There has been a threefold improvement in the quality of data on crypto rankings site CoinMarketCap, according to a new report, but wash trading remains a thorny issue. The Blockchain Transparency Institute, or BTI, has published its market data integrity report for 2020. This report found a threefold improvement in the quality of data on […]
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What does the next decade hold for blockchain? Institutional adoption, portfolio diversification, fundraising schemes and IoT. In the last decade, blockchain and distributed ledger technology has had an immense impact on a multitude of industries, with 84% of organizations experimenting with the technology, with more than half (52%) of blockchain projects in the research and […]
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Dutch billionaire John De Mol filed a lawsuit against Facebook over crypto ads using his image without permission. John De Mol, a Dutch billionaire responsible for the local Big Brother and The Voice shows, filed a lawsuit against Facebook over crypto ads using his image without permission, Reuters reports on June 5. Per the report, […]
Continue ReadingMicrosoft-owned search engine and advertisement platform Bing noted that it blocked over five million cryptocurrency-related ads last year. Microsoft-owned search engine and advertisement platform Bing noted that it blocked over five million cryptocurrency-related ads last year in its “Ad quality year in review 2018” report published on March 25. Bing notes that the pseudo-anonymity of […]
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Halloween, the annual celebration of the spooky and supernatural, is just a couple of days away. For many in payments and the vast ecosystem that it powers, the scariest thing about Oct. 31 might not be the sight of a kid in a full-on Frankenstein costume at the door on Halloween night asking for candy. […]
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Within the search marketing space, there has been a lot of talk about voice search. Many are projecting voice search as the next big thing – in fact, as the next marketplace disruptor. But the truth is, voice search probably isn’t going to be the next big thing. Yes, voice search is disrupting text-based searches, […]
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Google recently announced that it would lift its moratorium on certain types of cryptocurrency advertising. Specifically, Google will allow registered cryptocurrency exchanges to advertise in the US and Japan. In simple terms, if your company runs a cryptocurrency exchange like Coinbase that is registered and licensed, you can advertise. Licensure, such as BitLicense in New […]
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Bing, the number two search engine in the US, and number three in the world, will ban cryptocurrency and ICO ads. This ban puts Bing in alignment with Google, Twitter and Facebook, under the banner of consumer protection. There are of course, ICO scams that exist, and the question is whether an entire industry, namely […]
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