IOTA

Cryptocurrency

IOTA Being Shut Off Is the Latest Chapter in an Absurdist History

IOTA's 12-day outage shows the crypto markets aren't rational, at least not yet.

Business  ·  25 February 2020
IOTA

Dell Among Founding Members of IOTA Working Group

Tangle can prepare Dell for a future where users can earn revenue by selling their data.

Tech  ·  11 February 2020
IOTA

IOTA Fixes ‘Minor’ Network Bug Following 15-Hour Mainnet Downtime

The IOTA Foundation said it has resolved a software bug that prevented transactions from confirming on the IOTA network for 15 hours.

Tech  ·  30 December 2019
IOTA

Jaguar Land Rover Plans to Give Drivers Crypto in Return for Their Data

Jaguar Land Rover is trialing tech that may soon let drivers earn rewards in the IOTA cryptocurrency for sharing data on road conditions.

Business  ·  29 April 2019
Europe

IOTA: Almost All Tokens From $11 Million Hack Have Been Found

Almost all of roughly $11 million-worth of iota tokens alleged to have been stolen by a British man have been found.

Policy & regulation  ·  31 January 2019
Europe

Suspect Behind $11 Million Crypto Theft Arrested in Europol-Led Operation

An investigation by Europol and other police agencies has led to the arrest of a British suspect allegedly behind a spate of crypto thefts.

Policy & regulation  ·  24 January 2019
IOTA

UN Division Looks to IOTA Ledger Tech for Higher Efficiency

The United Nations Office for Project Services will pilot the IOTA Foundation's tangle technology to try and streamline work processes.

Business  ·  24 May 2018
Security

IOTA: The $3.7 Billion Crypto Developers Love to Hate

One of the largest crypto assets has been under fire for its technical decisions, with some developers even branding IOTA the coin they love to hate.

Tech  ·  14 April 2018
Mining

In 10 Years We Won’t Have Blockchains

Instead, we may have something that does what a blockchain does, only faster, cheaper and scalable. It'll look more like a graph than a linear chain.

Tech  ·  17 February 2018
IOTA

City of Taipei Confirms It’s Testing IOTA Tech for ID

A commissioner of Taiwan's capital city said it's working with the IOTA Foundation to develop a Digital Citizen Card using the Tangle ID system.

Business  ·  8 February 2018
Markets

Moving Up: IOTA Overtakes Ripple, Finds New Price Base

Having leapt up to fourth place in the cryptocurrency rankings, IOTA's prices are today witnessing what is a likely short-term slump.

Markets  ·  7 December 2017
Markets

Broken Hash Crash? IOTA’s Price Keeps Dropping on Tech Critique

IOTA's price has tanked since an MIT researcher revealed that code vulnerabilities had led to a patch for the widely-touted cryptocurrency.

Tech  ·  8 September 2017
IOTA

Trust Your Odometer? Blockchain Test Aims to Turn Tide on Car Tampering

If you've ever bought a used car you'll understand why BigchainDB has developed a platform that tracks vehicle history on a blockchain.

Business  ·  21 July 2017
Bitcoin

SatoshiPay to Stop Using Bitcoin Blockchain for Micropayments

Another blockchain startup has announced it will no longer use bitcoin for its micropayments processing.

Tech  ·  17 July 2017
IOTA

Will the Internet of Things Need Its Own Blockchain?

Is there a need for a use-case specific blockchain in IoT? Some companies believe that the idea is compelling.

Tech  ·  7 March 2017