Ethereum DeFi Is Kicking Into “High Gear”: Why This May Not Last for Long
Decentralized finance has been deemed one of Ethereum’s killer use cases over recent months. The concept of bringing financial applications into a blockchain format has been...
Sparks Fly as Old Core Developer Says Ethereum Could Help Bitcoin Scale
Bitcoin has seen a number of scaling improvements over recent years. For instance, Segregated Witness (SegWit) has seen mass adoption by cryptocurrency users and service providers...
Ethereum 2.0 Is Casting Big Doubts on ETH’s Value as an Investment: Fund Manager
Over the past few weeks, there’s been a strong uptick in excitement about the Ethereum 2.0 upgrade. The excitement is surrounding the improvements the upgrade is expected to have...
Happy Ending of Ethereum DeFi Hack Still Leaves Much to Be Desired
It has been a tumultuous ride for users of Ethereum’s decentralized finance (DeFi) over the past few days. The evening of April 18th saw DeFi protocol Lendf.me go into a...
Bitstamp Unveils Bitcoin Lightning Network Node
On July 8 the Lightning Network got a huge publicity boost as Bitstamp announced that it had launched its own Lightning node. Another Step Toward Widespread Adoption On Monday Bitstamp...
IBM Secures $1 Billion Australian Dollar Blockchain Deal
The Australian government has chosen IBM as its central technology partner for the next five years in a deal worth $740 million dollars. The agreement will cover technology services...
Why Cryptocurrency and Talent Development Go Hand in Hand
The tech world moves at a breakneck pace, which means that talent development is a constant concern in Silicon Valley and other innovation hubs. Skills that may be relevant one day are...
Altcoins to Focus for the Week of April 29 (ZCL, SYS, HIRE, XMR)
Altcoins have had a very turbulent prior few months. However, the last few weeks’ altcoins have begun their rebound as BTC has recovered from $6,000 to almost $10,000. This is a very...
Dubai Plans to Launch 20 Blockchain-Based Services in 2018
Dubai is already running pilot programs in a few government departments but hopes to implement 20 blockchain-based initiatives in this year. Dubai is making good on its nickname as the...
New Report Shows Healthcare IT Security is On Wobbly Legs
Cryptocurrency enthusiasts will recall the story of several hospitals being infected with Bitcoin ransomware earlier this year. A new study on how hospitals treat patient privacy and...
Apple Plans To Introduce Differential Privacy Very Soon
Apple is taking an unusual stance on privacy. The company has no plans to collaborate with law enforcement on decrypting their own devices, though. Instead, the technology giant will...
Ransomware Infections Set To Spike Due To Angler Bypassing EMET
Ransomware remains a threat looming over every Internet user in the world today. Protecting one’s computer from this type of malware is becoming harder once again, thanks to the...