The Crypto Bubble has burst and nobody cares

Over the past three months there has been a sharp fall in the value of all major Cryptos. These falls have accelerated in the past two weeks in particular with Bitcoin now below $4,000. Other major coins like Monero and Stellar have declined even more in percentage terms in recent weeks. Is there an end […]

What’s happening with Ripple ?

In the last 5 days there has been a massive price surge in the price of Ripple. What’s going on ? Speculation is mounting that the team behind Ripple are about to launch a commercially available service called xRapid. This service will allow Banks and other financial entities to make extremely quick foreign exchange transfers […]

How Cryptocurrency is taxed in Ireland

After some delay the Irish taxation service, the Revenue Commissioners, have finally issued guidance on how they see Cryptocurrency being taxed in Ireland. This is very helpful to everyone who has bought, sold and held Cryptocurrency in the last 12 months in particular. The guidance states: As with any other activity, the treatment of income […]

THE STATE OF THE CRYPTO MARKETS TODAY

So far 2018 has been a volatile year for investors in Cryptocurrency. The year started with most major types of Crypto’s being valued at all-time highs after an unprecedented rise in prices throughout 2017. This optimism was promptly followed by a serious bout of pessimism with markets entering a major sell off only weeks into […]

Cryptocurrency and War

The world can be a volatile place. In recent weeks we have seen increased levels of political instability in the Middle East, tension between the United Kingdom and Russia along with an acceleration in the ferocity of several ongoing conflicts in Africa. For most of the readers of this article, the events above are distant […]

Why is Crypto Currency so expensive in South Korea?

There are a variety of different places across the world where you can buy, sell or exchange Crypto. The most popular way to do it though is on a dedicated Cryptocurrency exchange. There are many exchanges now operating across the globe, with a very small number of those accounting for most of the trading in […]

The Dangers of backing an ICO

2017 was a big year for Cryptocurrency with the value of most major coins growing enormously over the past 12 months. Investors from all over the world recognised the potential of Cryptocurrency as a game changer and decided to get involved. Investment was not limited to the coins themselves but also the underlying Blockchain based […]

How is Bitcoin regulated in Ireland?

This is a question that usually gets a simple answer. That answer being that Bitcoin is not regulated in Ireland. However whilst that may be the formal position of the government and regulatory authorities, that is not always the case in reality. The Official Position The Central Bank of Ireland regulates the Irish financial services […]

The IMF view on Crypto is wrong

This month the head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, published an article which will not be welcome reading for supporters of Crypto. In essence the article painted Cryptocurrency as purely a conduit for illegal activity with no positive attributes. If this really does represent the view of such an important supranational body then fears […]

An Interview with: Eircoin

For many Irish buyers of Bitcoin their first purchase would have been made through Irish Bitcoin broker Eircoin. The ever reliable broker led the market for many years and was a key source of Bitcoin for many of those new to Bitcoin in the early years. Eircoin was set up by Dave Fleming in 2013 […]