Spending by enterprises and other entities on blockchain networks is expected to reach $2.1 billion this year, more than double what was spent on the distributed electronic ledger technology in 2017. The U.S. will lead the world in blockchain investments, accounting for 40% of spending, followed by …

 The cryptocurrency craze is finally flowing into the exchange-traded funds business.Investors poured about $240 million into two blockchain-focused ETFs since their launch last week, according to the latest available data from FactSet. Blockchain is the technology behind bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. “It is rare for new ETFs to pull in such a large amount of cash,” Todd […]

Starbucks Chairman Howard Shultz said the coffee chain plans to incorporate blockchain technology and digital currencies into its long-term payment technology strategy, and hopes to “expand digital customer relationships.” Shultz does not, however, believe that bitcoin will play a role in this strategy, remarking that he didn’t believe the original cryptocurrency would “be a currency […]

Iota is a cryptocurrency, but unlike just about every other cryptocurrency, it’s not built on a blockchain. Aiming to design a distributed ledger that’s low-cost and scalable enough for the internet of things (IoT), the project’s developers have started from scratch and built a new sort of structure they call the “tangle.” The tangle is […]

In one sense, the rave scene has always been encrypted. In its heyday, when news of illicit parties spread by word of mouth, you just needed to know the right people. But new technologies are adding another layer to this.  Throughout the last year, rumours of a crypto-enabled rave revival have been rife on the […]

De Beers is piloting a blockchain program in order to ensure all diamonds are conflict-free and natural, while also enhancing efficiency across the sector. The industry-wide initiative will take advantage of the very nature of blockchain technology – providing an immutable, permanent record for every diamond registered on it from the moment they are dug up from […]

Bitcoin climbed in value from less than $1,000 at the beginning of 2017 to $14,000 by the end of the year. A coin of Ethereum was worth $8 on Jan. 1, 2017, and $843 one year later. Who would not be intrigued with the idea of owning something that appreciated thirteenfold, or even a hundredfold, […]

There is a whole segment of workers that have found work in the internet webcam business. These webcam models can have quite a significant income from the work that they do online. These websites usually have users sign up for them and then pitch them against each other to pay tips for webcam models to […]

Blockchain technology has become synonymous with hype – exhibit A is Bitcoin, a digital currency that uses blockchain, and whose valuation has, in recent months, been pushed wildly up and down by waves of speculator exuberance and panic. But the technology, which promises to use a decentralised system of online records to do away with […]

Risk management giant DNV GL is partnering with blockchain startup VeChain to launch a more efficient and transparent record of asset ownership. The two companies announced they would be teaming up on Wednesday to develop a blockchain platform to track food and beverages, as well as fashion and retail. The ultimate hope to apply the […]