New Survey Reveals 27% Of Young Professionals Prefer Bitcoin Over Stocks

by Will Long | May 7, 2019 | Bitcoin, blog, Cryptocurrency, News

A New Survey by Blockchain Capital has revealed an increase in the popularity of Bitcoin. Demographics like Young Professionals (young people aged 18-34) are now putting more of their money into crypto assets like Bitcoin.

If you asked us, we would say it’s a no brainer. Of course, young people are into bitcoin more than older demographics.

But it’s still interesting to see the data.

From Forbes:

Data collected by Harris Poll on behalf of Blockchain Capital

“Changes in the popularity of Bitcoin from October 2017 to April 2019 covered include:

The percentage of people who are unaware of Bitcoin dropped from 23% to 11%

The percentage of those aged 18-34 who describe themselves as at least “somewhat familiar” with Bitcoin rose from 42% to 60%.

The percentage of respondents who have a positive view on Bitcoin as a new innovation in financial technology rose from 34% to 43%.

The percentage of respondents who strongly or somewhat agree that most people will be using Bitcoin in the next 10 years rose from 28% to 33%.

Despite the bear market, the percentage of people who indicated they are likely to buy bitcoin in the next 5 years rose from 19% to 27%.

Examples of this greater openness to bitcoin from the younger generations include:

Three times as many people in the 18-34 age group are at least “somewhat familiar” with bitcoin as those 65 and older.

59% of the 18-34 age group have a positive view on Bitcoin as a financial innovation, but only 24% of those 65 and older feel that way.

In terms of future adoption, 48% of the 18-34 age group think most people will be using bitcoin in 10 years, while only 16% of those 65 and older believe that will be the case.

42% of those in the 18-34 age group say they are likely to buy bitcoin within the next 5 years, while only 8% of those 65 and older claim they will make such an investment.

20% of millennials claim they own some bitcoin. Only 2% of those 65 and older claim to have any bitcoin.”

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Facebook Opens 5 Positions For Blockchain Jobs

by Will Long | Apr 1, 2019 | Blockchain Technology, blog, Cryptocurrency, News

If you want to work at Facebook and you want to work in California, we have some good news for you. Facebook is handing out blockchain jobs!

We are not sure what the tech giant is up to exactly. Rumors have said they are launching a coin for use in their messaging platform WhatsApp. But they have very much done a 180 regarding their position on cryptocurrency. Not too long ago Facebook blocked all crypto related ads on their platform. Now they are recruiting for several blockchain positions.

Blockchain Jobs at Facebook:

(links will take you to the LinkedIn posting)

Growth Product Manager

Product Manager

Data Scientist

Software Engineer

Business Operations Manager

From Cointelegraph:

“Facebook’s HQ in Menlo Park, California, has opened five new positions in its blockchain department, according to listings posted today, March 29. The new jobs were posted in the company’s LinkedIn account.Recently, the company opened a position for a senior lawyer with experience in both blockchain and payments. The person will be responsible for drafting and negotiating a wide variety of contracts related to its blockchain initiatives, along with advising clients on the various legal risks related to the tech. Facebook is also reportedly seeking a product manager and mixed methods UX researcher to work in its office in Tel Aviv, Israel. The number of recently opened positions for blockchain department therefore surpasses 20.”

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Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey Now Buys $10K Of BTC A Week

by Will Long | Mar 7, 2019 | Bitcoin, blog, News

Jack Dorsey, Twitter CEO stated on a recent podcast that he is maxing out the limits on the Square Cash App and purchasing $10,000 dollars of Bitcoin a week.

TIL @jack is maxing out the weekly $10k BTC buy limit. I guess smart money has been loading up on cheap BTC all along. https://t.co/zs1R04zn45
— girevik (@girevik_) March 4, 2019

If the Twitter CEO wants to buy more Bitcoin, we suggest he turn to Coinbase. Buy and sell limits are much higher.

On Coinbase regular users can purchase $25,000 a week. Verified users can purchase $25,000 a day. But once the funds are in your Coinbase wallet, there are no buy or sell limits.

What Jack Dorsey, Twitter CEO is likely doing is simply a dollar cost average strategy. Dollar cost averaging (DCA) is an investment strategy where a large purchase of a financial asset like an equity or cryptocurrency is spread out over time with the goal of reducing the impact of volatility.

