How I fell for the blockchain gold rush – Cryptocurrencies that can make millionaires in minutes are justification enough to get out of bed at 5am to gamble. Bitcoin envy, the ultramodern malaise. News reports are full of this magic internet money’s rocketing value – currently $16,000 – and Facebook is dotted with people who … Read more
Stellar.org connects people to low-cost financial services to fight poverty and develop individual potential. Stellar | Move Money Across Borders Quickly, Reliably, And For Fractions Of A Penny. Stellar is a distributed, hybrid blockchain that is fully open-source. It is infrastructure that exists to facilitate cross-asset transfers of value, including payments. With just one integration … Read more
Bitcoin is being dropped by criminals in favour of privacy coins like monero: Some coins post fake blockchain entries to hamper surveillance. Bitcoin is losing its luster with some of its earliest and most avid fans — criminals — giving rise to a new breed of virtual currency. Privacy coins such as monero, designed to … Read more
2018’s Resolution? Revisit Blockchain’s Fundamentals: In the midst of a new wave of euphoria and interest in cryptocurrencies, it’s all the more important that we remain clear on what the fuss is about. Sure, rising cryptocurrency prices have given the field a flurry of mainstream headlines, resulting in higher consumer awareness and visibility. Undoubtedly, the … Read more
Cats Went Crypto First, Now It’s Time for Consumers: I admittedly wasn’t investing in any cryptocurrency in the early 2010s. By this time last year, I was reading CoinDesk’s 2016 Year in Review, just starting to fully grasp what the power of distributed ledgers and decentralized networks could mean for our future and our society. … Read more
Ten years in, nobody has come up with a use for blockchain: Everyone says the blockchain, the technology underpinning cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, is going to change everything. And yet, after years of tireless effort and billions of dollars invested, nobody has actually come up with a use for the blockchain — besides currency speculation … Read more