Innovate Finance on an Expansion Spree, to Open New Facility

Innovate Finance is planning to open another facility for Blockchain tech and fintech related research. London is the financial capital of Europe, while The number of fintech companies in London is gradually increasing. Also, special thanks should go to the digital currency community and their constant research in the fintech sector that is contributing to […]

The Decentralist Perspective, or Why Bitcoin Might Need Small Blocks

 The block-size limit debate has dominated Bitcoin blogs, forums, chat rooms and meet-ups for months on end, while many of Bitcoin’s brightest minds are gathering in Montreal to discuss the issue face-to-face at the Scaling Bitcoin Workshop this weekend. So far, however, the two sides of the debate have made little progress coming to a […]

Bitcoin Price Wiling Away Time

The bitcoin price chart has been sluggish with trade volume gradually decreasing during the past several weeks. The ever-present prospect of a potential price rally motivates most bitcoin speculators to continue hoping despite a protracted bear market. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3 hour delay. Read the full analysis here. Not a […]

MIT Triumphs as the Most Insecure University in the US, Study Reveals

One of the foremost computer science and engineering schools, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ranked at the very end of 485 colleges and universities analyzed and graded for IT security risks in a security benchmarking study. The post MIT Triumphs as the Most Insecure University in the US, Study Reveals appeared first on CCN: Financial […]

British Monarchy is Richer Than Ever

The British monarchy is richer than ever. Queen Elizabeth became the longest serving royal ever on September 9 after 63 years on the throne. Reuters found that the British monarchy has benefitted from an increase in house and land prices especially in the wake of the 2007 global financial crisis.  The queen has made headlines […]

Will Scotland Get its Own Digital Currency?

Scotland is being urged to create its own digital currency. Known as the ScotPound, the currency would operate in an identical manner to bitcoin. A Scottish think tank is suggesting that approximately S£250 be given to every citizen in order to jumpstart activity and get the “ball rolling” on the United Kingdom’s latest trend in […]

Adam Back on 3 Forms of Centralization That Have Crept Into Bitcoin

At the crux of the block-size limit debate in Bitcoin is an argument between scaling and securing the network. Although raising the block-size limit would allow more transactions to be processed in each block, it could also limit the ability for individuals in some parts of the world to run a full node or participate […]