Ethereum and Blockchain Tech in the Oil and Gas Industry

We tend to associate blockchain tech with cutting-edge developments. With creating entirely new opportunities or revolutionizing existing systems beyond all recognition. Connecting the world, wiping out poverty, eradicating fraud, even taking to the skies – they are just a handful of the uses for this wonder tech. But blockchain can be applied to traditional industries as well, not … Read more

How Smart Contracts Could Revolutionize Online Gambling: FunFair and Virtue Poker Face Off in Merkle Exclusive Interview

Online gambling is estimated to be a $50-300 billion dollar business worldwide. Yet while it’s a huge market, the current centralized model poses problems for players, casinos, and others acting in the space. Both FunFair and Virtue Poker seek to fundamentally change this industry through decentralization. If their bets are right, all parties will benefit from a fairer … Read more

What Is DocTailor?

Smart contracts can offer a lot of functionality in the years to come. Right now, it is all about perfecting the technology and discovering new use cases. DocTailor may check a lot of the right boxes in this regard, as it aims to become a self-customizable, legally binding smart contract platform. Finding More Use Cases … Read more

Bitcoin Cash Proponents Prepare for the Largest Block Size Increase Ever

In a little more than three weeks time the Bitcoin (BCH) network will hard fork by upgrading its block size to 32MB and incorporate additional functionalities to the protocol. Currently, the entire community is steadily preparing for the consensus change as development teams release new code, while users and infrastructure providers upgrade their full node … Read more

Five Reasons Why Bitcoin Cash is About to Win Big

Cryptocurrency markets have started to rebound in value as the spring begins in 2018, but one particular cryptocurrency — bitcoin cash — has been on a relentless upswing as the network approaches another hard fork this May. This year traders and bitcoin cash (BCH) proponents believe the decentralized digital currency and the BCH network has … Read more

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