Blockchain
Whither the future of money?
As cryptocurrencies gain both ground and notoriety, questions are increasingly asked about the future of money. I confronted this in my 2017 novel Bitcoin Hurricane, imagining a near future where digital and fiat currencies trade side by side in the money markets, and banks still have a role to play in our lives. Austin’s SXSW…
Read MoreNifty Moves: Blockchain news from SXSW
Is it hype, or is there something in it? The innovation spawned by cryptocurrency and its underlying distributed ledger technology is matched only by the scepticism that surrounds wild claims of future potential, and by the scams which arose in the Wild West of the 2017 bull run and ICO fundraising. The sector is beginning…
Read MoreExpert Insight: Blockchain Technology
This briefing on the history of blockchain and distributed ledger technology was commissioned by Business Expert Press as part of their now discontinued Expert Insights series. You can view and download the full article here: BEP Expert Insight Blockchain Nov 2017 Abstract: Blockchain is a distributed ledger technology, which has its roots in the development…
Read MoreBitcoin? That will do nicely, sir….
Oh, how we have waited in vain to hear those words. Since the heady days of the first real-world bitcoin transaction, the legendary pizza purchase of 2010, we have been poised with our wallets in hand, waiting for coffee purveyors to catch on….. Read the full article on Coinverge : Making real-world payments with Bitcoin. Coming…
Read MoreLet the Blockchain take the strain | Digital Leaders
Read the original article here: Let the Blockchain take the strain | Digital Leaders How will smart contracts streamline business processes? Digital Leaders North East and Invotra attracted a broad range of businesses to their Blockchain event earlier this year. The audience ranged from those who are already actively exploring blockchain solutions in their business…
Read MoreGold! Gold! Gold from the Blockchain River! | Center for Digital Ethics & Policy
Read the original article: Gold! Gold! Gold from the Blockchain River! | Center for Digital Ethics & Policy In 2017, $5.6 billion was raised for blockchain-based development projects through a new funding mechanism dubbed an ‘ICO’ or Initial Coin Offering. By comparison, $240 million was raised by the same method in 2016, while it’s estimated…
Read MoreHow smart are your contracts?
Smart contracts are the engines of blockchain: the core of the trustless technology that brought us Bitcoin, Cryptokitties, and endless snake-oil ICOs. The quality and the usefulness of a blockchain application stands or falls by the quality of the smart contracts encoded within. How smart are your contracts? Can you be absolutely sure that they…
Read MoreInitial Coin Offerings – Snake Oil or Saviour?
2017 was the year that Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) hit the technical business press, and cryptocurrency stepped out of the shadows. It’s been a remarkable ride: in June, when finalising details of my novel Bitcoin Hurricane, the publisher asked whether Bitcoin was well enough known for the book to sell. By Christmas, at every signing…
Read More5 ways blockchain will benefit your small business | Sage Advice UK
Source: 5 ways blockchain will benefit your small business | Sage Advice UK
Read MoreKickstarting Blockchain Innovation | Sphere Network
Blockchain is coming: Sphere Network’s Application of Blockchain Technology event was a great discussion that could have gone on for much longer. Source: Kickstarting Blockchain Innovation | Sphere Network
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