I find it hard to believed that this is a accident. Abdullahi Sheikh Abbas, looks like he has a bright future in political in the war torn country Somalia. But was cut short by this apparent accident. They should have known that the car is carrying a cabinet member inside, because for sure there would be like identifying mark that this car belong to a cabinet member. I think investigation should be rolling and identify the motivation behind the shooting. And punish those who killed Abdullahi Sheikh Abbas. Its a sad story knowing that he came from a refugee camp and finished high there and pursue his love for his country by serving only to cut short by the shooting.

This is also my take here. Remember, the next halving of rewards for one block is scheduled in 2020. So it means that that bitcoin will be scarce as ever, and the demand by the general public will be high but since there is a halving their will be limited supply causing the price to new horizon. So I positive that the price could be somewhere around $5000 or more because of the above reasons. And as the network continues to grow and solidify, it becomes clear that even an event as jarring as halving can only reassert bitcoin’s continued existence.

I think the first rejection of SEC coupled by the scaling issue, causing the big dump below $1000. But if ever the review will result in the same decision, there could be minor price decrease, but it would not like the dump on the first rejection. Bitcoin price is more stable than ever, and I don't think the rejection will cause it to drop below $1000. Investors or even casual traders are already matured  to think on just dumping bitcoin. Unlike before, we have already have a country backing up bitcoin, Japan leading the way in terms of trading volumes at 50% everyday.

Both of them depend on luck. But this is more applicable in gambling. And in gambling you can't mitigate risk, because the more you are addicted, you more chances of you loosing your money. As opposed to trading, you can lower your risk of losing your capital if you know what you are doing. So which is more beneficial? Trading. It is also crucial that you only use money that you can afford to lose. The potential for making money in crypto trading is as close to endless as any market around the globe. But you need to have the technical know how on means to maximize your capital and turn it into profit.

Well I know there was one remittance center that has been operating since 2014. Its Bitspark. But I think it only services around Asia, If I'm not mistaken, they have recently open remittances to Africa particularly Nigeria. And as the article mentioned, its a booming business and Philippines as leading the bitcoin remittance.(I am Filipino btw) . But I think Western Union or Paypal is still leading in terms of fiat remittance, but its dominance will be greatly challenge now by bitcoin. And Just this morning, my niece asking me about WU because he is expecting some money coming in and I said that I don't know that time WU opens and I gave her advised to used bitcoin instead. So I think WU lost another customer. here . Also I said she can used by bitcoin wallet in case she needed it for money transfer.

We needed this kind of media attention to gather more individual getting into bitcoin ecosystem. So that mass adoption will be gain not only bitcoin but other crypto currency as well.

Regarding the current price, I stop looking at price because I know that it will continue to increase as the day passes by.  . As I said better, I initially thought that this is a bubble waiting to burst. But as I have learned, it doesn't look it is because the price is only rising slowly as compared to 2013 that the price rose very fast and crash so hard that someone predicted that bitcoin is already dead. Japan adopting bitcoin really makes the difference now and imagine if other like India and Russia following in the footsteps.

Well it could be.

Switzerland banks has been famous for its secrecy. Hence, a lot of rich people have a bank account somewhere in Switzerland. They don't disclosed any information of the account holders name except for extreme cases like illegal activities or terrorist links. With the best banking strategy and most stable economy in the past years, Switzerland has emerged as the best option for banking service. However, I'm not aware of Uncle's Sam meddling of Swiss banks policy of non-disclosure, however if this is the case then maybe what you said may be very well true.

LOL. Do you know what a coinbase wallet is? Coinbase is exchange so they wont let you have the private keys, meaning you don't have control over your bitcoin. If they are hacked tomorrow, say bye-bye to your hard earn bitcoins.

As for me, exodus is the best option to the OP, it looks user friendly and customizable and can hold several different coins at the same time. I think the link has been provided below. You may want to look at it. Goodluck!!!

Does this news comes from the leaked document that was hacked from Macron's camp? If yes, then I highly doubt the truth about this Cayman's account. And this document was such an obvious fakes. And who are going to benefited with this such kind of lies? Obviously, Le Pen and his supporters.  It appears to me that she has been suckered into publicly telling lies about Macron. For me this is obviously fake, I will wait till WikiLeaks authenticate this documents, otherwise I'm still not into believing all of this.

Its a good thing that government is voicing its concern, however, I believed that its the individual responsibility to protect us against this kind of attack. The Internet has been a huge gift for criminals not only for ransomware but also like Trojans, malware, hacking and all kinds o illegal activities to exploit someone. Bitcoin is just the latest because its anonymity and de-centralized designed which unfortunately boosting criminal activities underground. So we need to be careful and not just click anything we see only to avoid this kind of situation in the future which will result in the lost of our hard earned bitcoin.

