Government of Maharashtra (India) explores blockchain technology to improve governance

Author – Anujit The state government of Maharashtra, the western Indian state, has started to explore blockchain technology to improve governance delivery, and bring in greater transparency, and in turn, better trust, between citizens and government. With this, the state…

The Banks against Cryptocurrencies: Bank of America, JP Morgan move to Ban Credit Cryptocurrencies Purchases

The bitcoin had a tough month with market regulations, ban and rejections increased. Regulators, banks, and governments have been at the center as they try to protect the mainstream markets from the disruptive nature of the digital currencies. Most of…

Government of India (GoI) discourages cryptocurrencies but welcomes blockchain

Author – Anujit, India On February 1st 2018, the Government of India (GoI), as part of its annual budget exercise, formally discouraged use of cryptocurrencies. However, GoI has also welcomed the blockchain technology, and vowed to explore it further. Reserve…

Are Initial Coin Offerings vulnerable to scammers? SEC Files Lawsuit Against AriseBank

The year has started on a wrong path for the crypto world as the sector has suffered new regulations, total bans and hacking incidents from South Korea, China, Japan and now back to the United States. The currencies have managed…

The token sales revolution: Why a 39 Million-Dollar ICO Sale Chose Stellar Over Ethereum

Author – Sam Reeds, UK Ethereum over time has gained a platinum status in ICO token sales, recording the highest raised amounts in Token sales. Recently, the platform raised millions of dollars in ICO token sales for Tezos, Filecoin and…

What is Stellar Lumen ? Emergence of Stellar Lumen in the cryptocurrency space and its use cases

Guest Post – Anujith Early in January 2018, Stellar Lumen cryptocurrency broke into the ranks of 10 largest digital currencies, when its market capitalization rose by 65% and touched US $ 10 billion. Stellar is the organization that oversees all…

Introducing Blockchain System into Government Administration

The advantages of blockchain technology can no longer be denied. This decentralized network can offer a lot of benefits to a different section of society like industries, education, and environment.so the governments around the world should think to use blockchain…

Innovation Fund: UNICEF plans to Fund more Blockchain based Startups

Author – Sam, United Kingdom The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) also seems to be joining the crypto world as it aims to fund early-stages of blockchain based startups with the potential of helping boost its children operation. The UN…

Oil and the blockchain – Shell just made its first investment in blockchain

Oil giant, Shell has just concluded its first investment in blockchain after acquiring a minority stake in Applied Blockchain a London startup. Shell hopes to explore the potential of the blockchain technology in relation to the Oil and Gas industry.…

Everipedia plans to transform online encyclopaedia on a blockchain

Author – Sam Reads Everipedia may soon change the rules of the game, as far as the online encyclopaedia space is concerned. They plan to leverage blockchain technology to give a more tangible stake to their writers and editors.Wikipedia dominates…