Mastercard Patents a Method to Manage Cryptocurrency “Fractional Reserves”

Mastercard has patented a method to manage cryptocurrency “fractional reserves”. The big idea behind it seems to be that users will be able to pay with fiat on credit cards partly backed by crypto assets using a centralized system offering faster transaction conformation speeds. Also Read: IBM Backs the Development of Latest New Stablecoin, Stronghold … Read more

More Wall Street Execs Decamp to Join Crypto Startups

Australian exchange bitcoin.com.au has a new man at the helm: Ben Ingram. The former executive at audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers was appointed by the exchange to spearhead its expansion as it seeks to list more cryptos and become the dominant player in the largely untapped Australian market. Ingram becomes the latest executive from a mainstream firm … 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

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

The Billion-Dollar Quest to Eliminate Smart Contract Bugs

You can’t have software without bugs. Every major piece of code is subject to extensive debugging, which is an inevitable part of the development process. But when that code controls digital assets worth millions of dollars, ensuring it’s free of critical errors isn’t just desirable – it’s imperative. As this week’s Bancor hack and this … Read more

Binance and Pantera Capital Among Investors as Oasis Labs Raises $45 Million

Oasis Labs has announced that it has raised $45 million to develop its privacy-focused decentralized cloud computing platform. In a press release published on July 9, the startup revealed that it had raised the funding from over 10 investors who were pooled from various industries including venture capital and hardware manufacturing. Among the more prominent … Read more