He world is abuzz over Bitcoin. The virtual currency has become a global phenomenon reaching an all-time high of more than $250 USD in early April. That record was short-lived however, as a near-panic sell-off halved its value within days of reaching the milestone. We recently added Bitcoin to the OANDA Currency Converter. We admire it as an interesting experiment…
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While everyone was busy putting together end-of-year lists for the payments space, Nasdaq pulled a potentially groundbreaking move. On Dec. 30, the company announced it made the first share trade ever Unveiling Linq unnamed technology investor, Quartz reported. “We believe this successful transaction marks a major advance in the global financial sector and represents…
Specifically, there are two concepts lurking in the Bitcoin phenomenon that are considerably more important than the currency itself: the decentralized transactions database, or block chain, and the idea of “programmable currency, ” which really is more about adding a scripting API to extend the block chain construct than it is about money. The direction this…
Even before the inauguration of President Donald Trump, the value of the US dollar continuously declined due to several remarks made by the President. Whilst speaking to the media including the Wall Street Journal, Trump stated that the strong performance of the US dollar is restricting international trades and thus negatively affecting the US economy. Upon the…
Bitcoin’s recent bull run continues to set new records all over the world. After establishing a new all-time high in USD and EUR yesterday, the previous GBP record has been shattered as well. For the first time in history, one BTC is worth more than 1, GBP. This is also the first time bitcoin surpasses the 1, mark of every major currency in the world. All things…
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Surely a whole range of you notice in last month an increased interest in the virtual currency bitcoin. The purpose of this article isn t to describe the functioning of this virtual currency, we won t occupy with its history or with “bitcoin mining”, we won t give here bitcoins for free. This article is more focused on possibilities of its trading on the stock…
Why is everyone so interested in blockchain, and what does that interest mean for the Internet of Things? Blockchain is beginning to play a major part in the Internet of Things by enhancing security, enabling inclusion of low-value devices to be increasingly viable and making managing a device easier for decades to come. Blockchain builds trust with accountability…
Blockchains, by design and definition, defines a specific type of database… they are a write once read only database. What that means is, they are designed to be only ever created, and not edited or deleted. This makes them immutable (ie unchangeable), and historically accurate (ie data entered and fixed in a certain point of time). You can think of it as an…
If you understand the core innovations around the blockchain idea, you’ll realize that the technology concept behind it is similar to that of a database, except that the way you interact with that database is very different. The blockchain concept represents a paradigm shift in how software engineers will write software applications in the future, and it is one…
The Goldman Sachs logo is displayed on a post above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, September 11, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Is the hype around blockchain justified? asks Goldman Sachs in a blockbuster 88-page note sent to clients this week. The financial world has been going crazy for blockchain technology for the last year or so, hypothesising how…
New ATMs were installed in United States (+4), Canada (+3), Italy (+2), Finland (+1) and Netherlands (+1). United States World of Vapor in Indianapolis became home for Skyhook machine. Another Skyhook machine was installed in Milwaukee at 414 Glass & Grooves. The machine doesn’t support KYC procedures however the owner of the shop writes down the ID details…
