The post My BTCJam Investment Just Went Bust appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. BTCJam is a Bitcoin peer to peer lending platform. About 6 months ago I reviewed BTCJam and concluded it to be a solid option for people who are willing to take calculated risks on their Bitcoins for higher rewards. I concluded my […]
In April, Red Hat announced the OpenShift initiative to aid financial services industry in building hosted blockchain applications. Red Hat would manage container application deployment with OpenShift Dedicated support for financial institutions interested in experimenting with the blockchain. “We are pleased to partner with Red Hat and have initially deployed BlockApps STRATO, our Ethereum Blockchain […]
A new entity called The DAO, based on Ethereum, has raised more than $100 million since late April and will use the funds to support projects in the sharing economy. The DAO wants to be a model for a new kind of organization, created and run using blockchain software rather than conventional corporate structures. The […]
Most people in the Bitcoin community know Paul Sztorc for his work on the Truthcoin concept (now backed by Roger Ver and currently in development as Bitcoin Hivemind), but the former Yale statistician also recently joined blockchain startup Bloq (of which Bitcoin Core contributor Jeff Garzik is a co-founder) under the role of economist. In […]
The price of bitcoin tested resistance at $460 over the weekend ending 15th May, but failed to break through what could prove to be a key level.
A panel on national security and cyberspace appointed by President Barack Obama heard testimony on blockchain technology from IBM earlier today.
The development of payments channels on the bitcoin network took a step forward today with new technology released by wallet startup Blockchain.
Bitcoin Press Releases: New blockchain-based initiative in Africa Bitland aims to stamp out corruption and free up trillions of dollars in locked capital for infrastructure development. May 16, 2016 – Blockchain technology is extremely powerful, offering huge advantages of cost, transparency and reliability thanks to the immutable nature of decentralised ledgers. However, these benefits often […]
The Ministry of Justice in Russia has, once again, not agreed to a draft bill put forth by the Finance Ministry seeking to ban bitcoin and introduce criminal liabilities to those who adopt, transact or mine the cryptocurrency. The Russian Ministry of Justice has disagreed with the bitcoin bill prepared by the Ministry of Justice, […]
Bitcoin trading returned price to a sideways path after a short upside burst failed to achieve altitude and fizzled back toward $455. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. Read the full analysis here. Not a member? Join now and receive a $29 discount using the code CCN29. Bitcoin Trading and Price […]