Big companies are getting into the ICO game, crypto and blockchain in general. Previously, Telegram raised $1.7 billion privately before cancelling its public sale. Now the LinkedIn Co-Founder, Eric Ly, has filed Form D with the SEC. With experience as the company’s first Chief Technology Officer, Ly is looking to raise $20 million in a […]
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Large institutions and multinational corporations are scrambling to acquire intellectual property, and Mastercard has submitted a new patent application for a new method of verifying coupon authenticity using blockchain technology. The application that was filed on November 29, 2016 is titled, “Method and System for Authentication of Coupons vis Blockchain” and was published on May […]
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Catalonia has been in and out of the news for its many attempts at secession from Spain in recent years. Most notably, the autonomous community held an independence referendum on October 1, 2017 which was met with violence from Spanish police to prevent the people from voting. Despite the country’s efforts, the outcome was that […]
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Jolt Wallet has announced the release of their wireless hardware wallet. It is an open source wallet that supports Nano and other cryptocurrencies. It can be enabled via USB, WiFi and Bluetooth, meaning that you may connect it to a computer, smart phone or other companion device, or you may operate it in standalone mode. […]
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Litecoin has released Litecoin Core 0.16.0. They are recommending that all users upgrade to this new, major version release, as it contains new functionality, bugfixes and performance improvements, as well as new translations into various languages. The new core allows for full wallet and user interface support of SegWit. Segregated Witness, or SegWit, originated as […]
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IOHK has announced that the first Cardano smart contract testnet is now live. The testnet, known as KEVM, is a version of an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) using the K framework. It was produced by Runtime Verification and IOHK. On the testnet, developers will now be able to run EVM applications on the KEVM to […]
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The Bitcoin Lightning Network may have been used to process transactions for a short period of time, but enough data has already been collected to set its architects on a path to upgrade the network with further improvements. In order to improve Bitcoin’s transaction processing volume, Lightning Network requires users to store a large amount […]
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In a race to claim intellectual property related to blockchain technology, Intel and other companies have been filing patents with the USPTO and internationally. The most recent filing by Intel was released on Thursday, where the company has laid claim to a method for verifying transactions on a distributed ledger. The inventors of this method […]
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IRA Financial Trust is now enabling self-directed IRA account holders to purchase Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies using their IRA and solo 401k plans. The company is a custodian of these plans, where customers may make pre-tax investments to save for their retirement. The company’s Crypto IRA platform gives members the ability to buy, sell or […]
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American Express has partnered with digital retailer, Boxed to integrate Hyperledger blockchain technology into its rewards program. Using the functionality of Hyperledger, the company will enable its merchants to create custom Membership Rewards programs for AmEx cardholders. In this pilot program, members will be able to earn five times the normal amount of points when […]
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