At a seminar held in Beijing today, the China Center for Information Industry Development (CCID) announced its inaugural monthly Global Public Chain Assessment Index, a ranking of cryptocurrencies and other blockchain projects that the Chinese government considers to possess technological merit. The CCID is part of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, a state agency of […]

If one were to examine the evolution of Blockchain, it would follow three main phases. First, you have Bitcoin, which has served as the grandfather of all Blockchain companies. It may not be the most advanced technologically, but the innovations made by Satoshi Nakamoto have led to everything else in the industry. Then, you have Ethereum, which transcended […]

By Scott Brown Employee engagement in this day and age of constant information barrages and short attention spans can be the difference between retaining worthy employees, reducing churn, boosting employee efficiency, and enabling a feel-good atmosphere at the work place. Engagement implies a meaningful interaction. Let us take a look at how digital signage or […]

U.S.-based mobile stock trading app Robinhood has announced a $363 million Series D funding round that it says will help the firm expand to become possibly the largest cryptocurrency platform. According to a statement published on Thursday, the funding round values the firm at $5.6 billion and was led by DST Global, with Iconiq, Capital G, Sequoia Capital […]

Facebook has appointed David Marcus, its Vice President in charge of Messaging Products, as the leader of a new blockchain unit. Marcus joined the board of American cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase in December last year. He confirmed his new move in a Facebook post, saying, “I’m setting up a small group to explore how to best leverage […]

Winklevoss IP, the company owned by Gemini founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has been awarded with a patent claim that aims to settle exchange traded products (ETPs) holding cryptocurrencies. The company outlined a system that can execute transactions for ETPs holding cryptocurrencies “such as bitcoins … ripple, dogecoins … ether” as well as BBQCoin, among others, […]

HONG KONG–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 8, 2018–The Cathay Pacific Group and its rewards programme, Asia Miles, are launching their first application of smart blockchain technology in a marketing campaign, in collaboration with Accenture (NYSE:ACN). This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180508005361/en/ Cathay Pacific Asia Miles app (Photo: Business Wire) The innovative technology is […]

By Alex Mardikian Measuring return on objective (ROO) is essential for digital marketing campaigns. For this the desired objectives and expected results need to be documented and understood. The objectives have to be measurable. The main objectives can be determined by talking with parties that will be directly affected by the installation. For example, in […]

The so-called dotcom era that lasted from 1997 to 2001 was an epic period for tech industry hype. It was a veritable Wild West for tech-oriented businesses, where it sometimes seemed like investor money all but grew on trees for the many start-up firms that popped up almost daily. Investors poured money into projects that had only […]

Large institutional financial organizations are continuously exploring and embracing blockchain technology. Details of a patent filing by JPMorgan Chase & Co.Was published by the U.S. Patents and Trademark Office on Thursday, which was originally filed by the bank in October of last year and lists how the leading investment bank plans to utilize the distributed-ledger-based system. It plans to use […]