From newsbtc.com:

“In a surprising turn in the conversation, he explained that he purchased $10,000 worth of Bitcoin, which currently amounts to 2.7 BTC, over recent weeks, and could do the same again in the following. Doing some napkin math, this works out to around $520,000 in cryptocurrency purchases a year (considering he doesn’t go over that amount or purchase any other digital assets) — or about 0.0928% of his $5.6 billion net worth. Although this isn’t a relatively large amount percentage-wise, it shows that Dorsey is looking to accumulate for the long haul, as he dollar-cost averages in.”

Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey Discusses Bitcoin On The Joe Rogan Podcast:

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Changelly Exchange Now Available On Android

by Will Long | Oct 22, 2018 | Bitcoin, blog, Cryptocurrency, News, Video

The Changelly exchange is one of our favorite crypto exchanges, especially when you need to swap crypto assets fast.

In recent news, they have finally created an Android app for their platform! Many of the writers here at Bitcoin Shirtz use Android over IOS, so this is great news for us. The Changelly exchange is a go-to for us with almost all cryptocurrencies, with the exception of BitShares and STEEM, which in that case we use Blocktrades.us.

From Changelly’s Steemit Page:

Changelly team is happy to announce the launch of the mobile app for all the Android users. The first official version of Changelly mobile app is now launched on Google Play.

The leading instant swap service finally is in your pocket wherever you go. Changelly users no longer have to open the browser on their gadgets every time they want to instantly swap one crypto asset for another. The mobile app represents an adaptive instrument for all the fans of smartphone usability, and offers exactly the same options as the full web version of the service, namely:

exchange one crypto for another in a few minutes via the Changelly

mobile app;

buy any of cryptos listed with a credit card directly from the Changelly mobile app;

explore cryptos listed and real-time rates.

The Benefits

Importantly, Changelly users no longer have to go through the authorization procedure while doing the exchange through the mobile app. The Changelly app users can either undergo verification by choosing the Google account to sign in, or skip the verification step and go straight to the exchange.

The Mobile App Description

In addition to the exchange section, Changelly mobile app includes History section, where the user’s transaction history is placed and Support section, from where the user can send a request to Changelly support team and find the answers to the FAQ.

Changelly mobile app is quite compact and simple in use. It takes up only 8 Mb of the gadget memory and supports the Android versions starting with the version 4.4.

Changelly Exchange Video:

How To Create An EOS Blockchain Account

by Will Long | Oct 3, 2018 | blog, EOS, Facts, News, Video, Wallets

Are you looking for instructions on how to create an EOS blockchain account? Well then you have found the right page! If you missed out on the original EOS token sale on Ethereum, you can still join the EOS ecosystem. But you need to start with an account! This post is about how you can create an EOS account today.

The EOS Account creator is a service that simply lets anyone create a new EOS blockchain account. EOS works slightly differently than previous blockchains. On EOS, new accounts can only be created by someone with an existing account. There are also other requirements like staking a certain amount of EOS and acquiring RAM.

We found an informative post that details more about the EOS Account creator service on Steemit. FYI you can follow Bitcoinshirtz on Steemit here.

From Steemit User @angelol :

“On bitcoin and other blockchains, if you want to create an account, you just create a new private key and you’re done.

On delegated proof-of-stake blockchains like STEEM or EOS however, there is the concept of an account with a human-readable name. The data of this account is stored in the blockchain which means an on-chain transaction is needed to create it. But, in order to create this transaction, you need to have an EOS account.

So you need an EOS account if you want to create an EOS account! It’s like the saying “You gotta have money to make money”. But it doesn’t end here. You also need a small amount of EOS to buy the RAM for the account as well as stake a small amount of EOS for CPU and network bandwidth. I recommend to stake at least 0.1 EOS for CPU and 0.1 EOS for network bandwidth. An account needs around 3KB of RAM, so if you buy 4KB you should be on the safe side. At current RAM prices 4KB of RAM cost 0.0678 EOS. If you want to check current RAM prices, the block producer EOS New York built the excellent EOS Resource Planner.

