Understanding The DAO Hack for Journalists
Blockchain strategist David Siegel gives a step-by-step overview of the attack on The DAO for journalists and media members.
Blockchain strategist David Siegel gives a step-by-step overview of the attack on The DAO for journalists and media members.
Confused about Ethereum? Cryptocurrency investment fund manager Jacob Eliosoff gives his ELI5 overview of the emerging tech.
The American Institute of CPAs has sent the IRS a letter to clarify tax status of small virtual currency transactions and nine other virtual currency issues, according to The Wall Street Journal. A bitcoin payment for a small purchase can have an investment gain or loss on that purchase under the IRS’s existing tax treatment. […]
Bitcoin and ether prices rode a rollercoaster during the week ending 24th June, a period defined by the UK’s vote to leave the European Union.
The Swedish National Land Survey (Lantmäteriet) recently announced that it is conducting trials of a system that uses blockchain technology for land registration. The project, if successful, could have a major a impact on how land deals are conducted. The Lantmäteriet, in partnership with Swedish blockchain company ChromaWay‚ consulting firm Kairos Future and telecommunications company […]
Important Disclaimer: NOTHING HEREIN IS INTENDED TO BE UNDERSTOOD AS LEGAL ADVICE. CONSULT A LAWYER QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE LEGAL ADVICE IN YOUR JURISDICTION. News broke early Friday morning that the DAO had been exploited using a code error (first described by Peter Vessenes) in the DAO software that caused the exploiter of the DAO (“Exploiter”) to be […]
In a speech prepared for the Lord Mayor’s Banquet for Bankers and Merchants of the City of London at the Mansion House, Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England (BoE), revealed that the BoE is launching a fintech accelerator. “I am announcing tonight that the Bank is launching a fintech accelerator to work in […]
Bitcoin price plunged over $100 today, dropping to a low of $546.84 on the Bitstamp Price Index (BPI). Following weeks of a surging rally that scaled to two-year highs, bitcoin price fell $100 today in a week that saw prominent bitcoin exchange Bitfinex suffer outages. The result for the EU referendum will also be revealed […]
A new survey estimates that finance companies will invest as much as $1bn on blockchain initiatives related to capital markets in 2016.
Ethereum’s first CEO said he believes the current situation at The DAO was fueled by “greed and arrogance”.