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Decentrex Seems to Be Pioneering a New Age of Exchange

Finding an easy-to-use and reliable exchange is essential when incorporating cryptocurrency into everyday life.  There are many options available for novices and experts alike, leading you to believe that finding the right one for you might be tricky.  However, Decentrex is here to take the guesswork out of it for you. The decentralized exchange platform […]

Op Ed: Three Legal Pitfalls to Avoid in Blockchain Smart Contracts

Increasing improvements to blockchain technology — which allows for the transfer of ownership without the use of a centralized third party (such as a bank) — has resulted in the mass availability of blockchain “smart contracts.” A smart contract is a prewritten software program that automatically performs each party’s obligation in an “if-then” format, while […]

Setting Bitcoin’s Price Mechanism: CME Group to Launch BTC Futures

On the anniversary of the publication of Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin white paper, the price of Bitcoin reached a new all-time high, following the news that CME Group, one of the world’s largest derivatives exchanges, will launch a Bitcoin futures product on November 14, 2017. Futures or derivatives in general are understood by their relationship to […]

Launching a Cryptocurrency “Token Generation Event” (aka an ICO)

On October 27, 2017, disruptors in the cryptocurrency field gathered at the San Francisco Ethereal Summit. Sponsored by ConsenSys, the summit provided a diverse mix of panels and workshops that demystified the “initial coin offering” (ICO) or “token generation event.” Side note: Vernacular is key. Referring to a token launch as an ICO is so “September.” The process […]

: First blockchain to use proof-of-edit-distance (PoED), the Block Collider joins Cofound.it seed program

The Block Collider is the first blockchain to be built on the Financial Information eXchange (FIX) protocol which is used by hedge funds to conduct high-frequency trading. The team, ex-quants have developed a high-speed trans-blockchain cryptocurrency called Emblems which when coupled with a new mining algorithm called “proof-of-edit-distance” (PoED) which enables live swaps between blockchains, […]