic currency and crypto pairs, as well as to benefit from stock market fluctuations. Your profits can be paid out directly in FIAT currencies.

Dennis Uitz, Business Angel and CMO of BDSwiss Holdings Plc, had this to say on the subject: "The cooperation with Swiss Fintech Development AG and the integration of Swisscoin for our products combines the best of both financial worlds. We offer Swisscoin holders the exclusive opportunity to hedge their crypto investment with classic Forex and CFD trading and earn a great return at the same time. These can be paid out directly to the Swisscoin holder in FIAT currency without being dependent on a crypto exchange."

READ: Meaning Of Swisscoin and How It Works.

The entire video statement regarding the cooperation will be released at the beginning of the next week.

Forex is only the first product to result from this fantastic cooperation. Swiss Fintech Development AG’s management team is currently conducting negotiations with BDSwiss, and their joint future has some important positive surprises in store.

Another cooperation will enable you to access high-frequency trading on all classic currencies with your Swisscoins, making it possible for you to build short and long positions. You will also earn money if the digital world continues to replace traditional currency trading.

Conservative investors will have the opportunity to invest their Swisscoins in managed accounts. Experienced traders invest their Swisscoins in these and thereby achieve classic FIAT currency gains that can be paid out immediately.

Further details about the projects and other collaborations will be announced in the next few days in a separate and more detailed report.

ADVISORY BOARD

The fintech and crypto industry is changing every day. Its overall conditions and possibilities are in a constant state of flux.
Every sub-sector of the industry has high requirements. It is therefore crucial for all areas to enlist experts who can offer advice and contribute their advanced knowledge and expertise.

For this reason, we proud to announce the first three members of our Advisory Board to you today.

In order to meet the constantly changing legal requirements and conditions, we welcome lawyer Raban Funk and his team to our Advisory Board:

Raban Funk is an influential lawyer who focuses on business and criminal tax law. As a member of the board of Deutsche Strafverteidiger e.V. (a German criminal defence counsel association), he is involved in important legislative projects and has excellent connections. We are proud to have his legal expertise on our side. Raban Funk’s many years of experience in coordinating and structuring lengthy and complex court cases make him an ideal companion for the dynamic environment of the fintech and crypto industry.

With his many years of experience in banking, investment companies, and the financial industry, Mr. Tibor Müller will advise us with his excellent knowledge, innovative ideas, and top-tier network in the field of finance and banking.
Swisscoin

Tibor I. Müller is a seasoned banker and financial expert with over 25 years of international experience in fiscal, strategic, and operational leadership. Numerous start-ups and companies place their trust in his enormous expertise and integrity. His financial knowledge is an important resource for our operation.

The Advisory Board is also lucky to have Mr. Daniel Schmutz, who has many years of experience in the field of international business development and can cover highly complex international requirements with his exclusive, first-class international contacts.

Daniel Schmutz is a self-made man whose keen nose for trends in the fintech industry has helped him make a name for himself. An expert in capital market and finance, he is at home in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Switzerland. Moving forward, he will support Swiss Fintech Development with his extensive network, in addition to other activities.

More detailed information on our Advisory Board will be available in separate press releases over the next few days.

SWISSCOIN CLASSIC/VETO CONCEPT AG

We are receiving an increasing amount of inquiries regarding the "Swisscoin Classic" product.

We would like to point out once again that "Swisscoin Classic" is not Swiss Fintech Development AG’s product and we are also unrelated to this project. It was developed by Veto-Concept AG, with whom we neither have nor are seeking a cooperation.

Therefore, the numerous innovations and products will only be available with your Swisscoin SIC and SWC. You will only benefit from the value development of the Swisscoin project with SIC and SWC.

Unfortunately, many promises and commitments made by Veto-Concept AG to the community have yet to come to fruition. We also want to assist you, our community, in these cases. If you have been affected by unfulfilled promises and commitments or open claims, please contact claims@swissfintechdev.ch.

We will review and process each case and forward these to a specialised company, who will then contact you regarding the next steps to be taken.

READ: Google Has a Bad News For Cryptocurrency Business.

Please do not contact this address regarding your open coin bookings. This case is already being addressed and a solution will be available shortly.

We are pleased to be able to shape the future together with our community.

What Is Latest Information On Swisscoin Crypto Business?

It's not just Bitcoin and Ethereum coin that are been affected negatively at the moment in the Cryptocurrency business but Swisscoin is also painfully affected. In fact, some investors has lost interest in the business while some has sworn and concluded they won't invest in such online business again but what is the company doing or saying about this?

Here is the latest NEWSLETTER from Swiss FinTech Development as at March 2018.

