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Pittsburgh’s Kerf Cases enrobes your phone in fine wood
One iPhone case is much like the other unless it’s made of figured walnut wood from a retired woodworker in California and feels...
CME Patent Sees Derivatives Opportunity in Bitcoin Mining
Derivatives giant CME Group is looking to patent a way for bitcoin miners to hedge against operational risks. As detailed in a...
Analysis of Ethereum and Litecoin
Ethereum ETH has been bumping along under the weight of a 3rd arc pair on a longer-term chart for the past few days. There is an...
What the Father of Venture Capital Can Teach Us About Blockchain
William Mougayar is the author of "The Business Blockchain" and a board advisor to, and investor in, various blockchain projects...
Indian Retail Giant’s $15 Million Accelerator Backs Consumer Blockchain Development
The operator and parent company of one of India’s largest retail chains is betting big on innovative technologies like...
Blockchain Rollouts in Finance to Reflect Significant Change in the Short-Term
Many early blockchain initiatives have only been implemented in testing environments, while their future commercial use...
Bitcoin is Now Larger Than Most Fiat Currencies in Europe & Americas in Market Cap
The user base and market cap of bitcoin are larger than most fiat currencies of small countries in Central America, Africa...
Are We at the Brink of an Industrial Revolution?
“When Horace Jones was re-imagining Old Billingsgate Market, Britain was in the throes of its Second Industrial Revolution –...
Blockchain for IoT: Promising, But Caution Needed
Joe Pindar is CTO and director of product strategy at Gemalto, where he formulates roadmaps and prioritizes development to align...
Private Investors Acquire Company Behind ‘Bitcoin Creator’ Craig Wright
An EU-regulated fund, High Tech Private Equity Fund SICAV plc, managed by Accuro Fund Solutions, has acquired nChain, a...
‘User-Generated Currency’: Bitcoin and the YouTube of Money
Galia Ben-Artzi is a founder of Bancor, a Swiss-based non-profit focused on solving the liquidity challenge in asset exchange....
Blockchain Capital Raises $10 Million ICO for VC Startup Fund
Blockchain Capital recently raised $10 million for a venture capital fund, Blockchain Capital III Digital Liquid Venture...
Cryptocurrency Investment Cues From the South Seas Bubble
Chris DeRose is a software developer, bitcoin evangelist, public speaker and lead developer of Drop Zone. In this opinion piece,...
Austrian Officials Include Bitcoin in Report on Increase in Money Laundering
Austrian officials released a recent report indicating that money laundering had increased over the past year in the central...
Russian Central Banker: Bitcoin’s Legal Recognition Isn’t Guaranteed
It's too early to discuss legally recognizing bitcoin, a Russian central bank official said yesterday in an interview...
Weekend update for ETHXBT, XRPXBT, Litecoin and Bitcoin
The week passed by in a surprisingly different manner than I had been expecting. One week ago I thought that it was going to be an...
Ohio Inmates Found Using Bitcoin in Prison Fraud Bust
A pair of Ohio prison inmates used bitcoin as part of a cybercrime scheme uncovered last year, according to a newly released...
F2Pool Starts Signaling for Segwit in Bitcoin
In a surprising move, F2Pool, which has around 9% network hardware share, began signaling for segregated witnesses (segwit),...
Survey: How Did Bitcoin and Ethereum Perform in Q1?
Will bitcoin hard fork amid its escalating scaling debate? Was ether's price rally a result of the newly launched Enterprise...
Bitcoin Hardware Wallet Ledger Secures $7 Million in Funding, Announces Roadmap
Ledger, a blockchain security provider that offers products for the blockchain market, including service appliances for...
Is Safe Haven Scarcity Becoming a Boon For Bitcoin?
While the strict regulations that emerged following the 2007–2008 financial crisis drew fire from many industry participants, they...
R3’s Denial of Russia’s Sberbank is Against the Principles of Blockchain
After long and careful consideration, R3CEV, better known as the R3 consortium, also simply called R3, reportedly denied the...
