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Blockchain Start-up Acquires Space Mining Company
Forget the Moon. Asteroids may be the next aim for crypto investors after blockchain start-up ConsenSys acquired a space-mining company. Yes, really. The company in question, Planetary Resources has some ... -
E-Commerce giant Rakuten enter the cryptocurrency market – Why is this a big deal?
Japanese e-commerce tycoon Rakuten announced back in 2018 that they had an interest in building their own cryptocurrency. Now, in late March 2019, it is confirmed they will be launching ... -
Facebook Secure Former Coinbase Board Member as Head of Blockchain Activities
So, CCN have just uploaded this story: https://www.ccn.com/facebook-taps-coinbase-board-member-to-lead-blockchain-initiative/ In short, Facebook have moved David Marcus, previously the head of Facebook’s Messenger offering, from Messenger in order to run their burgeoning blockchain ... -
An introduction to blockchain. Part three: Consensus algorithms
What are consensus algorithms? That’s a difficult question to answer concisely but I’ll do my best. As we discussed before, there is no central authority in a decentralised network. Therefore, ... -
An introduction to blockchain. Part two: Encryption
As we mentioned in part one An introduction to blockchain, transactions executed on the blockchain are secured through advanced encryption algorithms. This is the key reason why blockchain networks are ... -
Top Ranked ICOs 6/ IEO projects of 2019
The top rated ICOs / IEOs of June 2019 have been announced! Our spreadsheet collates ratings from the most respected ICO reviewers on the web to come to an aggregated ... -
Multiversum: Second Q&A with the Team
Earlier today the founder of cryptocurrency Multiversum, Andrea Taini and a few of his colleagues once again took time out from conducting their recently extended (more on that later) ICO and opened ... -
Ripple targets the eCommerce sector, implementing XRP to speed up Amazon currency conversions
UK currency conversion company Currencies Direct have recently announced a successful trial and implementation of Ripple’s xRapid platform. Currencies Direct specialise in reducing fees involved in currency conversion in the ... -
The word ‘Bitcoin’ is trade marked!
(in the UK at least) In an interesting – and potentially seismic – move, a London-based company has successfully registered ‘Bitcoin’ as a trade mark, thus ensuring its exclusive right ... -
Top Ranked ICOs 5/ IEO projects of 2019
The top rated ICOs / IEOs of May 2019 have been announced! Our spreadsheet collates ratings from the most respected ICO reviewers on the web to come to an aggregated ...
