Austria’s Financial Market Authority has barred a cryptocurrency mining firm from operating, alleging that the company violated the nation’s banking laws. The regulator announced Tuesday that it had “prohibited the business model of INVIA GmbH,” a mining firm, claiming that it was offering an unauthorized Alternative Investment Fund in violation of the Austria Banking Act. […]

Weixing Chen, co-founder of the Didi Chuxing ride-hailing company, one of the largest technology startups in the global market, is partnering with Yang Jun, co-founder of Meituan, a Chinese on-demand local services firm, to offer a ride-hailing app supported by blockchain technology. Didi Chuxing is valued at close to $60 billion, and is seeking an IPO at […]

Ethereum classic (ETC) is set to fork in the coming days as part of a bid to diffuse a so-called ‘bomb’ in its code. Set for block 5,900,000, the change, in which all users of the original ethereum blockchain will need to update their software, is meant to disable a feature that is designed to increase the difficulty […]

Signet Jewelers, the world’s largest retailer of diamond jewelry, has joined Tracr, the diamond blockchain program being developed by South African gem juggernaut De Beers Group. Signet is part of a growing chorus of industry giants that are part of the Tracr pilot program, which will track each diamond that gets mined on a shared […]

By  Scott Brown Placing displays outdoors is a completely different proposition from having them indoors where the conditions can be controlled. Outside, the weather conditions are not in your hands – wind, rain, sleet, snow, sunshine – the elements will do their thing. You need to prepare for this while ensuring that you stay within […]

On previous reports, CCN emphasized that the price of bitcoin will likely fall to the higher end of the $6,000 region in the short-term. Over the past 24 hours, the bitcoin price has dropped by 2.5 percent, from $7,580 to $7,350, dipping below the $7,300 mark at one point. Lack of Momentum Throughout 2018, the […]

By Alex Mardikian Digital signage is ubiquitous, we see it everywhere. With DOOH gaining traction and poised for exceptional growth, many companies are exploring digital signage for the benefits it offers. If you wish to succeed with this medium of communication, you need to know the mistakes to avoid. 1.Ambiguous visuals – A visitor must be […]

When bitcoin transaction fees hit record costs in mid-to late-2017, a race for solutions was in force. The most workable one came in the form of batching bitcoin transactions, and batching’s popularity has increased in the background of a general bear market that started in early 2018. Technical Underpinnings of Batching At the time, it […]

Three years ago, Augur, a prediction market system that runs on the ethereum blockchain, held one of the first initial coin offerings (ICOs), long before the funding mechanism gained mainstream momentum. Between August 7 and September 5, 2015, the project issued 8.8 million reputation (REP) tokens from a maximum circulating supply of 11 million tokens, […]

By Alex Mardikian The future of outdoor advertising lies with interactive digital signage. DOOH is present all over the globe and is fast becoming the preferred choice for marketers in cities and metros everywhere. It is easy to set up once the hardware and software have been tested for durability and performance in a given […]