By Burt Dixon Security token offerings help you to avoid the potential fraud of an ICO, and let you utilize a crowdfunding platform to raise cryptocurrency. There’s nothing worse than running out of capital when you’re trying to get your business off the ground. If you’re an entrepreneur who’s tapped all your relatives for money, and […]

Earlier this year, Boston Dynamics revealed that its SpotMini robot was now capable of opening doors using a manipulator arm. But though it’s called Mini, this four-legged bot may not be small enough to get into tight spaces or move through crumbling ruins caused by an earthquake. A micro-drone might be better suited to such situations. Even […]

Technology was at the center of the biggest consumer product launches of the past 12 months and they have one thing in common: they embody what has come to be known as a digital native brand. This is an analysis that summarizes how the top DNVBs differentiate from the rest. Kylie Jenner launched her cosmetics […]

By Laura Desmond Foul play at BitMEX? Exploring the biggest concerns Representatives of BitMEX, the largest Bitcoin exchange, love to show how much they care about the crypto community. When their charismatic CEO Arthur Hayes goes on CNBC to say nice things about Bitcoin, the recordings go viral on Twitter, and when the amazing BitMEX Research puts out […]

Blockchain is virgin territory, a new frontier. Getting there first, exerting influence, and dominating the market matters. England, France, Spain, and Portugal all knew this when the New World was discovered. America knew this with global force projection after WWII, and most recently, the internet. But like all history, the empires of the past are […]

How twisted can things get when an anonymous piece of code harms people but can’t be stopped? Two cinematic masterpieces offer us devastating answers and lots of food for thought: Dr. Strangelove (1965). In this Stanley Kubrick classic that takes place at the height of the cold war, an American General loses his mind and […]

By Laura Desmond This week at the Crypto Invest Summit, Spice VC’s partner Ami Ben-Davidunveiled his vision for Ownera, a new blockchain for security tokens. Ami was kind enough to brief me on his ideas for Ownera months ago and I’ve been thinking about the subject ever since. The concept of a new blockchain for crypto-securities is far […]

The State of The Market — October 23, 2018 BTC: $6,477.03 (-0.65%) ETH: $202.96 (-1.24%) XRP: $0.4436 (-2.13%) Bitcoin continues to move sideways, fluctuating between $6,450 and $6,550. However, Ethereum has managed to maintain its price above $200. With most major cryptocurrencies in red, the total market cap experienced a minor dip, going from $212 Billion to […]

NEW YORK  – Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) shares jumped as much as 22 percent on Thursday, putting them on track for their biggest one-day gain, as the social media company easily beat Wall Street’s revenue and profit estimates by selling more ads even though it lost users after purging millions of fake accounts. The surge in […]

The U.K. Royal Mint has suspended a long-running plan to create a crypto asset representing physical gold holdings. Citing anonymous sources, Reuters reported Thursday that the Royal Mint had frozen its plans to issue Royal Mint Gold (RMG) tokens after its partnership with the CME Group fell through and the U.K. government “vetoed a plan to have […]