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Nintendo has sold 2.74M Switches, expects to sell around 10M next year
Nintendo has sold 2.74 million Switches to date, the first official number released by the company by way of its FY 2016 earnings...
7 United Nations Agencies Are Now Investigating Blockchain Applications
The UN is seeking outside input for a previously undisclosed, multi-agency effort focused on applications of blockchain tech....
Indian Police Crack Down on OneCoin with Seizures & Arrests
Indian authorities are engaging in a sweeping crackdown on OneCoin, a digital investment scheme that is commonly seen as a...
Cooking with Google Home just got easier
The Google Home and Amazon Echo are pretty useful devices to have in the kitchen, where clean hands are often at a premium. Until...
Bitcoin Price Sets New Single Exchange All-Time High
The price of bitcoin reached the highest level observed at any time, on any exchange today, reaching $1,411 on British Virgin...
Segwit on Testnet Supports 1.7 MB Blocks With 8800+ Transactions
Bitcoin Core’s scaling solution Segregated Witness (Segwit) will likely support 1.7 MB bitcoin blocks when activated, testnet...
DJI could reveal a tiny drone at New York event in May
DJI just emailed invitations to the media for a launch event in May. It’s likely this is the event where the drone company will...
India is Cracking Down on OneCoin
Reports are emerging that authorities in India are undertaking a broad crackdown on OneCoin, a digital currency investment scheme...
Bullish Bitcoin Price Breaks Beyond $1,300
Bitcoin price is booming as April winds down, reaching a high of $1,311.9 (and climbing) on the Bitstamp Price Index (BPI)....
Two new Loog guitars let your toddler shout at the devil
Loog is a New York-based guitar company run by a music teacher named Rafael Atijas. These three-string guitars are designed for...
Former Coinbase Engineer Launches Ethereum Search Engine
A former software engineer for cryptocurrency exchange startup Coinbase has launched a new search engine for ethereum, the second...
Charlie Shrem Joins Bitcoin Unlimited Skeptics, Calls It ‘Glorified Polling’
Charlie Shrem. Charlie Shrem, a longtime bitcoin supporter, has joined the cadre of Bitcoin Unlimited (BU) skeptics, calling...
Navdy’s aftermarket HUD proves a big in-car upgrade
In-car navigation and infotainment options now abound, and more vehicles are shipping with support for native vehicle smartphone...
Spotify Acquires Blockchain Startup Mediachain
In what is likely the highest-profile purchase of an industry firm so far in 2017, music streaming giant Spotify has acquired...
Cryptocurrency Exchange Poloniex Set to Delist 17 Altcoins
Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex recently announced that it will be delisting 17 altcoins, effective May 2, which saw the...
Amazon’s new Echo Look has a built-in camera for style selfies
With the addition of a camera, Amazon’s new Echo Look device can now see and hear all. The device is a sort of standalone selfie...
Grayscale Opens Ethereum Classic Vehicle to Accredited Investors
Digital Currency Group subsidiary Grayscale Investments is launching a new investment vehicle for the alternative digital asset...
Global Banks Join SWIFT for Blockchain Cross-Border Payments Trial Using Hyperledger Tech
SWIFT, the operator of the platform used by the global interbanking system, has revealed details of its blockchain...
Here’s hoping this Google Pixel low-light photography experiment gets real
Google’s Pixel already boasts a formidable camera, among the best in smartphone photography. A Google Daydream engineer Florian...
EU Report: DLT Could Increase Cyber Risks for Financial Institutions
The proliferation of new technologies such as blockchain poses an increasing risk to Europe’s financial system, according to a new...
Urgent Analysis: Bitcoin is at a Double Top + Ripple & Monero
Urgent update: XBTUSD I have just seen at least one setup on a 4 hour chart that suggests that XBT (bitcoin) is at a place in...
Bank of England Seeks Startups for DLT Privacy Projects
The UK's central bank is seeking startups to take part in distributed ledger projects focused on data privacy. In a speech from...
ICO Analysis: Back to Earth (SRC)
Enthusiasts have long suspected that online games would be a booming application of blockchain technology. Players of Minecraft,...
