The evolution of the world’s money payment and transfer methods (from the perspective of individuals) has developed drastically over the decades. Throughout the evolution, there has been four different phases. Barter, the first phase, extended from 9000 BC up until 600 BC. In this process, goods were exchanged directly between people. This system, however, had […]

Altcoins are dying a coin and code death faster than ever before. The cryptocurrency market is sadly tethered to Bitcoin’s price. Bitcoin’s price is probably at the mercy of large-scale market manipulation and cryptic factors that even the crypto frauds and “decentralization” pretenders can’t simulate. However, the RIP Crypto title here is still just a meme. […]

European regulators are determining whether to regulate initial coin offerings (ICOs) as securities sales on a case-by-case basis, Reuters reported Monday. European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) chair Steven Maijoor told the European Parliament economic affairs committee that some ICOs resemble financial instruments, which would place them within a specific regulatory framework. However, the regulator is still […]

Keep your pants on for now. ICOs are having a hard time, but they are not dead. The ICOs (Initial Coin Offering) are in deep trouble. When a year ago a typical shelf company with 20 selfies as a team and shady whitepaper with no product, no money and no skills could raise millions of $. […]

Should you be HODLing or FODLing? This time last year, you were jetting off to Switzerland to attend a blockchain conference, where you were told that blockchain was the new religion, that every industry was going to be disrupted, and decentralized apps (dapps) were going to revolutionize the world. You watched ICO after ICO parade up […]

Malta’s prime minister, Joseph Muscat, has used his platform at the U.N. to speak out on the potential of blockchain and cryptocurrency, calling them an “inevitable” part of a digital future. In a speech at the general debate of the 73rd Session of the General Assembly of the U.N. on Sept. 27, Muscat raised Malta’s move […]

More than a dozen members of Congress have signed a letter asking Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton to clarify the guidelines the agency uses to determine whether cryptocurrency assets are securities under federal law. The letter, which according co-signer Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) has already been signed by 15 lawmakers across the political spectrum, […]

By Laura Desmond We recently hosted a conversation between Mikael and Elliot about how Unsplash put community at the center of their product. Don’t have time for the full webcast now? Catch the webcast highlights and tips from their conversation in our companion blog below How To Build A Community Centered Product Co-Founder & CEO of […]

By Milena Miller This is part two of a series on audience engagement with digital signage. The best-planned campaign can be ruined by poor design. Good content means attractive, clear messages that grab attention, are easily understood and motivate people to do something, such as making them linger. Make them linger Remember — this is […]

By Patrick Hall Social media platforms allow us to stay connected to family and friends that we don’t get to see every day, but they also allow hackers and identity thieves to gain access to our personal information. In the last few years, there has been a rise in identity theft cases that started from social media […]