Simple law of supply and demand. The general public is now demanding more of bitcoin!! So it really fascinating to see people really getting at bitcoin nowadays. Bitcoin price soaring high all day everyday. Japan truly entering the scene change the landscape of the bitcoin price. They are now having 50% trading volumes, followed only by USA and Canada. And its not a bubble that we are seeing. I don't know if this trend is sustainable, but let's just say that we should enjoy the party, pump till you drop.

I was quite surprise why hackers targeted Macron. Are they afraid that he will win this election? And the data leaked or hacked occurred when polls predicted Macron was on a comfortable victory over Le Pen. Do they think that the vote will swing to Le Pen favors in those data leaked will go public specially on the eve of election? France is the latest victim of this so called hacking. US intelligence agencies points to Russian President Vladimir Putin ordering the hacking of parties tied to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to influence the election on behalf of Republican Donald Trump. So maybe this is again at attempt to change the complexion of the election if France because this election is seen as the most important in France for decades, with two opposing views of Europe and the country's place in the world at stake.

Yeah. I think Japan has been into bitcoin for years and taking a look at how this technology could impact them financially(be positive or negative). I'm still trying to digest why they really adopt and embrace bitcoin all of a sudden. Maybe Japan has recognized Bitcoin’s has great potential. The Japanese Government ultimately ruled that it is not necessary to regulate sales, purchases, and/or exchanges of bitcoins so they just adopt it. We all hope that other follow suit because Japan has already set a precedence with the used of bitcoin.

Yes. It is missing a essential part of human psychology, Intuition - or what we call the sixth sense. A large portion of crypto trading success is gut feeling, which something you need to develop as a trader. This is what separates a good trader from a professional trader. You need to feel how the market is going and react and pull the trigger because you have sense something that the calculations of a robot do not. Those who have this gut feel are not likely to want to use trading robots in the first place. They are highly skilled professional traders who can earn good money in the market.

I was wondering why many millionaires and billionaires now are coming out and claiming they have big investments behind bitcoin and other crypto-currency? First they was  Mike Novogratz now Chamath Palihapitiya?  Are they hyping the already "hype" market? When the price of bitcoin was below $1000 you will not see anyone coming out telling I have millions in bitcoin as investment? I guess, those individual who has a lot of money is really intelligent when it comes to investment, and they saw the bitcoin is a safe haven for them to invest to for the longer term.

I beg to differ, I speculate that bitcoin can reach its maximum potential price of $2500 this year. But it can cross the $3000 barrier in the next year. As for me, there would be some dumping that will happen, and its unavoidable. So when its price goes down to around $1000 level, it will slowly rose again and will touch $2000-$2500 at the end of year. Its still a good thing though, at least investors or just casuals like us will have a chance to buy bitcoin at lower level then just save it at our wallet as store of value.

Looks like its a heavy stack up match. Adding Nunes vs Shevchenko. This will be a terrific fight. Nunes looking for her second successful defense of her championship after finishing Miesha Tate. On the other hand, Shevchenko with her dominant win over former champion Holly Holm and has win as well with Pena. I believed Amanda simply is bigger and more powerful than Val but Val has the speed. So its really hard to predict who will take this. But for all intent and purposes, I will go to Nunes to win this fight.

I talked to a friend living in Japan for several years now. She said that there are going crazy about bitcoin. A lot of stores started using bitcoin and owners are like in a friendly competition with each others in terms of gaining customers and of course bitcoin in their wallet. That's crazy. However, when I asked her if she is into bitcoin. she said she's into crypto but not bitcoin. I'm assuming she's into some shitcoin,  :)so I never asked although she said can she can convert it to bitcoin though  . I asked her about the ATM, and she said that's she's getting an ATM card soon.

First we have to understand why Russia put economic sanctions on Turkey.  Turkish jets shot down a Russian bomber that Ankara said had crossed over from Syria, although Russia denied its plane had entered Turkish airspace. This is one of the major reason why Russia-Turkey relationship went sour for years. Although Erdogan has already apologized, but the damaged has been done already. The countries are on opposing sides in the Syrian conflict, with Ankara backing rebels fighting to topple Bashar al-Assad, while Moscow is one of his last remaining allies.

The only thing I can think of why Russia lifts the ban is the Bosphorus Bridge, this one-of-a-kind waterway separates two continents, Europe and Asia.
The safety of the Bosporus means the safety of Russia. The Bosporus is a vitally important energy corridor for Russia; it is a gateway enabling the distribution of Russian and Caspian oil to the world. So it make sense for Russia to cooperate again with Turkey because of this.

First off, congratulations on opening a Remittance to Africa specially in Nigeria, as it is one of the largest remittances in all of Africa and offering 14% then this is a juicy offer that other couldn't refuse. Western Union used to be the no. 1 remittances being used by a lot of Nigeria's to send money through their families and I believe opening your own remittance to Nigeria will give them a good option and will not be trapped by the huge fees WU is adding. This is such a good initiative and I hope you all succeed. Good luck and Great Job!!!