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London, England

Paddy Baker

Contributor

London, England

Paddy Baker was the former Associate Editor at Crypto Briefing. His interests in global finance and cryptocurrency may seem at odds with his background as a lover of history, but he asserts that understanding the past is the key to understanding the future.

Bithumb Gives Tron Holders 1.2 Billion Thumbs-Up

Just as Ripple is being excoriated for offering large payments to exchanges to list their coin, Tron (TRX) illustrated the value of a listing after South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, Bithumb, announced they would list the coin, resulting in a $1.2bn increase in market cap within 3 hours.

Business Apr. 5, 2018
IBM Eyes Vertical Integration For Major Blockchain Play

IBM has announced further developments to its Blockchain platform, which it hopes will attract more businesses and institutions to integrate with its own Distributed Ledger Technology. Straight from Steve Jobs' playbook, the vertical integration of hardware and software could be a killer combination.

Business Apr. 4, 2018
What Drives The Price Of ETH Today? Uncertainty.

there are several serious and unresolved questions around the Ethereum project. How will it scale? Will the supply be capped? Is it moving from Proof of Work to Proof of Stake? Will it fork on news of the new Bitmain ASIC miner? The uncertainty is what currently drives the price of ETH lower.

Analysis Apr. 3, 2018
Zilliqa Closes In On Visa’s 8000 Transactions Per Second

Zilliqa (ZIL) has released the first blockchain built around the use of sharding: a technology that enables platforms to increase in size and capacity and could potentially match the transaction rates of Visa. Their platform’s shard technology will address key blockchains scalability issues.

Business Apr. 3, 2018
VeChain Sees Demand For Supply Chain On Bitthumb

VeChain (VEN) is the biggest winner in this morning’s trading as the cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb announces plans to list the token on its exchange. The price of VEN tokens experienced a sudden surge in value early this morning, from $2.25 at just before 05:00 GMT to $2.95 at 06:45: a 31% increase.

Technology Apr. 2, 2018
China May Introduce Additional Cryptocurrency Regulation

The bearish sentiment in crypto markets continues with news that China might be introducing additional cryptocurrency regulation as a means to combat what it considers dangers to its financial system.

Analysis Mar. 30, 2018
Concerned Regulators Today Are In… Sure, Canada, Why Not?

The securities regulator for the Canadian province of Ottawa has said it will be looking to address investor protection issues associated with blockchain and cryptocurrency in the upcoming fiscal year. "The crypto world is moving fast, and is largely unchecked," noted The Bank of Canada, sagely.

Analysis Mar. 30, 2018
Could Virtual Reality Finally Get A Life?

Virtual Reality (VR) didn’t get off to a flying start. After a lacklustre performance for VR headset sales in 2017, critics have argued the technology is a poor substitute for traditional video games and consoles, with others writing it off as the next Google Glasses. Will blockchain change the tempo?

Technology Mar. 29, 2018