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Skepticism surrounding the world’s leading cryptocurrency remains as ex-Goldman Sachs President Gary Cohn says that Bitcoin will not be the true “global cryptocurrency” that people such as Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey thinks it will one day become. Who is Gary Cohn? Gary Cohn joined Goldman Sachs as a securities trader in 1990 and rose through the […]

Bitcoin spent the better part of a decade on the fringes of the financial system. While markets recovered from the 2008 financial crisis, Bitcoin was slowly building a following and collecting attention. However, even as it soared in value last year, it remained a pariah in the investment world. It was beloved by individual investors, […]

Under pressure from the U.S. Congress and users worldwide, Facebook is seeking an innovative solution to its data privacy-related issues. In an effort to achieve these goals, the world’s leading social network has formed an experimental blockchain group led by David Marcus, the previous head of Messenger and Coinbase board member. Where did this idea […]

Several altcoins are wading deeper into reddish territory. This could largely be attributed to the recent falls of most major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, which has dropped by roughly $700 in the last 72 hours after a weekend high of over $9,800. Stellar Lumens (XLM) At press time, Stellar Lumens is trading for about 38 cents. […]

Meet the man who was working to integrate digital payments into our daily lives and build cryptocurrency before there was even such a thing as a cryptocurrency. That’s right, Lawrence Lerner pioneered systems to enable digital cash and has been building cash-less payment and financial reward systems since the late eighties. Lerner’s story and journey […]

“Enough already” was the blunt message billionaire Mike Novogratz had for the @Bitcoin Twitter account, whose latest tweets showcase its handlers affinity for the ongoing “Bitcoin Cash is Bitcoin” rally. Via a tweet dated May 5, the @Bitcoin handle explicitly claimed Bitcoin Cash to be the “oldest cryptocurrency” in town. Not only that, the post […]

With over twenty blockchain startups emerging locally, Seattle has become home to many companies at the forefront of disruptive technology and entrepreneurship. Techstars Startup Weekend organizes events to push aspiring founders to their creative and operating limits, which is why Seattle made an excellent setting for the very first Startup Weekend Blockchain Edition. What is Startup […]

Cryptocurrencies have always had an antagonistic relationship with governments, central banks, and regulators. After all, Bitcoin, the first and still most popular digital currency, was created as a response to the shenanigans at large banks that was overlooked by regulators and served as a prime catalyst for the 2008 financial crisis. Bitcoin’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, […]

The obsession with Bitcoin’s price, driven by irrationally exuberant speculators, is distracting people from adhering to the core values of Bitcoin. The following is a guest post from Mark Toohey, co-founder, and CEO of TBSx3 – a blockchain-based logistics and supply chain solutions company. He is also a digital currency regulation lecturer with the University of Nicosia. […]

Quarterly cross-border transaction growth for Mastercard declined by 2% over the last year partly due to the lack of customers using the service to purchase cryptocurrencies, according to Mastercard’s CFO. During the May earnings call, Mastercard’s CFO Martina Hund-Mejean revealed that quarterly cross-border transaction growth for the company is down by 2% from the first […]