Spending by enterprises and other entities on blockchain networks is expected to reach $2.1 billion this year, more than double what was spent on the distributed electronic ledger technology in 2017. The U.S. will lead the world in blockchain investments, accounting for 40% of spending, followed by …

VANCOUVER, Jan. 24, 2018 /CNW/ – HashChain Technology Inc. (TSXV: KASH)  (“HashChain” or the “Company“) today announced the arrival of 770 mining Rigs (“Rigs”) from China. Upon expected January 2018 deployment, the Company will operate a total of 1.23 megawatts. HashChain committed to a new 20-megawatt mining facility in Montana, USA, along with a separate purchase order of 5,000 Rigs with its […]

Mogo Finance Technology Inc. has reached an agreement with DMG Blockchain Solutions to lease 1,000 bitcoin mining machines. This will allow the Vancouver-based fintech company’s new subsidiary, Mogo Blockchain Technology Inc., to begin bitcoin mining later this quarter. “The biggest use cases and revenue-generating cases for blockchain are bitcoin mining, and buying and selling bitcoin. […]

Arbidex, a blockchain-powered trading platform that integrates crypto assets from multiple exchanges, launches its public crowdsale today, following a presale round of USD 6 million. The ICO will run up to February 15, 2018, with 40 percent of ABX tokens up for grabs, according to the company’s press release. The remaining 60 percent of tokens […]

Tech giant Microsoft and blockchain alliance Hyperledger have joined blockchain-based digital identity initiative, the ID2020 Alliance. Announced during the World Economic Forum at Davos in Switzerland yesterday, the alliance – which aid agency Mercy Corps and the U.N. International Computing Center have also just joined – aims to improve people’s lives through provision of digital […]

During the 1990s dot-com boom, valuation by counting eyeballs and various other body parts was rampant. During the housing boom, valuation was whatever you wanted by tuning projects’ default rates, prepayment rates, volatility and correlation. During the current crypto boom, methods rooted in science fiction such as network-based valuation, technical analysis, Metcalfe’s law and Moon-based […]

As bitcoin prices fluctuate, indicating uncertainty about the ultimate viability of cryptocurrency, other use of its underlying blockchain technology is increasing and may represent the future of information transfer technology in many industries, including banking, and to some extent, healthcare.

With all the noise about bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in the news, the word “blockchain” is quickly becoming a household term, though most of us have no idea what it is. You could liken it to when my car-savvy husband exclaims that the alternator on our car may need to be replaced, a similar …

SPECTRUMebos embeds itself in a robust blockchain ledger system so that security and authenticity of transactions remain static. These tools help drive real-time information in two directions; first, to the front lines by empowering customer facing stakeholders and second, back to management for …