Joseph Young

[Bitcoin Black Friday](http://bitcoinblackfriday.info/) is a one day event where over 2,000 bitcoin merchants, businesses and e-commerce platforms come together to offer various promotional offers, discounts and limited products and deals to bitcoin users.

Following the recent attacks in Europe, Bitcoin has been linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

An increasing number of European nations, including Sweden and England, have announced their long-term strategies to implement negative interest rates.

There is small but growing group of teams that are targeting the e-commerce market, and they intend to not only disrupt the leading platforms, but change how the game is played entirely.

Bitcoin has had one of its best weeks since August 2014, recording a staggering 28.5% increase in market cap as the price of bitcoin reached US$500, at its peak on November 5. However, the price of bitcoin has since dropped by nearly 20%, consolidating around US$400.

Venezuela’s economy is crumbling. The local currency, the Bolivar, continues to lose value, year after year. The annual inflation rate has surpassed 100%, and the country cannot afford basic imports.

Over the past few months notorious hacking groups have targeted financial institutions, large tech corporations and popular web platforms like Ashley Madison and the Bank of China.

In today's world, most tech and financial applications require personal and financial information to process the simplest tasks. Platforms like gmail and dropbox are obsessed with storing personal data in their private servers, which can be compromised.