Hyperledger Project Adds American Express as Premier Member
Hyperledger Project, a collaborative cross-industry effort created to advance Blockchain technology, announced today American Express has joined the project as...
Cryptocurrencies
Acronis Introduces New Services That Includes Blockchain-Based Notary
A screenshot of one of Acronis' data storage solution options. Acronis, a Mumbai, India, based provider of hybrid cloud data...
Startups & Enterprises Launch Blockchain IoT Protocol Initiative
The New Horizons Blockchain x IoT Conference was held in December 2016. In December, representatives from a group of industry-leading...
Blockchain Space: How And Why Cryptocurrencies Fit Into The Space Age
Image Credit Interplanetary trade will be a happening thing in a few centuries. Most raw materials extracted in outer space...
What Are Cryptocurrencies, Anyway?
There have been digital currencies like BitGold and digital payment systems like Paypal before. What makes cryptocurrencies so special? In...
Some Problems With Using Cryptocurrencies For Interplanetary Commerce
Is Bitcoin Doomed To Fail? By now, the people who say that Bitcoin will fail are starting to sound like...
Why Not Just Use Banks?
I know what you're probably thinking. With all the problems and highly technical solutions in the last chapter, why can't...
The Decentralized Blockchain Ledger
I've already mentioned that cryptocurrencies make use of a new kind of ledger called the Blockchain, but this is a...
Cryptocurrencies Reward the Production and Deployment of Resources
It's taken for granted that most space colonies won't be worried about trade for quite a while yet. They'll be...
How The Blockchain Network Works
Three network models. Especially note the difference between a decentralized network and a distributed network. Image Credit The above graphic...
Creating A Complete Financial System With The Blockchain
Uses for the Blockchain The original Blockchain was designed to store transaction data. Any time so much as a single...
We Have A Choice To Make
The idea that Satoshi Nakamoto might have been an alien might make for an amusing History Channel documentary. As a...
A Review of Bitfortip
You may have been involved in the “gig economy” in some form, whether it's paying somebody on Fiverr to create...
International Money Forum Confirms Bitcoin Could Shake Up The Financial Establishment
The International Money Fund (IMF) has presented a report on cryptocurrencies to the leaders attending this year's World Economic Forum meeting....
Eight Blockchain Apps That The Space Age Needs
Okay, let's put the clickbait title aside for a moment and look at why I think it's no coincidence that...
Would Bitcoin Work For The Average Freelancer?
When asked what Bitcoin is, many insiders might give you a highly technical description that includes a secure, publicly viewable...
“Grexit” + Bitcoin: Opportunity for Investors?
So Bitcoin's current jump in value is coinciding with Greece's current economic crisis. Coincidence? Cause and effect? The pundits seem...
Hackcoin Blockchain Hackathon To Be Held June 20
Are you an entrepreneur and/or developer who believes in the power of the Blockchain? If so, you may want to...
Bitnation Space Agency
How many supporters of the technology behind Bitcoin are also interested in extending that technology into Earth orbit? You may...
“Bitcoin Big Bang” Almost Over
The cryptocurrency world is in a critical phase right now. The initial, “Big Bang” era that was equal parts creation,...
Where Are All The Bitcoin Girls?
So there's been a lot of questions of why women aren't getting into Bitcoin lately. Besides the fact that upscale...
The Same Old Bank Is On Its Way Out
How much do you hate your bank? Anyone who has ever had a checking account or taken out a loan...
What Should We Make Of Jack Palmer’s Departure?
It was a joke, dudes. We're taking things way too seriously right now. So you might have heard that Dogecoin...
Blockchain Applications: Worth The Hype?
Blockchain advocates really promise a lot. The Blockchain ledger can turn the financial sector on its ear by providing greater...
How Important Is Bitcoin, Really?
There's been a lot of negativity in the Bitcoin world lately. The price of a Bitcoin is in freefall. It...
Smart Contracts For Freelancers
Are you a freelancer? If so, I bet it gets frustrating when the occasional client never got around to paying...
Blockchain Governance Systems
What is one thing that most proponents of decentralized Blockchain applications don't like to think about? That one thing may...
Chainalysis Caught Running Fake Bitcoin Nodes
Chainalysis got caught running 250 fake Bitcoin nodes. Maybe they would have gotten away with it if they hadn't been...
3D Hubs Partners With BitPay
What are two technologies that could theoretically decentralize our economy? Bitcoin is one. Kenya just recently added Bitcoin to a...
Make Your Garage Sale Stand Out With Bitcoin
Garage sale season is rapidly approaching. In the parts of the U.S. that aren't still being hammered with harsh winter...
Capitalism Needs Cryptocurrencies
How do you think people paid for things in the 14th century? When most people went shopping, they might have...
Banks Are Still Confused About Cryptocurrencies
It's probably no surprise to Bitcoin users that cryptocurrencies confuse banks. Do they count as assets or currencies? Should they...
CIA Behind Bitcoin? I Doubt It.
So you might have heard that a Russian politician named Andrei Svintsov claims that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are actually a...
Should Greece Adopt Bitcoin?
If you've been paying attention to international news, you might know that Greece has few good options when it comes...
Will Japanese Retailer Rakuten Accept Bitcoin?
I'm sure Bitcoin enthusiasts will be thrilled to learn that Japan's leading online retailer, Rakuten, is seriously considering adding Bitcoin...
Roger Ver To Attend International Crypto Summit
Roger Ver, best known by the moniker of “Bitcoin Jesus,” will be sending his virtual avatar to the 2015...
Bitcoin Is “Dumb,” And That’s A Good Thing.
Forbes columnist Neale Godfrey recently warned Millennials to “beware of the Bitcoin bite.” To be fair, there probably aren't many...
Bill Gates: Bitcoin Probably Won’t Achieve Dominance
Recently, Bill Gates told Medium that Bitcoin alone wouldn't solve all of the challenges inherent in international payments. He has...
Cryptocurrencies Can Win In The Long Run
So Bitcoin took a serious nosedive in 2014. At under $300, it looks bad for the people who got into...
Launching My Own Crypto Business
I remember the first time I heard about this little cryptocurrency called Marscoin. It was created by a few future...
Bitcoiners Should Quit Being So Grumpy.
So I might have mentioned a few times that I like cryptocurrencies. They're pretty easy to use if you can...
Cryptocurrency Still Seen As A “Weird Libertarian Thing”
What's the best way to spark a discussion about cryptocurrencies on the Mars Society Facebook group? Apparently, one way is...
Bitcoin Can Help The Victims Of Income Inequality
Cryptocurrency enthusiasts are already doing a lot of good things. Bitcoin miners donated over 51 Bitcoin to an organization that...
