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ANA’s new C-3PO jet is fluent in over 6 million forms of communication
Fancy paint jobs for airplanes are nothing novel, but few airlines ever really commit to making their jets look unique like Japan’s...
R3 Targets Regulators for Next Wave of DLT Expansion
The world's largest blockchain consortium is set to expand its membership to include a host of global regulators. The news,...
Nevada Lawmaker Moves to Block Taxes on Blockchain Transactions
A new bill filed in the Nevada Senate would, if passed, prevent local authorities from imposing fees or taxes on the use of a...
Elvie pulls in $6M Series A to build a global female health tech brand
The UK startup behind a connected kegel exerciser called Elvie is today announcing a $6 million Series A round led by European VC...
Sell and Short: Bitcoin Traders Are Preparing for a Possible Fork
Traders are reducing their exposure to bitcoin ahead of what they say is the increasing likelihood that its network could split...
Ethereum Developers Publish Roadmap for EVM Upgrade
Plans to build a new version of the ethereum virtual machine (EVM) are moving ahead. A group of developers is working to replace...
The Gladius underwater drone will shoot in 4K as it reaches the briny deep
First drones took to the air. Now they take to the sea! The Gladius is basically a remote-controlled submarine with a 4K camera...
Circle Urges User Caution As Bitcoin Hard Fork Looms
Payments startup Circle suggested in an email to users today that, in order to avoid the potential negative consequences of a hard...
Wanna hack your car? Macchina is a plug-and-vroom solution
You can hack your IKEA furniture to be more awesome. You can hack video games to make your fellow gamers hate your guts. And with...
Western Union Seeks Patent for Digital Currency Analysis
Money transfer giant Western Union is seeking a patent for a transaction analysis system that could be applied to digital...
DAO Manager Aragon Gets Alpha Release
Aragon, a administrative platform for decentralized organizations built on ethereum, has released a new alpha client for testing....
Newsflash: Bitcoin Price Bounces Back Above $1,100
Bitcoin price is on the road to recovery after suffering a significant collapse triggered by rapid selling by investors amid...
NASA’s pop-up robot can tackle tight spots where rovers can’t reach
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is pretty much a non-stop source of amazing things, and the latest is the PUFFER, or Pop-Up...
Japan Exchange Blockchain Consortium Grows to 26 Members
Twenty-six companies and organizations are taking part in a blockchain consortium spearheaded by the Japan Exchange Group (JPX)....
Cryptsy Escape: UNO Wallet Funds Returned after Mystery Transfer to Bittrex
Holders of Unobtanium (UNO) caught a break when the Bittrex exchange noticed the assets of the largest UNO wallet strangely...
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies starts building its first full-size passenger pod
In the world of Hyperloop, the race is on to see who can produce the first viable commercial system. Hyperloop Transportation...
Threat or Opportunity? Blythe Masters Talks Blockchain Jobs Impact
In the world of blockchain, 'increased efficiency' is becoming the euphemism used to address what could be a decline in jobs...
Aborted ENS Launch Marks Latest Setback for Ethereum Apps
Ethereum developers had to shutter a highly anticipated app last week when two critical bugs provoked security concerns shortly...
G20 Should Create Central Bank Blockchain Consortium, Report Says
Blockchain is key for an inclusive, transparent and accountable digital economy in G20 countries, according to a new report...
Price Analysis of Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, Monero and Dash
Bitcoin Notwithstanding that brief drop last night on kraken (What the hell was that? Did someone fat-finger an order????)...
If you like to linger where it’s shady the Populele wants to linger too
If music be the food of love then get ready to hit the Old Country Buffet. A wild new startup is about to unleash Populele, an...
Bitcoin Exchange Trial Ends With Two Convictions
Two individuals connected to the now-defunct bitcoin exchange Coin.mx have been convicted following a trial in New York. A...
Coinbase Targets Institutional Traders With Margin Feature Launch
Coinbase's GDAX digital asset exchange has added a new margin trading feature. The startup announced today that eligible customers...
