Bitcoin Extends Rally amid News of Black-rock’s Decision to Explore Crypto-currencies

Bitcoin continued to inch higher on Tuesday marking an improvement from the close of the previous day. This was propelled by news that giant asset management firm Black-rock, had decided to put in place a working group to explore crypto-currencies…

The CFA Plans to Add Crypto and Block-chain Topics to Their Curriculum Starting 2019

The financial industry appears to be taking a serious interest in crypto after the CFA Institute which offers the chartered financial analyst designation made the decision to add crypto-currencies and topics to do with the block-chain in their level I…

Encrypted Email Service Provider ProtonMail Hint at a Potential ICO

ProtonMail CTO, Bart Butler has hinted that the encrypted email service provider is well on its way to launching an ambitious initial coin offering (ICO). The announcement by ProtonMail was met by negative speculation about the company launching a job…

Ex JP Morgan Exec Says The Block-chain Could Help Avert The Next Financial Crisis

The current honorary academic adviser of the Asian Block-chain institute and former vice president of the famous North American investment banking giant JPMorgan Chase, Pang Huadong, stated that the block-chain could be the key to averting the next global financial…

Blockchain now combines with 3D printing to transform manufacturing

Blockchain now combines with 3D printing to transform manufacturing: The promising blockchain technology is now forming a powerful combination with another promising technology 3D printing. The combine has potential to transform manufacturing, and impact the future course of globalization. Globalization…

Chinese City Is Key Contributor to a 1.5 Billion Fund Towards Public Block-chain Projects

Jiangsu’s capital Nanjing has expressed a commitment to invest in public block-chain projects and the token economy as a whole. The capital of Chinese province Nanjing worked to put together a 1.5 billion dollars which translates to 10 billion Yuan…

New CTO At Ripple Reveals That Banks Are Afraid Of Being Disrupted By Emergent Technologies

Ripple’s Stefan Thomas was replaced as the company’s Chief technology officer (CTO) by David Schwartz who formerly held the chief cryptographer’s position at Ripple. Stefan Thomas formerly of Ripple now famously runs the Codius smart contract platform through his company,…

Giant automakers form blockchain consortium

There’s a now a blockchain consortium for the automobile sector. The Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI) has been formed, with participation from giant automakers BMW, Ford, General Motors (GM), and Renault. The automotive sector is clearly the next frontier for…

Intel will track addictive medicine supply chain in blockchain pilot project

Intel will pilot blockchain-based system to track supply chain of addictive medicines: American multinational tech giant Intel will pilot a blockchain-based solution to track supply chain of medicines. The project may have significant positive impact on supply chain tracking of…

Top 4 Altcoins Tumble with Bitcoin’s Slump – Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, EOS Technical Analysis

The cryptocurrency market is still in turmoil. As of press time, Bitcoin is trading at $6,090 trying to hold support, Bitcoin dominance is at 42%, and total market capitalization is sitting at the $245 million level. These numbers indicate that…