Tag: block chain

23/02/2016

In 1919, Benito Mussolini coined the term “fascism” to describe his political system and the world forever changed. Simply put, ...

Bitcoin 2.0: Fantasy Or Inevitability?

30/01/2016

The blockchain - upon which Bitcoin is based - has been the center of heated discussion in recent months. The ...

Imogen Heap talks Blockchain in Disrupt Conference

by Matt Meador

14/12/2015

Empowering artists through the blockchain is something that has reached an international audience. Informing a global audience about the advantages ...

Bittunes Looks To Bitcoin To Transform Music Industry

Bittunes has a simple approach to how the blockchain can transform the music industry. While other music oriented startups in ...

Global Economic Outlook: Why Is The Fed Raising Interest Rates?

by Venzen Khaosan

25/11/2015

Market expectations of a December Fed rates hike are running high (at the time of writing the US Dollar Index ...

Music Industry Receptive To Blockchain Technology

Phil Barry believes the Ethereum blockchain can change the music industry. To him, it is “the current best system for ...

Latin American Bitcoin Conference To Feature 40 Speakers Dec. 4-5 In Mexico City

13/11/2015

A lineup of 40 expert speakers will highlight the third annual Latin American Bitcoin Conference (LaBitCOnf2015) Dec. 4 and 5 ...

Visa Europe Collab Partners With Epiphyte On Using Block Chain To Improve Global Remittance

Visa Europe Collab, the global hub for Visa Europe International, and Epiphyte, provider of a block-chain-based software as a solution (SaaS) ...

Roma, Aged 1 Day, Has Her Video Birth Certificate Notarized on the Blockchain

09/11/2015

Roma Siri, a baby girl born today has had her birth certificate notarized on the block chain. The potential of ...

Stateside Company Looks into Blockchain-Based Voting Applications

In yet another example of the numerous applications of block chain technology, a New York-based subsidiary of Global Arena Holding ...

This Country Has Fewer Poor Than America, 80% Of Bitcoin Transactions

China’s Cyberspace Administration Acknowledges Bitcoin

20/10/2015

With China accounting for 80% of the global bitcoin trading volume, it was only a matter of time before the ...

Swift Payments CEO Doesn't See Block Chain Replacing Current 'Efficient' Banking Systems

19/10/2015

While Swift CEO Gottfried Leibbrandt acknowledges that block chain technology is here to stay, he believes some of the current ...

The UK Treasury Is Embracing Block Chain, Digital Currencies and Big Data Research

The UK Government’s Ministry for Economy and Finance - Her Majesty’s Treasury, tasked with setting the UK’s future economic policies ...

Overstock's TØ.com Facilitates First Significant Trade With Block Chain

by P. H. Madore

As you know, block chain technology is all the rage in the financial world. In some cases, this is to ...

Overcoming the Challenges of Cash Programs for Refugees on the Block Chain

by John Weru Maina

As you read this, thousands of refugees are just making for land on the island of Lesbos on the Aegean ...

How the Block Chain Can Digitize Regulation

What is government sovereignty without control over currency? Thanks to bitcoin, some countries are confronting this reality. Long-term, it could ...

BitFury is Investing $100 Million in a New Bitcoin Mining Farm

25/12/2015

Bitcoin block chain infrastructure provider BitFury has announced the construction of a $100 million data center in Tbilisi, Georgia’s capital ...

Block Chain Startup Factom Tackles Data Problems; Bitcoin Can’t Handle the Transaction Volume

Factom.org Factom strives to become a data and record keeping layer of Bitcoin. The project has ...

FinCEN Tightens Its Noose Around Precious Metal Traders Using The Block Chain

As financial service firms expand their use of the bitcoin block chain for trading and business activity, the Financial Crimes ...

Could the Bitcoin Block Chain Improve Political Finance?

by P. H. Madore