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Open Crypto Alliance’s Jed Grant: ‘The Patent System We Have Today Hinders Innovation’
Despite the world’s trust in centralized systems, the Open Crypto Alliance (OCA) advisory board member Jed Grant asserts that modern society’s shift to favoring decentralized systems is inevitable. дальше »
2021-3-1 15:22 | |
Physical Crypto Bank Opens in India — These 14 Locations Offer In-Person Banking, Lending, Crypto Exchange
A crypto bank has begun opening physical branches in India through a joint venture between Cashaa and United Multistate co-op society. Customers can open bank accounts, buy and sell cryptocurrencies, obtain crypto-backed loans, as well as learn about crypto. дальше »
2020-12-31 09:30 | |
British FinTech company Cashaa to open physical bank branches in India
Cashaa, a UK-based online banking platform that deals with crypto and fiats, has joined hands with an Indian bank dubbed United Multistate Credit Cooperative Society. The FinTech firm unveiled this news on October 26, noting that this partnership will see it build a crypto-friendly financial institution dubbed UNICAS. дальше »
2020-10-28 18:13 | |
Zcash (ZEC) Pumps $40k into Research Organization to Boost Anonymous Payments
Zcash Foundation, the nonprofit organization in charge of privacy-centric altcoin, Zcash (ZEC) has donated 1044. 41369 ZEC ($40,000 USD) to non-profit Canadian group, Open Privacy Research Society, and the funding will be used to implement new initiatives that would further boost the growth of the Zcash ecosystem, according to a blog post on December 3, 2019. дальше »
2019-12-4 20:00 | |
Anti-Bitcoin Banks Paid Over $243 Billion in Fines Since the Financial Crisis
Banks are quick to label Bitcoin the money of criminals. But banks fines since the financial crisis have totaled over $243 billion. Bitcoin fines? Zero. Isn’t it time for society to open its eyes? Banks Don’t Want to Work with Cryptocurrency Companies I tried to make a small purchase from a well-known cryptocurrency exchange earlier this week. дальше »
2019-3-28 01:00 | |
Open Heart Surgery Performed Via a Robot Causes a Patient’s Death
Any involvement by robots in our society will be scrutinized first and foremost. In the case of Stephen Pettitt, that scrutiny is more than warranted. His surgery was performed by a robot, causing Pettitt to die during the procedure. дальше »
2018-11-13 00:45 | |
Unlocking the Full Potential of IoT Farming - [BTC Media Sponsor]
You don’t need to be an agriculture expert to see the writing on the wall. Current farming methods just aren’t working anymore for most farmers of the world. There are 2 billion smallholder farms managing fewer than five acres (PDF). дальше »
2018-10-9 20:10 | |
Distributed Dialogues: Blockchain’s Better Side
The fact that great responsibility accompanies great power has become crystal clear in the blockchain world. While blockchains are most commonly connected with commerce, the potential impact of distributed ledgers is being discovered in fresh sectors daily. дальше »
2018-8-10 20:51 | |
[promoted] GXChain and the Blockchain Data Economy
Imagine a new digital economy, one that allows everyday people to take full control of their personal data. Complete with a public chain for data transactions and application development, this system would foster a trustworthy, domain-wide data exchange that capitalizes on the torrent of advancements taking place through blockchain technology. дальше »
2018-8-1 20:41 | |
More Than a Ledger: How Blockchains Will Democratize Wealth
To Mark Pascall, co-founder of BlockchainLabs New Zealand (NZ) and president of the Blockchain Association NZ, the blockchain space is more than just a new technology layer, it’s a “fundamentally different way for organizations and societies to operate. дальше »
2018-7-31 21:27 | |
Op-Ed: Challenge of Mining Centralization Unveils Bitcoin’s Elegant Design
Last year, growing problems of Bitcoin mining centralization came to light with the controversy of an AsicBoost scandal. As a largely centralized hash rate began to threaten the software’s magical property, concerns were raised that incentives at the crux of Bitcoin’s game theory had broken away. дальше »
2018-6-29 16:42 | |
EU’s European Blockchain Observatory and Forum to Host Blockchain AMA
The European Union (EU) has announced that it will host an online Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on June 18, 2018, at 6 p. m. CEST. The event, organized and hosted by the European Blockchain Observatory and Forum of the EU, will last for 90 minutes and cover blockchain technologies with in-depth explanations, interactive discussions with panelists and public questions answered live. дальше »
2018-6-13 20:42 | |
On Radical Markets
Recently I had the fortune to have received an advance copy of Eric Posner and Glen Weyl’s new book, Radical Markets, which could be best described as an interesting new way of looking at the subject that is sometimes called “political economy” - tackling the big questions of how markets and politics and society intersect. дальше »
2018-7-21 04:03 | |