Newsflash: Resurgent Bitcoin Price Tops $1,050 Amid Hard Fork Talk
Bitcoin price began the week riding a swell that began during the late hours of Sunday evening, registering a high of $1,063...
Formlabs retires the Form 1+ printer
Formlabs’ Form 1 Kickstarter project was the first stereo lithography printer that ended up on peoples’ radars. Its successor, the...
After New Highs, Ethereum Returns to Rangebound Trading
Following a string of new all-time highs last week, the price of ether has returned to a tighter trading range to begin the week....
Is the Decentralised Autonomous Organisation (DAO) the Next Trusted Evolution of Online Casinos?
Nick Ayton explores the myths and misunderstandings regarding the Decentralised Autonomous Organisation, where recent bad...
Bixby is Samsung’s new ‘intelligent interface’ for smartphones and beyond
Samsung is entering the voice-powered virtual assistant game a bit later than its competitors, but it says that its forthcoming...
Australia’s Securities Regulator Seeks Closer Ties To Blockchain Startups
Australia's top securities watchdog is looking to boost its engagement with companies working with blockchain by publishing new...
Blockchains And The War on Cash
Currently, India faces devastating cash problems, unique and unprecedented especially for a country of its size. Governments...
Japanese Kendama game gets a digital upgrade and a Kickstarter campaign
Like all good games, Kendama is easy-ish to learn and frustrating as all ever-loving £%&*@£^% to master. What’s a poor...
This Dark Web Market is Planning to Add Support for Ethereum
One of the most well-known dark markets is looking to add support for ethereum in the coming weeks. A moderator for AlphaBay – one...
Apple could be putting together an augmented reality team
Apple could be betting big on augmented reality. According to a new Bloomberg report, the company could be working on augmented...
Bitcoin Unlimited: Mining Power Should Determine Hard Fork Outcome
Despite escalating fears that bitcoin could soon undergo a long and messy software upgrade, a developer group at the center of the...
China’s BTCC Launches Global Multicurrency Mobile Bitcoin Wallet ‘Mobi’
Chinese bitcoin company BTCC, the operator of China’s first oldest bitcoin exchange BTCChina, has launched Mobi, a...
The Samsung Galaxy S8 will come in three colors
Can you smell this? It’s the smell of some fresh new leaks coming from Evan Blass’ Twitter account. This time, Evan shared some...
BTCC Launches Mobile Bitcoin Wallet for Android and iOS
China-based bitcoin startup BTCC is launching its Mobi payments app for Android and iOS today. Unveiled last fall during the...
China, Blockchain & The Holy Grail of Marketplace Lending
Noelle Acheson is a 10-year veteran of company analysis, corporate finance and fund management, and a member of CoinDesk's product...
IBM Goes Live With First Commercial Blockchains
Tech giant IBM is set to unveil what it's calling the first "commercial application" of Hyperledger’s open-source Fabric codebase....
Interview with IBM’s VP of Blockchain: Jerry Cuomo
Jerry Cuomo / Twitter Jerry Cuomo is probably one of the most important persons within the blockchain space, yet he has...
Charts: How Bitcoin’s Market Dominance is Being Challenged
Given its status as the original blockchain protocol, it should be no surprise that bitcoin has long dominated the digital...
Scaling Consensus? This Turing Winner Thinks He’s Found a Way
If a public blockchain is to be successful — whether its use is for currencies, smart contracts or something else entirely — it...
A Safe Approach To Doubling Your Money? More Than One Exists
Double your money on an investment? The phrase represents a holy grail for many. The challenge sounds especially daunting...
Chinese Bank Union to Tackle Receipt Forgery With Blockchain
Eight Chinese banks have teamed up with blockchain research startup Shenzhen Blockchain Financial Services to bring efficiencies...
Newsflash: Bitcoin Price Loses $200, Falls Under $950
Bitcoin price has sunk to a 30-day low, losing over $200 in a 24-hour period to hit a low of $938.73 on the Bitstamp Price...
After ETF Rejection, What’s Next for Bitcoin On Wall Street?
