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Syscoin Begins The Next Phase of its Evolution with Blockmarket, A Decentralized Marketplace Wallet

September 16, 2017 by Evan Sixtin at Altcoins, Blockchain, News

Blockchain Foundry Inc., the company behind the Syscoin cryptocurrency, has released Blockmarket Desktop v1.0, an upgraded replacement for the Syscoin QT wallet, which integrates a decentralized marketplace for buying and selling any type of product. With Blockmarket Desktop, Blockchain Foundry moves into the next phase in the evolution of its...

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Liquid Democracy: How Blockchain will Revolutionize Voting

September 12, 2017 by Liam J Kelly at Blockchain, News, Tech

Developers behind Sovereign, an application that combines blockchain technology and Liquid Democracy, are hoping to inspire voters to re-enter the political sphere. A Decaying Political Machine One of the greatest political disappointments of our generation has not been the election of Donald J. Trump. His arrival has certainly been unprecedented,...

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Blockchain Code Audits Aim to Thwart Security Vulnerabilities

September 8, 2017 by Michael Scott at Blockchain, News, Tech

New York-based technology company, Jibrel Network, recently announced that it has signed on with security auditing firm New Alchemy to conduct a full in-depth security audit and code review of its platform. The announcement comes just weeks after a potentially critical vulnerability left $200 million worth of Augur tokens at...

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Companies in Delaware Adopt Blockchain Technology to Record Lists of Shareholders

September 6, 2017 by Nuno Menezes at Blockchain, News

A new law approved on August 1 now allows companies in Delaware to keep their list of shareholders on a blockchain. Since Delaware is where more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies are incorporated, this move demonstrates the growing interest from governments and businesses in this new technology. According to...

Blocks on a chain between large electrical wire polls. Orange sunrise/sunset background Japan’s Energy Sector Moves to Adopt Blockchain Technology

Blockchain “Smart Grid” to be Tested in Fukushima

September 6, 2017 by Liam J Kelly at Blockchain, News

Japanese energy company, Eneres, will demonstrate the potential for an energy-grid supported by blockchain technology. Blockchain Energy Grid Nikkei Asian Review reported on September 2 that Eneres energy company would be experimenting with blockchain technology as a means of distributing electricity. The demonstration is to be a part of a...

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UBS to Launch “Utility Settlement Coin” in Collaboration with 10 Financial Institutions

September 3, 2017 by Alex Lielacher at Blockchain, Finance, News, Tech

While banks have been largely opposed to the digital currency bitcoin due to its decentralized peer-to-peer nature that threatens banks’ business models, they are not shying away from using bitcoin's underlying technology, the blockchain, to develop their payment systems. An example of this would be UBS’ new digital currency, the...

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Estonia Considers Issuing ‘Estcoin’ in First Ever Government-Backed ICO

August 24, 2017 by Alex Lielacher at Altcoins, Blockchain, News, Tech

The Republic of Estonia has announced it is considering creating a government-backed cryptocurrency tentatively named Estcoins. By issuing ‘estcoin,’ the Estonian government may hold an initial coin offering (ICO) with the aim to allow people to invest in the country directly. With regard to technological innovation and advancements, Estonia is...

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DTube: Steemit User Builds Foundations of a Decentralized YouTube

August 23, 2017 by Nigel Dollentas at Blockchain, Entertainment, News

DTube, the foundation for a decentralized YouTube, is built upon the STEEM blockchain. STEEM was selected for numerous reasons, detailed in the August 11 announcement post made on Steemit by the user @heimindanger. Containing similar features like its bigger brother that the video sharing website is based off, DTube is...

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Like Others Before It, Messaging Is On The Verge Of Blockchain Disruption

August 23, 2017 by Admin BTCManager at Blockchain, Tech

The blockchain is surging like a wave that knows no bound. With each passing day, new fields and industries are disrupted by the emerging technology. Prominent among areas where blockchain technology has made in-roads are industries such as: Remittance: Peer-to-peer payments have increased the speed of transaction and reduced cost...

How NEO Became the Sixth Largest Cryptocurrency With $2 Billion Market Cap

August 16, 2017 by Joseph Young at Altcoins, Blockchain, News

Since the beginning of August, NEO has demonstrated a rapid increase in value, quickly becoming the sixth largest cryptocurrency in the market, with a $2.3 billion market cap as well as entering the top five of CoinGecko’s rankings. Still, the vast majority of traders and investors within the cryptocurrency market...

Microsoft’s Coco To Speed Up Blockchains for Enterprise

August 12, 2017 by Nigel Dollentas at Blockchain, Business, Ethereum, News

Microsoft, a company familiar with the cryptocurrency scene, announced on August 10 a new technology looking to speed up blockchain-based systems and make them more private at the same time on the enterprise level. Blockchains have always been very good at maintaining data integrity due to every participant in a...

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Blockchain Startup Uses Hybrid Intelligence to Disrupt International Finance

August 10, 2017 by Admin BTCManager at Blockchain, Finance, News, Tech

Artificial intelligence has been around for a while now. Even though it hardly resembles sentient computers seen in sci-fi movies, it has found numerous use cases in businesses and the sciences. Neural networks and deep learning have made it possible for computers to process huge amounts of data and even...

Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) for Charity

August 8, 2017 by Alex Lielacher at Blockchain, Ethereum, News

Speaking at an Ethereum London Meetup in June 2017, Christoph Jentzsch and Marvin Maistry discussed the potential that decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) hold when it comes to the charitable giving sector. DAOs refer to autonomous organizations that are run entirely on the blockchain and follow a set of rules and...

Blockchain Startup Provenance Debuts Meat Products Tracking Platform in the US

August 8, 2017 by Alex Lielacher at Blockchain, Business, News

UK-based blockchain technology company Provenance has debuted technology in conjunction with Grass Roots Farmers Cooperative in Arkansas that will allow customers to use the blockchain to track their meat products from farm to fork. The project is supported by Heifer USA, and the products will be sold through the Golden...

Incredible Potential Being Realized: Blockchain Experts Inspire the Public

August 2, 2017 by Jonah Gaynor at Blockchain, Commentary, Finance, News

On July 27, in the heart of New York City’s financial district, BTCManager covered an exciting event showcasing the Blockchain’s impact on midsize companies, hosted by Blockchain consultancy firm BlockchainDriven. Panel members included an IT Application Manager at L’Oreal, who is revolutionizing the supply chain using Blockchain technology, a Vice...

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