IBM Files Patent for Blockchain-Based AR Helper System
IBM has filed a patent for a blockchain-based system which will prevent players of augmented reality games entering physical spaces that are undesirable. They cite as examples “high-risk locations, culturally sensitive locations, locations marked by…
Coinsource Receives First BitLicense to Operate Bitcoin ATMs in New York
The world’s largest bitcoin ATM company has finally received official approval to operate in New York. They had previously been operating in New York almost since the company’s inception via a provisional license. Last year, they received coverage in the…
Leading VC Investor: Dismissing Crypto is Like Dismissing Internet in 1993
Benedict Evans, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz (A16Z), one of the most successful venture capital firms in the world, has said that crypto is quite similar to the internet in 1993. As with any other emerging technology or market, the…
Russian Financial Watchdog Calls for Global Crypto Exchange Regulations
Russia’s Financial Monitor Service (FMS) is seeking the intervention of a global financial watchdog to regulate cryptocurrencies, local media sources have reported. Russia Wants Global Crypto Regulations The Russian financial regulatory agency contacted…
Johnny Depp Throws Hat into the Crypto Ring, Joins TaTaTu Platform
Announced today, Hollywood star Johnny Depp has signed a deal with a new cryptocurrency related platform called TaTaTu. The platform, like Depp himself, aims to provide social entertainment. A ‘New Approach’ To Entertainment With a name sounding like…
Sony Develops Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallet Tech, Plans to ‘Commercialize’ it
Electronics giant Sony has developed technology that it believes will help cryptocurrency users store their assets more securely, and that technology might just be coming soon to store near you. The Japanese tech conglomerate this week announced that its…
The Next 10 Years: Crypto Market to Eclipse $20 Trillion as Bitcoin’s Influence Fades
It’s been 10 years since bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto published his white paper on bitcoin, and the global economy hasn’t been the same since. The original cryptocurrency now boasts a market cap of more than $112 billion, while bitcoin’s dominance…
HTC Launches Blockchain Smartphone ‘Exodus’ with Flagship Specs
A decade on from the launch of the first ever Android phone, Taiwanese consumer electronics giant HTC has taken the wraps off its blockchain-powered smartphone, dubbed ‘Exodus’. HTC has officially announced the early access release of Exodus 1, the…
A HTC blokklánc okos telefont indít Exodus néven új tulajdonságokkal
A HTC blokklánc okos telefont indít Exodus néven kiemelt tulajdonságokkal. 10 év telt el a HTC első android telefonja óta és most belevág a blokklánc technológiába is legújabb készülékével, az Exodussal. A HTC bejelentette, hogy az Exodus 1-es…
JPMorgan: US Recession by 2020 Has 60% Chance, is Crypto an Alternative?
$362 billion banking giant JPMorgan Chase has predicted a 60 percent chance for the next US recession to occur by 2020. In a global market crash, can crypto be a viable alternative to existing stores of value? “The probability of a U.S. recession within…
Partnership Could See up to 100,000 Regular ATMs in U.S. Turned into Bitcoin-Vending Machines
A deal between a traditional ATM manufacturer and a cryptocurrency vending machine firm will make it possible to buy bitcoin at tens of thousands of locations in the United States using a debit card. Bitcoin ATM firm LibertyX and regular ATM manufacturer…
UK Foreign Exchange Firm Joins Ripple Blockchain RippleNet
Moneynetint, a UK-based provider of foreign exchange services for the corporate sector has integrated and deployed decentralized payments using Ripple blockchain network RippleNet. Based in London with a focus on payment services for corporate clients,…