Tag Archive: r3

• Altcoins, Emerging Markets, News, News teaser, Ripple

  Ripple CEO: ICOs Better Save Money For Lawyers

  Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has claimed that the real “winners” in the cryptocurrency space are lawyers. Lawyers are licking their chops As Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) continue to bombard cryptocurrency investors left and right, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has stated that entrepreneurs issuing digital tokens would be wise to “save some of those proceeds” for impending lawsuits. Garlinghouse told CNBC at Singapore’s Money 20/20 conference: Entrepreneurs need to be [going in with their] eyes wide

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  Adam James · March 16, 2018 · 7:00 pm
• Bitcoin, Bitcoin Technology, Blockchain Technology, FinTech, News, News teaser, Op-Ed

  Banks Don’t Need Their Own ‘Vanity Project’ Blockchains

  Over 50 of the world’s biggest banks are currently studying one of Bitcoin’s key components – the Blockchain. But it’s becoming increasingly evident that the idea of banks building their own blockchains is like the futile attempt of building your own internet.  [Note: This is an Op-Ed] ‘Can’t We Be in the Headlines on Blockchain?’ When a bank says they’re working on their own blockchain platform are they actually saying “let’s build our own internet?” And

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  Allen Scott · March 16, 2017 · 11:00 am
• Bitcoin Technology, Blockchain Technology, News, News teaser, Start-Ups, Technology

  97% of Blockchain Startups are ‘Chainwashing’ – R3’s Tim Swanson

  Chainwashing is the perfect term, coined by R3’s Tim Swanson to describe the current “Blockchain, not Bitcoin” hype that is hopefully nearing its peak.  Peak Blockchain Hype? There is a lot of hype around Blockchain or Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) today. According to a new survey by Synechron among 200 financial services business and IT decision-makers across the US, UK and Europe, over two-thirds (67%) of companies in the industry are actively pursuing blockchain initiatives. Moreover, 94%, believe that key leaders

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  Antonio Madeira · February 15, 2017 · 12:00 pm
• Blockchain Technology, FinTech, News, News teaser, Op-Ed, Trending

  Andreas Antonopoulos’ Folly On Private Blockchains

  Editor’s Note: The following article is the opinion of the writer. It has started debate along with both positive and negative reactions. All voices should be heard and acknowledged. Andreas Antonopoulos and others are perpetuating a misconception about the nature of power by advancing the notion that the most monied institutions on the planet won’t crack the code for their own blockchain-based systems. Antonopolous claims that, if a blockchain is not an “open” — or

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  Justin OConnell · May 11, 2016 · 11:48 am
• Bitcoin, Bitcoin Investment, Bitcoin Technology, Blockchain Technology, Companies, Conferences, FinTech, News, News teaser, Technology, Trending

  Kogarah Technology Centre Showcases Robotics and Blockchains

  The Australian bank Westpac had showcased its technology centre at Kogarah in Sydney last week. The local Financial Review (AFR) reported that the financial-service provider continues to promote blockchain technology. Not only does the legacy institution believe in distributed ledgers they are also pretty fascinated with artificial intelligence helping the process. Also read: AirTM Currency Conversion Success Hinges on Bitcoin Integration Westpac’s Kogarah Technology Centre The first thing the corporate firm gave insight to during the

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  Jamie Redman · February 17, 2016 · 8:00 am
• Altcoin News, Altcoins, Breaking News

  Ethereum’s Market Cap Takes The Number Three Spot

  The turing complete token Ethereum has been making strides towards the top spot in cryptocurrency capitalizations. This week the digital currency has bumped Litecoin out of the third position on the coinmarketcap.com list hitting a cap of over $138 million USD. Also read: Number of Ethereum Nodes Grows Exponentially The past few months have been active for Ethereum, who has seen development, investment and positive media within its crypto-environment. The built-in turing-complete programming language as

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  Jamie Redman · January 23, 2016 · 1:26 pm
• Bitcoin, Bitcoin Community, Bitcoin Investment, Bitcoin Price, Bitcoin Technology, Blockchain Technology, Markets and Prices, News, News teaser, Technology, Trending

  Bitcoin Predictions For 2016: The Year of the Monkey

  Bitcoin finally had a successful comeback towards the end of 2015, declared by many as the “Year of the Blockchain.” With all the hype surrounding Bitcoin and the blockchain during 2015, there has been much speculation towards next year’s approach to cryptocurrency. As 2014 was filled with scandal, Altcoins, and ending up being the worst global currency of that year.  Also read: Pirate Bay Co-Founder Attacks Music Industry With New Gadget The New Year is approaching, and many are wondering

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  Jamie Redman · December 30, 2015 · 8:00 am