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ICOs Smash Records and Disrupt Venture Capitalism, With $13 Billion in Funding This Year

Initial coin offerings are becoming an increasingly popular method of crowdfunding capital for blockchain startups. A study from consulting firm PwC…

July 3, 2018

Zilliqa, IOST and Gems Backer Launches Fund With 200,000 Ether to Generate ‘More Blockchain Unicorns’

China-based Node Capital is launching a new US office with a team dedicated to allocating 200,000 ether ($90 million at…

June 30, 2018

Microsoft Introduces Blockchain Payment System for Xbox, With Billion-Dollar Game Developer on Board

Microsoft is planning to slash operational costs by introducing a new blockchain to manage royalty payments for gaming developers. Built…

June 29, 2018

Demand for Blockchain Job Skills Up 6,000% in First Quarter of 2018

Demand for blockchain skills is soaring. Ambiguity, limited supervision, new team – these are some of the unusual terms being sprinkled…

June 26, 2018

Facebook Is Ending Short-Lived Ban on Crypto Ads – With One Exception

Social media giant Facebook is canceling its all-out ban on cryptocurrency ads. The change was just announced on the company's…

June 26, 2018

Go Crypto: Antonio Banderas and Alec Baldwin Star as Lamborghini and Ferrari in Blockchain Financed Film

Lamborghini has a big green light. The new biopic about legendary sports car founder Ferruccio Lamborghini is set to star Antonio Banderas…

June 23, 2018

Understanding Blockchain Privacy – Anonymity, Encryption and Decentralization

With all the hoopla surrounding blockchain technology in recent years, we wouldn’t fault you for thinking the world had accidentally…

June 22, 2018

Ethereum and OmiseGo Are Growing Blockchain Ecosystem With Stanford

Stanford is launching a new research initiative with some help from Ethereum and OmiseGo. The Center for Blockchain Research will focus…

June 22, 2018

South Korean Gaming Giant: Bitcoin and Blockchain ‘Once Every 10 Years’ Opportunity

Speaking at the 9th Annual EDaily Strategy Forum in Seoul, Bang Joon-hyuk, Chairman of Netmarble Games, predicted that blockchain will make its…

June 21, 2018

Gold Rush: Hollywood Movies Go for Crypto in More Ways Than One

The uptick in crypto-centric film projects from Hollywood storytellers and the increasing interest from smart contract developers are introducing cryptocurrencies…

June 17, 2018