Offense or Defense? How to Win the Blockchain Game
Ben Jessel is a managing principal at Capco, a global business and technology consultancy dedicated solely to the financial...
Bitcoin in Africa: Insights from the Continent’s Biggest Bitcoin Exchange
Isn’t it absurd that nearly 326 million people representing 80% of the adult population in Africa do not have access to bank...
Matchpool: The ICO ‘Scandal’ That Wasn’t
At the start of April, Matchpool, a new dating app that pays out cryptocurrency rewards to successful matchmakers, held a highly...
Segwit is More Than Malleability Fixes & Scaling
Ryan Shea, the co-founder of Blockstack, describes Bitcoin Core’s Segregated Witness (Segwit) as a “Swiss army knife in terms...
Maine Lawmakers Kill Blockchain Voting Study Proposal
A legislative proposal to study the use of blockchain technology for elections in Maine has failed, public records show. As...
Bitfury Inks ‘Biggest Blockchain Government Deal Ever’ with Ukraine
The Bitfury Group, a major bitcoin- and blockchain-company, has announced a deal with the government of Ukraine that will...
Inside TrueBit: Ethereum’s Lesser-Known Scalability Effort
An under-the-radar effort to supercharge ethereum smart contracts is gaining momentum. While it may seem like another in-progress...
Minecraft Is Getting Its Own Currency
Minecraft players will be happy to know that in the coming months, they will have a much wider range of officially-allowed...
The DAO Ethereum Classic Refund Effort Has Been Extended
UPDATE (14th April 21:50 BST): This article has been updated to reflect that the ETC refund effort has been extended to January...
Microsoft Office Add-in Certifies Documents on Bitcoin & Ethereum Blockchains
Microsoft has created an add-in for Microsoft Office utilizes Stampery, a blockchain-based timestamping architecture that...
Zcash Releases Software Fix After Denial-of-Service Bug Discovery
The development team behind the zcash project has released a new software update following the discovery of a denial-of-service...
HitBTC to Send 50% of Bitcoins to Bitcoin Unlimited, Convert into Ethereum Tokens
Cryptocurrency exchange HitBTC has decided to send half of its bitcoins to Bitcoin Unlimited, then exchange them for Ethereum...
More Consortia? Banks See Model as Vital to DLT Efforts
Nearly three-quarters of banks and asset managers see the consortium model as necessary for exploring distributed ledger tech,...
Long Term Bitcoin Analysis | Hacked: Hacking Finance
Bitcoin (BTC) extended upside movement against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday to a weekly high of 1229, rallying the price of...
From AsicBoost to UASF: Greg Maxwell on Bitcoin’s Path Forward
"I'm sort of being scooped on the details by people just working it out for themselves now." Despite kickstarting another fierce...
Scam Warning: Flexibit High Yield Investment Program
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Microsoft will reveal Project Scorpio Xbox console details at E3 on June 11
Microsoft just sent out invites to members of the media for its big reveal of Xbox Project Scorpio, the upgraded console that will...
Australia’s Central Bank is Conducting Internal Blockchain Research
Australia’s central bank is involved with several initiatives focused on blockchain technology, public records show. In a published...
The Boom in Digital Currencies is Set to Continue :Sentiment Data Analysis
The boom in digital currencies will continue according to Maksim Balashevich, Founder of Santiment, a crypto-market that...
goTenna Series B fuels vision to make local communication possible anywhere on the planet
Founded in 2012 with the small goal of enabling connectivity-free communication, goTenna has ballooned to more than 23 employees...
Alibaba Affiliate to Expand Blockchain Charity Project
Ant Financial, the payments affiliate of e-commerce giant Alibaba, is moving to expand the scope of its blockchain-powered charity...
Deadline Looms on Ethereum Classic DAO Withdrawals
Holders of Ethereum Classic DAO tokens must withdraw by April 15th. Otherwise, their value will vanish. There are...
SpotCam connects you to your home, outside and in
When it comes to home surveillance cams there are two kinds of cams – low-end, highly-motorized, wireless IP cams that are...
