One of the worlds biggest crypto mining data centre has begun operations in Massena, New York, with a capacity of 435-megawatt on a 1300-acre site. Coinmint, a wholly owned subsidiary of North Country Data Center Corporation, says it will be used to mine several prominent digital currencies including Bitcoin, Dash and Ethereum. “The area’s citizens and its hydroelectric power – […]

Cryptocurrency startup Circle is seeking to register as a federally licensed bank in the U.S., according to Bloomberg. In a report published Wednesday, Bloomberg said that alongside the banking license, Circle – which offers a cryptocurrency wallet and investment platform, as well as an OTC crypto trading service – would also seek to register with the Securities and […]

By Scott Brown Sounds like an eyeball grabbing title…it is. But this is not an exaggeration. Washrooms in theaters, malls, hospitals, casinos, hotels, stadiums, and all imaginable public locations are now hotly contested spaces for digital advertisements. With nearly 10 million public washrooms equipped with almost 80 million faucets, the U.S is a huge market […]

By Laura Desmond Last summer I wrote Traditional Asset Tokenization, in which I hypothesized that a broad array of assets will move to blockchain records of ownership (represented by tokens), thereby changing the way society holds and transfers investments. A lot has transpired since last summer. In short, it’s happening — the infrastructure to support security tokens is […]

By Laura Desmond Loom Network is building our Layer 2 on top of Ethereum, instead of other blockchain platforms — and here’s why. Each month, another company publishes a whitepaper, claiming to have solved the scalability problems faced by Ethereum. These new blockchains claim to be better, faster, and smarter than Ethereum — they say they can handle thousands, even millions of […]

Does cryptocurrency have a bad reputation because of misinformation? And how can we sift through the current media discourse and what’s real? Unfortunately, the cryptocurrency market is full of “fake news.” Often it’s a simple manipulation or rumors amplified by nativity, conformity, fear or ignorance. ICOs have tried catching attention by issuing fake partnership news. […]

With a presence in 32 countries already, US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is expanding into Japan, one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency markets. In an announcement on Monday, San Francisco-based Coinbase confirmed the launch of an office in Japan and its plan to work “hand-in-hand” with the Financial Services Agency (FSA), the country’s financial regulator, to ensure it […]

The notorious 51-percent attack: it’s the major fault in cryptocurrency protocols but it’s rarely seen, especially among the most popular cryptocurrencies. Yet, in the past couple months, the exploit – whereby a single miner (or group of miners) takes control of over half of the network’s total computing power and can then bend the protocol’s […]

A company behind an ongoing initial coin offering (ICO) has been issued a cease-and-desist notice from the U.S. state of Vermont.   The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation said Monday that it was sending the cease-and-desist to LevelNet, which according to its website is based in Irving, California. Officials accused the firm of “violations related to the […]

Maqta Gateway, a wholly owned subsidiary of maritime industry developer Abu Dhabi Ports, has developed and deployed its own blockchain solution for international logistics and trade.   Dubbed ‘Silsal’, Arabic for ‘chain’, the blockchain solution is now the first of its kind platform in Abu Dhabi and will enable real-time tracking of cargo and paperless […]