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Dennis Rodman Shills Potcoin During Trump North Korea Summit

Really? Really? Dennis Rodman shills Potcoin during Trump North Korea Summit? That's a headline we can actually write, and it's true? WTF?

8 years ago · By ANDREW ANCHETA

Your Life Is Finally Worth Something To A Crypto Mobster

Now there’s finally a way to carry bitcoins that goes with your outfit. Layer, a London-based design firm, has introduced the Trove, which Layer calls a “form of unhackable, unloseable cryptocurrency storage.” It just happens to also be wearable, and opened via EKG signature - your heartbeat.

8 years ago · By ANDREW ANCHETA

Bitcoin Bitcoin Bitcoin BITCOIN!! So Sue Us.

Trademark law is no laughing matter, and a UK-based store has been ordered to stop infringing on another company’s trademark. The offending material? T-shirts with the word “Bitcoin.” But some attorneys consider the Bitcoin trademark indefensible, as Bitcoin is a descriptive term in common use.

8 years ago · By ANDREW ANCHETA

Blockchain Ideas With That Special WTF Sauce

Blockchain ideas are a dime a dozen right now, and entrepreneurs have scrambled to fill every available niche. There’s blockchain insurance, a bitcoin pawnshop, and various contrivances to chain up anything you can imagine—including a few really, really strange ones you probably can’t.

8 years ago · By ANDREW ANCHETA

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Liberdy Helps YOU Give Facebook The Shaft For Once

May. 24, 2018

Liberdy Helps YOU Give Facebook The Shaft For Once

As GDPR takes effect across Europe, the Liberdy Foundation wants to enable its users to sell internet data, collected from their search history and social media profiles, back to the internet companies who make a profit out of it. But with three years to go until public release, will Liberdy be in time?

By PADDY BAKER

Muslims Disproportionately Excluded From Cryptocurrency

May. 22, 2018

Muslims Disproportionately Excluded From Cryptocurrency

The Islamic world is moving to embrace cryptocurrency. Although digital coins still remain a controversial topic, one London-based mosque has said it will now accept donations in cryptocurrency for the Zakar donations. Funds raised will go toward essential repairs and support for the local community.

By PADDY BAKER

The Great Shill Game: Have You Been Sold?

May. 19, 2018

The Great Shill Game: Have You Been Sold?

How do you spot a shill? While the rest of the blockchain community innovates, creates, and changes, the shill plays the same old game - they encourage others to join in, and help prevent them from leaving. Whether it's FOMO or FUD, there's usually a shill behind the crypto rumors.

By ANDREW ANCHETA

Time Up For XRP Investors? Why Ripple’s Token Won’t Find Mass Adoption

May. 18, 2018

Time Up For XRP Investors? Why Ripple’s Token Won’t Find Mass Adoption

XRP investors may be banking on a mass adoption that will never happen, suggests Andrew Macdonald. The controversy surrounding Ripple and the usefulness of its XRP token is ongoing; but he believes the banks who constitute Ripple's customers will not see the value in long-term XRP token holdings.

By ZACH WHEELER

China’s Government Loves Ethereum, Steem

May. 17, 2018

China’s Government Loves Ethereum, Steem

The Chinese government has released its first investigation of the blockchain ecosystem, in what is to become a monthly index from the People’s Republic. The list ranks twenty-eight leading blockchains according to three metrics: Technology, “Application” and Innovation.

By ANDREW ANCHETA

Get Ready for Facebook Coin

May. 12, 2018

Get Ready for Facebook Coin

Facebook is considering the launch of its own digital currency, according to insiders. Cheddar, a tech and business video news network, reports that the social network is “very serious” about creating a virtual coin in competition with cryptocurrencies.

By ANDREW ANCHETA

Bitcoin Gets More Like Money Every Day

May. 4, 2018

Bitcoin Gets More Like Money Every Day

Singapore residents may soon be lining their pockets with digital currency—literally. Tangem, a Switzerland-based technology firm, has begun selling preloaded Bitcoin “smart notes” to the Island country, allowing residents to interact with cryptocurrency in physical form.

By ANDREW ANCHETA

Can Hackathons and Competitions Speed Up Blockchain Adoption?

Apr. 25, 2018

Can Hackathons and Competitions Speed Up Blockchain Adoption?

Can challenges and hackathons, set for developers to devise blockchain solutions for everyday problems, be the best way for faster blockchain adoption?

By PADDY BAKER

Why The Healthcare Industry Needs Blockchain Tech

Apr. 22, 2018

Why The Healthcare Industry Needs Blockchain Tech

The unclear exchange of information is an element that affects the entire healthcare industry, preventing its future development. Blockchain technology can solve this problem by creating a clear communication channel, helping key stakeholders make better and faster informed decisions.

By CINDY HUYNH

Stablecoins May Be The Basis For Crypto Adoption

Apr. 21, 2018

Stablecoins May Be The Basis For Crypto Adoption

Stablecoins. Basis, Tether, Havven: are these the solutions the cryptocurrency sector needs to tame rampant price volatility? If merchants are unable to price their goods and services in crypto because of its inherent fluctuations in value, will a new crop of stablecoins accelerate mass adoption?

By PADDY BAKER

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Liberdy Helps YOU Give Facebook The Shaft For Once

Liberdy Helps YOU Give Facebook The Shaft For Once

Muslims Disproportionately Excluded From Cryptocurrency

Muslims Disproportionately Excluded From Cryptocurrency

The Great Shill Game: Have You Been Sold?

The Great Shill Game: Have You Been Sold?

Time Up For XRP Investors? Why Ripple’s Token Won’t Find Mass Adoption

Time Up For XRP Investors? Why Ripple’s Token Won’t Find Mass Adoption

China’s Government Loves Ethereum, Steem

China’s Government Loves Ethereum, Steem

Get Ready for Facebook Coin

Get Ready for Facebook Coin

Bitcoin Gets More Like Money Every Day

Bitcoin Gets More Like Money Every Day

Can Hackathons and Competitions Speed Up Blockchain Adoption?

Can Hackathons and Competitions Speed Up Blockchain Adoption?

Why The Healthcare Industry Needs Blockchain Tech

Why The Healthcare Industry Needs Blockchain Tech

Stablecoins May Be The Basis For Crypto Adoption

Stablecoins May Be The Basis For Crypto Adoption