Tag: ICO
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A Real-Time Battle Over Trashy Art Is Becoming a Big Deal for Bitcoin
byA bird? A plane? No, that’s just a giant penis spouting flaming bitcoin. Such is the canvas at Satoshi’s Place, a web app that allows savvy users to create digital pictures by sending small amounts of bitcoin. In the weeks since its release, the graffiti tool has become the site of territorial battles of pixel-space, with […]
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SEC Has Removed ‘Stumbling Block’ for Ether Futures, Says Cboe
byCboe Global Markets may now be close to launching an ether futures product, following a recent comment from a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official indicating that the agency doesn’t consider ethereum’s native cryptocurrency a security. On Thursday, the SEC’s director of corporation finance William Hinman notably said that, based on his understanding of “the ethereum network […]
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Ripple to Invest $2 Million in Texas University’s Blockchain Research
byThe University of Texas at Austin is among one of the first academic institutions to receive funding from Ripple, the San Francisco-based distributed ledger technology startup. The company pledged to invest $2 million over the next five years in the university’s McCombs School of Business to support its Blockchain Research Initiative, according to a report […]
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Blockchain Jobs: Is One Right for You?
byBy Laura Desmond That graph above has been taken from google trends. What it shows is the amount of interest that people have shown towards the keyword “Blockchain Jobs” over the past 5 years. As can be seen, the need and the general interest in this subject has been increasing, and rightfully so. Since this […]
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The EOS Blockchain Is Now Live
byThe EOS blockchain is now live. What was perhaps one of the most hotly anticipated blockchain launches, after the company that developed its software, Block.one raised more than $4 billion during an almost year-long initial coin offering (ICO), is finally live as of 18:46 UTC on June 14. At press time, the blockchain has received […]
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DOOH in the Supermarkets – Simplifies Shopping, Saves Time, Delivers Bigger Basket Sizes
byBy Scott Brown DOOH is a wonderfully compatible technology with supermarkets. It can be used in different ways to nudge customers to make decisions beneficial to the supermarket and buyer. Communicating through digital displays comes with a clutch of advantages; in fact, when you consider that with VODXS you can communicate with people visiting a […]
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Michigan Bill Would Make It Illegal to Counterfeit Blockchain Data
byA pair of bills submitted to Michigan’s state legislature would make it a crime to illegally alter a blockchain record. One of two bills presented earlier this month by state representative Curt WanderWall tweaks the state’s penal code pertaining to those who “makes, alters, forges or counterfeits a public record.” Under the proposed legislation, this would […]
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Bitcoin Price Dips Below $6,500, Breaching Major Support Level; Where Does BTC Go Next?
byThe bitcoin price has dipped below the $6,500 mark, falling to the lower end of $6,400. A major support level at $6,421 was breached, a major support level since early April. The next major support level is at $6,000, and falling below it could result in bitcoin falling to $5,000. Is $5,000 Next? Weak volume has been […]
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Digital Signage in Government Services – Boosting Efficiency and Saving Money
byBY Alex Mardikian The public sector can always do with help that enables smoother running and quicker functioning. With digital signage, public service institutions that include courts, police stations, and sundry government offices can become more efficient and save money while generating goodwill for the work they do. From delivering relevant information via screens to […]
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Why Coinbase Added Ethereum Classic Ahead of Ripple & Other Tokens
byCoinbase, the biggest cryptocurrency exchange, brokerage, and wallet based in the US, integrated Ethereum Classic on June 12 ahead of other major cryptocurrencies such as Ripple and EOS. The community was taken aback by the abrupt decision of Coinbase to add ETC to its platform, given that it is the 18th most valuable cryptocurrency in the global […]
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