AIA and AIG Join B3i as Blockchain Consortium Adds 23 Members
The B3i blockchain insurance consortium has added 23 new contributors, bringing its total membership to more than three dozen.
South Korea’s ICO Ban: A Reaction to "Serious Concerns" Over Cryptocurrency Investment Practices
The South Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC) has announced it will ban all forms of initial coin offerings (ICOs). After a meeting to discuss virtual currency control, the vice-chairman of financial affairs, Kim Yong-bum, made this comment as part of an official statement: “We expressed a serious concern that the recent inflow of funds into […]
PBoC Advisor: ‘China Was Right to Ban ICOs’
An advisor to China’s central bank argued in a new op-ed that a recent move to crack down on initial coin offerings was the right course to take.
Ross Ulbricht Drops Claim to Millions Raised in Silk Road Bitcoin Auctions
The convicted operator of the Silk Road dark market has given up his claim to over $48 million raised after the sale of more than 144,000 bitcoins.
IOHK Launches Cardano Blockchain; Ada Now Trading on Bittrex
So far, Ethereum has been the lead player in the smart contract platform space. Now a new competitor is steadily creeping into the game. And, in an interesting twist, the effort is being led by a former Ethereum CEO. Last week, blockchain development firm IOHK, led by Charles Hoskinson, launched Cardano, a new blockchain. And […]
Web Mining – Monetize Your Website through User Browsers
The post Web Mining – Monetize Your Website through User Browsers appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. Coinhive is a Monero (XMR) miner that runs on users’ web browsers when they’re visiting certain sites (don’t worry, we don’t employ this on 99Bitcoins). Recently, The Pirate Bay and CBS’s Showtime were busted for running Coinhive on visitors’ browsers […]
Guns & Crypto: How Bitcoin Is Helping Keep Cody Wilson’s Anarchist Dream Alive
Bitcoin’s recent price gains appear to be translating into increased business for a surprising sector of the economy: guns-and-ammo retailers.
Zk-Starks? New Take on Zcash Tech Could Power Truly Private Blockchains
While in its earliest stages of development, a new form of cryptography is winning developers for its potential to power truly private blockchains.
Philly Fed Chief: Bitcoin Has Little Chance of Thwarting Monetary Policy
Patrick Harker of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has said bitcoin has yet to be tested by a real catastrophe.
Creating Intrinsic Value in Cryptocurrencies
The investment banker Jamie Dimon caused a stir when he declared recently that Bitcoin will collapse because it is “worth nothing.” Bitcoin’s current market value, he claimed, is driven almost entirely by speculation, rather than by any real and present intrinsic value that Bitcoin actually provides. Casting aside the debate over whether Bitcoin has intrinsic […]