Litecoin Prices Surge to 3-Year High As Tech Upgrade Nears
The price of litecoin surged to a more than three-year high earlier today. Over the course of a particularly active session, the...
Cryptocurrency Market Cap > $30 Billion, an All-Time High
The combined market value of all cryptocurrencies in circulation has pushed beyond the significant milestone of $30 billion...
Google is fixing up Chromecast’s ‘Cast a tab’ feature and you can try the new version now
I’ve been saying it for a few years now, but I really, really like the Chromecast — Google’s simple little dongle for streaming...
SEC Orders Review of Winklevoss Bitcoin ETF Rejection
The SEC intends to review its decision to reject a bitcoin exchange-traded fund proposed by investors Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss....
Breaking: SEC Will Review Decision of Winklevoss Bitcoin ETF Rejection
The securities and exchange commission has granted a request by the Bats BZX Exchange, Inc. to review its decision of...
Internet Giant Tencent is Building a Blockchain Platform
Chinese internet conglomerate Tencent is building a suite of blockchain services, detailing the plans in a new white paper. The...
IBM Partners NUS to Train Students on Blockchain in Singapore
The National University of Singapore (NUS), the country’s largest university by curriculum offered and student enrollment, is...
This might be your last chance to buy the NES Classic
Nintendo is discontinuing the NES Classic Edition. While this decision is still puzzling, you might still be looking to buy one...
‘Nowhere Near the Web’? Blockchain Adoption Sees Debate at MIT Event
"We are nowhere near the web yet." So said Neha Narula, director of research at MIT's Digital Currency Initiative, at a one-day...
Is Spotify working on a wearable?
Spotify is said to be exploring the launch of branded wearable, according to rumors floated by a “trusted source” at Zatz Not...
Bank of Korea: Costs Could Limit Cryptocurrency Use
South Korea's central bank has published a new working paper on cryptocurrencies. Drafted by researchers from the Bank of Korea and...
Bitcoin Firm Bitwage Partners New Bank, Improves Services to EU Customers
Bitwage has announced that it has launched unique IBAN numbers for all of its users who receive their wages in the European...
Crunch Report | Uber Responds to iPhone Tracking Report
Today’s Stories Uber responds to report that it tracked devices after its app was deleted LinkedIn hits 500M member...
ICO Insanity? $300 Million Gnosis Valuation Sparks Market Reaction
The latest in a long line of initial coin offerings, a sale held today for tokens that will power the ethereum prediction market...
Interview: Bitcoiner Jameson Lopp, A Big Blocker, Explains Why He Supports Segwit
The bitcoin space has been embroiled in a two-years-long debate about scalability. One vocal participant in the debate is...
Juicero may be the absurd avatar of Silicon Valley hubris, but boy is it well engineered
The Juicero story is a funny one in some ways and a sad one in others, so let’s just assume they cancel each other out and admire...
New Bitcoin Core Software Makes SegWit Optional for Miners
A new software update has been published by the Bitcoin Core open-source development community. Released on Saturday, version...
Weekly Round-Up and Cryptocurrency Markets Update
No consensus was reached last week towards Bitcoin scaling, in fact, the battle is getting protracted with each camp holding...
DJI’s new FPV goggles let you control your drone with head movements
When DJI announced the Mavic Pro last year they also teased a pair of FPV goggles that could be used to see first-person video from...
Blockchain Could Expand Central Bank Access, Says Bank of Japan
Central banks could allow access to accounts around the clock if they used blockchains or cryptocurrencies, a senior Bank of Japan...
AsicBoost Increases Profits by 2,000% For Bitcoin Miners If Utilized Covertly: Antonopoulos
On April 5, Bitcoin Core developer Greg Maxwell introduced the possibility of inhibiting a covert attack on the Bitcoin proof...
Revolar, the personal safety button, can get you out of tight spots
A new hardware/app device called Revolar aims to make it safe to walk the streets. This tiny button will notify your friends and...