Dear Swisscoin Enthusiast,
we are so thrilled to send this newsletter to you, cause while you are reading this we are releasing our brand new Swisscoin Website.
Swisscoin information

With our last Newsletter we informed you already that we, Swiss Fintech Development AG, took the lead and are developing the code and projects of Swisscoin SIC and SWC from now on.

We are more than happy that you, the community, appreciated our doings and are behind us and our development.

By releasing our new website we not only took over the responsibility for the official project website, we gave the whole project a complete new identity.

We are proud to see the new, professional branding being live on the internet and we hope you share our passion not only for swisscoin but also for our new branding.
You will find a lot of information about Swisscoin, it’s technical aspects and all links to download your wallet and how to do the trading on it.

If you need to login at Veto-Concept AG Dashboard you will find it at https://login.swisscoin.eu/backoffice/

And we are still improving the website and adding content from day to day. So check it regular and don’t miss any information.
After this release is done successfull you will see our Company Website being released next, showing you a lot of details about our company, our projects and the people behind it.

Country Community-Leader

We received a lot of application for our Country Leader Program and are thankful to see all this great support around the world.
During the weekend we will send out all invitation for the Leaderprograms with our Leader Questionair and all details about the program.

After we get all the informations about our new Team we will send out the official Leader Team Certificate and introduce them to the community.

From that moment our communication guidelines we introduced in our last newsletter will become effective.

Listing on new Exchanges

We receive offers from a lot of different exchanges, to pay them for additional listing of Swisscoin SIC and SWC. Most of those exchanges are brand new or even not started and have no existing username or community.

Even though those exchanges offer us a listing within days for a certain amount of BTC, we don’t believe in this solution.

It’s the goal of Swiss Fintech Development AG to create a real value on the coin. This means that every listing has to provide some value the coin. With listing our coin on a platform there would be absolutely no advantage for you, our community. No new User would be attracted to join, and we not only would have to take care about our own project but would have to market the exchange too.

So we trust in getting listed on big, top Coinmarketcap exchanges. With getting listed on an exchange with hundreds of thousands and millions of users with a very huge daily trading volume all those users get instant access to our coins and with Swiss Fintech Development AG having made agreements in terms of marketing with them thousands and thousand of users will be attracted to Swisscoin SIC and SWC from the moment of being listed.

We are working hard to finish the listing on HitBTC and Coinrail. Once a guaranteed date is set, we will inform you with some breaking news.

To make the trading more easy and to give a better understanding on how to trade an explanation video is on the way and being produced while you read this.

Also we will offer a trading proxy service, to make trading on coinexchange more easy.
More details to come with or newsletter next week.

Rewards

We get a lot of questions from Community Member asking of the MLM will return. The answer is a clear NO.

Not only that we see no sense in selling Tokens for an already listed coin, we don’t want to be a competitor to early community members.

This doesn’t mean that there is no way to get your contacts and efforts being rewarded. We are more than happy to discuss your possibilities and thoughts on how to develop the coins and find a way to reward it.

Just get in touch at marketing@swissfintechdev.ch and introduce yourself and your ideas and we will find a solution for your needs.

Dashboard Coins

We received some complaints from people thinking and telling that they got scamed by our company. To make it very clear once again. Neither Swiss Fintech Development nor any member of our Management ever took money from a single member of the community.

MUST READ: All You Need To Know About Swisscoin

We just saw this beautiful product and got in touch with all the great members and decided that we want to develop the future of Swisscoin SIC and SWC and therefore took over the development of code and projects. We really believe in the future of swisscoin and see so many possibilities.

That’s even the reason we want to support all of you with getting your dashboard coins.

We are not only supporting the audit team to get over all the accounts to find every account having legit coin in it, we are also working on the improvement of the process and possibilities to get this done within the next weeks.

So we kindly ask for your patient to get the necessary things done, even most of them need to happen in the background.

We hope you find all the above news well and are looking forward to develop the future of swisscoin SIC and SWC.
Stay courious, stay enthusiastic
Swiss Fintech Development AG

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Swisscoin under development by
Swiss Fintech Development AG
Grafenauweg 10
6300 Zug, Switzerland
VR: Christian Hoffmann

Twitter Joins Facebook and Google To Ban Cryptocurrency Ads

Twitter is the latest company to ban Cryptocurrency related ads after the likes of Google and Facebook also banned ads from Bitcoin, Ethereum, Swisscoin and other crypto platforms.

