Blockchain

05 Apr 18 @ 10:48

Blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) have been key disruptors discussed for several years now. But compared with previous years, when many of the discussions were conceptual, at finally there... read more

04 Apr 18 @ 11:51

In an under reported story regarding the ultimate direction of cryptocurrencies, some of the world’s best-known economists have announced plans to create what could be described as a reserve-backed cryptocurrency.... read more

04 Apr 18 @ 11:05

The more blockchain-based initiatives there are being released into the market, the more difficult it can be to understand which of those are the most interesting applications of the technology.... read more

13 Mar 18 @ 15:27

PayPal has reportedly filed a patent to speed up cryptocurrency transaction times by eliminating the verification time of the payment, however, some experts argue that this is already made possible... read more

13 Mar 18 @ 15:12

The Bank for International Settlements has warned Central bankers that they risk endangering the stability of the global financial system if they launch their own digital currencies in an effort... read more

09 Mar 18 @ 09:36

Ripple has developed a payments app that settles transactions instantly, in partnership with a consortium of 61 Japanese banks based on blockchain technology. Ripple says that the app, called “Money... read more

27 Feb 18 @ 12:39

Deutsche Börse Group has developed a concept for riskless transfer of commercial bank money via an infrastructure based on distributed ledger technology (DLT). By combining blockchain technology with its proven... read more

26 Feb 18 @ 10:38

The Venezuelan government says it raised $735m in the first day of the pre-sale of its cryptocurrency, the petro. President Nicolás Maduro tweeted late on Tuesday that the cryptocurrency reaffirmed the... read more

20 Feb 18 @ 13:29

Upset that you missed the boat on the cryptocurrency craze last year? Millionaires were minted overnight as bitcoin returned 1,700% in 2017, only to see prices crash by more than... read more

15 Feb 18 @ 12:38

Thousands of government websites around the world have been hijacked to mine the cryptocurrency Monero. A commonly-used accessibility script was hacked to inject the Coinhive miner into official sites in... read more

13 Feb 18 @ 14:54

The fall in cryptocurrencies that wiped nearly $500 billion of market value over the past month could get a lot worse, according to Goldman Sachs’s global head of investment research.... read more

06 Feb 18 @ 09:32

According to Reuters: “Japan’s financial regulator said on Friday it had ordered all cyrptocurrency exchanges to submit a report on their system risk management, following the hacking of over half... read more