Walmart Awarded Patent for Blockchain Based Energy Management
A recent document released by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) reveals Walmart has filed a patent for managing...
Companies
Bitcoins Seized From Bankrupt BitGrail by Italian Authorities
Authorities in Italy have seized bitcoins from the company wallets of controversial exchange BitGrail as part of standard pre-bankruptcy proceedings....
Cryptocurrencies Are ‘A Much Cheaper Way of Doing Business,’ Says Former Overstock Chair
Jonathan Johnson, ex-chairman of Overstock’s board of directors, touched on the benefits of cryptocurrencies and noted the tremendous potential of...
XRP is Not Being Used By Banks, Ripple Exec Says
Ripple chief cryptographer David Schwartz has said the company’s payment system “is not a distributed ledger,” while revealing doubts from...
Highly Illogical? William Shatner Endorses ‘Bizarre’ Bitcoin Solar Mining
Star Trek stalwart William Shatner has become the latest celebrity to champion Bitcoin by endorsing a solar-powered mining project in...
‘Leonardo da Vinci’ Puts Mona Lisa Painting on the Blockchain
Bitcoin core developer Peter Todd defended Blockchain art startup Verisart against Terence Eden June 13 after claims the company believed...
Coinbase Index Fund Launches for Big-Money Investors Amid Brutal Market Conditions
Coinbase is now allowing accredited investors with deeper pockets the ability to utilize the Coinbase Index Fund, which offers exposure...
Wells Fargo Halts Credit Card Cryptocurrency Purchases
Wells Fargo & Company, a San Francisco-based financial services giant, announced recently that it will no longer allow cryptocurrency purchases...
