After a year-long initial coin offering (ICO), what has perhaps become the most hotly anticipated blockchain is scheduled to launch on June 2. That blockchain is EOS, which has raised more than $2 billion in its token sale for Block.one, the company that created what’s being touted as a dramatically more scalable and user-friendly version of […]

By  Scott Brown For all the touted advantages of a technology, businesses will only put their money into it if they have an idea about the kind of returns they can expect. DOOH offers advantages but for it to be truly integrated into a business’s marketing mix, it is important to understand the value it […]

Austria’s Financial Market Authority has barred a cryptocurrency mining firm from operating, alleging that the company violated the nation’s banking laws. The regulator announced Tuesday that it had “prohibited the business model of INVIA GmbH,” a mining firm, claiming that it was offering an unauthorized Alternative Investment Fund in violation of the Austria Banking Act. […]

Weixing Chen, co-founder of the Didi Chuxing ride-hailing company, one of the largest technology startups in the global market, is partnering with Yang Jun, co-founder of Meituan, a Chinese on-demand local services firm, to offer a ride-hailing app supported by blockchain technology. Didi Chuxing is valued at close to $60 billion, and is seeking an IPO at […]

Signet Jewelers, the world’s largest retailer of diamond jewelry, has joined Tracr, the diamond blockchain program being developed by South African gem juggernaut De Beers Group. Signet is part of a growing chorus of industry giants that are part of the Tracr pilot program, which will track each diamond that gets mined on a shared […]

By  Scott Brown Placing displays outdoors is a completely different proposition from having them indoors where the conditions can be controlled. Outside, the weather conditions are not in your hands – wind, rain, sleet, snow, sunshine – the elements will do their thing. You need to prepare for this while ensuring that you stay within […]

On previous reports, CCN emphasized that the price of bitcoin will likely fall to the higher end of the $6,000 region in the short-term. Over the past 24 hours, the bitcoin price has dropped by 2.5 percent, from $7,580 to $7,350, dipping below the $7,300 mark at one point. Lack of Momentum Throughout 2018, the […]

The Blockchain Industry Center in Hangzhou, east of China, announced that millions of dollars worth of support will be given to businesses that want to do business on this area. The new policy requires the center to be structured like the Silicon Valley; even if it is stated that it offers serious money support and […]

The State Council of China ordered local financial authorities and government-funded research centers to focus on the development of blockchain technology and accelerate the commercialization of the blockchain. The official statement of the State Council of China released on May 24 read: “To build a regional equity market in Guangdong, according to the opening up of […]

When bitcoin transaction fees hit record costs in mid-to late-2017, a race for solutions was in force. The most workable one came in the form of batching bitcoin transactions, and batching’s popularity has increased in the background of a general bear market that started in early 2018. Technical Underpinnings of Batching At the time, it […]