Lead-up to BTC halving excites investors, brief mempool overload, exchanges barely holding on

BTC saw an unusual spike in activity yesterday, April 29th. In the past, 24 hours Bitcoin has risen up by 18.66 %, the mempool was briefly overloaded, and some exchanges were barely keeping up with the activity. Let's start with the price. But before that, I just want to let you know that this is not…

ByZoran SpirkovskiApril 30, 20200Comments

U.S. Department of Transportation Organ Drone Delivery Case Study

U.S. Department of Transportation presents a document detailing their “Organ Drone Delivery Case Study”. The article contains a review of this document and opinions about the future of drones and blockchain.

ByZoran SpirkovskiApril 29, 20200Comments

Opinion

Kraken Acquires Marco Santori Leaving Blockchain High and Dry

Marco Santori, former President and Chief Legal Officer of Blockchain.com, joined Kraken as their new Chief Legal Officer on the 6th of April, according to a blog post on the official Kraken website. Marco Santori is known for his work in litigating, advising, and creating new laws in the crypto industry. He is also known for…

ByZoran SpirkovskiApril 18, 20200Comments

Bitcoin

Bitcoin Miner Manufacturer Canaan reports $148M USD Losses in its first public earnings report

Canaan Creative, the manufacturers of the Avalon Bitcoin miner series have published their first earnings report since the company's public stocks sale in the USA, on Thursday, April 9th, as initially reported by Coindesk. During it's IPO in November 2019, the company raised $90M USD selling 10,000,000 stocks for $9 each. Now investors have lost…

ByZoran SpirkovskiApril 13, 20200Comments

News Technology

Digital Euro on the horizon? Central Bank of France to experiment with crypto for interbank settlements

The Central Bank of France wants to experiment with digital asset technology to improve interbanking abilities, according to this "Call to Apply" document that came out last Monday, on March 30th. The document lists all of the desires and goals that the bank has with cryptocurrency. At the moment, they are looking for third party help…

ByZoran SpirkovskiApril 8, 20200Comments

Technology

BMW Group Enters Second Stage of Blockchain-based Supply Chain Transparency

The BMW Group has increased its capacities for utilizing blockchain technology to provide its staff with the tools they need to create high-quality vehicles. According to the press release, BMW has faced great difficulty when tracking specific parts that need to be changed or simply weren't of sufficient quality. Finding the manufacturer often involved a…

ByZoran SpirkovskiApril 3, 20200Comments