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Etherparty: Building blocks of tomorrow's technology
Etherparty closed its $30 million-plus FUEL token crowdsale at the end of October.
Solving the forking problem: Why future blockchains must upgrade themselves
Sky Guo, CEO and Co-Founder of Cypherium, says the next generation of blockchains must be able to upgrade themselves.
Credit Suisse and ING do first securities lending on R3's Corda blockchain platform
Credit Suisse and ING swapped baskets of securities of value EUR 25 million using the HQLAx Corda-based collateral lending application.
Blockchain for business: A look underneath the hood of the architecture that makes it possible
Marko Vukolić, IBM Research Staff Member, discusses the design features of Hyperledger Fabric.
Beyond Bitcoin: Trading cryptocurrency today
FBG Capital has developed and implemented a systematic framework for evaluating altcoins and tokens
How to bring cryptocurrency investing into the mainstream and build blockchain's future
Most people haven't got a clue how to go about buying a digital token.
Bill Gates warns 'super risky' cryptocurrency has 'caused deaths in a fairly direct way'
The Microsoft founder and tech billionaire's latest remarks have already triggered a wave of criticism from cryptocurrency fans, venture capitalists, developers and investors.
Hackers serve up double cryptocurrency miners by exploiting an Oracle server vulnerability
The malware has been designed to make the infected system really slow and also shut down any other malware already in the system.
Onboarding the blockchain: How do we get interoperability en masse?
Blocknubie has been formed to solve these problems.
Ethereum-based insurtech Etherisc announces token event
First decentralized insurance platform opens registration for Token Generating Event.
How to develop leadership for the new world order
Lindsay Hooper, executive director, education, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, sees social value as the future benchmark for performance.
Banks risk danger by leaving digital transformation gaps
The introduction of Open Banking earlier has made it easier for fintechs and other providers like internet companies to enter the market by using open APIs.
How to think about crypto price fluctuations
Marco Streng, CEO & Co-Founder of Genesis Mining, advises newbie investors to take their time and buy on the dips.
Blockchain: Why IoT needs distributed ledger technology
Pete Wassell, CEO of Augmate, says an evolving workforce requires new, blockchain-based solutions
Dirty divorce goes digital as cryptocurrency helps spouses conceal assets
One leading London law firm says it has three cases before the English courts involving potentially hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of the currency.
Blockchain: Atomic swaps are introduced on the Equibit network
Recently a live demonstration of Equibit Portfolio featured the completion of an atomic swap on the Equibit network.
Blockchain investment platform BnkToTheFuture raises $33m
The second phase of BnkToTheFuture's public sale for a tokenized secondary market sold out in under three minutes.
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.
Banks and financial institutions must make customer satisfaction a priority
A recent study found that most customers, including millennials, still prefer having a physical branch nearby.
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.