The Federal Reserve has been working on an initiative for a digital dollar or Fedcoin. The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology may have prototypes to reveal as soon as this July. Foreign governments are also looking into...
Cryptocurrency, originally dismissed by many as a temporary trend or a silly project by data miners, is finally coming out in full force as more of the public, businesses, and even local governments begin to accept digital currencies. For example, Coinbase, a platform...
Cryptocurrency, originally dismissed by many as a temporary trend or a silly project by data miners, is finally coming out in full force as more of the public, businesses, and even local governments begin to accept digital currencies. For example, Coinbase, a platform...
As cryptocurrencies struggle to gain mainstream acceptance amid oscillations between buzz and busts, regulatory bodies play a key role in mediating their adoption, as with any payment mechanism. Today, New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued a...
It has been some time since we wrote about cryptocurrencies, but a fascinating case that was resolved today has brought the blockchain back to the top of mind. A cryptocurrency booster named Maksim Zaslavskiy was sentenced to 18 months in prison for an ‘initial coin...
Blockchain technology is becoming more accessible to the general population through the real estate industry. The use of blockchain, and its ledger, will help real estate investments through some of their major drawbacks. Brokers and agents end up taking up to six...