At the True North tech conference earlier this week, Kik CEO Ted Livingston expressed his surprising opinion about blockchain: “Almost nobody should be looking at it.” Kin Founder Belittles the Blockchain What made the statement highly pessimistic is the fact that Livingston raised over $100 million via an Initial Coin Offering for his company in 2017. However, […]

Block.One is giving away its $4 billion code this weekend and it’s anyone’s guess what will happen next. As profiled by CoinDesk, EOS is set to launch sometime soon, though the company that built its code is going out of its way to prove the software really will be open-source. This means it isn’t even designating an official […]

By Scott Brown Casinos are uniquely placed to benefit from faucet advertising. Knowing the salient features of having such a system in the washroom can help you generate higher profits from the establishment and also obtain crucial behavioral data that you can leverage to present to your patrons the best you have to offer. VODXS […]

 By Laura Desmond ICO funds have poured in at record levels and in 2017 the overall market capitalization grew to over $US130 billion. It seems you can just add the words “blockchain, cryptocurrency, token” and investor dollars will hunt you down. Every day multiple new ICO launches promote their “ERC-20, industry first and get in […]

By Laura Desmond Development of Bitcoin‘s core protocol could alleviate many scalability issues facing Bitcoin. Advancements on the new Lightning Network could allow for fast, inexpensive, and convenient retail transactions.   History of the Lightning Network The Lightning Network is a layer on top of the blockchain that utilizes smart-contracts to execute transactions. Such a system enables payments […]

By Laura Desmond Young adults are hungry for the ad industry to be better. They are right. “I block ads because I believe ads can be so much better.” This was a direct quote from an advertising student at the University of Texas. I visited campus recently and had the opportunity to talk informally with advertising […]

The rules that govern data are changing rapidly, creating confusion for the companies that use blockchain to support payments, as well as potential investment opportunities for third parties that can ensure compliance. The General Data Protection Regulation, which goes into effect on May 25, and the Payment Services Directive, which went into effect in January, […]

A bitcoin ATM manufacturer based in Prague says it has installed 10 new cryptocurrency-dispensing machines throughout the European city’s subway system. The company, General Bytes, posted a map on its website showing where the bitcoin ATMs are located in 10 different metro stops in the city of 1.3 million in the Czech Republic. The machines can be used to […]

By Alex Mardikian Digital out of home advertising has gained currency among brands. Out of home advertising is not new. It goes back to ancient times, since the days of the pharaohs and the kings of India. Billboards and ads on bus shelters are the most ubiquitous form of OOH advertising. DOOH puts “digital” into […]

By Alex Mardikian With digital signage, you can reach out to potentially thousands of people. You don’t want the communication to be sabotaged in any way. Not just your communication with an audience, a security lapse or hack can place sensitive data at risk and seriously impact not just a brand’s value but also its finances. […]