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5 Smart Investments that Accept Cryptocurrency Payments
People are now using cryptocurrencies to make purchases from all over the world. It might be surprising to hear that you can use bitcoin to order a pizza, pay for your morning coffee, or for solar financing. These are some of the smart investments that you never thought would accept cryptocurrencies:
By Kevin Gardner7 years ago in The Chain
Electronic Health Record Using Bitcoin Technology
The data health interoperability is still a problem as of now in health professions and institutions. There has been a record of how to provide an open access to health data, the Blockchain technology, and Smart contracts have been an innovative way of keeping references to Electronic Health Records. This technology gives the patient the right to his or her health record and it also allows health professionals and institutions to access patients data owned by other institutions. The following helps to show how blockchain and smart contracts can be applied to improve EHR giving only the patients and health professionals or institutions permission to health data without the involvement of a third party without permission.
By Sophia Patrick7 years ago in The Chain
How and Why You Need to Get into Bitcoin Now
2017 was, in many ways, the year of Bitcoin. It was certainly the year in which the coin gained the most popularity, and in which the coin saw the most growth. Perhaps most importantly, it was also the year in which cryptocurrency hit the mainstream. No longer the stuff of early adopters and computer enthusiasts, these currencies have become a major part of the financial landscape. At the moment, the biggest question being asked by investors is whether there's still time to hop on that particular investment train. There's also a very valid question of whether it's even worth doing at this point. The answers require knowing a bit about Bitcoin and what it represents.
By Kevin Gardner7 years ago in The Chain
Blockchain & Bitcoin
Blockchain and bitcoin. For the past 10 years, these words appeared on your social media feeds many times. For the past 10 years, still nobody really understands what bitcoin means... or that Blockchain is a digital money technology advertised as an antidote to the death of civilization.
By Matthew Evans7 years ago in The Chain
Should You Invest in Cryptocurrencies?
Cryptocurrencies are the way of the future, say experts like billionaire Elon Musk. Musk and many others believe that secure digital currencies like Bitcoin offer real advantages over traditional fiat currencies such as the United States dollar.
By Marshall Stevenson7 years ago in The Chain
10 Best Bitcoin Mining Rigs
Bitcoin mining was never easy, but it's definitely a lot harder now in 2019. While some are calling the current landscape a bear market, with the right hardware, you can still do some successful mining. It's just always important to remember that, with any rig, you need to consider the computing power and the inevitable electricity costs.
By Roland Barnes7 years ago in The Chain
10 Companies Proving Blockchain Isn't Dead
Blockchain technology has been facing a serious roller coaster as far as interest, investment, and control goes. After the major Bitcoin boom and burst of 2017, people have started to flee the crypto scene—but is that really what they should be doing.
By Iggy Paulsen7 years ago in The Chain
Is Steemit Legit?
Since their inception, cryptocurrencies have been and always will be a hot button topic. They are a new way of representing the concept of currency, and depending on which digital currencies you own, you can make a lot of money from simply being tech savvy. They're a hobby, an investment vehicle, and a technological breakthrough.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart7 years ago in The Chain
