#Blockchain

Technical Error at Japanese Exchange Gifts Users $20 Trillion Worth of Cryptocurrency

February 25, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, News, Regulation, Tech

At a time when the Japanese cryptocurrency space is still trying to recover from the Coincheck saga that earned hackers $530 million richer overnight, another technical malfunction as returned attention to the island's crypto economy. While not an outright hack, the technical bug allowed some customers of the Zaif cryptocurrency...

Blockchain Research Institute and NASSCOM Sign MoU

February 24, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Blockchain, Business, News, Tech

NASSCOM, the Indian National Association of Software and Services Companies, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the French-Canadian Blockchain Research Institute on February 21, 2018. Blockchain Reclaiming its Pole Position over Cryptocurrency In cementing an understanding of anticipated cooperation and enthusiasm for blockchain technology, the two parties signed the...

Wyoming Has a Bill to Exempt Blockchain Tokens from Securities and Money Transmission Laws

Wyoming the Latest State to Introduce Crypto-Related Bills

February 23, 2018 by Andrew O Malley at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, News, Regulation

With blockchain technology and digital currencies finally starting to infiltrate the mainstream, there has been a lot of pressure placed on lawmakers to introduce bills surrounding these burgeoning sectors. What Does the Wyoming Bill Cover? Just like any industry, it is critical that the communities involved are both adequately protected...

Russia Set to Utilize Cryptocurrency to Avoid US Sanctions

Russian Government Looking to Augment Legacy Voting Systems with Blockchain Technology

February 23, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Blockchain, Ethereum, News, Tech

While the Russian State is emerging as both hot and cold towards bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, it is actively exploring the capabilities of Blockchain technology. If all goes according to plan, Moscow will soon start using the distributed ledger technology for its voting and other internal operations. Kremlin on the...

The Blockchain is Perfect…Right? (Ethereum has a 0.36 Percent Fail Rate)

February 22, 2018 by JaketheCryptoKing at Blockchain, Ethereum, News

“The blockchain is perfect; it is the most secure way to transact; able to send money anywhere on the planet in minutes for a fraction of the cost of traditional methods.” Until it fails. What happens when the blockchain fails? Well, Ethereum (ETH) has a 0.36 percent fail rate. Digging...

Islamic Finance and the Blockchain are Getting Closer

February 22, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Blockchain, Finance, News, Tech

GOLDX, a one-of-its-kind gold-based cryptocurrency developed by Malaysian FinTech firm HelloGold, has received a Sharia-compliant certification from the Shariah Supervisory Board of Amanie Advisors. The company now plans on launching its gold platform in Thailand sometime later in 2018. GOLDX was awarded the Sharia-compliant certificate because of the certainty, transparency,...

How Dogecoin is Solving Ethereum’s Scalability Problem

February 22, 2018 by Rahul Nambiampurath at Blockchain, Ethereum, News, Tech

Dogecoin, the cryptocurrency that started in 2013 inspired by a dog meme, could finally be on the verge of finding the scalability solution facing both Ethereum and Bitcoin. Going Where No Shiba Inu Has Gone Before On February 5, 2018, Truebit brought Dogecoin to the Ethereum blockchain. The company was...

The Blockchain Meets the Energy Industry (Analysis of POWR, MWAT, WPR, and SLR)

February 22, 2018 by JaketheCryptoKing at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News, Tech

Cryptocurrencies and the underlying blockchain technology have infiltrated the majority of businesses and industries. While we are still in the infancy stages of the blockchains implementation, clear niche markets in the sector are already beginning to develop. The energy industry is emerging as one of these markets waiting to...

Lenovo Set to Use Blockchain Technology for Physical Document Validation

February 21, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Blockchain, Business, News, Tech

The Chinese personal computer and mobile phone company, Lenovo, have since caught the blockchain fever. The firm registered a related patent with the U.S Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) since 2016, but the USPTO only released the application on February 15, 2018. Blockchain-Based Document Validation System The Chinese technology ‘big...

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Blockchain Technology Penetrates the Freelance Market (HIRE, CAN, GJC)

February 21, 2018 by JaketheCryptoKing at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business

Blockchain technology is penetrating almost every sector of business. It is able to accomplish this adoption across the board by driving down the costs to transact while providing transparency when needed. The freelance work model is no different. Many freelance employment platforms are turning to the blockchain to provide cryptocurrencies...

Monetized Digital Gaming Has Taken Over the Ethereum Blockchain

February 20, 2018 by JaketheCryptoKing at Blockchain, Entertainment, Ethereum, News

Many applications have been developed in the past year to work on the blockchains of the world. Cryptocurrencies have seen huge advances in 2017 with Ethereum making a significant splash on the crypto stage. Applications have been built to run on the Ethereum blockchain that allows individuals to buy, sell,...

Indian PM Narendra Modi Endorses Blockchain Technology

February 20, 2018 by Pratik Makadiya at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Finance, News, Regulation, Tech

Indian prime minister Narendra Damodardas Modi expressed support for the future of the Internet of Things and Blockchain technology at 22nd Edition of the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT). Rapid Adaptation of Technological Shifts On February 19, 2018, The Prime Minister said disruptive technologies like blockchain and the Internet...

Nebraska Possibly Introducing Their First Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Bills

February 20, 2018 by Andrew O Malley at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, News, Regulation, Tech

With the explosion in popularity of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology in 2017, many of the world’s regulators and watchdogs were caught unawares and have been scrambling ever since to draw up legislation for these burgeoning sectors. Nebraska Takes a Step Ahead with Blockchain Technology As there are so many people...

African Startups to Leverage Blockchain Technology in Tackling Land Fraud

February 19, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Blockchain, News, Tech

Many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa do not have functioning land registry systems. As a result, double-ownership and sundry forms of land dispute are a common occurrence in these countries. The inadequate land use framework also provides an avenue for collusion between powerful individuals/corporations and government agencies to acquire land illegally....

What Ways Might Governments Undermine Bitcoin?

February 19, 2018 by Andrew O Malley at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News

Erik Townsend, host of the MacroVoices podcast and manager of the hedge fund Fourth Turning Capital Management, LLC, spoke with CEO of Hedgeye Keith McCullough regarding cryptocurrencies and their relationship with governments on the whole. Roadblocks and Skepticism One of the most significant quotes that came from this conversation was...

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