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…

Interest in cryptocurrency continues to grow in the developing world, with millions recognizing the opportunities offered by using blockchain assets. In South America, Dash is gaining a foothold, as many in the realm are seeking crypto alternatives to their unstable national fiats. This move is largely a result of the Dash team’s aggressive marketing and…

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…

Bithumb happens to be the largest exchange in South Korea and in an attempt to make its listing procedure more decentralized, the company has launched Pickthumb. The aim of this new venture is to offer means of voting to the participants and allow them to file their opinion regarding the listing of any new project.…

Weekly Bitcoin Price Chart The end of the week leads straight into a small rally, which may or may not last. The reasoning behind the rally is the fact that Blockstream launched a satellite that broadcasts the Bitcoin blockchain on the 17th of December, which received good media coverage and impressed a lot of people. …

At WebSummit 2018, in early November, YoniAssia, Chief Executive of eToro,announced the launch of GoodDollar:an ecosystem-led project that explores how cryptocurrency and blockchaintechnology may reduce inequality through models based on universal basic income(UBI). Lessthan two weeks later, on November 19, GoodDollar’s first community event tookplace, in Berlin, and was designed to establish an…