#Blockchain

Blockchain to Usher in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Says Wall Street Trader

May 14, 2018 by contributor at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News

Every couple of decades a new form of technology emerges from niche tech circles to mainstream implementations and is usually coupled with a community that firmly believes in the innovation setting a new benchmark in the world. Not advances survive, but those that do, set the ball rolling for new...

Maple leaf coin representing cryptocurrency in front of Canadian flag. The First Cryptocurrency Investment Fund launches in Canada, providing a safe way to invest in bitcoin

Bank of Canada Announces New Findings on Blockchain Undertaking Project Jasper

May 14, 2018 by Nigel Dollentas at Blockchain, Finance, News

The latest findings from “Project Jasper,” a flagship DLT experiment announced June 2017, show that distributed ledgers are an effective solution for the automation of securities settlements in real time, Bank of Canada as well as two other partners conclude. This doesn’t come as a surprise for those already familiar...

Nasdaq CEO: Blockchain Tech will Play Major Role in World Economy

May 13, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Commentary, News

While business moguls like Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, and others think bitcoin is worse than trading "freshly harvested baby brains" and would, therefore, have a terrible ending, CEO of Nasdaq Adena Friedman firmly believes cryptos are the future of finance. And she’s not ashamed to let the entire world know...

Blockchain-vended Beer Can Soon Become a Reality

May 13, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, Blockchain, Entertainment, News, Tech

After the burgeoning of the cryptocurrency sector in 2017, the industry’s next step to move forward with working products, and real world uses-cases that propel blockchain technology and its related sectors as a whole forward. With this in mind, blockchain-based identity verification (IDV) platform Civic shall unveil a fully functional...

Crypto Fight Club: Experts Square Off Against One Another

Crypto Fight Club Round 2 – Dr. Doom: “Revolution is here but powered by IoT, AI, and Big Data, not Blockchain”

May 12, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Commentary, Finance, News, Tech

Nouriel Roubini, who earned the title “Dr. Doom” after predicting the 2008 financial crisis, acknowledges the financial industry is indeed going through a revolution. However, he holds that this revolution is not being driven by bitcoin or any other blockchain application. The Future of Finance Debating panelists who included Ethereum...

“eBay for CryptoKitties:” OpenSea Raises $2 Million in Funding

May 12, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Blockchain, Ethereum, Finance, News, Tech

Of all the things carried on the non-fungible token standards like ERC-721, CryptoKitties epitomizes the de facto fun use case for blockchain. As the first genuinely recreational use DApp, CryptoKitties and other items of that nature will now have a new trading place. A CryptoKitty eBay OpenSea is a new...

Blockstack Sets Aside $1 Million to Fund Blockchain-based Social Network Startups

May 11, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Blockchain, Business, News, Tech

Blockstack, the Winklevoss twins-backed decentralized web development platform has set aside $1 million to support the creation of blockchain-based social network projects. The company is aiming to support the endeavors of startups looking to leverage blockchain technology into affecting the decentralization of the social media paradigm. The chosen projects will...

U.S. State of Colorado Passes Laws to Foster Blockchain Technology and Blocks Cryptocurrency Security’s Bill

May 11, 2018 by contributor at Blockchain, Business, Commentary, News, Regulation, Tech

On May 8, 2018, Colorado became the first U.S state to introduce laws on blockchain technology, mainly for protecting confidential data in state records. Filament, an enterprise that merges Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchains to authorize and sign real-time machine transactions, announced the news. Colorado Community Collaboration According to...

Stratis Launches Much-Awaited ICO Platform

May 11, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, News

On May 9, 2018, Stratis announced the launch of its feature-driven ICO platform. Equipped with a customizable design that helps customers build a unique identity based on their brand, the platform accepts funds in different cryptocurrencies and also integrates with Onfido’s KYC service to ensure no instance of money laundering....

Power Ledger Blockchain to Bring Lights Back on in Puerto Rico

May 11, 2018 by Pratik Makadiya at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, News, Tech

Hurricane Irma and Maria had caused colossal devastation. The major loss of life and property in Puerto Rico in 2017 were just the tip of the iceberg. Many traditional methods of energy, batteries, solar panels and fossil fuels have been implemented across the island to bring life back to normalcy....

South Korean Crypto-Exchange Coinone Partners With RippleNet

May 10, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News, Tech

RippleNet is arguably the most widely-used, blockchain-based solution to provide cross-border settlements. On May 8, 2018, the U.S.-based RippleNet announced its partnership with Coinone’s subsidiary, Coinone Transfer. One of the most significant crypto exchanges of South Korea, Coinone, after this partnership, would also be the first to make use of...

Facebook Interested in the Use of Blockchain, Dedicates Internal Team to Explore the Technology

May 10, 2018 by contributor at Blockchain, Business, News, Tech

Facebook’s Blockchain Bet The year 2018 may go down as the turning point in the history of blockchain technology, as an increasing number of companies are testing the use of a distributed ledger technology within their organization. Spearheading the adoption were financial institutions and logistics companies, and it seems like...

Thailand to Make its Mark on the Blockchain World

Thailand’s SET Officially Launches LiVE, an OTC Trading Platform Built on the Blockchain

May 9, 2018 by Evan Sixtin at Blockchain, Business, Finance, News

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), with the help of the public and private sectors, has officially released its Launchpad and Investment Vehicle for Enterprises (LiVE), a blockchain-fueled crowdfunding platform built to fund Thailand startups and small and medium-sized enterprises. SET Looks to the Future with Blockchain Tech Following in...

Hyperloop, the Future of Transportation, Could Soon Use Blockchain Technology

May 9, 2018 by Rahul Nambiampurath at Blockchain, News, Tech

The industry involved with Hyperloop, a futuristic transportation method, could soon adopt blockchain technology for its transparency and convenience as a payment method. The revelation was made by Hyperloop Transport Technologies’ Chairman Bibop Gresta in a recent interview with a renowned blockchain news-portal. Hyperloop and Blockchain Bibop Gresta said in...

Bitcoin’s Biggest Question: What Happens After All Blocks Are Mined?

May 9, 2018 by contributor at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Ethereum, Mining, News, Tech

April 2018 marked a significant milestone in the history of Bitcoin (BTC) - its 17th million block was mined, out of a total of 21 million. However, with the benchmark taking only nine years to reach, the community fancies a related question: What happens after all 21 million blocks have...

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