Next year is all but certain to see blockchain technology assume a much greater role across many business and technical sectors, and institutions across the globe are evaluating platforms for potential adoption. Anticipating this move, competition is emerging, usually pushed by development teams, promoting the technical merits of platforms for a range of applications. Of…

WBack in April 2018, Facebook publicized the launch of its very own blockchain department. The news wasn’t surprising at all, granted that most major companies are experimenting with the technology. However, last week, the social media giant announced the start of a hiring spree, with focus on blockchain experts and developers. Facebook’s sudden increased…

The Bitcoin market has experienced relative growth in the past seven days, and it remains to see if the trend will continue past the Christmas and New Year's dates. Many trading experts are calling this and other rallies "dead cat bounces", but that of course, remains to be seen. Bitcoin shortly passed the $4000…

All hail to the Turing Award winner, Dr. Andrew Chi-Chih Yao, who has finished an immensely successful fundraising campaign for his latest venture. Venture capitalist giants, Baidu and Sequoia, have joined the non-profit foundation to assist Dr. Andrew in creating and launching a new blockchain in 2019. The noticeable co-founders also include highly renowned professors…

The cryptocurrency market has a habit of defying traditional financial logic, and the development and growth of exchanges during 2018 is one example. Despite the significant decline of market values, and a decrease in trading activity, exchanges continue to press ahead. In what is already a very crowded space, the opportunity to buy and trade…

Nasdaq has recently announced their commitment to pursue Bitcoin futures, and is planning to introduce the contracts in the first quarter of 2019. The exchange operator was rumoured to be contemplating launching Bitcoin futures in 2017, however, operations were deferred in order to create a more unique offering. Partnership with VanEck The world’s…

During the last couple of years, China has been dealing with a wide variety of intellectual property issues. Given its 800 million internet users, the problem has further accentuated recently, since the number of disputes involving online businesses has increased exponentially. In an effort to fight this problem, the Hangzhou Internet Court has recently announced…

The United Arab Emirates has often been regarded as a blockchain hub, due to the country’s constant efforts to research and adopt blockchain technology at a state-wide level. Now, recent reports indicate that the United Arab Emirates Banks Federation (UBF), through its Advisory Council, has held discussions regarding the implementation of the technology for its…

The march toward blockchain’s mainstream adoption is underpinned by armies of workers dedicated to developing and promoting the technology. These teams are increasingly becoming the face if the blockchain movement, raising questions as to their long-term roles once their platforms reach final form. The resolution of this issue is likely to play a crucial role…