For at least the past year, many investors and entrepreneurs have been talking about the power of the blockchain for use in a variety of applications in different industries. Blockchain has turned into a catch-all phrase for anything involving a shared ledger or database but the technology was first created by Satoshi Nakamoto for the […]
The Chinese government has created a blockchain working group of government and blockchain industries to fast-forward the development and adoption of blockchain technology and prepare for the upcoming Global Blockchain Summit in Shanghai this September. The three-way strategic alliance among the Chinese government, ChinaLedger and the Shenzhen Consortium forms an unprecedented organized force, mandated to […]
Chain Inc., a blockchain company specializing in enterprise software for financial firms, has joined the Initiative for Cryptocurrency and Contracts (IC3) to advance blockchain development for the financial services industry and “ensure cross-industry interoperability and harmonization.” Chain has identified several specific projects on which the company will collaborate with IC3. These projects focus on blockchain […]
The state of Florida has appealed a recent court decision that saw a judge rule bitcoin isn’t money.
Bitfinex, the troubled cryptocurrency exchange which recently faced a hacking incident has signed a letter of intent with BnkToTheFuture. This letter of intent marks the beginning of a cooperation between the cryptocurrency exchange and the well-known digital currency based investment platform. Following the latest development, both Bitfinex and BnkToTheFuture will work together to facilitate the […]
A winning bidder has claimed 2,700 BTC (worth $1.58m) at an auction held by the US Marshals Service (USMS).
So the European session has now drawn to a close, and it’s time to take our second of two looks at the bitcoin price market for the day. In this morning’s analysis, we outlined the levels we were focusing on and set up what turned out to be a relatively tight range on the fifteen-minute […]
It’s been a month since the ethereum hard fork moved $150m worth of DAO ether into a withdraw-only account. Today, $25m is still unclaimed.
Investment company Forex Paradise recently announced that it is issuing a new debit card range for Bitcoin users. The Hong Kong-based international company, which already offers traditional finance management services, marks its entry into a rather unconventional digital currency space. To take up Bitcoin debit card services as its first venture, Forex Paradise is certainly […]
Ethereum’s community is standing up to the challenge of securing smart contracts by taking steps to implement the lessons learned from the DAO. Microsoft Research, Harvard University and Inra, a French national research institute that employs 2700 computer science researchers from the “world’s most prestigious universities”, have published a highly technical paper [PDF] on the formal […]