Blockchain-powered lottery is about to disrupt online lottery market

Cyprus-based blockchain start-up Firelotto plans to disrupt online lottery market with their blockchain-powered lottery. They have a ready product, and have already started 4 online lottery games, with the initial guaranteed prize pool exceeding US $ 1 million. Lottery market…

Why is Ethereum Losing Ground ?

Towards the beginning of 2018, Ethereum has recorded massive gains and all-time highs. At one point on January 13, Ethereum prices reached the $1,420 level, before tumbling down to the multi-wave correction up to this point. The “Flippening” Flipped? The…

Ripple xCurrent will be used by Brazil and Latin America’s Largest Bank for Payments Processing

Author – Marequitta Roughly a month ago (February 21), it has been revealed by the Ripple team that Brazil and Latin America’s biggest bank by market cap, Itaú Unibanco, have signed an agreement with Ripple to use its blockchain network’s xCurrent…

According to German Researchers Bitcoin Blockchain Might Be Hosting Child Abuse Content (Unknowingly)

On March 20, 2018 The Guardian reported that two German researchers from different universities uncovered Bitcoin data that contains content which may be illegal, and whoever downloads it might face criminal charges. Journalists from The Guardian were able to stumble…

The Real Cryptocurrency Wedding, Call It as Bitcoin Themed Wedding to Support education equality in India

Bitcoin has a relatively young history from its mysterious inception in 2009 compared with the fiat currency that has been around for the longest of time. With its meteoric rise in value against the USD since mid 2010, its popularity…

Debitum Network leverages Ethereum blockchain to facilitate credit for Small Businesses

Author – Anujit Vilnius, Lithuania based Debitum Network is leveraging Ethereum blockchain to solve a well-known problem of world economy, that of small businesses lacking sufficient access to credit. The Initial Coin Offering (ICO) for their token, DEB, was from…

Why 2018 Could Be Great for Bitcoin Despite Shaky Start

Bitcoin is going through a tough first quarter of 2018. Since hitting its $20,000 all-time high last December 2017, Bitcoin price has dropped by more than 70%. As of the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at the $8200 level,…

Harshgraph – The Future Of Distributed Ledger Technology

Guest Author – Samson Most ledger transaction operate on blockchain which experience limitations. It’s difficult to get rid of the nodes that disagree with blockchain same as the consensus mechanism with the proof of work being slow. Harshgraph has the…

Walmart Plans to Reduce Cost Of Doing Business using Blockchain

Guest Author – Samson Walmart plans on using blockchain to facilitate shipping through tracking packages on transit.  Walmart patent application filed on August 2017 will allow them to deploy the smart package to aid in tracking of the goods in…

Scammers are Turning their Focus to Bitcoins and other Cryptocurrencies

Author : Kate Yong There is an indisputable growth in the popularity of Bitcoin especially with its rapidly rising price within the year of 2017 from US$1083.24 in February to US$19,343.04 by December. This rise is alongside many other cryptocurrencies…