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Cryptocurrency: How fast can billionaires spend their wealth?
If you'd decided to invest $1,000 in the cryptocurrency when it was worth just six cents in July 2010, you'd now have a wealth of over $170 million!
How to think about taxes and cryptocurrency
In early 2014, the IRS released tax guidelines on cryptocurrencies and clearly spelled out that they are to be treated as property and not currencies.
The latest blockchain trend: Tokenizing people
Boris Akimov, a farmer and the founder of organic food startup LavkaLavka supported by its own blockchain token, will use the Waves Platform to tokenise his own skills and time.
Cryptocurrency at a crossroads: Bitcoin bounces from SegWit to South Korea
Oleg Vaisman of Capital.com looks at the way crypto has been portrayed by the media of late.
Blockchain: Meet ZILLA, the Amazon for ICOs
Almost $1 billion dollars have been raised from ICOs this year, but one has to wonder how much money will be lost due to fraudulent behavior.
How does Ties.DB database use blockchain technology?
Alexander Neymark, TiesDB CEO and founder, is using decentralised database to address the soaring demands of non-financial data storage.
Siafunds token opts to be classed a security under SEC rules
Sia CEO David Vorick talks about his eventual decision to follow the accredited investors route for the siafunds token sale.
UK Treasury mulls regulating cryptocurrency 'whilst not stifling innovation'
The inquiry will formulate a regulatory response to digital currencies from the Government, the FCA and the Bank of England.
Blockchain hardened devices, can they restore privacy with security by design?
Tony Anscombe, Security Evangelist at ESET, says blockchain is the vanguard of the Encryption of Things (EoT).
Cardano's Ouroboros: Proving Proof of Stake can work in the wild
Aggelos Kiayias, the Chief Scientist at IOHK, aims to provide the first theoretical analysis of PoS.
Blockchain bonanza? India's cryptocurrency dilemma
Since the emergence of AI, machine learning and internet of things, India has lagged behind the global technology industry.
Regulation and compliance: The future of crypto casinos
Mike Reaves, CEO and Co-Founder of CashBet, says there's still a lack of licensable platforms for cryptocurrency-based iGaming.
Investors turn to compliance-driven ICOs and securities tokens
The ICO boom demonstrates that liquid assets can attract a lot more investment than illiquid private equity.
Telegram aims to raise $1.6bn before ICO even starts
Telegram plans to hold a second, secretive pre-ICO sale, according to reports.
Bitcoin exchange BitFunder and founder charged with fraud, lying to regulators about $64m cyberheist
BitFunder founder Jon Montroll repeatedly lied to the Securities Exchange Commission to cover up a hack that saw the theft of over 6,000 bitcoins.
When it comes to Bitcoin, it's time to buy a better lock
Dr Richard Ford, Chief Scientist at Forcepoint, talks about securing your crypto assets.
Blockchain and economic advancement: The way forward
Simon Yu, CEO of StormX, Inc, says crypto will re-balance wealth in the future.
Bitcoin on credit to ICOs: The maturing crypto market
Egor Gurjev, CEO at Playkey, examines some iniquities around emerging cryptocurrencies.
CoinDesk announces 'Blockchain Week New York City'
New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) is partnering for free to attend blockchain jobs fair.
'We enable blockchain creation': Lisk relaunches to rapturous reception
Offering JavaScript and sidechains, the new look Lisk is aiming for the big time.
Blockchain: FactSet on the use of DLT in the trading space
How does distributed ledger technology fit into the future of order and execution management systems?
Cardano and Z/Yen look at threat of quantum computing to blockchain security
The report is titled 'The Quantum Countdown: Quantum Computing and the Future of Distributed Ledger Encryption'.
What blockchain means for the future of YouTube
'Decentralization can also solve the current structure of the attention economy and fix the exploitative business models currently promulgated by social media companies.'
MakerDAO launches $45m Stable Fund
The fund is being launched in conjunction with 'Web 3' builders L4, to provide developers using Dai with initial capital and help business development.
Advice for millennials buying and selling Bitcoin
Toby Triebel, CEO Europe, Wealthsimple explains why it's smart to start selling Bitcoin, even if you think it'll go up
Cryptocurrency mining surging among cybercriminals
Bryan York, Director of Services, CrowdStrike, talks about cryptomining malware.
Government websites hit by cryptocurrency mining malware
It's less about the cryptomining malware and more about how powerful the browser is, says security firm Synopsys.
As Coinbase drains users' accounts, crypto exchange blames Visa and pledges refunds
US cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase has pledged to reimburse all users who have been impacted by ongoing issues which left some customer's' accounts being drained.
How are millennials forcing change in banking?
Apparently millennials believe culture and experiences are more important than revenue.
Bitmain out the bushes with ASIC Ethereum miner
Bitmain is working on an Ethereum ASIC miner, the Antminer F3, according to reports in Chinese technology media.