Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum’s co-founder, was certainly thinking outside the box when he proposed a radical new Ethereum scalability solution this weekend: using another blockchain—Bitcoin Cash—to provide the so-called “data layer,” where verification takes place, for the Ethereum platform. Buterin’s suggestion...

Facebook’s blockchain boss David Marcus is pushing back against critics of the company’s planned digital currency Libra, telling US lawmakers that Libra will be “the broadest, most extensive, and most careful pre-launch oversight by regulators and central banks in FinTech’s history”...

When the spring kicked off, I’d discussed bitcoin’s price action. Key technicals at the time portended a break-out, but I was admittedly skeptical. Bitcoin has proven the doubters wrong into the summer, which has more than doubled its price since...

Polyient Labs is a Phoenix-based, early-stage blockchain incubator. The incubator was formed in 2018 to help identify and foster blockchain innovations. Since that time, Polyient Labs has raised $5M to fund blockchain-based ideas that can build out the market. The lab...

Depending on who you talk to, it isn’t surprising to hear anecdotal reports or official surveys that show the decline of human trust in government and institutions on a large scale. If you are lucky, like I am, you have a strong...

The uptick in regulatory scrutiny amid this year’s re-emergence of cryptocurrencies is driving some of the speculative asset classes’ biggest advocates further into the darkest corners of finance. With Bitcoin’s price having more than tripled this year, regulators and politicians are tightening oversight of...

A great debate exists over the pros and cons of centralization and decentralization in cryptocurrency and blockchain. With customers in mind, Amazon Web Services (AWS) decided to cater to both sides in its blockchain endeavors. Customers And A Centralized Approach For some individuals, the aspect of...

The Bitcoin bulls are back in control, with the largest cryptocurrency approaching its highest price of the year after breaching $13,000 for the first time in two weeks. The digital asset gained for a third day to as high as...

Today, Fold has announced the integration of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network in their app that helps users spend the cryptocurrency at Amazon, Starbucks, Uber, and other major retailers. Unlike another retail-focused crypto payments app announced earlier this year, Fold is focused on sticking to...

Uber Health, a wholly owned subsidiary of ride-sharing giant Uber, has partnered with blockchain healthcare startup Solve.Care to provide medical transport rides. “Every year, an estimated 3.6 million Americans miss their medical appointments due to a lack of reliable transportation, with the...