Every year at the World Economic Forum, a handful of timely, hot-button issues overshadow the myriad other topics consuming the chatter of the attending businessmen, government officials, development professionals, celebrities, journalists and multiple other breeds of wannabe “Davos men. This year, as with last, a guy called Trump was on everyone’s mind. But that was […]

Pamela Whitby has been talking to the co-founder of a new ‘crypto tribe’ platform for short-term lets that is targeting early adopters of Airbnb When Erasmus Elsner first tested the proposal for CryptoCribs, his blockchain-based answer to Airbnb, where users are mostly required to pay in cryptocurrencies, he was looking for honest feedback. Inspired by Pieter […]

Reporting from the APE2018 a recent conference gathering the who's who of scholarly publishing in Berlin on 16th and 17th January 2018, EuroScientist Editor, Sabine Louët interviews several experts on their views on how blockchain technology will change the world of scientists. First, we hear from …

But, blockchain's uses extend far beyond security, and experts believe we've only just scratched the surface of this technology's full potential. As the tech world continues to speculate about blockchain's future, we asked members of Forbes Finance Council to discuss some unexpected applications of …

Microsoft is set to report quarterly earnings Wednesday after the bell, and one trader is bullish on the name in part because of the tech giant’s foray into the world of blockchain technology. The stock, which hit an all-time high Monday, looks well-positioned into earnings, said Michael Bapis, partner and managing director at the Bapis Group […]

For the most part, everyone I talk to (who is not an engineer) doesn't really get what blockchain is and how it can actually be used (besides as a currency). To those of you who are unaware that there is any other purpose for blockchain, it is important to note that while the press has focused on the 1300% …

In the case of KOIN, a committee consisting of people in the blockchain and financial markets divide the eligible stocks into four categories: cryptocurrency payees, mining enablers, solutions providers and blockchain adopters. Companies are then ranked within their categories based on a sentiment …

Everyone, even the biggest skeptics of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have all had their positives to say about the underpinning Blockchain technology which has the potential to change the world. However, it has been 10 years since Blockchain technology came into the open, and yet we still don't …

The World Economic Forum (WEF) is working with the Canadian and Dutch governments to pilot a digital identity project that focuses in part on blockchain. The Known Traveller Digital Identity initiative is aimed at using technologies like blockchain and biometrics to improve the security around international air travel. A prototype, developed in collaboration with professional services firm […]

The speculation around cryptocurrencies has obscured the fact that blockchain, the decentralised, open-source ledger that drives bitcoin, could radically change how ownership is verified. While the value of the main cryptocurrencies fluctuates, “blockchain” remains a lucrative buzzword that companies have found is a magnet for funding. But cutting through the hype, could blockchain technology really revolutionise the […]