Days after the first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) was roundly rejected by regulators, this much is certain: digital currency...
The Ultimate List of Resources For Researching and Launching ICOs
William Mougayar is the author of "The Business Blockchain" and a board advisor to, and investor in, various blockchain projects...
Ethereum smashed expectations | Hacked.com: Hacking Finance
Ethereum set a new ATH yesterday. When I first published last week’s forecast that ETH might double from $17 to $35, I was a...
Bitcoin’s Scaling Debate is Devolving Into an All-Out Twitter War
The bitcoin world has been in something of a furore over an attack that, on Tuesday, took down most of the nodes running Bitcoin...
The Trump Administration is Buying Into Blockchain Tech
High-level US regulators and officials spoke out in favor of expanding the adoption of blockchain technology across government and...
Bitcoin Sinks $100 As Price Nears $1,000
Bitcoin prices fell to their lowest level in a week today, dropping to a low of $1,057 at press time. In total, the price of...
Which Majority? Bitcoin Exchange Accord Reveals Hard Fork Dilemma
A newly released statement from major exchanges today may have stoked tensions in the ongoing bitcoin scaling debate – but it also...
The Atomo Modular Electronics System is like LEGO for electronics
One of the hardest things about Raspberry Pi and Arduino is figuring out where to stick all the pieces. While both of these systems...
Report: Chinese Regulators Discuss Draft Rules With Bitcoin Exchanges
China's bitcoin exchanges may soon be required to implement new and potentially onerous processes to ensure know-your-customer...
Nintendo could double production of the Switch
If you launch a new console with a massively successful game like Zelda: Breath of the Wild, it’s not that hard to sell your...
Zcash Launches Non-Profit Foundation to Advance Adoption
The zcash project has unveiled a new non-profit foundation dedicated to the anonymous cryptocurrency's growth. The Zcash Foundation...
Ethereum Price Tear Almost Reached $60
When Europe woke up this morning and checked eth’s price, they may have seen a small rise from $40 to $46, but America had a...
Apple plans to invest $500 million for new research centers in China
Apple is trying to tap into local talent by building new research centers around the world. As spotted by MacRumors, the company...
Bitcoin Exchanges Unveil Hard Fork Contingency Plan
A group of nearly 20 exchanges has released contingency plans in the event that the bitcoin network splits in two, creating two...
Ethereum Pushes Past $4 Billion Market Cap as Bitcoin Takes a Drop
Ethereum, the underdog to Bitcoin, is experiencing a surge in market value that is making the digital currency community sit...
GameStop will have more Nintendo Switch systems for sale starting March 22
Nintendo Switch is in short supply – which is good news for Nintendo, but not so great news for customers looking to get their...
Ethereum’s Price Surge is Sparking Institutional Investor Interest
With the recent surge in the price of ether, institutional investors have started taking a greater interest in the cryptocurrency,...
Thailand’s Largest Bank Launches International FinTech Accelerator
Thailand’s Bangkok Bank has launched its international FinTech accelerator program called Bangkok Bank InnoHub, an intensive...
Tilt gesture keyboard could hold promise for typing in VR
Keyboard nerds like me could become a dying breed if the voice-controlled future accelerates at us quite as quickly as companies...
4 Ways Blockchain Can Disrupt Civic Traditions
Ravi Kumar S is a president and the deputy chief operating officer at Infosys, a role in which he leads the firm's global delivery...
Indian Exchange Unocoin Enables Altcoins to Bitcoin & Fiat Swaps with Shapeshift
Indian bitcoin exchange Unocoin has announced a partnership with Shapeshift to enable users to convert altcoins, deemed as...
Ether Price Tear Continues With New All-Time High
The price of ether, the token that powers the smart contract-based blockchain platform ethereum, continued its tear today, rising...
German Central Bank Chief: Blockchain Could Make Markets Faster
Blockchain could help fuel a broader digitization drive in finance, according to the head of Germany's central bank. Bundesbank...
Bitcoin Price Support Weakens in Dip Below $1,200
After several days of rangebound trading, bitcoin's price took a tumble today. The digital currency's price fell to as little as...
