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

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

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.”

 

Facebook Opens 5 Positions For Blockchain Jobs

Facebook Opens 5 Positions For Blockchain Jobs

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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Canadian Crypto Exchange Loses $145 Million Because CEO With The Only Password Passes Away

Canadian Crypto Exchange Loses $145 Million Because CEO With The Only Password Passes Away

One of the largest bitcoin exchanges in Canada has reported a loss of almost $ 145 million USD. QuadrigaCX claims to have lost access to the companies cold storage containing a sizeable amount of crypto assets.  Included in the offline cold storage was 26,500 Bitcoin, 430,000 Ether, and 200,000 Litecoin.

From thehackernews.com:

“Following the sudden death of Gerry Cotten, founder and chief executive officer QuadrigaCX, the Canadian exchange this week filed for legal protection from creditors in the Nova Scotia Supreme Court until it locates and secures access to the lost funds.
In a sworn affidavit filed by Cotten’s widow Jennifer Robertson and obtained by Coindesk, Robertson said QuadrigaCX owes its customers some CAD 260 million (USD 198 Million) in both cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, and Ethereum, as well as fiat money.
However, Robertson said the cryptocurrency exchange only has smaller amount in a ‘hot wallet’ (USD 286,000), claiming that to protect its users funds from hackers, majority of coins were kept in a ‘cold wallet’—a physical device that is not connected to the internet—by Cotten, who died of Crohn’s disease on December 9 in Jaipur, India.”

 

But not everybody is buying the story. Some researchers and QuadrigaCX users have been doubtful of the Canadian crypto exchange’s claims. The amount claimed seems higher than it should be. Some claim QuadrigaCX never had access to such a large pool of funds. It could be true but it could also be a sneaky exit scam.  

If the claim is true, the company will be filing for bankruptcy and the crypto assets on the cold storage will never be accessed again.  

Keep your passwords safe friends! And make sure you have a way for your beneficiaries to securely access your passwords and modern-day keys. 

Exodus Wallet Now Fully Connected To The EOS Mainnet

Exodus Wallet Now Fully Connected To The EOS Mainnet

On October 25th of this year, the Exodus team released version 1.63.0 which includes full support for the EOS Mainnet!

We have been waiting for this update since the EOS blockchain launched in June 2018. EOS assets on the Ethereum blockchain (from the ICO) were frozen at the time of the EOS Mainnet launch. Exodus has been diligently working on a solution for users who hold EOS tokens within their Exodus wallet.

Download Exodus 1.63.0 

 

From Exodus.io:

Wallet

You can now send and receive EOS mainnet. To add EOS mainnet to your portfolio visit the Settings section then click Assets.

EOS now has an Advanced button inside the wallet to view RAM, CPU and NET along with other details like staking for your EOS wallet.

EOS wallet has a built-in automatic filter to remove 0 value SPAM transactions with marketing messages on the EOS blockchain.

Fixed outgoing Stellar (XLM) transactions to immediately show up in the account history with no delay.

Exchange

New users of EOS mainnet can now exchange any asset to EOS and Exodus will automatically handle all the advanced account setup for you and create your first EOS account.

EOS mainnet has been added to the exchange. You can now exchange any Exodus asset for EOS mainnet to further diversify your portfolio.

Advanced

If you are holding EOS on an exchange Exodus can now help you create an EOS account by using the advanced developer menu.

Export safe report button has been fixed in the help section.

 

STEEM Monsters Is An Epic Blockchain Trading Card Game

STEEM Monsters Is An Epic Blockchain Trading Card Game

STEEM Monsters is a badass new game on the STEEM blockchain! The digital, role-playing, trading card game was created by Jesse Reich.

“Collect and trade cards on the blockchain! Level them up and then compete in individual and Guild PvP Tournaments and EPIC BOSS FIGHTS!”

You can buy cards now on steemmonsters.com! Previously users could only purchase cards with the STEEM cryptocurrency, but now STEEM Monsters is accepting both credit cards and PayPal.

STEEM users are buying these cards up like crazy as they could be worth a pretty penny in the future. We think the card game is pretty revolutionary. We have yet to see someone else create this type of game on a blockchain.

How To Play STEEM Monsters:

A cataclysmic event, known as The Splintering, violently reshaped a once peaceful landscape into six separate kingdoms.

The world was thrust into chaos and war as the inhabitants of the six known Splinters fought for control of what became known as the Splinterlands.

An ancient prophecy foretells of a hero who will reunite the Splinters against the Greater Enemy, saving the world from a near inevitable doom.

Could that hero be you? Choose your Summoner, choose your Monsters, and prepare for battle! The player who builds the best team will find glory on the Battlegrounds, fame on the leaderboards, and fortune in the Grand Tournament!

 

Why Blockchain?

FAST AND FREE

The Steem blockchain has transaction speeds of about 3 seconds, can handle thousands of transactions per second, and zero transaction fees! Unlike other blockchain platforms, that means the only cost is the cards themselves. You can play, buy, sell, and trade at lightning speeds and…for free!

PROVABLE SCARCITY

Thanks to the full transparency of the blockchain’s distributed ledger, it’s easy to see how many of each different card exist in the entire game. So unlike in games like Hearthstone, you can see exactly how rare, and valuable your cards actually are!

TRUE ASSET OWNERSHIP

With the blockchain, your cards are actually yours, and they can only be transfered with your private keys. This means that even the creators of the game cannot take them away from you and you are free to buy, sell, or trade them just like physical trading cards!

VERIFIABLE RESULTS

All of the battle results, and the cards contained in Booster packs, are generated by a published algorithm based on unpredictable data from the blockchain itself. This means that no one, even the creators, can tamper with battle results, or give certain players better cards in packs.

Source: steemmonsters.com

STEEM Monsters Videos:

Make Money with the STEEM Monsters Trading Card Game

STEEM Monsters Pack Opening

STEEM Monsters (Token Fest 2018)

Hearthstone on a Blockchain? An interview with STEEM Monsters

Changelly Exchange Now Available On Android

Changelly Exchange Now Available On Android

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.

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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.

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Changelly Exchange Video: