Tag: bitcoin
Blythe Masters Tells Banks the Blockchain Changes Everything
The banker who helped give the world credit-default swaps wants to upend finance again—this time with the code that powers bitcoin.
Blythe Masters, here with...
How Blockstack Uses Bitcoin as the Base for Their Decentralized App Ecosystem
Blockstack is a new ecosystem of decentralized applications (dapps), which allow users to store their own data locally and connect with one another in...
Keep an Eye on Hangzhou: A Growing Hub for Blockchain Development
With the successful conclusion of a Global Blockchain Summit on April 28, the city of Hangzhou in China has established itself as a rising...
The Republic of Mauritius’s Regulatory Sandbox Could Attract Blockchain Startups
As part of their 2016–2017 budget, the Republic of Mauritius, which is an island nation off the southeastern coast of Africa, included regulatory sandbox...
Altcoins Steal the Spotlight as Bitcoin Reaches New Highs
Bitcoin, the world’s leading digital currency, has started the new month by surpassing $1,500 per coin to reach a new all-time high. Bitcoin managed...
Major European Power Utility Launches Twin Blockchain Trials
Netherlands power utility TenneT is taking part in a pair of blockchain trials over the coming months focused on distributed energy transfer.
TenneT – which is...