Tag: Altcoin
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Incorporating Blockchain into Faucet Ads – A Masterstroke in Leveraging Technologies
byBy Alex Mardikian The merging of two technologies – blockchain and DOOH has opened up exciting possibilities for advertisers and their audience. With the VODXS™ Visual On Demand Experience Support Ecosystem, you and your audience can benefit from this game-changing concept. DOOH has successfully challenged the dominance of static OOH ads and with the emergence of […]
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Ethereum Price Jumps 5% as Cryptocurrency Market Rebounds; Tokens Up Significantly
byMajor cryptocurrencies including Ether, the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum blockchain network, Bitcoin Cash, and Ripple have recorded relatively large gains in the range of 4 to 12 percent, as the cryptocurrency market demonstrated a $13 billion increase in valuation over the past 24 hours. Ether, Bitcoin Cash, Ripple Often, both major cryptocurrencies […]
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Op-ed: Visa vs. Cryptocurrency — It’s Only a Matter of Time
byBy Laura Desmond The use case for cryptocurrency and decentralized payment networks was reinforced this week as Visa payments throughout Europe were disrupted, leaving thousands of people unable to pay for goods and services. The BBC reports that people were left stranded — unable to pay for fuel — and in other cases forced to leave restaurants […]
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Blockchain Technology is NOT a Trend.
byBy Laura Desmond Everyone’s talking about blockchain. In 2012, I watched some of my long-time friends leave very successful businesses to go all in on Bitcoin. Here were people with killer business acumen, who I had worked with for years, and they were leaving everything behind for this new technology. For example, two of my friends created […]
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DOOH in the Hospital and Advertising Revenue from the Washroom
byBy Alex Mardikian Digital signage offers the unique advantage of easy placement in many spaces. VODXS™ Visual On Demand Experience Support ecosystem leverages this unique attribute of DOOH and gives healthcare providers and hospitals to offer an engaging and enriching experience to their patients. Through the brilliantly innovative expedient of using faucets equipped with digital screens provided […]
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Months After Raising a $100 Million ICO Kik Founder Calls Blockchain”Unconvincing”
byAt the True North tech conference earlier this week, Kik CEO Ted Livingston expressed his surprising opinion about blockchain: “Almost nobody should be looking at it.” Kin Founder Belittles the Blockchain What made the statement highly pessimistic is the fact that Livingston raised over $100 million via an Initial Coin Offering for his company in 2017. However, […]
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How to Watch the EOS Blockchain Launch
byBlock.One is giving away its $4 billion code this weekend and it’s anyone’s guess what will happen next. As profiled by CoinDesk, EOS is set to launch sometime soon, though the company that built its code is going out of its way to prove the software really will be open-source. This means it isn’t even designating an official […]
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Faucet Advertising in Casinos – One-on-One Messaging to Boost Bids
byBy Scott Brown Casinos are uniquely placed to benefit from faucet advertising. Knowing the salient features of having such a system in the washroom can help you generate higher profits from the establishment and also obtain crucial behavioral data that you can leverage to present to your patrons the best you have to offer. VODXS […]
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NFC and the Lightning Network Could Make Bitcoin Payments Practical Again
byBy Laura Desmond Development of Bitcoin‘s core protocol could alleviate many scalability issues facing Bitcoin. Advancements on the new Lightning Network could allow for fast, inexpensive, and convenient retail transactions. History of the Lightning Network The Lightning Network is a layer on top of the blockchain that utilizes smart-contracts to execute transactions. Such a system enables payments […]
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The Future of Advertising Is In the Hands of Ad Blockers
byBy Laura Desmond Young adults are hungry for the ad industry to be better. They are right. “I block ads because I believe ads can be so much better.” This was a direct quote from an advertising student at the University of Texas. I visited campus recently and had the opportunity to talk informally with advertising […]
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