CoinMeet (MEE) Price Skyrockets to Hit $1 in 2018 (CryptoRecorder.com)
With many players in the digital asset management sector, the price of CoinMeet (MEE) might not continue skyrocketing forever. However, at the moment, hitting a high of $1 by the end of 2018 is very realistic. In fact, cryptocurrency experts predict that the price might go as high as $3 by end of Q3. If this happens, there is a good reason why investors should stake more on the MEE. The price of MEE can be termed as low but it will not remain the same for long. There is a lot under the developer sleeve and this will grow the price to the next level. The current price of $0.051904 seems like a “placeholder” before it moves up. The coin has managed to gain 1.65% against the dollar, 8.69% and 12.68 against BTC and ETH respectively.
Bitcoin Village – Real World Cryptocurrency Adoption Today (BlockExplorer.com)
Beyond the wild swings in price due to its volatile, speculative nature, those that have been embracing the cryptocurrency as a replacement for the almighty dollar, have begun to show the rest of the world what life using Bitcoin is like. “Bitcoin Village,” a small section of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is taking lead and showing the rest of the world that cryptocurrency is indeed a currency that can be used for everyday occurrences, like dining out at your favorite restaurant, visiting a theatre, ‘getting your hair did’, or shopping at a local mom and pop retail boutique.
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Crypto Exchange Bitfinex Searches For ‘New Home’, Sets Sights On Switzerland (Bitcoinist.com)
Bitfinex, which is currently the 5th largest cryptocurrency exchange by 24-hour volumes, is contemplating at Switzerland as its new potential humble abode. Weighing Its Options: We are looking for a new home for Bitfinex and the parent company iFinex, where we want to merge the operations previously spread over several locations.
HiddenMiner Cryptocurrency Mining Malware Can Push Android Devices to Breaking Point (ITPro.co.uk)
The stealthy Android malware could potentially cause phones of overheat. Android smartphones are facing yet another variation of cryptocurrency mining malware that can potentially cause a device to fail through overheating. Dubbed HiddenMiner, the malware was discovered by cyber security firm Trend Micro, which noted it siphons a phone’s CPU power to crunch calculations to generate the Monero cryptocurrency. Commonly known as ‘cryptojacking’, the malware can force a processor to run at maximum speed for extended amounts of time. This, in turn, can cause the phone’s chipset to overheat and fail, or in the worst case scenario combust.
Bitfract: The Easiest Way to Diversify Your Crypto Portfolio (CoinCentral.com)
What is Bitfract? Bitfract is a ShapeShift-powered tool that enables you to exchange one coin, like Bitcoin, for up to 62 different coins – all at the same time. Oh, and the best part? The service is completely free. Erik Voorhees, ShapeShift creator, has already praised Bitfract as “one of the coolest tools I’ve seen built using the ShapeShift API.”
Bitcoin Cash Set to be the Next Huge Cryptocurrency Boom (CryptoRecorder.com)
New data could also reveal the factors behind Bitcoin’s recent slump in price. Bitcoin Cash is forecasted to rise to more than $2000 per unit by May 2018 – a 130% jump in price. By contrast, new research recommends steering clear of Ethereum, which is predicted to plummet by more than $237 per unit in the next month or so. The piece also reveals NEO’s price looks set to leap 145%, whilst Stellar’s will drop by 87%.
New Cryptocurrency That Aspires To Shore Up Renewable Energy And Sustainable Projects (MarketGlobalNews.com)
A new exclusive cryptocurrency is all prepared to begin a historic episode in the space of digital currency. For the foremost time, it would not simply be about savings-instead, it is an “investment for a reason.” “CRED,” as it is named with CX as the ticker, the modern cryptocurrency is on a revolutionary undertaking to hold up GREEN energy and offers app-based mobile extracting. The introduction of CRED steers in a new-fangled period in the cryptocurrency domain by allowing the shareholders not only to add to their financial collection but also to actively donate toward a greater good.
TNW is Launching Hard Fork: A Blog All About Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (TheNextWeb.com)
Today, we’re launching Hard Fork: a brand new TNW-powered blog all about cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and the people behind them. You might have noticed the uptick in our articles about blockchain-related topics in the past months. This wasn’t simply because of the cryptocurrency mania that was sweeping the world – although that was admittedly exciting – but because the space was just rife with great stories.
VeChain (VEN): The Only Cryptocurrency Survivor Standing (CryptoRecorder.com)
So much has happened to the cryptocurrency market within a very short time. The only survivor, VeChain (VEN) seems to maintain the green tempo for longer than anticipated. 20 major cryptocurrencies market capitalization have dipped except for VEN, an indication that is the coin to put your sakes on. This could explain why Tim Draper has invested on the platform. This is at the backdrop of rebranding to VeChain Thor. However, major announcements are still coming through and these will soon increase the price. The platform is introducing products that are adding value to the user real life demands.
Cryptocurrency Mining Booming in Higher Education (BetaNews.com)
The higher education sector has seen a big increase in cryptocurrency mining activity according to a new report from AI security company Vectra. Vectra used its Cognito platform to monitor traffic and collect metadata from more than 4.5 million devices and workloads from customer cloud, data center and enterprise environments. It discovered that, of all the cryptocurrency mining detections, 60 percent occurred in higher education. Other sectors escaped lightly by comparison, with entertainment and leisure on six percent, financial services three percent, technology three percent, and healthcare two percent.