Bloq Launches Blockchain Lab, Joins Enterprise Ethereum
Blockchain startup Bloq has moved to back a pair of new initiatives centered on open-source development. The firm said today that...
New IRS Filing Tries to Force Coinbase Into Handing Over its Data
The US Internal Revenue Service has asked a federal court to compel digital currency exchange Coinbase to provide it with user...
Reduced Energy Microsystems pits startup chip chops against industry giants
Whether or not you like the so-called Internet of Things, the fact is that we do live in an internet of things, and every one of...
‘Blockchain Revolution’ Authors Launch Enterprise Research Effort
A group of global governments, tech firms and blockchain startups have announced the launch of a new initiative dubbed...
Ethereum Rises Stratospherically to New All-Time High
Ethereum is mooning. The currency has risen above $40 in the past 24 hours, with its market cap nearing $4 billion, while...
Patent Trolls Beware: 40 Firms Join Fight Against Blockchain IP Abuse
A coalition of blockchain companies is attempting to build a defensive wall against any attempts by so-called patent trolls to...
Investment Firm Blockchain Capital is Launching a $10 Million ICO
Industry VC fund Blockchain Capital plans to raise a new fund by creating a blockchain-based token and selling it to the general...
Analysis: Has Ethereum Reached its Peak? Here is Another Cryptocurrency to Watch
Ethereum Ethereum is looking at several layers of resistance on multiple timeframes. It is time to exit that trade, in my...
Blockchain For Government? Illinois Unveils Expansive Action Plan
While much of the US is working to piece together a patchwork of blockchain regulations, Illinois unveiled a sweeping plan...
Japanese Banks are Building a Blockchain Platform for Money Transfer Tests
The Japanese Bankers Association (JBA), consisting banks both large and small, will unite to conduct tests for core processes...
Space & Time: How BitTorrent’s Creator is Attacking Bitcoin Waste
While it provides essential security for the bitcoin network, there is little doubt that using 'proof of work' as a validation...
‘Super UASF’: Could a Clever Idea Break Bitcoin’s Scaling Deadlock?
An experimental idea for pushing through a controversial bitcoin code change took another step forward this week. The situation...
Coinbase to Charge Fees for On-Blockchain Transactions
Bitcoin and ether exchange startup Coinbase is planning to shift the cost of certain kinds of transaction fees to users later this...
Ethereum Price Sets New All-Time High
The price of ether, the token that powers the blockchain-based smart contract platform ethereum, surged to a new all-time high...
Seriously, this skull-drilling robot is good news for humanity
When someone invents a robot specifically made to drill into the skulls of unconscious, immobile humans, you’d be forgiven for...
Delaware is Drafting Law That Would Recognize Blockchain Records
Delaware is inching closer to using blockchain as a means to create and manage corporate records. Though the process is in the...
X-ray technique creates nanometer-scale 3D reconstructions of computer chips
The chips in our devices are powered by transistors and integrated circuits so small that they can barely be detected by our most...
‘Gemcoin’ Ponzi Scheme Operator Hit With $74 Million Judgment
One of the leaders of a Ponzi scheme that involved a fictitious cryptocurrency has been ordered to pay $74m in fines. The judgment...
Bitstamp Teams With Servicing Bank To Support Bitcoin Investments Within A Regulated Framework
Bitstamp, the bitcoin exchange, is partnering with CACEIS, the servicing bank of Credit Agricole, to allow fund promoters to accept...
Canadian Police Issue Bitcoin Investment Scam Warning
Regional police in Canada have issued a warning to local residents about fraudulent investment schemes involving bitcoin. In a...
New EU Draft Law Seeks to Identify Bitcoin Users, End Anonymity
A newly drafted proposal to amend the existing directive of preventing money laundering and terrorism financing is seeking to...

























































































