Around halfway between Hawaii and northern Australia, the Marshall Islands are a long way from anywhere. It would be hard to find a place more remote. And in the glory of the sun, the Marshall Islands seem to be a tropical paradise. But the sprawling array of coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean is characterized by stark and tragic contrasts. With its coconut palms, white sands, turquoise waters, coral reefs, and friendly people it should be a major tourist hub. Yet many of the 1,156 islands are...

British fintech company Revolut with over 10 million users is now offering its cryptocurrency feature to standard users. One of Europe’s largest and most successful fintech companies is getting serious about taking cryptocurrencies to the masses. Today, its users received an email advising them that the company’s cryptocurrency feature is now available for Revolut Standard users. The email also said that it would be making its gold feature available to customers this month as well. The...

It’s tough times ahead for BCH as Bitcoin.com prepares to work on a skeleton team. Just five days before the halving, the platform has allegedly fired half of its staff. Bitcoin.com Lays Off 50% of Workforce There’s been a ton of speculation leading up to the Bitcoin Halving over what will happen if the price doesn’t recover. In fact, after the savage sell-off last month that hammered all markets, the Bitcoin network adjusted its mining difficulty from 16.55TN to 13.91TN on March...

Attention those who are trending toward the bearish. According to billionaire investor Mike Novogratz, Bitcoin will double in the next six months and retest the old highs of $20k by the end of the year. Mike Novogratz Says ‘This Is the Year for Bitcoin’ Speaking to CNBC’s Closing Bell last night, as the DOW closed up 534 points, Novogratz was encouragingly bullish on Bitcoin. He pointed out that, for the first time, high-net-worth individuals and hedge fund investors are getting into Bitcoin....

With all the media attention on the shortage of hospital beds and medical supplies, it’s not often that you hear an uplifting headline. Well, crypto community, chin up. Ripple Labs Chairman Chris Larsen has made a full recovery from COVID-19. And he’s encouraging others who have to donate their blood. Chris Larsen Makes a ‘Full Recovery’ Posting on his Twitter last night, Larsen thanked everyone on the front lines who had helped him recover. He also asked others who had recovered to consider...