The EOS blockchain is now live. What was perhaps one of the most hotly anticipated blockchain launches, after the company that developed its software, Block.one raised more than $4 billion during an almost year-long initial coin offering (ICO), is finally live as of 18:46 UTC on June 14. At press time, the blockchain has received […]

By  Scott Brown DOOH is a wonderfully compatible technology with supermarkets. It can be used in different ways to nudge customers to make decisions beneficial to the supermarket and buyer. Communicating through digital displays comes with a clutch of advantages; in fact, when you consider that with VODXS you can communicate with people visiting a […]

A pair of bills submitted to Michigan’s state legislature would make it a crime to illegally alter a blockchain record. One of two bills presented earlier this month by state representative Curt WanderWall tweaks the state’s penal code pertaining to those who “makes, alters, forges or counterfeits a public record.” Under the proposed legislation, this would […]

The bitcoin price has dipped below the $6,500 mark, falling to the lower end of $6,400. A major support level at $6,421 was breached, a major support level since early April. The next major support level is at $6,000, and falling below it could result in bitcoin falling to $5,000. Is $5,000 Next? Weak volume has been […]

BY Alex Mardikian The public sector can always do with help that enables smoother running and quicker functioning. With digital signage, public service institutions that include courts, police stations, and sundry government offices can become more efficient and save money while generating goodwill for the work they do. From delivering relevant information via screens to […]

Coinbase, the biggest cryptocurrency exchange, brokerage, and wallet based in the US, integrated Ethereum Classic on June 12 ahead of other major cryptocurrencies such as Ripple and EOS. The community was taken aback by the abrupt decision of Coinbase to add ETC to its platform, given that it is the 18th most valuable cryptocurrency in the global […]

The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange has inked a partnership with Equifax, a UK-based fintech company that provides blockchain technology services for capital markets. Equichain will be advising ADX on the best way to use new technologies including blockchain to increase the operational efficiency of the exchange in terms of transaction speed and security. ADX Chief Executive Rashed […]

Volatility, flash crashes, hacks and scams: life in the crypto demimonde can be tough, but perhaps the worst fear of every trader is the harrowing possibility that, after earning a tidy profit in bitcoin or ethereum, they lose their wallet signature or air-gapped drive. As nightmarish as this sounds, it actually does happen. There have […]

Young women coders in Afghanistan are getting a chance to use ethereum’s cryptocurrency. Revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, Code to Inspire (CTI), a non-profit for teaching women in Afghanistan to write code, has partnered with the Bounties Network to allow students to accept ether (ETH) for fixing vulnerabilities for businesses or projects posting bounties. And according to Fereshteh […]

By Laura Desmond Much like the words “blockchain”, “AI” and “cloud”, “smart contract” is one of those phrases that get a lot of hype. After all, what can be better than being able to trust what will happen instead of using the judicial system? The promises of smart contracts include: Enforcing contracts automatically, trustlessly and […]