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Bitcoin and the Pokémon GO phenomenon

Last week the world saw the launch of Pokémon GO, a roleplaying game for mobile. The latest installment in the Pokémon franchise quickly went viral and gamers around the world flocked to parks with their eyes glued to their screens…

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The Bitcoin reward halving

There’s a lot of excitement and confusion about Bitcoin’s upcoming reward halving and the implication on Bitcoin users. What is the reward halving? When Bitcoin transactions are transmitted to the Bitcoin network, they are grouped together in blocks which are…

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NetProphet: Michael Jordaan & Marcus Swanepoel

Below is an interview with Michael Jordaan and our CEO, Marcus Swanepoel, conducted by Kieno Kammies at NetProphet 2016. They discuss the the evolution of banking, the future of finance, Bitcoin and making the move from “suit to startup”. Michael Jordaan…

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What is MMM Global?

The large and growing international Ponzi scheme, known as MMM Global has piqued the interest of governments, regulators and sadly individuals, primarily those from developing nations. Here’s some insight on the scam, also known as MMM Global, MMM South Africa,…

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How to buy Ether (Ethereum) with Bitcoin

At Luno, we’re banking on Bitcoin making it big one day (or continue to make it big). Enough so that we now exclusively take our trading revenue in Bitcoin. That said, there has been a large amount of interest in Ethereum –an…

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Beyond the Blockchain

Why Bitcoin 3.0 really is Bitcoin 1.0 Over the past few months we’ve been bombarded with calls and visits from many leading financial institutions and other large global businesses, typically with the same questions: “Can you please explain to us…

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Taking Bitcoin Mainstream in 2016

At BitX we love using Bitcoin and we can see the clear advantages it has over other forms of money. Given the traction and use cases we are seeing across the markets we operate in, we also believe it’s only…

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Earn Bitcoin by referring friends & family to Luno

This article may be out of date. See our latest update on Promotions here: Earn free Bitcoin Users can now earn Bitcoin by referring their friends and family to Luno.   What you need to do Simply log into your…

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