A call for national public infrastructure December 4, 2018 | Sponsored As we look back over the roller-coaster ride that was the last year, high points include the dawning of BitCoin in America (and so the world’s) consciousness: Tips were exchanged over Thanksgiving dinners across that nation… “You’ve not got BitCoin yet?.. I just got some. Its going up like nothing I’ve ever seen… but young [...]
The era of security tokens December 4, 2018 | Sponsored A year ago, the enforcement team at the SEC would have assembled around a large table to discuss how to deal with the booming ICO market. Crypto currency start-ups had overtaken Venture Capital in fund-raising and had caught everyone off-guard. Observers around that table would have heard stories of multi-million dollar scammers, rampant and unrealistic [...]
Bitcoin’s anonymity: clever or criminal? December 4, 2018 Professor Kevin Curran believes that the growing phenomenon of email scams where attackers claim they stole your password and hacked your webcam while you were visiting naughty websites is enabled in large part due to the difficulty in associating a Bitcoin address with any other address in the Bitcoin network. This is a key feature [...]
Crypto A.M. shines its Spotlight on CryptoCompare December 4, 2018 | Sponsored CryptoCompare is the global cryptocurrency market data provider, offering retail and institutional investors real-time, high-quality and reliable market and pricing data on 5,600+ coins and 260,000+ currency pairs, bridging the gap between the crypto asset and traditional financial markets. Today sees the launch of their new API service in response to customer demand for more [...]
Context and infrastructure essential for crypto’s coming of age November 28, 2018 | Sponsored Just like psychologists know that human behaviours are a blend of nature and nurture, institutional participants need to see the right infrastructure and context to participate in crypto at scale. The context is improving rapidly. Clear and stable regulation is the bedrock for institutional engagement. Rightly so as we all want to understand the rules [...]
Crypto A.M. shines its Spotlight on PropertyBay November 27, 2018 | Sponsored Dunk Island, its first project, is an exotic investment offer with the vision to create a world-class resort where eco-tourism and technology meet holistically with a tokenized foundation. A venture that will re-imagine one of the most stunning tropical islands in one of the greatest wonders of the world, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef – boasting [...]
Blockchain and the unchanging face of motorsport November 27, 2018 SINCE its first competitive race in the early 19th century, motorsport has become one of the most popular sports in the world; attracting millions of fans from more than 194 countries all looking to benefit from the exhilarating, emotional experience of the track. However, despite its popularity and the advancement of different technologies impacting various [...]
Crypto mining firm Bitmain hit with $5m class action lawsuit November 26, 2018 The world's largest cryptocurrency mining hardware-maker Bitmain is facing a class action lawsuit in California, which is seeking $5m (£3.9m) in damages over allegations of unauthorised mining. Filed by lead plaintiff Gor Gevorkyan in California this month, the suit has alleged Bitmain used power from its customers during the initial set-up of its ASIC mining device to mine currencies without their knowledge [...]
Applying Blockchain? Don’t waste your time! November 13, 2018 Blockchain is the flavour of the month and is a technology that sits in the eye of a monumental hypestorm. It’s all the rage, and no corporate wants to miss out on the excitement. In some views, blockchain is the cure to all problems facing IT (or even society overall!), and should be applied liberally [...]
How stablecoins are bringing new trust to cryptocurrency November 13, 2018 Stablecoins are a response to the wild volatility of cryptocurrencies. As the name suggests, a ‘stable coin’ is a cryptocurrency that seeks price stability, often against the US Dollar (‘USD’) or other global currencies. Stablecoins enable businesses to accept cryptocurrency in everyday transactions without having to risk fluctuations in the value of payments from one [...]