Investors Buy Firm Linked to Alleged Bitcoin Creator Craig Wright
A startup tied to Australian academic and businessman Craig Wright, who last year claimed to be the inventor of bitcoin, has been...
Brexit Pushes One of UK’s Biggest FinTech Startups to Move European HQ
The CEO of TransferWise, a money transfer company that is among the most successful FinTech startups in Europe, has said at a...
The Christopher Ward C60 Trident Pro 600 is the sea lover’s mechanical watch
Christopher Ward is a relative newcomer to the watch scene and has long produced simpler, less expensive pieces for the fashion...
Washington Lawmakers Finalize New Bitcoin Business Rules
Legislators in Washington state have put the finishing touches on new rules for businesses that offer digital currency services....
Ethereum Rises, Bitcoin Falls – CryptoCoinsNews
Ethereum has jumped from around $42 to nearly $49 in the past few hours, rising some 10% after a week or so of relative...
Amazon offers Echo’s excellent voice recognition tech to other device makers
Amazon is making the technology that makes its Echo line of devices so good at picking up your voice commands available to...
‘Into the War Room’: Overstock Looks Back on Bitcoin Embrace
Jonathan Johnson is the chairman of the board of Overstock and the president of Medici Ventures, the Overstock subsidiary focused...
North Korean Hackers Accused of Stealing ₩100 Million in Bitcoin Every Month from 2013-15
A South Korean cybersecurity firm has claimed that hackers from North Korea stole bitcoin worth 100 million won, about USD...
Robotic leg to help injured patients walk again
Toyota Motor Corp revealed a wearable robotic leg brace to help patients with serious leg injuries walk again. Patients that are...
State Regulators Blast New Hampshire’s Bitcoin MSB Exemption
New Hampshire is weighing a bill to exempt bitcoin traders from money transmission laws – and state officials are speaking out...
Bitcoin Protection Bill Takes Stage in Public NH Senate Hearing
A bitcoin-related bill in New Hampshire which exempts persons using virtual currency from registering as money transmitters...
UK Royal Mint Begins Testing Blockchain Gold Trading Platform
Testing has begun on a blockchain-based gold trading platform backed by the UK's Royal Mint. First announced in November of last...
The First Academic Journal Focusing on Blockchain Launches
A university professor has launched a new academic journal dedicated to research focusing on the blockchain technology,...
Nintendo reveals Joy-Con battery grips and new color, standalone Switch dock
Nintendo will offer a special battery grip accessory for its Joy-Con controller accessory, which will be offered in sets of two and...
Bitmain Debuts New Litecoin Mining Hardware, Citing Customer Demand
Mining manufacturer Bitmain has announced new litecoin hardware it is aiming to ship in July. The China-based company listed the...
Wells Fargo Lawsuit Shows Banks Still Doubtful of Bitcoin: Report
A lawsuit involving Wells Fargo and Hong Kong-based bitcoin exchange Bitfinex shows that banks remain hesitant when it comes...
Toyota’s new robot leg brace can help those with partial paralysis walk again
Toyota is introducing a new robotic leg brace called the Welwalk WW-1000 that can help patients with partial paralysis affecting...
Bitfinex Withdraws Lawsuit Against Wells Fargo
Digital currency exchange Bitifnex has withdrawn its lawsuit against US banking giant Wells Fargo, a week after it was first filed....
Bitcoin in India: Govt. Forms Committee to Study Virtual Currency Framework
The Indian government has established an interdisciplinary committee that includes among others, the central bank, to examine...
The Ohmni home robot wants to help families stay in touch with telepresence
Home robotics is an area of intense interest, with many large companies exploring how they might best address the potential market....
India’s Government to Consider New Digital Currency Rules
A committee of government and central bank officials in India is set to propose new regulations related to digital currencies. The...
Litecoin Price Rises as Segwit Heads for Activation
Litecoin’s price rose some 20% today following news that BW was signaling for segregated witnesses (segwit), a protocol...
Coalition Launches to Promote Blockchain in the Netherlands
A blockchain consortium in the Netherlands has published a new roadmap. First revealed on 20th March, the so-called National...
