There has never been a better time to be a blockchain developer or cryptographer than right now. With the great rise in both value and prominence of cryptocurrencies in 2017, we've seen an unprecedented rise in the demand for blockchain developers. Global giants like IBM, Oracle and SAP are betting big on blockchain technology and…

Telegram has been making headlines for quite some time now. The instant messaging app developed by the Durov brothers, Pavel and Nikolai, has built a deep connection to the cryptocurrency universe and has become a favorite messaging app for many in the industry. Its connection to the crypto community was made even deeper when they…

The news that OKex was opening a Malta based office which it plans to use as a foundation for future growth came as no surprise to many. Malta has become the go-to place for global crypto and blockchain giants and OKex is just the latest one. The Chinese crypto exchange giant with a daily transactional…

West Virginia made history when it announced that it would pilot the use of a blockchain in a federal election, becoming the first state in the US to do so. The pilot will be limited to the two counties, Harrison and Monongalia, and will only be availed to servicemen that are deployed as well as…

The U.S National Security Agency has been secretly spying on the Bitcoin blockchain for over five years now. This is according to classified documents that were released by the infamous U.S whistleblower, Edward Snowden. While at first, the surveillance involved monitoring the decentralized ledger for any criminal elements, the NSA later started gathering information about…

Huawei Technologies Ltd, the Chinese phone maker plans to develop a blockchain-ready smartphone. In a move that could propel the blockchain technology to mainstream adoption, the company is working with Sirin Labs to license the SIRIN OS which will support decentralized applications. The SIRIN Operating System The SIRIN OS is an operating system developed by Sirin Labs…

Cryptocurrencies rose to prominence in 2017, fuelled by their decentralized setup, giving back power to the people. Developed nearly a decade ago, Bitcoin was a cryptographer’s response to the 2008 financial crisis and Satoshi Nakamoto’s aim was to take away absolute power from a few individuals and entities to distribute it to everyone. Nakamoto embedded…

There was a time when in order to meet someone new, one had to go to the local bar and hit on someone or ask a friend to hook him up. Most of us can hardly remember those days because thanks to the internet, meeting someone is only a click away. Whether you are just…

When blockchain technology first made news a few years ago, big players in the financial industry were all up in arms against it. Financial institutions such as banks, remittance firms and insurance companies were apprehensive of the technology and they discredited it in any way they could. This all has changed, however, and financial institutions…