Year: 2019

The number of lobbies for cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology reportedly grew almost three times in the course of the past year Read the original post: Report: Number of Blockchain and…

Netherlands seems to be the place to operate elaborate Bitcoin ransom schemes from. A man who extorted over $150,000 from several online services by DdoSing them and submitting a ransom…

Retail giant Overstock.com will not sell its retail arm by early 2019, as previously expected Read the original post: Overstock to Retain Retail Arm, Support Blockchain and Crypto Ventures

The U.S. National Pork Board and Ripe.io will jointly develop a blockchain-based system to improve the pork industry supply chain Read the original post: US National Pork Board to Pilot…

Ride-hailing company and Uber competitor Lyft will go public with 30.8 million shares at between $62 to $68 a pop. The announcement would value Lyft at $19.46 billion at the…

Gold, bitcoin, Ty Beanie Babies – what do these commodities all have in common? They are all a store of value in some way. Some Ty toys are worth more…

Australia has unveiled a national blockchain strategy and roadmap, with a boost of AU$100,000 in further funding from the federal government Read the original post: Australia Announces National Blockchain Roadmap…

A burgeoning spy scandal threatens to be an 11th-hour stumbling block to the U.S.-China trade deal, and it could take the wind out of the stock market’s sails as it…

Riot Blockchain, a former biotech firm turned bitcoin-mining company, expects to launch a regulated cryptocurrency exchange by the end of the second quarter of 2019, or June 30. The company…

Ethereum core developers have once again reached an overall consensus on ASIC-resistant PoW algorithm ProgPoW implementation Read the original post: Ethereum Devs Once Again Approve ASIC-Resistant Algorithm ProgPoW