#Blockchain

The Chinese Government is Looking to Create National Blockchain Standards

March 14, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Blockchain, Business, News, Regulation, Tech

The Chinese IT ministry is working towards official national standards for blockchain technology to fast-track its development and implementation within China. Announcing Future Plans According to an announcement released on March 12, 2018, by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Chinese government hosted a seminar to discuss the...

Why is the Cryptocurrency Community Ignoring Bitcore?

March 13, 2018 by CryptoMedication at Altcoins, Blockchain, Commentary, News, Tech

If you ask any cryptocurrency fanatic what their opinion on the Bitcoin versus Bitcoin Cash war is, you’ll get a variety of responses. Some will tell you that “Bitcoin Cash is the real Bitcoin” and others may tell you that Bitcoin is being mimicked by Bitcoin Cash and that it...

Cryptocurrency Hedge Funds Reportedly Increasing and Could Triple in 2018

Proof of Stake Altcoins You Can Profit From Without a Mining Rig

March 13, 2018 by Rahul Nambiampurath at Altcoins, Blockchain, Finance, News, Tech

Most cryptocurrencies usually validate transactions over their network with the help of miners, employing what is known as the Proof of Work (PoW) system. A rival concept, however, named proof of stake, may finally change all of that and transfer the power of decentralization from miners to actual users of...

Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Conferences Taking Place Across the Globe (Mar. 12-19)

March 13, 2018 by JaketheCryptoKing at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, News, Regulation

Most crypto investors are being force-fed a constant stream of negative FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) regarding the state of crypto. The reality is regulators are removing scams and allowing the entrance of institutional money into a technologically revolutionary space. The current week has conference after conference providing exposure to...

Nick Szabo Outlines Bitcoin and Blockchain’s Social Scalability

March 13, 2018 by Rahul Nambiampurath at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Ethereum, News, Tech

Nick Szabo, often considered to be a digital currency genius, has an understanding of a wide range of issues in and around the technology industry. Better known as a pioneering researcher for his work in the blockchain and cryptography domain, some suggest that it may even have been Nick who...

Presidential Vote in Sierra Leone Held on the Blockchain

March 12, 2018 by Gil Davis at Blockchain, News, Tech

For the first time in history, a Presidential election has been held using blockchain technology. Sierra Leone Conducts Historic Vote with the Blockchain In Sierra Leone, the ballots were cast in the presidential election, between 16 candidates. But, behind the scenes, the blockchain voting startup Agora was responsible for keeping...

5 Key Areas Where Small Business Can Benefit From Blockchain Technology

March 12, 2018 by Andrew O Malley at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, News

The benefits of blockchain technology have been widely evangelized across all sectors, but many small business owners may be unaware as to what it can do for them. Further, many are still unaware as to how easy it is to implement the innovation into their business operations. Integrating Blockchain Technology...

Morgan Stanley Looking to Hire Crypto Talent for their Stock Research Team

March 10, 2018 by Andrew O Malley at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News, Tech

In another sign of the times, more and more traditional investment companies and banks are looking to get new employees on board that have significant experience in blockchain technology and digital currencies. Morgan Stanley is one of the world’s most established investment banks, and they are searching for candidates that...

Fujitsu Creates a Solution that Makes Blockchain Smart Contracts 100 percent Reliable

March 9, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Blockchain, Business, Ethereum, Finance, News, Tech

It's a known fact that Blockchain technology, which is the building blocks of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, is the most secure, decentralized and transparent form of data storage. However, it's also a fact that the Ethereum smart contract blockchain has a 0.36 percent fail rate. As insignificant as this smart...

BMW Looks to the Blockchain to Prove Ethical Sourcing of Cobalt

March 9, 2018 by Gil Davis at Blockchain, Business, News, Tech

Just about two-thirds of the world’s supply of cobalt originate from the Democratic Republic of Congo wherein about one-fifth of this cobalt supply come from what are known as “artisanal mines,” or in other words unregulated mining operations. Within these mines, it is not uncommon to find children who have...

Is the Blockchain Democratizing Innovation?

March 9, 2018 by Gil Davis at Blockchain, Business, News, Tech

The surge of new technologies over the past few decades has had a tremendous impact in all areas of life. The internet, for instance, gave us unprecedented levels of communication and informational access. It has fundamentally changed the way we do talk to one another and do business, things that...

Vladimir Putin: It is Imperative to Regulate Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies

Putin to Legalize Cryptocurrency Markets by July 2018

March 9, 2018 by Andrew O Malley at Blockchain, Mining, News, Regulation

Russia is one of the countries that was massively skeptical about the claims of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology in the beginning, but it seems that they have now made a convincing shift towards embracing this technology. It was announced that plans are in place for new legislation to be passed...

PayPal Has Filed a Patent for a Cryptocurrency Transaction System

March 8, 2018 by Rahul Nambiampurath at Blockchain, Business, Finance, News, Tech

The American online payments provider, PayPal, has filed for a patent seeking to expedite the transfer of virtual currencies from one wallet to another. As per records made available at the US Patent and Trademark Office on March 1, 2018, the patent aims to create first user and secondary user...

Massive Japanese Bank SBI Makes Significant Investment in Crypto Hardware Wallet Firm

March 8, 2018 by Andrew O Malley at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News

The SBI financial group in Japan has made a number of forays in recent times into the world of cryptocurrencies, and now they have made a substantial investment into a developer of hardware crypto wallets based out of Taiwan. SBI Holdings Specifics The financial services division of the SBI Group,...

Leeroy: The Decentralized, Ethereum-based Alternative to Twitter

March 8, 2018 by Rahul Nambiampurath at Blockchain, Ethereum, News, Tech

There has been an undeniable rise in the number of social media platforms built using blockchain technology, which often goes the length of calling themselves a decentralized social media network. However, these new networks have a very different business model as compared to their popular pre-existing counterparts. While online social...

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