By Laura Desmond The Holy Grail for the financial industry is enabling access to capital for the more than five million small businesses that operate in the United States. Venture capital and banks only give money to a small fraction of companies, and it’s no secret that the recipients of that capital are not exactly diverse. Much […]

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 […]

By Alex Mardikian May 2018 heralds a landmark for digital signages in restaurants. FDA has introduced regulations that were held in abeyance for a year. The regulations require that restaurants with more than 20 branches will have to display nutritional information alongside the menu so that customers have the information for making a healthy choice. Apart […]

By Alex Mardikian The merging of two technologies – blockchain and DOOH has opened up exciting possibilities for advertisers and their audience. With the VODXS™ Visual On Demand Experience Support Ecosystem, you and your audience can benefit from this game-changing concept. DOOH has successfully challenged the dominance of static OOH ads and with the emergence of […]

  Major cryptocurrencies including Ether, the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum blockchain network, Bitcoin Cash, and Ripple have recorded relatively large gains in the range of 4 to 12 percent, as the cryptocurrency market demonstrated a $13 billion increase in valuation over the past 24 hours.   Ether, Bitcoin Cash, Ripple Often, both major cryptocurrencies […]

“[I’m] very much waiting for you guys to finish in a sea of shitcoins.” With that, pseudonymous forum user ‘Monkeyyy’ just might have summed up the sentiment surrounding a forthcoming cryptocurrency called “grin.” Rising to renown last year as the first software implementation for a code proposal known as MimbleWimble, the idea is to start a new blockchain […]

By Laura Desmond The use case for cryptocurrency and decentralized payment networks was reinforced this week as Visa payments throughout Europe were disrupted, leaving thousands of people unable to pay for goods and services. The BBC reports that people were left stranded — unable to pay for fuel — and in other cases forced to leave restaurants […]

By Laura Desmond Everyone’s talking about blockchain. In 2012, I watched some of my long-time friends leave very successful businesses to go all in on Bitcoin. Here were people with killer business acumen, who I had worked with for years, and they were leaving everything behind for this new technology. For example, two of my friends created […]

By Alex Mardikian Digital signage offers the unique advantage of easy placement in many spaces. VODXS™ Visual On Demand Experience Support ecosystem leverages this unique attribute of DOOH and gives healthcare providers and hospitals to offer an engaging and enriching experience to their patients. Through the brilliantly innovative expedient of using faucets equipped with digital screens provided […]