When Bitcoin broke USD $10,000 on June 24 analysts were quick to declare the Cryptocurrency Winter over. When it broke $14,000 days later, most were claiming that a new bull market had begun. Since that point, however, the Bitcoin price has slowly slid down. There is no single reason for this decline, as many factors…

With so many industries due to be transformed by decentralized ledger technology, it is little wonder that many institutions are seeking guidance as they begin to enter and navigate the blockchain space. The response has been a rapid move by major consulting firms to provide necessary expertise. These companies have long played a role in…

The Iota Foundation’s push to move their platform into the mainstream is clearly making progress, as partnerships with major institutions continue to grow. Perhaps the most notable is with Jaguar Land Rover. Earlier this year the automaker announced that it would be incorporating Iota technology into its future vehicles. Now it has released more details…

The past four weeks have seen impressive movement in the altcoin markets, creating optimism that the long, slow valuation decline may finally be at an end. Most alt prices both in fiat and against Bitcoin have either increased or moved sideways since early August. Other indicators are also fueling the speculation that the altcoin bear…

Cryptocurrency adoption is now moving in many directions as developers continue to explore use cases for blockchain technology. Nevertheless, its most important function will likely remain as a decentralized digital asset. As more people across the globe seek to use crypto for purchases, point of sale technology (POS) will increasingly be the bridge that enables…

Like most altcoins, Ethereum has seen its market recovery stagnate over the past few weeks. Nevertheless, development of the platform is aggressively moving ahead. A major upgrade, named Istanbul, is expected to take place in September and network usage continues to grow. This progress has once again highlighted the scaling challenges facing the platform, which…

Ripple continues to expand its services, and focus on its core mission of becoming a blockchain-based protocol for fiat transfers. There is no longer any doubt that it can perform this function vastly better than the archaic SWIFT Network that it seeks to replace, and more banks continue to adopt it. Nevertheless, the XRP coin,…

Crypto advocates have long asserted that anonymity is one of the most promising elements of distributed ledger technology. This issue is becoming far more significant as governments and regulators are now beginning to give serious examination to the blockchain space. What some see as one of the greatest strengths of cryptocurrency others consider both a…

The protests in Hong Kong, which have been taking place since late March, now represent the most significant domestic disturbance in China in thirty years. Fearing government reprisals, protesters are employing a wide variety of methods to evade the sophisticated surveillance techniques the authorities are believed to be using. These include wearing masks to block…

It is no secret that for the past several years most major technology companies have been researching blockchain systems, with many looking for a pathway to enter and profit from the space. IBM has clearly been at the forefront of this movement, with a myriad of blockchain projects under development, and partnerships with institutions seeking…