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Alibaba Group, the conglomerate responsible for China’s largest e-commerce platform, has seen rapid expansion into neighboring markets growing at an incredible rate. As part of a recent forward-leaning development strategy, Alibaba has formed The IoT Connectivity Alliance, which now includes logistics-based blockchain project Waltonchain. Since the release of its first online marketplace in 1999, Alibaba […]

In what may be the industry’s most daring publicity stunt, Germany-based Savedroid’s supposed $50 million exit scam has made an astonishing U-turn. Appearing as a $50 million Houdini act, Savedroid sparked a witch-hunt after vaporizing their website just 12 hours ago, leaving in its place what appeared to be a pointed “drop the mic”  MEME: Perhaps an […]

The volatility of cryptocurrencies can make them unsuitable for daily use. Stablecoins however, are pegged to reliable sources of value, and aim to combine the advantages of the blockchain with the stability and reliable valuation of a known asset. Coins like DigixDAO have the potential for all the advantages of gold as a reliable store […]

Bitcoin is holding its position at $8,100. Following a near $400 drop just 48 hours ago from $8,300, the father of cryptocurrencies has been staying strong since yesterday’s ascension to the present price. Bitcoin If anything, this shows that Bitcoin has developed new strongholds at the $8,000 range, which is good news considering its position […]

Cambridge Analytica was responsible for compromising the data from 87 million Facebook profiles. Following the March scandal, the ex-chief executive bragged about using shell companies and they have been linked to gangsters in Macau for the questionable Dragon Coin project. Now, it has been revealed that the company is hoping to win 2018’s irony awards and was hoping to […]

In the days following the much anticipated anti-ASIC hard fork on Monero’s network on April 6th, miners who were early to the update managed to double, some even tripled their daily profits by upgrading their machines to match the new network standards. The temporary decrease in hashing power on Monero’s Network on April 6th during […]

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in conjunction with the University of Akron (UA) has just initiated a new research program that will see the two scientific powerhouses come-together to implement Ethereum-based blockchain technology for the purposes of space communication and navigation. With blockchain already being implemented within various unique scientific and industrial domains, […]

Eric Schneiderman, Attorney General for the state of New York, recently commenced proceedings for a major probe that will scrutinize the daily trade activities of many of the top cryptocurrency exchanges operating within the state today. In a widespread effort to clamp down on illegal money laundering issues as well to safeguard investor and consumer […]

In 2017, cryptocurrency came into the mainstream spotlight. Bitcoin soared to a record high of $19,783.06, and the entire crypto market surpassed 800 billion dollars. Prices have cooled off since then, but 2017’s crypto frenzy made it clear that digital assets are here to stay. World leaders are turning their attention to cryptocurrencies, including Christine Lagarde, the […]

It goes without saying that natively digital applications have far more functionality than their counterparts. By being completely programmable, they are free from many of the constraints that limit the functionality of offline applications. Think back to the creation of PayPal – one of the first applications that helped us to bring our finances into […]