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The US Patent and Trademark Office recently published a Mastercard patent application to develop an anonymous blockchain transaction system. Advertisements On Thursday, the US Patent and Trademark Office published an application submitted by Mastercard Inc. to allow the company to patent a “method and system for anonymous directed blockchain transaction.” The patent proposes to protect […]

It’s no secret that building large-scale, fully decentralized applications is a challenge, but it turns out the hurdles have to do with more than just scaling. Advertisements Decentralized application or “dapp” developers frequently hit roadblocks, since ethereum – the go-to platform so far in dapps’ short history – can process only around 25 transactions per second, […]

After weeks of chaos and embarrassing news for EOS, Dan Larimer, creator of EOS.io and chief technology officer of Block.one, calls for the creation of a new constitution that will reduce human meddling. Advertisements Last night, Dan Larimer caused a stir when he indicated in a Telegram conversation that he believed the EOS constitution should […]

Nick Spanos speaks at World Blockchain Forum on the state of cryptocurrency. One of the early movers in the cryptocurrency space is Nick Spanos. Founder of Blockchain Technologies Corp. and the Bitcoin Center — a live trading floor for crypto down the street from the New York Stock Exchange — Spanos has evangelized for Bitcoin and other blockchain projects […]

Facebook advertising cryptocurrency again, Bitcoin education center opens in Atlanta, Andreessen Horowitz launching $300 million fund, top gainers, low losers and more! Advertisements Facebook Loosens its Ban on Cryptocurrency Ads As reported by CoinTelegraph, Facebook is allowing some cryptocurrency ads to be promoted as long as they go through an application to be approved. The ads […]

Amid a tightening regulatory environment, cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Pro has announced it will no longer serve customers in Japan. But the company’s American counterpart, HBUS, is gearing up for a launch next week. Advertisements Japanese outlet CoinPost reported on June 27 that Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Pro announced it will cease operating in Japan on […]

On June 12, US legislators introduced the FIND bill, which proposes a study on how virtual currencies are being used to buy, sell, and facilitate sex and drug trafficking. If it passes, let’s hope the study is carried out with more nuance than previous legislation aimed at sex trafficking. Advertisements UPDATED | June 27, 2018: […]

Robinhood continues its plans for crypto-world-domination, R3 drops a huge announcement and top 5s — Enjoy! Advertisements R3 Announces Royal Bank of Scotland is the main player in their new Cordite Community Robinhood *May* Be Developing *At Least* A Wallet Application For Users As read on ccn.com, Business Insider first spotted the stock trading giant’s plans for a […]

Katie Haun is the first woman to become a general partner at the venture capital firm. Advertisements Indicating its belief in blockchain/cryptocurrency developers and entrepreneurs, venture capital (VC) firm Andreessen Horowitz (also called a16z) announced on Monday the launch of a $300 million investment fund, a16z crypto. The dedicated fund will allow a16z to bypass […]

A new token standard intended to fix some major problems for gamers and developers has been announced by Enjin. Advertisements On June 24, Witek Radomski, the co-founder and chief technical officer of Enjin, announced the development of a new Ethereum token standard dubbed ERC1155, which is intended to help game developers save money, facilitate atomic […]