Blockchain or Brickstring: Bitcoin Brainteaser Featured on Australia’s ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’ Author: Jack Mathis Last Updated: 26 September 2018 The Australian version of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” featured a bitcoin question that left the contestant. The contestant perhaps wanted to use a […]
Bitcoin Appetite: Nasdaq is Acquiring Crypto-Friendly Swedish Exchange Cinnober Author: Jack Mathis Last Updated: 17 September 2018 Nasdaq, the world’s second-largest stock exchange, announced Friday that it is in the works to acquire Cinnober, a trading solution provider based in Sweden. Cinnober […]
Nasdaq is Acquiring Crypto-Friendly Swedish Fintech Cinnober Author: Jack Mathis Last Updated: 18 September 2018 Editor’s Note 18/Sep 07:55 a.m: The article has been amended to clarify that Cinnober is a trading solution provider to marketplaces and clearinghouses, not an […]
Think-tank: Business Value of Blockchain to ‘Reach $2 Trillion by 2030’ Author: Jack Mathis Last Updated: 03 August 2018 IHS Market, a data analytics firm in the fields of finance and technology, released a July report that forecasts blockchain technology could lead to a […]
Robinhood Opens Cyptocurrency Trading to Georgia Residents Author: Jack Mathis Last Updated: 02 August 2018 Robinhood, a commission-free stock trading platform, announced that residents in the state of Georgia can now invest in cryptocurrency through the app. Users in Georgia […]
Factom Files Patent for Validating Documents on the Blockchain Author: Jack Mathis Last Updated: 02 August 2018 Factom (FCT) has filed a new patent today with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office that allows verification of documents on a blockchain with multiple […]
After Last Year’s Mempool Drama, Batched Bitcoin Transactions Finally on the Rise Author: Jack Mathis Last Updated: 26 May 2018 When bitcoin transaction fees hit record costs in mid-to late-2017, a race for solutions was in force. The most workable one came in the form […]
IOTA, United Nations Agency Partner for Blockchain Transparency Push Author: Jack Mathis Last Updated: 26 May 2018 UNOPS, a service and technical advisory arm to the United Nations, and cryptocurrency project IOTA have announced a partnership that seeks to help UNOPS benefit from […]
Crypto Utopia: Man-Made Floating Pacific Islands Will Accept Cryptocurrency Author: Jack Mathis Last Updated: 20 May 2018 Suffocating under your government’s strict business and monetary policies? Head to the seas. To be more precise, create an island of your own that has […]