BitConnect was a Ponzi scheme using its own cryptocurrency, the BitConnect coin. It was originally released in February 2016. Initially a huge success, after nearly two years, it lost most of its audience after being exposed as a fraud by multiple organizations. On January 16th, 2018, BitConnect officially announced that it was … Read more
Governments can regulate cryptocurrencies. In fact, regulators from different parts of the world have taken steps in addressing and managing the challenges brought by the rise of virtual currencies, especially that the latter bypass financial institutions, firms and banks, and central and exchange clearinghouses. According to experts, cryptocurrencies and the activities it … Read more
We’ve all heard many songs in our lifetime, all of which may give rise to different moods. Some songs can sound happy, while other sound sad and depressing. When we’re down and despondent, some of us might choose to listen to happy music to get our spirits up. On the other hand, … Read more
When the time for a movie release rolls around, one might notice that there are actually several movies being released around the same date. This usually creates a lot of confusion and competition, especially if one person wants to see a particular movie but their friends or family insist upon another one. … Read more
Police sirens are ringing. Red and blue lights dance across the walls of buildings. There seems to be commotion outside. Timmy gets up from his bed, dashes to the window, and sees a crestfallen culprit caught by a team of armed police. The officer in the middle holds his stance and says, … Read more
Genre is a category that assembles similar characters, scenes, structures, or themes reappearing in combination. The film industry introduced these groupings to provide familiar models that are quickly promoted or imitated. Among the most familiar genres include comedy, drama, romance, action, mystery, horror, musical, science fiction, and film noir. Film noir (French … Read more
We can find quite a few reasons for the roundness of coins–these relate to different time periods, but interestingly there are actually several examples of square-shaped coins. However, the round coin is definitely more common no matter what country and history we’re talking about. The most obvious reason for coins being round … Read more
You might have often seen some unwitting person suddenly on the front page of every social website on the internet. They might be in some video that went viral, or some specific reaction of theirs might have become a meme. An example from not too far back that comes to mind is … Read more