Now that your cousin doesn’t ask you questions about bitcoin anymore, is it the end of all things blockchain? Maybe it just means that it’s time to think about innovating at the protocol level and come up with new use cases. That’s why I’m excited to announce that Outlier Ventures CEO and founder Jamie Burke […]
View More Jamie Burke to explain why you should still bet on the blockchain at Disrupt BerlinCategory: Distributed Ledger
Hacera creates directory to make blockchain projects more searchable
In the 1990s when the web was young, companies like Yahoo, created directories of web pages to help make them more discoverable. Hacera wants to bring that same idea to blockchain, and today it announced the launch of the Hacera Network Registry. CEO Jonathan Levi says that blockchains being established today risk being isolated because people […]
View More Hacera creates directory to make blockchain projects more searchableThe Winklevoss stablecoin is one small step toward crypto acceptance
A stablecoin is a cryptocurrency pegged 1-to-1 with another “stable” currency. In most cases, these coins are pegged to the US dollar and, as such, allow for true transfers of actual fiat currencies between parties using the blockchain. If you’re nodding off right now thinking about this, I would posit that these moves, however minor […]
View More The Winklevoss stablecoin is one small step toward crypto acceptancePeep the future of distributed ledgers with the leaders of Hyperledger, Parity Technologies and Tradeshift
As cryptocurrencies emerge from the speculative bloodletting of the past months, believers in the promise of distributed ledger technologies for business and consumer applications are casting about for what comes next. On our stage at Disrupt San Francisco we’ll be welcoming some of the leading thinkers in how distributed ledgers can create an entirely new […]
View More Peep the future of distributed ledgers with the leaders of Hyperledger, Parity Technologies and TradeshiftThe blockchain begins finding its way in the enterprise
The blockchain is in the middle of a major hype cycle at the moment, and that makes it hard for many people to take it seriously, but if you look at the core digital ledger technology, there is tremendous potential to change the way we think about trust in business. Yet these are still extremely […]
View More The blockchain begins finding its way in the enterpriseRussian hackers used bitcoin to fund election interference, so prepare for FUD
The indictment filed today against 12 Russians accused of, among other things, hacking the DNC and undermining Hillary Clinton’s campaign also notes that the alleged hackers paid for their nefarious deeds with bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. This unsavory application of one of tech’s current darlings will almost certainly be wielded against it by opportunists of all stripes.
View More Russian hackers used bitcoin to fund election interference, so prepare for FUDBrexit means blockchains, lots and lots of blockchains
Does Brexit mean blockchain? The UK government has published a whitepaper — some two years in the baking — where it sets out its fuzzy thinking in an attempt to move beyond two years of Brexit fudge by squashing its warring factions behind a compromise customs arrangement to try to live up to its promise of […]
View More Brexit means blockchains, lots and lots of blockchainsYou can now trade Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash on Robinhood Crypto
Fintech startup Robinhood is expanding its cryptocurrency trading product with two new token listings. Users in selected states can now trade Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash from the app. Robinhood is currently providing one of the easiest ways to get started with cryptocurrencies. You can download the app, upload some money and buy tokens in just […]
View More You can now trade Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash on Robinhood CryptoCrypto and venture’s biggest names are backing a new distributed ledger project called Oasis Labs
A team of top security researchers from the University of California, Berkeley and MIT have come together to launch a new cryptographic project that combines secure software and hardware to enable privacy-preserving smart contracts under the banner of Oasis Labs. That vision, which is being marketed as the baby of a union between Ethereum and […]
View More Crypto and venture’s biggest names are backing a new distributed ledger project called Oasis LabsWatch all the interviews from TechCrunch Sessions: Blockchain
What a day. Yesterday, hundreds of people gathered in Zug, Switzerland for TechCrunch Sessions: Blockchain. In addition to some of the key people of the Ethereum Foundation, the team interviewed the entrepreneurs behind Binance, Coinbase, ConsenSys, CryptoKitties and many other organizations. The event was packed with interesting content. But if you couldn’t be there in […]
View More Watch all the interviews from TechCrunch Sessions: BlockchainVitalik Buterin: “I definitely hope centralized exchanges go burn in hell as much as possible”
Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin talked about a wide range of topics during an interview with Jon Evans at TechCrunch Sessions: Blockchain. He was surprisingly balanced and stated multiple times that everyone has different needs and it’s hard to live in a world where everything is centralized or decentralized. “Back in 2013, when GHash had 51 […]
View More Vitalik Buterin: “I definitely hope centralized exchanges go burn in hell as much as possible”TMGcore is running high-efficiency crypto mines in Texas
Out on the plains of East Texas, not far from Dallas, a company called TMGcore is mining crypto. The company, funded to the tune of $70 million, will be mining multiple cryptocurrencies and is using some unique technology to ensure that it doesn’t eat up an entire city’s worth of energy. “TMGcore will be one […]
View More TMGcore is running high-efficiency crypto mines in Texas