The UN Wants to Adopt Bitcoin And Ethereum – And Soon
The United Nations (UN) is in the final stages of what could be one of the most epic blockchain projects of all time. After...
India’s ‘Million Meals’ Program taps Blockchain Tech to End Child Hunger
The world’s largest non-profit-run midday meal program for school children is looking at new technologies including...
The $999 SlingStudio makes it easy to produce multi-camera Facebook Live and YouTube streams
Sling Media, the Dish subsidiary you probably know for its Slingbox and Sling TV service, is announcing its SlingStudio hardware...
The Next Phase of the Blockchain Consortium is Here
Noelle Acheson is a 10-year veteran of company analysis and corporate finance, and a member of CoinDesk's product team. The...
Research: India’s Push toward Digital Currency to Spur Smartphone Sales
A highly competitive telecom battleground that offers some of the cheapest mobile tariffs in the world and a marked move by...
Ethereum, Bitcoin, Litecoin & DASH Analysis
Ethereum Regular readers will know that we have been waiting several days for ETH to pass through an arc pair. As shown in the...
Weekly Analysis: Litecoin, France, and North Korea in the Spotlight
Asset Current Value Weekly Change S&P 500 2345 0.85% DAX 12105 -0.50% WTI Crude Oil 49.61 -8.12% GOLD 1285.50 -1.14% Bitcoin...
Falcon Northwest’s Tiki is the sleek sports car of VR PCs
Falcon Northwest is a small company, but small can mean focus and care when it comes to device makers. Falcon’s business is PCs,...
PwC Report: 88% of Global Banks Sweat over Losing Revenue to FinTech Firms
A new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has found that a large majority of financial services firms intend to team up...
Can Smart Contracts Revolutionize Companies and Freelancing?
There are 53 million freelancers in America alone in what some are calling a workplace revolution. One aspect of smart...
What’s Horsepower? Or How to Differentiate Your Blockchain Startup
Jeremy Epstein is the CEO of Never Stop Marketing, a strategic marketing and consulting firm that focuses exclusively on helping...
European Commission To Establish EU Blockchain Observatory
The European Commission (EC) will tender offers for a service contract to establish a European Union (EU) Blockchain...
What’s To Do Before Ethereum Enters Its Third ‘Metropolis’ Stage?
Ethereum is over the hump, moving towards the third of its four planned stages of development to further the groundwork for...
Litecoin Reaches Agreement on Segwit Upgrade, Price Rises
The litecoin miners and developers have reached an agreement to activate segregated witnesses (segwit) and to increase...
Is $40 the New Floor for Ethereum’s Ether Tokens?
Ether prices have been hovering above $40 per coin as of late, indicating significant support for that price, according to several...
INTCoin Sets June 7 Launch Date, Featuring Anonymity and Speed of Payment
This is a sponsored story. INTCoin, a next generation decentralized currency developed by a global team, has announced a...
US Government Watchdog: ‘Unclear’ If New DLT Rules Needed
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has yet to decide if new regulations are needed to capture blockchain tech. The...
How Does Bitcoin Reach a Decision?
Some 70% of miners have now made a decision on whether to support segregated witnesses (segwit) or Bitcoin Unlimited, a...
Japanese City Seeks Bitcoin Donations to Preserve Historic Park
As part of a bid to preserve a historic park, a city in Japan is reportedly raising donations in bitcoin. The city of Hirosaki,...
The Good Fight Season Finale Ends with Return of ‘Bitcoin Creator’
Bitcoin and cyber-terrorism are on prime time once more thanks to the most recent season finale of ‘The Good Fight’. As well,...
The MWW Iconik 3 is an inexpensive automatic watch for military fans
Manchester Watch Works aka MWW makes small batch watches that are sometimes homages to historic timepieces and are sometimes...
You Can Link Monero Transactions – But Which? And What’s the Impact?
The world's sixth-largest cryptocurrency network, monero, celebrated its third birthday this Tuesday, but not without having...
Geopolitics Bullish for Bitcoin – CryptoCoinsNews
Recent debate about Bitcoin as a safehaven against geopolitics is supported by consistent buying demand for the digital...
