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Bitcoin Is Close to Cutting Fees with Better Coin Selection

One of the technical mechanisms that has helped earn bitcoin comparisons to cash is on the verge of a major update. Called “coin selection,” the term refers to the algorithm that today decides which bits of data come together to create a user’s transaction. Essentially, the coin selection code replicates the process of giving, say, a $10 […]

Kucoin Delists Various Trading Pairs Linked to Bitcoin Cash

There is a fair amount of confusion on the internet over one of Kucoin’s recent decisions. The company has made it clear they will be dropping Bitcoin Cash-based trading pairs very soon. Contrary to what people may think, the exchange will not remove Bitcoin Cash itself, but rather get rid of some smaller trading markets […]

The Ledger Facebook Facebook’s Troubles Underscore Blockchains’ Opportunity

Every action you perform on Facebook—and its sister services like Instagram and WhatsApp—surrenders data to the business’ well-oiled surveillance machinery. Maintaining a presence on the social network means granting the company the right to steward—and sell—your personal information to advertisers. It’s been said a zillion times, but it bears reiterating: If you’re not paying, you’re […]

Telegram Attracts $850 Million in the Second Round of ICO

Telegram founders Nikolai and Pavel Durov reported that they have successfully raised $850 mln. Their second round of initial coin offering (ICO) has yielded a positive result as they announced in a notice today with US Securities and Exchange Commission. The ICO sought investment to promote the development of Telegram, the messenger app as well as […]

Bitcoin Drops From $7,900 to $6,600 as Cryptocurrency Market Takes a Beating

The valuation of the entire cryptocurrency market has declined to $253 billion, down $100 billion over the past week. The price of most major cryptocurrencies including bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, and Bitcoin Cash dropped by more than 13 percent throughout March 30. Slump Continues Over the past 24 hours, the price of bitcoin dropped from $7,900 to $6,600, recording […]

Hollywood’s first blockchain movie: an end to piracy?

A few years behind Wall Street, Hollywood is turning to the technology behind cryptocurrency bitcoin to distribute movies in a development hailed as the beginning of the end for piracy. Leading the charge is “No Postage Necessary,” a romantic indie comedy about a luckless hacker that is being distributed via peer-to-peer video network app Vevue, […]

Blockchain Project, Which Will Disrupt Real Estate Market

WestLand Storage Company has been operating in the real estate market for more than 17 years and we recently introduced an innovative technology based on Blockchain, which will change the real estate market forever. DiceLand technology is the collection of all modern technologies in the world of Blockchain and will allow tokenizing any real estate […]

The Initial Coin Offering Is Dead, Long Live the ICO!

The popular fundraising tool may well evolve into something different as the cryptocurrency market develops. Are cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) going the way of the dot-com bubble? Bitcoin’s price has tumbled, recently trading below $8,000, near where it traded last October and November. Ethereum and Litecoin, two other popular cryptocurrencies, have also come back down […]

This Is How Blockchain Is Changing Healthcare

Chrissa McFarlane, founder and CEO of Patientory, has connected healthcare and blockchain in a way that will save everyone a lot of time.  Patientory stores health records for patients and providers which eliminates the need for filling out paperwork every time you visit a doctor’s office. McFarlane raised $7.2 million over three days in a […]

Quantum Teams Up With Oracle to Deliver HIPAA-Compliant Medical Blockchain Solution

Quantum Medical Transport announced on Monday its acceptance of an invitation from Oracle Corp to participate in the Oracle Blockchain Cloud Platform Beta program with the goal of developing HIPAA-compliant (a US industry standard) ‘QuantH’ medical blockchain technology. Alongside Oracle’s suite of cloud technology, Quantum’s QuantH blockchain system seeks to enable rapid onboarding of new patients with […]