So how do you create an EOS account if you don’t already have one? You can ask someone who already has an account to create it for you. If you have friend who can do it for you, great! The australian block producer genereos have created an excellent toolkit for interacting with EOS system contracts that your friend can use to create your account for you.

I have not only had to help a friend create his EOS account, I’ve also seen this question asked lots of times in telegram. That’s when I decided to build an account creation service specifically for people who don’t have an EOS account yet. It’s called https://eos-account-creator.com/. The accounts it creates are created by the faucet account “accountcreat”. You can follow the most recent accounts it created here on eostracker. Not very many people have used it so far, I hope that will change!

Using a service like this requires a certain amount of trust. That’s why I decided to release the project as open source on GitHub. As soon as I figure out how to post performance bonds on EOS, I will post a performance bond for this project.

I think this is a very important tool for the EOS community. A lot of people kept their EOS on the exchange for the token swap. As soon as the withdrawals will be re-opened, there will be lots of people with no EOS account to withdraw it to.

If you have questions, you can also join our EOS Account Creator Telegram Group. “

How To Create An EOS Blockchain Account – A Step By Step Guide

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ICO Investment News: Top ICOs Launching This October

by Will Long | Sep 27, 2018 | blog, Cryptocurrency, ICOs, News, Video

We have done our research on the upcoming ICOs for October. If you are considering an ICO investment we hope you find the information in this post useful and informative. The top ICOs we will be covering include XERA (Dynamizing Cryptocurrency Trading) Code of Talent (blockchain powered micro-learning) and DESICO (Decentralized Ecosystem for Security ICOs.

We heavily encourage all people to at least consider an ICO investment. ICOs leverage new technology and innovations in the blockchain space and can position you for immense returns. If you missed out on the original Bitcoin rise you can still make a fortune in ICOs. We will warn you that returns are not guaranteed and that you should do lots of research on you own before investing.

ICO Investment 1 | XERA

ICO starts October 1st, 2018

Xera will be unique and fully integrated cryptocurrency trading exchange. The XERA platform will be attempting to solve some of the key issues with existing trading exchanges include lack of security, latency problems, poor customer support, liquidity issues and lack of automated functions.

Distribution:

The total supply of tokens is 95,000,000. 70% of XERA tokens (66,500,000) will be available for sale to the public.

The Xera Trading Engine

Visit the XERA ICO investment website to learn more.

xera.tech

ICO Investment 2 | Code Of Talent

ICO starts October 15, 2018

Code of Talent is the world’s first blockchain powered micro-learning platform. The system is designed to uplift people’s learning motivation.

“We empower educators to use micro-learning in the classrooms or as follow-up sessions, while allowing people from all over the world to join, contribute and learn from others. We uncover the “wisdom of many” to foster bright ideas and purposeful knowledge.

Code of Talent integrates employers, advertisers, sponsors and premium content providers to build a sustainable ecosystem and token economy, while creating a micro-revolution in the education landscape.” codeoftalent.io

Distribution:

The total supply of tokens is 336,363,636 CODE TOKENS. 185,000,000 CODE TOKENS will be included in the public offering. The initial token price will be $0.10 and the token will be launched as a Ethereum ERC20 Token.

Code Of Talent Video – Main Features And Paradigm Shift:

Visit the Code Of Talent ICO investment website to learn more.

codeoftalent.io

ICO Investment 3 | DESICO

ICO starts November 07, 2018 (Not technically October, but close enough)

DESICO will be the world’s first platform to issue, buy, and sell security tokens in full compliance with the law.

Key components of the DESICO Ecosystem

Crowdfunding Platform
DESICO will operate a global EU-based platform offering a fully compliant way for businesses to issue ICOs, and for token buyers to acquire and trade these tokens.

Built-in Exchange
DESICO will operate a fully regulated exchange. It will provide security tokens with immediate liquidity after the successful completion of an ICO on the DESICO platform.

E-Money Accounts
DESICO users will be able to manage both crypto and fiat holdings within the platform. They will also have the opportunity to exchange their cryptocurrencies into fiat currencies within the DESICO exchange.

Full Legal Compliance
DESICO will operate fully within the current securities and crowdfunding laws of the Republic of Lithuania, a European Union and Eurozone member state.

Community
The DESICO community will consist of security token issuers, crypto investors and enthusiasts, and ICO-related service providers.

desico.io