Blockchain Project Wins First Place at First GoodDollar Hackathon
Blockchain project that incentivizes people to test for diabetes by handing them cryptocurrency wins first GoodDollar hackathon attended by Israeli ambassador in Rwanda. Special guest...
Barclays: Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Could Generate $19 Billion...
British multinational investment bank Barclays sees some serious upside for social media giant Facebook’s cryptocurrency. The bank forecasts a whopping $19 billion in additional...
Kakao Follows $90M ICO With Fresh $90M Funding Goal
South Korean internet giant Kakao Corp has seen major success during its private initial coin offering (ICO) and will raise more funds this week. Kakao Doubles Down As Bloomberg...
KPMG Survey: Half of Tech Execs Say Blockchain Will Change Their...
Big Four auditor, KPMG, has released the results of its seventh annual Technology Industry Innovation Survey. The survey, of 740+ global tech leaders across twelve countries, shows an...
London Stock Exchange Leads $20M Investment Into Blockchain Startup
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has reportedly led a $20 million investment round in a fintech startup called Nivaura, which is behind the issuance of the first automated...
Facebook May Be Eying ‘FaceCoin’ as It Expands Its...
Social media giant Facebook is looking to expand its blockchain team. Could ‘FaceCoin’ follow JPMorgan’s recently unveiled JPM Coin as companies vie for the prized...
3 Charts Suggesting Bitcoin Price May Be Bottoming
In February 2019, Bitcoin transaction metrics are giving stronger hints than ever that the cryptocurrency is close to the bottom of its latest bear cycle. Bitcoin’s Familiar...
Facebook Moves Closer to ‘FaceCoin’ Acquiring Its First...
Social media mogul Facebook has made an advance in its blockchain effort by hiring a blockchain startup specializing in smart contracts and facilitating payments. Facebook...
Don’t Bet On Ethereum: Gamblers Switching to EOS, TRON
Blockchain analysts Diar looked at three competing platforms supporting dApps to find out how much dollar value each process, finding a mass exodus away from Ethereum to EOS and...
7 Projects Working to Make Blockchain More Opaque for Enterprise
Public blockchains, in particular, don’t make sense for many businesses where privacy is required. Pseudonymous isn’t good enough, and generally speaking, modern databases are...
Washington State County Doubles Down on Cryptocurrency After Mining...
After the boom, backlash, and (partial) bust of Bitcoin in central Washington, one might expect an aversion to the technology. But instead, one authority wants to capitalize on the...
Bitcoin Mining Getting More Decentralized As Bitmain Loses Dominance
Bitcoin mining has become so decentralized that six transaction confirmations now provide “complete protection” against double spending. Data: Mining Monopolies Dwindling That was...