While 2017 was a relatively good year for Cryptocurrency, 2018 is showing signs of bad news in the business. The value of most crypto platforms are depreciating by the day.
Twitter ban Cryptocurrency ads

I know how much I invested in Bitcoin and Ether early this year. Also last year, I invested much on Swisscoin but all seems to be heading towards yabaleft.

Anyway, be it as it may, the hustle must continue. One thing that has sustained me all the days of my life is determination. I always refuse to quit no matter the condition and I always have plan B in all my adventures.

Once online business is concerned, one has to spread his or her tentacles across different platforms so that if one door closes, another will surely open.

My hope is not totally lost in Cryptocurrency but if the worst happens and I loose all the money I pushed into it, life continues. For now, I won't still sell my coins in panic. I will wait till the end.

Now back to the topic, Twitter announced that a new Policy will be rolled out in the course of the next 30 days, and the policy prohibits advertising of initial coin offerings, ICOs, a form of crowd-funding used to raise cash by creating new coins.

Also included are adverts that promote token sales and crypto wallet services, the company said in a statement. The policy will also ban adverts from crypto-exchanges, with some limited exceptions.

For Japan, these will be limited to crypto exchanges regulated by its national financial regulator, Twitter said.

Twitter said this month it was taking measures to prevent crypto-related accounts from engaging with others in a deceptive manner,’ but it has faced calls to go further after bans by Facebook and Google.

Google Bans Bitcoin, Ether, And Other Cryptocurrency Ads

Last year was Cryptocurrency year with the likes of Bitcoin, Ethereum etc performing very very well and making some people millions overnight. Bitcoin value for example, increased up to $17,000 in December 2017 but now it's a different story.

Bitcoin and other crypto platforms are on a free fall since January 2018 and to make matter worst, yesterday Google announced that it will no longer allow cryptocurrency-related ads on its platforms. The market sunk, fell and almost collapsed as news spread.
Google Cryptocurrency

Recall back in January, Facebook Inc., Google’s primary rival for ad dollars, banned ads for cryptocurrencies.

Stats reveals that Facebook and Google control somewhere between 60% - 70% of the online advertising market, so no one wants to be on their bad side.

In a blog post on Tuesday,
Google announced that it would follow in Facebook’s footsteps and ban cryptocurrency ads from its network, beginning in June 2018.

What this means is that Google will now prohibit promotions of “Cryptocurrencies and related content, including but not limited to initial coin offerings, cryptocurrency exchanges, cryptocurrency wallets, and cryptocurrency trading advice.”

There are cases of some crypto networks running away with people's money. Example is Prodeum ICO which ran away with investors fund. There is currently an uncertainty in swisscoin.

All these has led to uncertainty in the Cryptocurrency business although Bitcoin is not an investment scheme because it is a virtual currency, making it more volatile. You can trade with it with other altcoins and make your profit but it is not an investment.

I know how much I invested in Cryptocurrency and how much profit and lost I have recorded but the way it's going now, it's only by God's grace. Anyway, let's wait till the end of this year to know our fate.

How to Store Cryptocurrency? Top Methods


Cryptocurrencies and related investments are serious businesses, as the price value of some coins hit over 1000% growth within weeks. But as the value of the cryptocurrencies rise, so does the prevalence rate of hacking and related fraud. With this, there is need to continuously find the best ways to safeguard our wallets.

There are various ways to secure your wallet, including using encryption, use of cold storage devices and adopting Multisig wallets.
how to Store Cryptocurrency

Cold Storage

Cold storage simply implies storing your crypto coins offline, safely away from any device that is connected to the internet. This greatly reduces chances of your coins being accessed by a hacker or scammer. There are various cold storage methods that include hardware wallets, paper wallets and USB drives.

Let’s examine each of these methods of cold storage in more detail. Afterwards, we will look at Multisig wallets.

Hardware Wallets

Hardware wallets are one of the most secure storage methods available for cryptocurrency enthusiasts. Hardware devices like Ledger Nano, Trezor and KeepKey have topnotch security features that make them better suited to keep our cryptocurrency safe. What’s even better is that hardware wallets are anonymous and there are no salient risks of exposing private keys to cyber thieves.

Hardware wallets are offline storage devices that offer convenience to the user. Furthermore, these devices come with in-built encryption and backup options that include the possibility to have private keys on a paper. And in case you lose the device, these wallets allow the use of a seed phrase to access your stored coins.

The downside is that some of these hardware devices are very expensive. Nevertheless, if you wish to keep your riches far from the reach of eager hackers, go for a good hardware wallet. 

Paper Wallets

A paper wallet is the printed version of the wallet’s private and public keys. Paper wallets give you a variety of ways to use your cryptocurrency. For example, a paper wallet can be offered in the form of a gift card or bank card and you can spend it just as you would with other everyday cards.

