What Does the Future Hold for Augur’s Prediction Market?

Following great delays and great fanfare, Augur’s decentralized prediction market has launched. One week on, an examination of the sort of wagers it’s attracted shows the ways in which the Ethereum-based project can be harnessed as well as the potential hazards. How decentralized is Augur and, if push came to shove, could the platform prove … Read more

Google and Samsung’s Interest Could Make Ledger Europe’s First Crypto Unicorn

Every crypto user wants assurance that their crypto assets are in no danger of being stolen, and this is what has led to Ledger’s unprecedented success. Headquartered in Paris, the startup has been developing crypto management solutions since 2014, and with some infamous crypto heists in recent times reminding people just how prone they are … Read more

Litecoin Foundation Acquires Stake in German Bank, but Did It All Begin on Twitter?

The Litecoin Foundation has acquired a 9.9% stake in WEG Bank from TokenPay in a deal that will see the two companies partner to develop cutting-edge fintech products. The stake had been purchased previously by TokenPay, but the Swiss startup handed it to the Litecoin Foundation in exchange for its expertise in the development of … Read more

Nchain Group Granted Three New Blockchain Patents

The blockchain technologies research and development firm, Nchain, has acquired three new patents that have been issued by the European Patent Office. The company’s latest intellectual property invented by Nchain’s chief scientist, Dr. Craig Wright, cover “digital rights management using blockchain.” Also read: Mainstream Media Claims Bitcoin Burns More Energy Than Ireland – Does It? … Read more

What Would a Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology Museum Look Like?

Museums are excellent places, and monuments to the achievements of humanity. They are filled with knowledge and attempt to preserve both cultural and historical data. Museums can be rather general in their scope of exhibits, but they can also be myopic. While I have no doubt that general technology museums will feature blockchain technology in … Read more

Bitmain Announces a Beefier Z9 Equihash ASIC Miner

Bitmain has introduced a lot of new ASIC miners over the past twelve to eighteen months. Most of those devices have been met with a fair amount of scrutiny, mainly because they facilitate mining centralization. The Antminer Z9 is the bigger sibling to the Z9 Mini. For currencies using the Equihash algorithm, it will certainly … Read more

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