Blockchain is of increasing interest to businesses but also remains clouded in ambiguity. Many associate blockchain with cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, but the technology is much more and different than that. Blockchain solutions can be utilised for many types of transactions in trade and commerce, not only those associated with digital […]
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The great cryptocurrency surge in late 2017 followed by the equally great corrections in early 2018 has left the altcoin field wide open for new and innovative cryptocurrencies. There’s no doubt that blockchain technology is a gamechanger. Cryptocurrencies and their associated tokens are creating a revolution. Backed by tech industry leaders like […]
It’s no secret that most mainstream economists don’t think too highly of cryptocurrencies. Not only have Bitcoin, Ethereum and the rest produced the “greatest bubble in history,” but they’re “neither a serious method of payment nor a good way to store capital” — at least according to the Bank of America and […]
South Korea, a country that has banned ICOs, plans to loosen restrictions on cryptocurrencies based on efforts by G20 to create uniform regulations, according to The Korea Times. The G20 meeting established a July deadline for taking a first step on “unified regulations.” The recent announcement from South Korea is part […]
Vanderbilt engineers have successfully developed and validated the feasibility of blockchain-based technologies for secure, confidential sharing of patient medical records in a case study that demonstrates how blockchain could solve a huge healthcare challenge. Health IT interoperability has been an elusive goal, with data silos between hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and […]
The Tezos Foundation has a message for the community: the code belongs to its users. Revealed in a statement on Monday, the non-profit is now directly pledging to take steps that will find it less involved in operations once the much-anticipated blockchain is launched. It’s a move reminiscent of the […]
Johann N. Schneider-Ammann, the head of Switzerland’s Department of Economic Affairs, has said that blockchain technology will undoubtedly penetrate the entire economy of Switzerland and make a global impact that is as big as that of the internet. Ammann noted that Switzerland has already evolved into a leader in blockchain […]
It’s no secret that the Bitcoin boom has rapidly evolved to transform the way we imagine global currency in a digital world. As cryptocurrency continues becoming a normalized alternative to cash, coins and credit cards — more merchants are accepting this digital money as a viable payment method. Bitcoin transactions […]
The founders of the Edge platform said they were expanding their platform to hold and trade ripple and monero due to a “strong demand” for the cyptocurrencies The wallet already supports bitcoin, bitcoin cash, dash, ethereum, litecoin, feathercoin, zcoin and now, the new additions monero and ripple. Edge also includes […]
Bitcoin, with its public ledger where transactions can be traced years after they occur, is a privacy nightmare. If you are concerned about your privacy and don’t want the whole world to know about your transactions, you’d better consider currencies that offer better privacy protection. These are the five best […]