Nasdaq’s automated quotations in the mid-seventies and online shopping in the mid-eighties were disruptive technologies for financial field. The latest disruptive fintech innovation, cryptocurrency, is gaining popularity with consumers, businesses and governmental bodies. Large corporations and governments are particularly interested in the underlying technology of cryptocurrency called blockchain. In fact,...
It seems that these days, cryptocurrency can't catch a break in the news cycle. In early April, the Securities and Exchange Commission urged a federal judge to freeze $27 million that was allegedly garnered through the illegal sale of shares in LongFin — a company whose stock shot from $5 to $142...
As users of digital currencies become more mainstream, the need for a safe and secure method to transact with convenience directly from smartphones is on a high. And a startup named Xeeda has come up with one unique solution for that. The new company has created a simple, secure and convenient way to...
Thanks to all the media attention surrounding Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology is commonly associated with finance. But that’s too narrow a vision of this technology’s true capability — the concept of a digitally signed and distributed ledger is universally applicable to business processes. Blockchain technology serves as an...
Economic bubbles aren't new. From the tulip bubble of the 1630s, to the dot-com boom of the late 1990s, to the big-tech mania we're seeing today, overvaluations happen — but not all bubbles pose the same risks or offer the same rewards. Every few years, it seems we're warned of another...
Over the past 18 months, we have witnessed a significant shift in the state of the financial markets. Cryptocurrencies, once a niche fascination, have exploded in value. At the start of 2017, digital currencies held collective market cap of less than a $20 billion. They entered 2018 with a head-turning...
Chinese mobile manufacturer OnePlus has joined the bandwagon of companies interested in Cryptocurrencies as the company surprised its fans by revealing on Wednesday that its next smartphones will have an iPhone X-like notch. However, the company which is known for its April Fool’s pranks, in a 26-second video titled “Change...
‘Distributed ledger’ technology as the Blockchain technology is commonly known, has been described as a new technology that will change the 21st century. The Blockchain technology has garnered a lot of attention but one reason why it is becoming exceeding popular is its ability to overcome a problem that remained...
Google has finally announced that it would be taking the path of Facebook as it bans advertising contents related to Cryptocurrencies, Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), exchanges, wallets, trading advice and spread betting. The company published its new financial services rules last week with the company director of sustainable ads, Scott...
In the past five years, the global financial industry has experienced major disruptions thanks to innovative technologies in AI, Machine Learning, and Blockchain. The rate at which supercomputers are taking over the financial sector is leaving no doubt that the future of finance will largely depend on computer scientists and...
We are living in an age when security is a major concern, and rightfully so. The world of IoT and mobile has all sorts of weaknesses and pitfalls that we must all navigate - especially when cryptocurrency is involved. Now the guys over at Sikur are ready with their next-generation SIKURPhone...
PC's aren't the only ones vulnerable to Crypto mining hijackers as some malicious sites and infected apps are redirecting millions of Android users to a website that hijacks their phone processors for mining a cryptocurrency called Monero. This process is called Cryptojacking. The site redirects people towards a specifically designed...
Facebook is putting a lid on adverts pertaining to cryptocurrency, binary options and initial coin offerings (ICO). Facebook announced its new advertising policing of putting a ban on all cryptocurrency ads in a blog post on January 30. This action is to put a stop to misleading or deceptive ads...
About a week ago, Opera made an announcement that they will be adding protection to its mobile browser software in order to protect users from crypto mining malware scripts. This is a welcome development considering malware attack perpetrators are increasingly adopting mobile platforms. After all, most online wallets use a...
A lot of app developers seem to be benefiting from the recent outburst in Blockchain technolog, more specifically in the cryptocurrency domain. While some developers are building cryptocurrency wallets, hedge funds, etc other developers are making apps which display the real-time value of the cryptocurrencies so users can decide on when to...
Usual players in the blockchain industry who have Introduced their own cryptocurrency have always been privately held companies. However, in 2017, public companies and even governments have made known their intention to make a move into this fast developing industry by issuing their own cryptocurrency. The latest public company with...
These days we are having more and more confirms that closed-source solutions always imply a liability, as they may come with a surprise in the box in the form of a major vulnerability which, this time, basically affects the whole world. But while open source solutions deployed on a massive...
In the 2006 science fiction thriller Déjá Vu, Denzel Washington plays a government agent who uses novel government technology to fold time and space back onto itself so that he can retroactively prevent a terrorist attack. It’s a creative interpretation of the concept of déjà vu, and, of course, Washington’s character...
The technological world is in an exciting phase with the Artificial Intelligece (AI), Internet of Things (IoT) and Blockchain technologies leading the way. Cryptocurrency is another such technological investment that is gaining momentum pretty rapidly. Investment in cryptocurrencies has had an exponential growth in the recent past with the market...
As bitcoin moves into 5 digits and Ethereum is closer and closer to half a thousand dollars, the old world is lagging behind, amid bubble claims and naysayers floating in the Twitterverse. In the meantime, ICOs, i.e. Ethereum-based token crowd sales, are making VC rounds pale in comparison. But while...
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