Your private and public will be on the paper and whenever you wish to send or receive cryptocurrency like bitcoin, you retrieve and input the keys accordingly. Once you are done, you need to generate another key, as the old one is only used once.

A paper wallet is more secure than other forms of storage because it is completely offline. To secure your paper wallet, immediately you generate the keys, get offline and find some secure place to keep them. You can even take a bank vault or have it hidden in a place only you will be able to access it. Remember that if someone accesses the private key, your coins will be gone.

USB Drives

A USB drive is also another offline storage method you can adopt to keep your private keys safe. Once you have the secret key safely on the USB drive, safeguard it from the wrong people. You can keep it in a safe or a vault. One caution though should be that the USB must not be used to store anything else that may introduce viruses or cryptocurrency-stealing malware. 

Multisignature Wallets

Multisig is a technology that requires users to sign. Multisignature wallets have a feature that allows access only after a number of people have signed in to the wallet. Such wallets include brands like Armory, Copay, CarbonWallet, and GreenAddress.

Use of Multisignature wallet is less common among individual crypto coin owners but highly recommended for groups of like-minded individuals or companies who wish to have a cryptocurrency fund.

Although safer than online and desktop wallets, it is important that users of a Multisig wallet be aware of their responsibility.

Other methods of storing cryptocurrency that you should use strong encryption to safeguard your private keys.
bitcoin wallet

Mobile Wallet

The use of mobile wallets is another great way to store your precious coins. Though they are not the very best, mobile wallets do offer some security and anonymity to your cryptocurrency transactions and storage.

You can easily download these app-based wallets on your mobile. Many are also compatible with the common OS like Linux, Windows, and Mac.

I have in mind wallets like Mycelium and BreadWallet that easy to use and offer a lot of conveniences because you can use them on the go.

There is a downside though; these mobile apps are still susceptible to online threats when you use it to browse. It is, therefore, your responsibility to protect your phone and therefore your wallet from mobile malware.

Desktop Wallets

Desktop wallets offer several advantages in the storage of cryptocurrency over online wallets. Even though online wallets are usually easy to access and navigate, their vulnerability to hacking makes them less desirable as an option for safe storage.

However, a desktop wallet can only be accessed on a personal computer. What’s more important is that your private key is only accessible on that computer. This means that your private key is less likely to be exposed to online risks.

But desktop wallets aren’t without their weaknesses. One big threat to a desktop wallet is malware. There are several high-tech bugs out there that can infect your desktop wallet and steal all your coins.

One way to safeguard against this is to have a separate PC dedicated to keeping your wallet. Such a computer should not be used when logging to the web.

Online Wallets

This is yet another way to store your crypto coins. Note that this method allows you to store your bitcoin and other coins online. You can get better online wallets by visiting sites like Blockchain.info.

One advantage of an online wallet over an exchange site is that the online wallet allows full control of your private keys and as such, you can secure your coins. However, these keys are still stored online by Blockchain.info rendering them vulnerable to hacking.

Just like we recommend that you do not store large amounts of crypto at an exchange for long, we ask that you apply the same principle when dealing with an online wallet. You may use an online walletbut it compromises the security of your coins. 

Conclusion

Keeping your coins safe is your responsibility. Do not trust your private keys to anyone, because that is literally the key to your wealth. Hopefully, this article has jumpstarted your curiosity into the topic of cryptocurrency storage. Go ahead and get some crypto coin and store them in your favorite wallet. Please check out our website and learn more about the cryptocurrency world.

Bitcoin Adoption and Usage in Nigeria Getting Momentum

Over the past few months, Bitcoin adoption in Nigeria has increased dramatically. Not only does the African country top Google Trends charts for Bitcoin-related searches, but wallet downloads and trading volumes are also growing exponentially.

As the virtual currency continues to gain ground, we asked our Nigerian customers: how do you view Bitcoin and what do you do with it?

Below are the results in an infographic on how often they use their Bitcoin wallets, if they use it more as a payments system or an investment tool, whether they trust it or not and what they think the Bitcoin price will be over time.

Imagine, between last year and now, we’ve seen bitcoin rises about 200% and analyst forecast that before the year runs out, 1 bitcoin may be worth $10,000.






Those are the infographics of the massive popularity of Bitcoin and its usage in Africa, Nigeria in particular courtesy of: www.luno.com

You can forgive yourself for not investing earlier in Bitcoin but you may not forgive yourself if you don't invest now in Bitcoin or at least the alternative like Swisscoin now that it's still very affordable.