Are ‘Gig’ Workers the Guinea Pigs of a Crypto Economy
A number of startups are developing payments platforms and cryptocurrencies solely for the sharing economy. Claiming there is a need of a fair and efficient path...
SegWit Adoption Outpacing That of Bitcoin Cash, Claims BitMEX Report
According to a recent report by BitMEX, the number of Bitcoin transactions being processed using SegWit has been consistently higher than the number of Bitcoin Cash...
Asian Altcoin Trading Roundup: Top Cryptocurrency is DigixDAO
FOMO MomentsCrypto markets are bleeding this morning as we hurtle towards a new monthly low. Google’s decision to ban advertising, while at the same time investing...
Hackers Target Atlanta Government Computers, Bitcoin Ransom Demanded
A group of hackers are demanding payment in Bitcoin to unlock computer systems they were able infiltrate in Atlanta. Yesterday’s ransomware attack targeted computers in important...
Ripple Loses Battle Over XRP Dispute in California
Ripple Labs Inc, a San Francisco-based blockchain developer famous for the XRP token, lost a home-court battle with rival R3 Holdco over ownership of its cryptocurrency,...
Research Team Devises Spurious Way to Track “Tainted” Bitcoin
A group of Cambridge researchers have come up with a decidedly flawed way of “tracking” Bitcoin that has been involved in crimes – even when a...
Ethereum Battered on ICO Regulation and Ad Ban
When crypto markets plunge towards another monthly low some assets will fare better than others. As usual big daddy Bitcoin has led the way and when...
Bitcoin to See Significant Improvements in Privacy and Scaling, Impact on Price Trend
The future of Bitcoin is always interesting to keep an eye on. This year, as well as the next few years, will introduce a lot of...
Talents From the Finance Sector are Coming to the Cryptocurrency Market
The correlation between the finance sector and cryptocurrency can be no longer be ignored. The lines between both industries are slowly beginning to blur. This only...
What Does the EU’s GDPR Mean for Blockchain?
Generally we know that blockchain technology underpins cryptocurrencies, and there are many organizations using the technology for a myriad of other applications: executing contracts, modernizing land registries, even...