Joseph Young
GemOS: Automating the Healthcare Industry Using Blockchain
On October 4, at the Distributed: Health conference in Nashville, Tennessee, Gem CEO and co-founder Micah Winkelspecht announced the deployment of the GemOS platform, and introduced an initial proof...
Understanding Soft Forks: A Core Developer’s View on Network Monopoly
Since the beginning of the development of Segregated Witness, an increasing number of alternative Bitcoin hard fork supporters have criticized the implementation process of soft forks on Bitcoin Core,...
SingularDTV: A Decentralized “Netflix” on Ethereum
The team behind SingularDTV, a blockchain-based digital content distribution and management platform, is planning the launch of a decentralized system in which artists and digital content creators can build,...
Chronicled Introduces New Ethereum-Powered IoT Open Registry
Chronicled, a blockchain startup headquartered in San Francisco, has introduced an Ethereum blockchain-based physical asset verification platform that enables companies and manufacturers to register and verify physical items in...
Without Unified, Federal Regulations for Digital Currencies, the U.S. Risks Falling Behind
The divided regulatory policies and frameworks on digital currencies, including Bitcoin, in the United States have created an impractical ecosystem for startups to operate in.The country’s state-by-state regulations for...
Venezuela’s Inflation to Reach 1,600% in 2017, Spurring Demand for Bitcoin
The weakening economy of Venezuela under the regime of President Nicolas Maduro is forecast by the International Monetary Fund to reach a consumer-price inflation rate of 480 percent by...
Miami Judge Rules Bitcoin Is Not Money; Dismisses Money Laundering, Transmitting Charges
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Teresa Pooler has dismissed a money-laundering case involving an alleged “illegal sale” of bitcoins, after declaring that under the laws of the state, the digital currency...
Wiper Messaging App Adds Bitcoin Micropayments for Independent Filmmakers
Wiper is an encrypted mobile messenger with a built-in Bitcoin wallet that allows users to send and receive Bitcoin instantaneously, directly from the mobile application. Using its Bitcoin wallet,...
Global Markets Operator ICAP Successfully Implements Blockchain Technology Pilot
ICAP, a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services with more than $1.6 billion in revenue, announced that its Post Trade Risk and...
Africa’s Largest Online Marketplace Bidorbuy Adds Bitcoin Payments
To eliminate the financial security issues a lot of African e-commerce users have suffered from, Bidorbuy, Africa’s largest online market, began accepting Bitcoin payments March 3. The integration of...
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