Bitcoin Startup BitGo Helps British Royal Mint Develop Blockchain Gold Trading Platform
Britain’s Royal Mint and Chicago-based CME Group, a derivatives marketplace, have now entered testing of their gold trading...
GoPro wants to buy the GoPro sitting in your junk drawer
Likely in an effort to spur sales, GoPro just announced a trade-in program that nets participants $50 or $100 towards a GoPro Hero5...
Euroclear Plans 2017 Launch for Blockchain Gold Market
Clearing and settlement services firm Euroclear has expanded the scope of its blockchain-based gold trading platform project,...
Smart Contracts – From Ethereum to Potential Banking Use Cases Whitepaper
With contributions from Zerado, FinTech Network have produced a whitepaper that looks at smart contracts and how they could...
Gravity Jack’s PoindextAR tracks objects’ smallest details for augmented reality anywhere
Augmented reality is a difficult proposition, both in the methods used to do it right and the resources required to do it at all. A...
Bitcoin’s Latest Scaling Twist: Support is Building for a UASF
It seems to be one thing after another for bitcoin. Amid the long-standing debate, one well-known bitcoin developer recently posted...
Buterin Raps Cryptocommunity’s Incivility in Bitcoin Block Size Debate
Are we being polite enough in our debates? Vitalik Buterin, the founder of Ethereum, thinks not. He recently started a...
Why Flybrix skipped crowdfunding to launch its LEGO drone kits
Flybrix first dreamed up a drone that kids could build with LEGO bricks in 2015. At the time, co-founders Amir Hirsch, Robb Walters...
European Central Bank: Still Too Early for DLT in Eurozone
The European Union's central bank today once again shot down the idea that it might use distributed ledger tech as part of its...
Bitcoin Core Supporters Push for UASF
The never ending bitcoin debate has now seemingly moved on to new never ending proposals that try to provide a solution to...
High-speed camera rig captures 3D images of birds’ wings in flight
You don’t have to be an ornithologist to know that birds are pretty good at flying. But while we know how they do it in general,...
Intesa Sanpaolo Trials Data Recordkeeping on the Bitcoin Blockchain
Italian banking conglomerate Banca Intesa Sanpaolo has tested a tool built on the bitcoin blockchain as part of a bid to validate...
Bitcoin Isn’t Money, Rules US Judge in Money Laundering Case
Yet another U.S. judge has ruled that bitcoin isn’t money. U.S. Magistrate Judge Hugh B. Scott ruled in a money laundering...
Apple could be designing its own power management chip as well
Apple already has planned to design its own graphics chip for the iPhone, but the company doesn’t plan to stop there. According to...
Two Months And Counting: Exchange Withdrawals Still Blocked in China
One month after China's bitcoin exchanges announced they had upgraded their services in response to requests from regulators,...
Ripple at All Time High as New Features Go Live
Ripple, the maker of the Ripple Consensus Ledger, has seen the value of its native digital token, XRP, increase dramatically...
Should I Do It? 30,000 Bitcoins and One Big Auction
Adam Draper is the founder and managing director of San Mateo-based venture capital firm Boost VC, one of bitcoin and blockchain's...
Qatar Commercial Bank Completes International Money Transfer Blockchain Pilot
Commercial Bank, a private Qatari bank has revealed the successful completion of an initial blockchain pilot enabling...
IBM Ramps Up China Blockchain Work With Supply Chain Trial
IBM advanced its status as a blockchain leader Tuesday with the launch of a supply chain platform designed to streamline flows...
Litecoin Price Falls: Segwit Down, UASF on the Table
Litecoin fell by some 20% earlier today after segwit’s network share decreased to around 63% following rumors that Antpool...
UK Finance Watchdog: No Need to Rewrite Rules for DLT
A top UK finance watchdog said today that it has no immediate plans to alter its regulatory approach in light of blockchain...
Has Reddit Banned Links to LocalBitcoins?
A recent post on the Bitcoin subreddit has caused speculation that Reddit has banned links to LocalBitcoins.com, one of the...