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Blockfolio-affiliated project Datablock has officially become one of the casualties of the persisting bear market. The data rights business laid off five people in December and closed down further development for the foreseeable future,…

If there were an ICO for life lessons, then sure, we’d all have Lambos. There wasn't. 2018 was not a great year for investment portfolios, but it did provide some much-needed wisdom to cryptocurrency newcomers, not to mention new…

What Is Waltonchain? Waltonchain is a blockchain that tracks radio-frequency identification (RFID) data throughout the supply chain. Waltoncoin (WTC) is the native cryptocurrency token of the mainchain, and users can create their own…

There's a meeting of tech minds in Southern California, and companies are noticing.LA Blockchain Lab on Tuesday announced Panasonic as its founding corporate partner. The California-based non-profit is a collaboration between startups,…

At press time, over 930 cryptocurrency projects have been pronounced deceased, riddled with malware or hacks; parodies; or just outright scams. What was the failure point of these projects that are no longer with us? Was it a lack of…

ConsenSys on Wednesday announced the successful implementation of EIP-1337, a new Ethereum standard that introduces a recurring subscriptions payment model that's popular with Web 2.0 companies.The new revenue stream gives distributed…

Cryptonauts talk about going to the Moon, but ConsenSys is aiming a bit higher.The New York-based blockchain firm on Wednesday acquired Planetary Resources, a space resources and exploration venture in an asset-purchase transaction.…

When programmers first developed blockchain tech a decade ago, they were focused on creating new borderless money that could bypass banks and other third parties that were responsible for the Financial Crisis. None knew that years later,…

Money talks. And with a median salary of nearly $85,000 per year, blockchain professionals make more than most, according to Oct. 2018 Glassdoor study. The median U.S. salary is nearly $52,000. So why do crypto and blockchain workers earn…

Crypto guru Mike Novogratz views distributed ledger technology (DLT) as split between enterprise-facing private blockchains and open-source public blockchains. IBM is the undisputed leader in enterprise solutions with 65% of companies…

Origin Protocol has launched its markeplace dApp and beta version on the Ethereum mainnet. It has set it sights on taking the middlemen out of the sharing economy.In essence, Origin Protocol is a platform for developers, who will create…

The fourth industrial revolution is upon us and the machines are coming to take your job: but which industries are going to get hit hardest when Artificial Intelligence comes of age? Nobody knows, is the truthful answer. We know that…

You can now buy a Bugatti, Bentley or Rolls-Royce in bitcoin if, for some bizarre reason, you believe this is the perfect time to shovel your crypto into fiat.* "Post Oak Motor Cars is the first Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Bugatti dealership…

ShapeShift is living up to its name. The cryptocurrency swapping system best-known for being the 'exchange without accounts' is introducing... accounts. ShapeShift built its reputation on privacy and its USP is that you don't need to sign…

Golden State Warriors and FC Barcelona sponsor Rakuten has completed a deal to buy Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Everybody's Bitcoin. Rakuten has a market valuation of more than $12.5 billion. So this $2.4 million (265 million Yen) deal…

84% of companies are 'actively involved' in blockchain systems development, according to PwC's 2018 Global Blockchain Survey. Another study by Netscribes has predicted annual growth of 42.8% and $13.96 billion in annual revenues by 2022.…