Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Announces Three New Working Groups

It has been a while since we last heard from the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance. Although this entity has made a great impact already, it’s always good to learn about new initiatives. It seems the group is now focusing on three new areas of interest. Digital identity, energy, and multiplatform working groups have been established to explore new … Read more

Ignite Ratings Token Pre-Sale Begins December 15th, A Decentralized, Self-Regulating Investment Platform.

Gibraltar-based blockchain start-up Ignite Ratings is a decentralized, self-regulating platform powered entirely by crowd-sourced opinion, Ignites mission is to adopt a truly innovative approach to the way that ICO’s and digital assets are reviewed and traded, combining a decentralized intelligence platform with an investment index that is powered by the rating’s platform within itself. Ignites … Read more

Online Retail Startup Benebit Will Use Blockchain Technology To Disrupt The Online Shopping Industry

New and innovative technologies are changing the way we shop. In recent years many companies have closed their physical doors and made the move online, due to the many advantages that it offers. In 2016 a study carried out by Statista found that an estimated 1.61 billion people worldwide purchased goods online. Disclosure: This is … Read more

University of Michigan Is Building the World’s First Unhackable Supercomputer

Supercomputers are one of those technological trends everyone is interested in. Although very few people would actually have a use for such computing power, there are some interesting developments taking place in this area. More specifically, a new machine is in development which claims to be unhackable. Thanks to US$3.6 million in funding through DARPA, the team … Read more

Korean and Japanese Officials: Virtual Currencies Are Not Proven

Yesterday, top financial officials in both Japan and South Korea came to a similar conclusion: as they stand now, cryptocurrencies cannot be considered legitimate currencies. The statements come from countries where Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are quite popular in the public sphere, and they come from governments that have been relatively proactive in establishing a … Read more

Japanese Entertainment Giant DMM Unveils Details of Crypto Exchange to Launch Next Month

Japanese entertainment conglomerate DMM Group, the operator of popular e-commerce site DMM.com with 27 million members, is preparing to launch a cryptocurrency exchange. 7 cryptocurrencies, 14 trading pairs, and margin trading will be offered. Also read: South Korea Clarifies Position After Reports of Possible Ban on All Crypto Transactions DMM’s Crypto Exchange Opening January Japanese e-commerce … Read more

Omni Devs Introduce Feature to Freeze Assets in Specific Addresses

Not a day goes by without some interesting developments in the world of cryptocurrency. While most of these changes go by unnoticed, the Omni team added a compelling feature a few days ago. More specifically, they have allowed issuers of centrally managed tokens to freeze said tokens in an address. This has caused some unrest among people who are … Read more