Blockchain
How Blockchain Could Save the Music Industry from the Threat of Technology
Did you know that there was a time, not so long ago, when the only way to listen to music was live and in-person? No, I’m not talking about a live stream from your favorite band on Facebook or YouTube, but listening to the music at a venue congregated alongside a small or large group …
Ping An Technology and Intel form innovation lab
Ping An Technology and Intel are building an innovation lab in Shenzhen to experiment in areas such as cloud, AI, security and storage. Part of the giant Ping An Insurance empire, Ping An Technology develops tech for a range of industries, including financial services. Ericson Chan, CEO, Ping An Technology, says: “Partnering with Intel …
5G, Huawei, blockchain: Trends shaping technology in 2020
Small toy figures are seen in front of a displayed Huawei and 5G network logo in this illustration picture. Dado Ruvic, Reuters/Illustration/file LONDON — In 2020, will the wow factor return to consumer hardware? Will blockchain and 5G punch into the mainstream? Or will the world unify against Big Tech’s tax-avoiding practices? AFP looks at …
From blockchain to AI and fintech
A Chinese mobile phone user in Shanghai, China. Qi Yang | Moment | Getty Images China, once seen as an imitator when it came to technology, is now looking to take the lead in areas from blockchain to artificial intelligence (AI), much-hyped technologies that are seen as critical to the future. Despite the U.S.-China trade …
TP Icap signs multi-year data and technology agreement with Refinit…
Refinitiv announced today that it has signed a multi-year strategic agreement with TP ICAP to support its data needs for both its brokers and technology platforms. As the world’s largest inter-dealer broker, TP ICAP needs comprehensive, enriched and integrated global data across multiple asset classes, including equities, fixed income, energy & commodities, FX …
Guest opinion: 4 ways that Utah should adopt blockchain technology
During the 2019 legislative session, state Sen. Dan Hemmert, R-Orem, proposed a bill to create a task force to study how the state of Utah can adopt blockchain technology. The bill passed and just a few weeks ago the Interim Business and Labor Committee met with experts, technologists and thought leaders to learn what blockchain …
Bitcoin Price Surges as Chinese President Xi Jinping Embraces Blockchain Technology
Bitcoin surged Friday night as Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke favorably about blockchain. utah778/Getty The price of Bitcoin skyrocketed overnight, rising by nearly 40 percent from a recent low. The sharp turn came as Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke highly of the decentralized technology on which the digital currency is founded, telling members of the …
HTC’s second blockchain phone drops the price and adds a full Bitcoin node
HTC has announced a new entry-level phone aimed at cryptocurrency users called the HTC Exodus 1S, a followup to the $699 Exodus 1 that was originally released last year. The Exodus 1S is a much cheaper device at €219 (around $244), and offers much less powerful hardware built around a Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 processor. The …
SEC fines blockchain company Block.one $24 million over coin offering
(Reuters) – Block.one agreed to pay a $24 million civil fine to settle U.S. regulatory charges that the blockchain company conducted an unregistered initial coin offering that raised the equivalent of several billion dollars from June 2017 to June 2018. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday that Block.one, which operates in Blacksburg, …
Bitcoin’s Competitors Are Missing The Point Of Cryptocurrency And Blockchain Technology
Getty In a Medium post published earlier this month, Castle Island Ventures Partner Nic Carter explained the utility of Bitcoin (BTC) as a revolutionary alternative to the traditional, government-approved banking system. Additionally, Carter wrote about how the thousands of Bitcoin competitors that have popped up over the years have missed the point of this new …
