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Japan Finally Set to Regulate ICOs
In a move long-awaited by large swathes of the cryptocurrency community, Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) is set to finally bring regulations into place to regulate Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), ... -
What are privacy coins and why do we need them?
This post is part of a broader series on blockchain technology. In prior posts, I’ve discussed the historical context of blockchain networks and have provided detailed explanations of protocols, DApps, and ICOs. In my next few ... -
An Introduction to Blockchain. Part Four: Decentralised Applications
This post is part of a the Introduction to Blockchain series. Part one included two posts that walked through the history of both the modern internet and blockchain technology. Part two is focused ... -
Crypto Week in Brief: 19 - 25 November 2018
Crypto Week in Brief: A round-up of the week's biggest cryptocurrency stories from around the Internet. This week's edition includes Bakkt, Edward Snowden, Bitcoin Cash SV, and a new EU ... -
An introduction to blockchain. Part three: Consensus algorithms
What are consensus algorithms? That’s a difficult question to answer concisely but I’ll do my best. As we discussed before, there is no central authority in a decentralised network. Therefore, ... -
An introduction to blockchain. Part two: Encryption
As we mentioned in part one An introduction to blockchain, transactions executed on the blockchain are secured through advanced encryption algorithms. This is the key reason why blockchain networks are ... -
An introduction to blockchain. Part one: How blockchain protocols work
This post kicks off a three part a series on blockchain technology. Previously, I discussed the development of blockchain networks, detailing the history of both the modern internet and blockchain ... -
Blockchain Start-up Acquires Space Mining Company
Forget the Moon. Asteroids may be the next aim for crypto investors after blockchain start-up ConsenSys acquired a space-mining company. Yes, really. The company in question, Planetary Resources has some ... -
Blockcloud ICO successfully achieves $15M hardcap
Blockcloud successfully hits their fundraising target, securing $15M (5029.729 ETH) at a time when the majority of ICOs are struggling to gather investment. Identified a few months ago as as one of our ... -
The Origin of HODL
From the infamous World of Warcraft meme "Leeroy Jeeeeenkins!", to being Rick Roll'd (heh), to whichever meme is the flavour of the month, the Internet loves an inside joke. Crypto and the ...
