Why Collaboration Will Drive Blockchain's Success in 2017

 The closer the collaboration between developers and commercial  organizations, the better the results that emerge. And the closer  everybody works with consumers, the more likely it is that the result  will be something attractive to them. ......... [Read Full Story]

 What 2016 Taught Us About Smart Contracts

  Cryptocurrencies, tokens, blockchains, smart contracts: I present the  delightful panoply of distributed ledger technology (DLT) buzzwords that  have been a part of nearly every FinTech discussion for the better part  of two years. ..... [Read Full Story]

 Wells Fargo, ICAP Lead $18 Million Series A for Blockchain Startup Axoni

 New York-based blockchain startup Axoni has raised $18m in a new funding. The Series A round was led by Wells Fargo and Euclid Opportunities, a  fintech investment firm owned by financial services company ICAP.  Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, ...... [Read Full Story]

Why Should I Use A Peer-to-peer Bitcoin Exchange?

In the world of Bitcoin exchanges, the vast majority of  trading activity takes place through centralized platforms. This is  rather strange, considering that Bitcoin is a decentralized and  peer-to-peer protocol for digital money transfers.  ..... [Read Full Story]

 Bitcoin May Have Set Single Day Trading Record as It Nears $900

 It’s looking to be a joyous Christmas this year for Bitcoinists as the bullish price run is shocking the world for the holidays. ... [Read Full Story]

 Bitcoin is Now Helping Indians Receive Bigger Paychecks from Abroad

 With this addition, employees in India  are only required to sign up on Bitwage and a Unocoin account will be  automatically created giving them the option of withdrawing directly in  INR. Although transactions are carried out on the Bitcoin blockchain,  employers are not required to deal with Bitcoin directly and can send  payments directly in EUR, USD, GBP, and other national currencies. .... [Read Full Story]

Bitcoin Internet Searches Are Trending Worldwide

 Interest in bitcoin has increased all over the world with Google and  Baidu searches showing a spike or all-time highs in numerous countries.  Particularly, interest has rapidly increased in Venezuela, Brazil,  Nigeria and India with China’s Baidu showing a recent spike. ... [Read Full Story]

Australian Wheat Farmers Trial Blockchain to Sell Grain

 Wheat growing in Australia is a  problem that costs hundreds of millions of dollars each year for  growers. To reduce the number of insolvencies or problems with payments  that growers often face, one company is attempting to solve this issue  with the blockchain. ... [Read Full Story]

Bitcoin is Booming; Price Doubles in 2016, Market Cap Scales $14 Billion

 Bitcoin’s growing popularity as a digital hedge immune from traditional  markets has seen everyday investors flock to the cryptocurrency. China  accounts for a significant majority of the world’s bitcoin trade and  today, bitcoin price broke past 6000 yuan (approx. $863.72), amid a  weakening domestic currency. .... [Read Full Story]

Charlie Shrem’s Private Equity Platform to Hold Crowdsale Capped at $25 Million

 Mainstreet Investments will hold a  crowdsale of 50 million tokens on Jan. 15, 2017 to March 15,  2017, capped at $25 million. An initial token offering memorandum  outlines the sale’s goals and objectives according to Intellisys Capital, the fund’s manager and general partner. .... [Read Full Story]

Why US Intelligence Experts Have Been Monitoring Bitcoin

 Hundreds of U.S. experts within defense and intelligence agencies are  seeking to understand how virtual currencies like Bitcoin could  undermine the U.S.’s long-standing ability to disrupt the financial  networks of its foes and even permanently upend parts of the global  financial system, Newsweek confirmed in a report. ... [Read Full Story]

California Startup Uses Blockchain for Real Estate Deals From LA to Dubai and Moscow

 The real estate  industry is in urgent need of an organized, structured, secure and  efficient data management system that would enable investors and brokers  worldwide to rely on a comprehensive real-time database. Propy, a  California-based Blockchain startup, intends to simplify real estate  sales for both brokers and consumers using Blockchain. .... [Read Full Story]

Banks’ Blockchain Race: BNP Paribas Sends Its First Payments from Germany, UK, Netherlands

 Bank-to-bank Blockchain payment firsts keep coming with news that France’s BNP Paribas successfully sent multiple transactions this week. .... [Read Full Story]

Kenyan Government Uses IBM Blockchain to Prevent Academic Certificate Fraud

 The Kenyan  government is utilizing Blockchain to develop an immutable and  transparent education management system. The Ministry of Information,  Communication and Technology (ICT) is currently collaborating with IBM  to enable schools and other educational institutions to issue academic certificates on a cloud-based Blockchain network. ..... [Read Full Story]

Bitcoin Breaks $835 in China, Controls 93 Percent of Trading

 The price of Bitcoin surpassed the $820 mark on the  afternoon of Dec. 21, spurring the interests of investors and traders  around the world. .... [Read Full Story]