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Bills introduced to state legislatures in Florida and Nebraska would allow for EDCCs, or smart contracts, to be legally enforceable. They would also define qualifying blockchain-mediated digital signatures as legitimate in the eyes of the law. Advertisements A bill introduced to the Florida House of Representatives on January 9 proposes to recognize EDCCs (popularly known […]

Investors and exchanges in South Korea were bracing themselves for what was understood as a potential government-issued ban on cryptocurrency trading; but conflicting reports from different parts of the government are now surfacing, leaving the global community rocking on its heels. Advertisements UPDATED | January 11, 2018 4:25 pm On Wednesday, January 10, 2018, reports […]

Source: dencg / Shutterstock.com Advertisements Over the past few years, the number of monthly Bitcoin transactions has skyrocketed. Source: Wikipedia The problem is, the current mechanism is not sufficient to maintain these levels of growth. Right now, the state of all blockchain protocols involves every node storing all states and processing all transactions. Advertisements While […]

January 10, 2018 12:17 AM Advertisements The vice chairman of the South Korean Financial Services Commission is calling for support from regulators around the world to examine cryptocurrencies. On January 8, 2018, vice chairman of the South Korean Financial Services Commission, Kim Yong-bum, appeared before the Steering Committee of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), an […]

January 10, 2018 12:42 AM Advertisements On Tuesday, the company announced KODAKOne, a blockchain-based platform that aims to assist photographers with the registration and licensing of their work, along with a token offering. Some are questioning the strategy. A picture’s worth a thousand words, and to investors in Eastman Kodak, a blockchain is apparently worth […]

The price of ether, the native token of the ethereum platform, is bucking the bearish trend seen in top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. Advertisements As per data source OnChainFX, ether (ETH) has appreciated by 7.44 percent in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, bitcoin, litecoin, stellar lumens and dash are down at least 3 percent […]

Telegram is planning to launch its own ICO. Image by Creative Thoughts. Advertisements Telegram Planning An ICO, Aims to Raise USD 500 Million in Pre-ICO Telegram is planning to launch its own ICO, which will fund the development of its own blockchain platform and cryptocurrency. As reported by TechCrunch, Telegram’s cryptocurrency will be used for payments […]

The price of ether is shattering all-time highs. Advertisements Rising to more than $1,000 for the first time ever last week, the cryptocurrency has reclaimed its place as the second-largest blockchain by total value, days after being temporarily surpassed by Ripple’s XRP token. However, as with that controversial market move, the massive uptick in value […]

It’s 2018 and the JP Morgan CEO is turning over a new leaf, starting with blockchain technology. Advertisements Perhaps the most widely-recognized bitcoin critic, JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon confessed on Tuesday that he might have made an error in judgment when he criticized bitcoin believers. In an interview today with Fox Business, Dimon expressed […]

Eric Piscini, a principal with Deloitte Consulting LLP, is the global leader of Deloitte’s financial services blockchain consulting efforts and co-lead at its the global blockchain and cryptocurrency team. Advertisements The following article is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2017 in Review. As the technology behind bitcoin nears its 10th year in the market, let’s […]