Extending financial inclusion to billions of the world’s unbanked population has been a foundational objective that the global cryptocurrency community has shared from the dawn of the blockchain movement. Starting with Satoshi Nakamoto, the elusive creator of Bitcoin, stakeholders across the board have pursued this objective using different approaches over the past decade. PointPay is […]
eBay is now allowing NFTs to be sold on its platform, making the digital collectibles available side by side with physical ones. Whether you’re looking for a physical Dogecoin replica or a digital representation of Elon Musk holding Doge, eBay is apparently now the place to get both. At the moment, eBay wants to make […]
Share Tweet Share Share Email Essentially born in response to the 2008 banking sector crash, bitcoin – the first cryptocurrency has only ballooned since then. Till date, of more than 8,000 blockchain-based cryptocurrencies available, bitcoin is the most popular and valuable. Characteristically, cryptocurrencies are decentralized as they run […]
Counterfeit whiskies are becoming more of a problem, but technology might just help provide a solution in the future. Whisky makers are starting to explore the use of blockchain technology to provide a traceable record of their whiskies right down to the bottle, with increased transparency and the potential to show if a bottle has […]
Credit: Tech Daily, Unsplash Cryptocurrency leader Blockchain.com has acquired Artificial Intelligence Exchange. AiX, also based in London, has developed an AI chatbot for negotiating over-the-counter trading. Terms have not been disclosed for the acquisition, which Blockchain.com said would boost its institutional offering. AiX’s team includes former employees at JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs. A mammoth £219 million funding round valued Blockchain.com at £3.8 billion in March, […]
Ready to buy Ethereum? Here’s how to get started. As you venture into the world of cryptocurrencies, you’ll quickly come across Ethereum. It’s the world’s second-biggest cryptocurrency, and it’s faster and more adaptable than its big sibling Bitcoin. Ethereum is a programmable blockchain. Blockchains are like super–sophisticated databases that are difficult to tamper with — […]
Here is a list of companies that were popular on the site in the latest week. Argo Blockchain UK listed cryptocurrency miner Argo Blockchain (LON:) was popular after the company announced its April mining figures. The company said it mined 163 Bitcoins in April, down slightly from 165 in March. Shares opened the week at […]
Aventus Network, a layer-2 blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DLT) protocol that aims to provide scalability, speed and lower costs to Ethereum (ETH) transactions, has introduced its community governance platform, offering Aventus Token (AVT) holders with complete control over “major decisions” regarding the network and a lot more transparency. In the foreseeable future, all decisions […]
17 January 2021, Berlin: Three bottles with “Chanel No. 5 Paris” printed on them stand on a shelf in … [+] the window of a perfumery. Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB (Photo by Soeren Stache/picture alliance via Getty Images) dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images The effect of technology, on the beauty and lifestyle industry, has exponentially increased […]
What happened Many stocks with tight connections to the cryptocurrency market fell hard in April 2021. North American Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) miners Riot Blockchain (NASDAQ:RIOT) and Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ:MARA) ended the month 21.5% and 23.4% lower, respectively, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. China-based Bitcoin mining hardware maker Canaan (NASDAQ:CAN) posted a 39.5% […]