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Interview: BitMaker is Using Bitcoin and Ethereum to Disrupt Advertising Industries
CakeCodes’ BitMaker App rewards consumers with Bitcoin and Ethereum to try new products and perform additional small tasks...
What Bitcoin Traders Should Know About Fundamental Analysis
While there are many different methods for evaluating the price of bitcoin, fundamental analysis may be the most integral for...
Weekly Analysis: Ethereum, Litecoin, Monero, Bitcoin, Augur & Ripple
This week was outstanding for cryptocurrencies. And, I expect next week will be even more so. I will give a brief rundown of many...
ICO Debate Exposes Rift in Enterprise Ethereum Alliance
The newly launched Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) might not be as aligned as its name suggests. Launched in February, the...
Ethereum Activities Increase in China; Trading, Conferences, Discussions
Ethereum activities are rising in China, due to increasing interests in the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance and the Ethereum...
Anki brings ‘Fast & Furious’ branding to its Overdrive line of smart toy cars
Before its adorable little robot Cozmo arrived on the scene, Anki was in the business of making smart toy cars. The hardware...
Zebpay Aids Indian Police After Bank Thieves Buy Bitcoin
Indian bitcoin exchange Zebpay has had its bank account unfrozen following a state investigation into a bank theft, the startup...
JP Morgan Quits R3’s Blockchain Consortium, R3 Isn’t Pleased
One of R3’s earliest members has left the banking-centric blockchain consortium that sees a number of the world’s largest...
LG reports ~10% sales bump in Q1, mobile revenues up 4% QoQ, 2% YoY
LG Electronics has posted its Q1 2017 results, which show a nearly 10 per cent year-over-year jump in revenue. The electronics...
$1,300 and Counting: What’s Next For Bitcoin Prices?
The price of bitcoin is once again trading near an all-time high. After about a month of uncertainty following the rejection of a...
State Banking Regulators Sue US Treasury Bureau Over Fintech Charter Proposal
State banking officials are suing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) over its plan to create a special...
The Cinder is the Terminator’s panini maker
Come with me if you want to sear. The Cinder, which we first looked at two years ago, is now selling on Indiegogo and I had the...
Arizona Bitcoin Trader in Custody Following Police Raid
A bitcoin advocate and trader in Arizona remains in custody after his home was raided last week by federal officials. Thomas...
Ripple Rising: Centralized Cryptocurrency Sees 30% Gain in One Day
Bank-friendly Ripple (XRP) still exists, to the surprise of many, the author included. Not only that, but it has continued...
The Awair Glow is a nightlight that senses – and reacts to – bad air
There are plenty of air quality sensors out there but so far the Awair Glow is the only sensor I’ve found that can do something...
New York Bitcoin Trader Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Money Transmission
A New York-based bitcoin trader has plead guilty to unlawful money transmission and making false statements to federal officials....
Bitcoin Traded at a Record $1,450 at Bitfinex, but is Any of it Real?
Bitcoin has gone up from around $890 to a high of $1,449.70 at Bitfinex in just one month, continuing a two years long...
Apple stops paying royalties to Qualcomm
It’s no secret, Apple and Qualcomm have been fighting relentlessly for a few months over royalty payments. Apple told Qualcomm that...
German Regulators Order OneCoin to ‘Dismantle Trading System’
Germany is stepping up its ongoing crackdown on OneCoin, a digital currency investment scheme widely believed to be fraudulent. The...
BBVA Uses Ripple Blockchain for Spain-Mexico Money Transfer in Seconds
Spanish banking giant BBVA executes a money transfer using Ripple’s blockchain technology to send real money between Spain...
Google Wifi now available in Canada
Google Wifi, the mesh router that Google unveiled first last October, is now on sale in Canada. The router sells either...
Ethereum Stole the Show at Microsoft’s New York City Demo Day
The ethereum blockchain featured strongly at a Microsoft demo day in New York this week, as cutting-edge firms working with the...
Japanese MegaBank Mizuho Builds Blockchain Trade Finance Platform with IBM
Japan’s Mizuho Financial Group, subsidiary bank Mizuho and IBM Japan are jointly building a blockchain platform for trade...
Where’s Apple’s Amazon Echo competitor?
Amazon is iterating quickly with the Amazon Echo as the company just announced the Amazon Echo Look, which is essentially an Echo...
Bitcoin’s Price Sets New All-Time High
The price of bitcoin has set a new all-time high on the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index (BPI). Prices hit a high of $1,330.72 at press...
Bitcoin Mining: Is Antbleed a Bombshell, a Smear Campaign, or a Circus?
There’s popcorn for breakfast and today’s movie is antbleed. For your pleasure and entertainment, we have one dramatic ant...
Meet Nintendo’s new $150 2DS XL console, launching July 28
Nintendo has a new handheld video game system it released pretty much out of the blue on Thursday. The 2DS XL is basically a 3DS XL...
Federal Agents Raid Home of Arizona Bitcoin Trader
A bitcoin advocate and trader based in Arizona was arrested last week by federal authorities, according to local reports. Reports...
Litecoin Miner’s Support of Segwit Shows Evolution in Understanding
Recently leaked transcripts from a conversation in late 2016 has shed new light on the different philosophies dividing the...
A salute to Nintendo’s Genyo Takeda, retiring after 45 years of innovation in gaming
Few at Nintendo can say they saw the company’s start as a video game company, and fewer still have had as much influence as Genyo...
R3 Blasts JP Morgan Consortium Exit as ‘At Odds’ With Global Banks
JP Morgan has officially exited the global bank consortium led by distributed ledger startup R3. A representative of the bank...
Bitcoin Price is Within $15 of an All Time High
The final days of April have seen the value of bitcoin make soaring gains in what has been a positive month for the...
Another iPhone 8 leak hints at wireless charging
Slowly but surely, we’re getting hints about the next iPhone from multiple leaks. Today’s new image from @OnLeaks shows that the...
Antbleed: Bitcoin’s Newest New Controversy Explained
A mining chip vulnerability that could potentially be used to remotely shut off bitcoin mining machines was revealed yesterday –...
Ethereum Prediction Market Gnosis to Freeze Remaining Tokens Following Record $12.5 Million ICO
Ethereum-based prediction market Gnosis has announced that it is to freeze its remaining tokens for at least 12 months, after...
Guardians of the Galaxy and Spider-Man Ozobots are on the way
Ozobot, a golf-ball sized toy robot that helps kids learn to code, will be available in the form of Guardians of the Galaxy and...
Ethereum’s Ether Token Tops $60 to Set New All-Time High
The price of ether has hit a new all-time high, exceeding $60 for the first time ever. Prices reached as high as $60.15 during...
Bank of Korea: Cryptocurrency Costs Unlikely to Crowd Out Fiat Currencies
South Korea’s central bank has published a new working paper analyzing a dual-currency regime by pitting cryptocurrencies...
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...





































































