Creating a ‘Blockchain Industry:’ Patenting the Blockchain
Patent filings for blockchain technology have more than tripled since 2014; this spike includes patents filed by cryptocurrency exchanges such ...
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Blockchain for Gold, the Banque de France, and Zcash’s Decline
The Euroclear Bankchain has successfully completed its first pilot, a service launched by financial blockchain solutions firm Paxos and the ...
(Permissionless) Blockchain Could be Key to the Cashless Kingdom
Permissionless, permissioned. Cashless, cash-filled—two of the larger discussions currently underway in the fintech world. However, a recent paper by Coin ...
Circle Cedes Bitcoin Trading to Coinbase, Expands Messaging Functions
Still want to buy some bitcoin? It'll currently cost you about $764, and your options for places to do so are ...
Learning to Fly with the Internet of Value
The Internet of Value will remove the need for intermediaries in banking, insurance, housing, media, and all sorts of other ...
Rideshare Looks to Blockchain for Truly Decentralized Sharing Economy
The sharing economy has made it possible to “share” virtually anything: from cars, homes, loans, to doghouses (yes, that’s a ...
New Ransomware Uses Social Media, Demands Payment in Bitcoin
A new type of ransomware is targeting users through their social media accounts, most notably through Facebook and LinkedIn, before ...
Bitcoin Rises, Dollar Falls After Trump Victory
Bitcoin’s price rose with the election results as other fiat currencies such as the dollar, the yen, the peso all ...
Where Does Blockchain Scalability Matter? Specific Use Cases, from Digital Art to HR
For blockchain tech to go mainstream, it needs to scaleContinue reading on Hacking Finance »
IPO or ICO or IEO (briefing on Colored Coins)
Image source The new kid on the block is IEO (Initial Equity Offering). I coined that phrase because neither IPO ...
