Blockchain for Authenticity in Luxury Goods, Tackle Counterfeit goods

Author – Kate, Australia Counterfeit goods have always been a big problem for luxury brands. While many attempts have been made to stop counterfeit goods, the results are regretfully closer to the classic game of whack-a-mole. Once an illegal operation…

Prominent crypto exchanges in India to halt trading

Two prominent cryptocurrency exchanges in India, BTCXIndia and ETHEXIndia, have announced that they will stop trading from March 5th 2018, in view of the Government of India (GoI) stand discouraging cryptocurrencies. They had earlier stopped accepting deposits from January 1st,…

JPMorgan Chase, US largest Bank Admits cryptocurrencies could disrupt the Banking Industry

The largest bank in the US has admitted cryptocurrencies and the blockchain technology could disrupt both the traditional markets. The Bank recently banned credit card-crypto transactions, citing Compliance with Anti-money laundering laws, Consumer protection and tackling crypto related credit card…

Wyoming House Approves Two Bills Exempting Utility Tokens from Securities Laws

The Wyoming House of Representative passed two pro blockchain and cryptocurrency laws in a landmark; 60 to 0 vote, making it a blockchain friendly state for blockchain startups. Bitcoin miners are already setting mining shop taking advantage of the state’s…

The Big Crypto Acquisition: Wall Street Backed-Circle Acquires Cryptocurrency Exchange Poloniex

Author – Sam Fintech startup Circle Internet Financial Ltd reported it acquired Cryptocurrency Exchange Poloniex the 14th largest crypto exchange by 24 hours trade volume. The acquisition makes it a close rival for the Coinbase one of the largest crypto…

The Medical Blockchain Project AIDOC powered by an Artificial Intelligence has been Officially Launched and could have Huge Potential

By Guest Author – Marequitta According to the IDC (International Data Corporation) the global medical data volume will reach 40 trillion GB by 2020, which is approximately 30 times the size of what was accumulated back in 2010. This then…

Bitfinex exchange and Tether under US Scrutiny, ING Confirms Bitfinex has an account with it

Author – Sam Reads The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) sent the exchange a subpoena on 6th December last year. Wells Fargo ended its relationship with the digital currency exchange last year too. Bitfinex one of the largest crypto…

The Rival to Blockchain technology in Internet of Things space is here

Guest post : Anujit Tangle is a technology that promises to revolutionize the world of Internet of Things (IoT) with blockchain-like technology. Iota is the cryptocurrency developed using Tangle. What is Blockchain and how it works ? Blockchain is a…

Cryptocurrencies included in Bank of America Business risk list

Author – Sam Reads, UK Bank of America admitted cryptocurrencies pose a material risk to its business model in its annual report. In a report published and filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Bank of America -one…

Indian Information technology (IT) provider Tech Mahindra will invest in blockchain center in Canada

Pune, Maharashtra, India-based multinational IT provider Tech Mahindra has announced that they will invest nearly Canadian $100 million (US $ 79 million) in a Center of Excellence (CoE) in Canada. The CoE will focus on blockchain and Artificial Intelligence (AI)…