A-Team Mission: Make Bitcoin Mainstream August 14, 2018 What if Microsoft came together with Starbucks and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on a mission to take Bitcoin mainstream? A strong enough signal that cryptocurrencies are going mainstream? Well they have! Resulting in a new platform dubbed Bakkt. Meanwhile what's the significance of the first international scientific conference, backed by the first peer-reviewed [...]
Welcome to DeFI Kitchen – eating in or takeaway? September 7, 2020 What is on the menu? All dishes are very tasty and come fresh straight from the Farm. You will have to choose depending on your flavour – we have delicious PorkChop (CHOP), Spaghetti (PASTA) is still on our menu, unfortunately we had to dump our last HOTDOG and PIZZA. Alternatively, you can swap to Asian [...]
A software bug came close to wiping out the bitcoin network September 21, 2018 A huge flaw in the Bitcoin network's underlying software that could have destroyed the cryptocurrency has been discovered. The problem existed since March 2017, which meant someone could have exploited the network by influencing the way bitcoin transactions are confirmed. Read more: Regulate 'Wild West' world of cryptocurrencies, MPs demand Anyone mining the cryptocurrency would [...]
A software bug came close to wiping out the bitcoin network September 21, 2018 A huge flaw in the Bitcoin network's underlying software that could have destroyed the cryptocurrency has been discovered. The problem existed since March 2017, which meant someone could have exploited the network by influencing the way bitcoin transactions are confirmed. Read more: Regulate 'Wild West' world of cryptocurrencies, MPs demand Anyone mining the cryptocurrency would [...]
Crypto AM Reshines the Spotlight on Wirex Lazarichev & Pavel Mateev September 28, 2020 Wirex, the leading payments platform bridging the gap between the traditional and digital economies, has come on leaps and bounds since Crypto AM last shined the light on us in 2018. Since its inception in 2014, our CEO and co-founders, Pavel Matveev and Dmitry Lazarichev, have always had the goal of making digital money more [...]
Recovery Vouchers on the Blockchain July 7, 2020 In Sunday’s City AM it was reported that Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering plans to hand £500 to every adult and £250 to every child to spend with businesses that are most affected by COVID-19 lockdown. The initial proposals include making these payments available via vouchers, travel cards or mobile phone credits. How could the [...]
EXCLUSIVE: Dan Simerman talks Covid-19, Digital Assets and IOTA June 9, 2020 Dan Simerman is an investor and technical product manager well versed in consumer psychology, digital assets and open source software development. Dan has a history of building software for Fortune 50 financial institutions, multinational media companies and strategic consulting firms. As Head of Financial Relations at the IOTA Foundation, Dan’s goal is to support technology [...]
The Top 7 Googled Questions on Blockchain Technology Answered! October 13, 2020 Graphic Credit: iStock Photos (License)
Bitcoin may take years to regulate, but does not pose risk to global stability October 11, 2018 Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin do not pose a risk to financial stability, but need to be monitored, while the government may take two years to regulate the sector, two new reports have warned. City-headquartered law firm RPC said any government regulation could take a long time to come into force. Based on past extensions of the [...]
Hackers steal $32m from Tokyo cryptocurrency exchange July 12, 2019 Services have been suspended at a Tokyo cryptocurrency exchange after a further hack on virtual currency caused the loss of ¥3.5bn (£26m). Read more: Trump reveals why he is ‘not a fan’ of bitcoin Tokyo-based Remixpoint, which runs the Bipoint Japan exchange, issued an apology today saying it had confirmed the losses last night, after [...]