Bitcoin and digital currency offer many different use cases, although a lot of them still have to be discovered and explored. Custos Media Technologies is looking at Bitcoin as a way to combat piracy, especially in the film industry. Also read: Bitcoin Price Watch; One, Two and Three! Using Bitcoin To Bring Film Piracy To […]
Bitcoin and blockchain technology has changed the face of online end electronic payment systems. The use of blockchain technology, combined with crypto-tokens is not an alternative payment option anymore. It is getting to a point where it will soon be part of the mainstream, alongside fiat currencies. Thanks to platforms like Plutus that are making […]
Who needs turing complete smart contracts? The answer, says Counterparty community director Chris DeRose, may very well turn out to be “No one”.
Bitcoin price touched long-term resistance in the Bitstamp chart, today. Although the picture looks different across different exchange charts it is clear an important moment for the longer-term outlook has arrived. 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 […]
In this opinion piece, entrepreneur John Rampton recalls the lessons he learned when trying to apply blockchain solutions to his startup.
There is much discussion today about multinational firms entering into the blockchain space. They, in fact, with their deep pocketbooks, created an entirely new Industry: the blockchain industry. At industry events, many topics are explored, most notably centered on the ways in which forms of blockchain technology could make more efficient the business and government […]
A man who admitted collecting more than $800,000 from seniors he tricked into sending virtual money orders to help distressed relatives has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison, according to the Florida Sun Sentinel. The man converted the virtual money orders from some of his victims into bitcoin. Stephan Moskwyn, 33, pled guilty to […]
Bitcoin prices fluctuated largely within a tight range, while the value of ether, the token on the ethereum blockchain, saw a sharp price reduction.
Bitcoin Core contributor Jonas Schnelli was recently featured in a panel discussion about improvements to Bitcoin at the 2016 MIT Bitcoin Expo. During the Q&A portion of the panel, an audience member asked the participants about the previous presentation by the World Bitcoin Network’s James D’Angelo in which he articulated the idea of replacing miners […]
OpenBazaar is integrating the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) into their decentralized online marketplace. While no official announcement about this move has been made, OpenBazaar developer Chris Pacia, who is currently working on the IPFS integration, has shared some of the details related to this change with Bitcoin Magazine. According to Pacia, the main advantage of integrating […]