PowerRay is an underwater drone for filmmakers or fishermen
The creator of the PowerEgg, an ovoid flying robot, has begun accepting orders for its newest creation, a submersible camera drone...
How Cashaa Exploits Bitcoin Price Differentials for Remittances
Can bitcoin still provide a truly cheap money-sending service? While the idea might be out of favor in some circles, London startup...
Weekly Analysis of Cryptocurrencies | Hacked: Hacking Finance
Bitcoin In yesterday’s column I pointed out that on a longer-term setup on the daily chart, we had a buy signal. But I neglected to...
Bitcoin’s Unlimited Potential Lies in Its Apolitical Core
Nozomi Hayase, PhD, is a writer who covers issues of freedom of speech, transparency and decentralized movements. In this opinion...
ETHBITS Gets Green Light for New Copy Trading Cryptocurrency Exchange
Cryptocurrency exchange provider Ethbits has reached it’s minimum funding goal signalling that development on a new iTrade...
Q1’s Top Performing Cryptocurrencies Saw Big Gains
The first quarter of 2017 saw dramatic price gains for the top cryptocurrencies, as the total market added nearly $7bn in value....
Bitcoin Trading at a Near $100 Premium on Bitfinex
Bitfinex is now trading at a significant premium from other western exchanges with such huge gaps usually not seen for more...
That Time We Gave $500,000 in Bitcoin to College Kids…
Dan Elitzer is the blockchain and digital identity lead at IDEO CoLab (a collaborative R&D network) and the founder of the MIT...
Billionaire Investor Has 10% of His Money in Bitcoin & Ether
Billionaire investor Mike Novogratz has said that he is holding ten percent of his net worth in digital currencies such as...
8-Hour Miner Meeting Ends With Litecoin Scaling Agreement
Litecoin's scaling debate may be coming to an end. A group of miners and exchanges is throwing support behind a new proposal, an...
Delaware Law Amendments Would Facilitate Blockchain Maintenance of Corporate Records
Delaware Law Amendments approved by the Corporation Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association (DSBA) are intended to...
German Startup Successfully Tests Electric VTOL ‘Flying Taxi’
By Avery Thompson In almost every vision of the future we were promised ubiquitous flying cars and personal airplanes, and yet that...
European Commission Backs Blockchain Pilot With €500k Budget
The European Union’s executive branch is establishing an "observatory" focused on blockchain as part of a wider pilot project....
Cambodia’s Central Bank Taps Blockchain for Public Payment System
The National Bank of Cambodia is working toward a blockchain payment system for its citizens in partnership with Japanese...
MasterCard creates biometric card – Popular Mechanics
Smarter technology has opened the door for easier and safer payments. Credit card provider MasterCard unveiled a card in South...
The next iPhone could feature a Touch ID sensor on the rear
Reliable iPhone leaker Sonny Dickson just shared new design schematics for the upcoming iPhone. The most interesting thing is that...
Hedge Fund Founder Invests 10% Net Worth into Bitcoin and Ether
The founder of Fortress Investment Group claims to have invested 10% of his overall net worth into cryptocurrencies. Speaking at a...
Japanese City Govt Accepts Bitcoin to Preserve Famed Historic Park
The government of the Japanese city of Hirosaki is accepting bitcoin donations in its effort to preserve and maintain a...
Juicero users find that man trumps machine
FADE IN: EXT. BOHEMIAN GROVE – NIGHT Two VCs are wearing feathered headdresses and leather breeches. One, Anton, is drinking...
Wire Transfer Problems Worsen for Digital Currency Exchange Bitfinex
Digital currency exchange Bitfinex can't send wire transfers abroad due to its ongoing banking issues, representatives said today....
Bitcoin’s Future | Hacked: Hacking Finance
Have you ever thought about a futures market for bitcoin. It seems the CME Group has. The idea is the same as the futures for any...
Facebook is building brain-computer interfaces for typing and skin-hearing
Today at F8, Facebook revealed it has a team of 60 engineers working on building a brain-computer interface that will let you type...