With a plethora of business blockchains vying for prominence, banks are under increasing pressure to pick a winner – after all, without network effects, surely the benefits would be lost? While that might be conventional wisdom, Commerzbank AG, one of Germany’s largest financial institutions, is taking a different tack. Rather than choose one protocol on […]

Recep Tayyip Erdogan was already modern Turkey’s longest serving ruler. Sunday’s election result is an endorsement of the President’s increasingly hardline measures that will raise alarm bells in the corridors of Western powers. Other leaders, from Russia’s Vladimir Putin to Somalia’s Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, were quick to congratulate the former footballer and Istanbul mayor on his win. […]

Rescuers are searching for 12 members of a youth football team thought to be trapped in a cave in northern Thailand. Authorities believe the boys, aged between 11 and 16, and their coach entered the Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Chiang Rai province on Saturday. They were apparently trapped when heavy rain flooded a […]

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said that “threats” by business over Brexit are “completely inappropriate”. He was responding to warnings by Airbus and BMW that investments in the UK could be jeopardised by Brexit uncertainty. Speaking on The Andrew Marr Show, Mr Hunt said Brexit discussions were at “critical moment” and needed unity. He also […]

Global leader in advisory services, EY, in partnership with Microsoft announced a blockchain based solution which facilitates content rights and royalties management. To start things off, Microsoft and affiliated game publishers will be using the solution in the gaming industry, although this sort of a solution can be used in multiple industries where intellectual property(IP) or assets are […]

Cryptonation. Blockchain Cruise. CryptoCribs. These are just several of the names of tourism programs focused on the blockchain industry, from luxury cruises to Middle East startup tours, that are part of a growing trend targeting crypto-curious travelers. The Blockchain Cruises, organized by the tourism arm of Edinburgh, Scotland-based crypto wallet provider CoinsBank, have garnered a […]

Turkey’s long-standing leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan says unofficial results from the presidential elections show he has won outright in the first round. Mr Erdogan has 53%, while his closest rival, Muharrem Ince, is on 31%, state media report, with most votes counted. Mr Erdogan also said the governing alliance of his AK Party had secured […]

A study conducted by Amarach Research and Red Flag recently revealed that the number of people in Ireland who currently own cryptocurrencies is around 120,000, or about 2.5% of the population. This is an increase of 300% in a period of four years. Such a remarkable growth in the adoption of cryptocurrencies in Ireland is […]

A few months after California legalized recreational use of marijuana, the Desert Hot Springs Inn in the Coachella Valley began advertising itself as cannabis friendly — a place where guests can smoke by the pool or heat up a vaporizer in the rooms. What surprised innkeeper John Thatcher was not only that business improved by […]

Known for its sunny weather, its prestigious football teams and its food scene, the Spanish capital has long been a privileged destination for tourists on a weekend break. However, it is also rapidly gaining popularity as a destination for business and professional meetings thanks to improvement of the Spanish economy in the last couple of […]