Google Taps Ex-Ripple Employee For New Chrome Payment System
Google’s decision to reform its in-browser payment system shows the intention to build a unified payment protocol to avoid fraud. The new draft has been backed by former Ripple...
IBM Open to Collaboration with Facebook on Libra Project
IBM is open to collaborating with the Libra project by Facebook, said Jason Kelley, IBM general manager of blockchain services. Kelley believes blockchain is about collaboration...
Amazon Web Services Introduces Ethereum and Hyperledger Blockchain Templates
In an attempt to make it easier for their Amazon Web Services (AWS) clients to create blockchain-based solutions, the company introduced ‘AWS Blockchain Templates’. They...
Linux Foundation Appoints Jeff Garzik to Board of Directors
Jeff Garzik, CEO and co-founder of Bloq, has been appointed as the organization’s representative on the Linux Foundation’s Board of Directors. Also read: Bitcoin Price...
The Vanbex Report: Bitcoin’s Battlefronts
April 5, 2016 — Trying to decide if Bitcoin is a currency or an investment is not unlike trying to discern whether light is a particle or a wave. The correct answer of course is...
Open Source Blockchain Effort, HyperLedger, Elects Leadership Positions and Gains New...
LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Collaboration Summit – March 29, 2016 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today is announcing...
The Vanbex Report: Outlawing BTC a Matter of Control
Mar. 29, 2016 — On Wednesday (Mar. 23), Russia’s ministry of finance continued on with its pursuit to outlaw the world’s top cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC). The Vanbex Report...
IBM Positions Blockchain as Networked Computing Backbone With OpenBlockchain
February 19, 2016 – IBM launches its Openblockhain repository on GitHub under the liberal Apache license. OpenBlockchain represents a significant milestone in blockchain development...
Digital Asset Holdings Donates “Hyperledger” Name to Linux Foundation
In a surprise move on Tuesday afternoon, Digital Asset Holdings (DAH) has decided to donate the Hyperledger trademark to The Linux Foundation. The Hyperledger project, a collaborative...
The Blythe Masters Philosophy: Pay no Attention to Bitcoin
Blythe Masters, the Wall Street executive who became the youngest managing director of J.P. Morgan, likes the blockchain. However, the Chief Executive Officer of the startup Digital...