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Ethereum

Crypto Startup Wala Is Reaching Africans with Ethereum Micropayments

South Africa startup Wala is using microraiden for high volume, low-value, off-chain ethereum transactions. And people are using it in the thousands.

Business  ·  11 June 2018
Bitcoin

Just Diversify? With Crypto Portfolios, It’s Not So Simple

It's debatable whether investing in a range of coins limits downside as Markowitz's MPT framework would suggest, but it might help capture upside.

Markets  ·  11 June 2018
Bitcoin

Sex Workers Are Using Crypto to Save for Retirement

Rather than simply an expedient way for porn performers and other sex workers to get paid, crypto has become a part of their retirement savings plan.

Policy & regulation  ·  10 June 2018
Ethereum

The Top 5 Ethereum Dapps By Daily Active Users

Dapps have not achieved anything like the userbases of centralized applications, but a few have made a promising start.

Tech  ·  10 June 2018
Payments

How Blockchain Can Finally Fulfill Its Promise in Global Payments

Several leading institutions are working towards producing tokenized digital central bank money, a more viable approach than unbacked crypto-assets.

Tech  ·  9 June 2018
Ethereum

4 Projects Seeking to Solve Ethereum’s Privacy Paradox

Ethereum uses transparency as part of its security but potential problems with data exposure are now being addressed.

Tech  ·  9 June 2018
EOS

Inside the Sprawling (Ongoing) Vote That Will Decide When EOS Launches

At a vote of the coalition launching EOS last night, process troubles and a visit by the software's creator seemed to cause the latest delay.

Tech  ·  8 June 2018
Binance

Binance, NEO Lead $12 Million Investment In AngelList Crypto Spin-Off Republic

A platform for managing token sales, spun out of the famed investment platform AngelList, has raised funds from a notable cast of investors.

Business  ·  8 June 2018
Security

Blockchain’s Once-Feared 51% Attack Is Now Becoming Regular

At least five cryptocurrencies have recently been hit with a 51% attack, a vulnerability users used to scoff at.

Tech  ·  8 June 2018
Ethereum

FOAM and the Dream to Map the World on Ethereum

CryptoKitties meets Pokemon Go? That's FOAM's initial goal, but the team thinks its decentralized location-tracking tech has more serious potential.

Tech  ·  7 June 2018
Markets

Where’s EOS? Rival Groups Now Competing to Launch Official Blockchain

There are now two EOS blockchains being tested by rival groups. And while that might be worrisome, the groups say they'll work together in the end.

Markets  ·  7 June 2018
Ethereum

Ripple Smart Contracts Creator Targets Ethereum with New Tech Launch

Three years after Ripple shelved Codius, Stefan Thomas is bringing the smart contract platform back to life with his eyes set on disrupting Ethereum.

Business  ·  6 June 2018
Regulation

The Real Reason Token Issuers Are Fleeing the US

No, it's not a "race to the bottom." Reputable token issuers seek jurisdictional quality and clarity, and they're not finding it in the U.S.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 June 2018
Ethereum

Testing for Ethereum’s Coming Consensus Change Is Moving Ahead

Less than a year since Casper was formalized, ethereum clients are starting to test a smart contract for the network's big consensus change.

Tech  ·  6 June 2018
Banking

HSBC Exec Warns ‘Digital Islands’ Could Inhibit Blockchain Trade

Blockchains should do for the global value chain what shipping containers did for transport of goods, says HSBC trade finance expert Vinay Mendonca.

Business  ·  5 June 2018