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IoT and Blockchain, a Paradigm Shift that Will Disrupt the World is Brewing
The Internet of Things (IoT) is currently shaping up to be one of the biggest disruptions that will revolutionize the world. The idea of devices that can “communicate” among themselves by sharing information and making logical follow-up decisions in response…
IoT and Blockchain, a Paradigm Shift that Will Disrupt the World is Brewing
The Internet of Things (IoT) is currently shaping up to be one of the biggest disruptions that will revolutionize the world. The idea of devices that can “communicate” among themselves by sharing information and making logical follow-up decisions in response…
A UC San Diego-Based Tech Startup (and Professor) Is Testing the Limits of Blockchain, VR
Amid eucalyptus trees and native shrubs, a biotechnology-focused virtual reality and blockchain company found a home on the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) campus in La Jolla. Founded in 2015 by Chief Executive Officer Steve McCloskey, who graduated from…
Blockchain Explained: Bitcoin, Smart Contracts, Smarter Contracts
If you have heard about Bitcoin, you’ll most likely have heard about Blockchain technology. In fact, every investor or trader worthy of the name would have heard about Bitcoin and its underlying Blockchain technology. You can’t claim to be an…
Blockchain, Timestamps and Proof of Existence Could Transform Online Publishing
Could “proof of existence”, a protocol made possible by blockchain technology, get rid of the fake news and imposter websites which litter the world wide web? BTC Media, likely the largest blockchain publisher alongside CoinDesk, thinks so. The publication began…
Blockchain Helps to Build Inclusive Finance Through Cost-Effective Cash Transfer
“Bitcoin and blockchain technology enable numerous possibilities to build a truly fair and inclusive financial system,” Kumar Guarav, Founder of Cashaa/Auxesis Group, tells me for MaxKeiser.com. “International money transfer, with which we have started, both for individuals and businesses, has…
Estonian Startup Combines AI, Blockchain and Legal Technology
Agrello’s Chief Scientist, Alex Norta, has spent 16 years researching digital contracting and smart contract technology. He is pouring the information he gained from this experience into Agrello, an agent-powered interface allowing users to build smart contract-based legal agreements on…
MK EXCLUSIVE: The Blockchain is Transforming the ‘Attention Economy’
“Attention is a resource—a person has only so much of it,” as Matthew Crawford succinctly put the notion that human attention is a scarce commodity. Blockchain applications in this Attention Economy space have put such principles into action: Brave, Steemit…
Central Bank Digital Currencies: A Revolution in Banking?
Several central banks, including the Bank of England, the People’s Bank of China, the Bank of Canada and the Federal Reserve, are exploring the concept of issuing their own digital currencies, using the blockchain technology developed for Bitcoin. Skeptical commentators…
Central Bank Digital Currencies: A Revolution in Banking?
Several central banks, including the Bank of England, the People’s Bank of China, the Bank of Canada and the Federal Reserve, are exploring the concept of issuing their own digital currencies, using the blockchain technology developed for Bitcoin. Skeptical commentators…
The Future of Money
To say that the future of money is blockchain-based crypto-currencies and payment platforms is to state the obvious nowadays. If this wasn’t the case, then why are Goldman Sachs et al. (i.e. the global too big to fail banks) rushing…
Bitcoin “Total Crypto Breakdown” Highlights Risks To Digital Wealth
Bitcoin “Total Crypto Breakdown” Highlights Risks To Digital Wealth – Bitcoin wallet app Blockchain suffers major security blunder – Poor tech sees multiple accounts being created using same address – Security lapses in electronic and digital currencies not uncommon –…