Tech industries are inherently male-dominated for reasons that include boys being introduced to gadgets at a younger age, leading to just 16% of computer science undergraduates being female. Despite initiatives designed to encourage more girls to code, the number of female computer science undergraduates in the UK has actually dropped in the last 10 years.

The South Korean company said it's ramping up production of computer chips used to mine digital currencies like bitcoin, cashing in on growing demand.

So, should you invest? That depends on your goals, and it pays to be a futurist. Bitcoin is built around encryption, and governments are driving more and more resources towards decryption for intelligence purposes. That research could be used to forge Bitcoin, crack open the blockchain network, or otherwise compromise the system. And don’t forget, there’s plenty of reason for crooks to do the exact same thing. In computer security, a breach is always a matter of “when” not “if.” In addition, Bitcoin’s decentralization means you’ll have to be very careful who you associate with.

French bank BNP Paribas is reportedly looking into the possibility of adding bitcoin to one of its currency funds, according to International Business Times.
CoinDesk first learned that Citi had told the UK government to consider creating its own digital currency through a Freedom of Information Request (FOI).
Swiss investment bank UBS announced it was opening a blockchain technology research lab in one of London's major financial districts earlier this year.
Just last month, Barclays, the British multinational bank revealed plans to trial bitcoin technology.
Goldman Sachs published a report on digital currencies last year which highlighted the potential of blockchain technology.

It’s a revolutionary new technology that is already changing the way that money is perceived and used.
If you are going to invest money in bitcoins, or really any other form of cryptocurrency, please remember to do your research and study the graphs so that you may know where the price is headed.

We don't think that popularity can be a problem for bitcoins.
It will become more popular.
There is no doubt blockchain technology will be used in payment systems in future.

I think that most ICO'S are not scams, it's just often may be shortcomings in understanding the idea, how the project works, inaccurate calculations, not enough analytics, not having enough time to prepare, unskilled employers.