Plantoids: The First Blockchain-Based Artificial Life Forms
At a first, superficial glance, a Plantoid is “a welded mechanical sculpture on display in a public space — an aesthetic ornament that exhibits its mechanical beauty and begs to…
BitSE Launches Blockchain-Based VeChain Platform, Teams Up With PwC
Shanghai-based Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) company, BitSE, is opening possibilities for every industry with the official launch of VeChain, a cloud product management platform built on a blockchain, at a recent event…
Colu Announces Colored Coins and Lightning Network Integration
Colu , an Israeli provider of blockchain-based technologies, has built a version of Lightning Labs’ code that is compatible with Colored Coins. This would allow for the peer-to-peer (P2P) transfer…
ConsenSys Anticipates Moving Ujo Music Blockchain Rights Management Offering to Beta
Consensus Systems (ConsenSys), the New York City-based blockchain venture production studio, plans to move its Ujo Music rights management and royalty payments platform into closed beta mode during 1Q 2017,…
Legacy Film, Video Players "Open to Possibility" of Blockchain Tech, Says SingularDTV CEO
SingularDTV CEO, Zach LeBeau, believes that achieving a decentralized and equitable global film and video ecosystem is likely to result from building more, not fewer, bridges among blockchain, digital currency…
OKLink Launches Blockchain Remittance Network in Korea; Government to Institutionalize Digital Currencies
In October 2015 Bitcoin Magazine covered the launch of OKLink , an open digital wallet created by Chinese Bitcoin exchange OKCoin, designed to allow national and digital currencies to instantly…
Op-Ed: How Blockchain Technology Can Revolutionize E-Democracy
Our democratic systems of today were designed hundreds of years ago, in a time when letters were drafted in quill and ink, and then sent hundreds of miles over horseback…
Support for Augur's REP Sees Solid Community Growth
Following months of speculation, Augur’s digital token Reputation (REP) was launched on October 4, with the core product platform slated to go live soon. Since REP’s launch, the token has seen…
Op-Ed: Yuan Internationalization Will Lead to Growth for Bitcoin
On October 1 of this year, the IMF added the Chinese Yuan (CNY) to the Special Drawing Rights basket of currencies. Only Big Boy currencies are included, and now China…
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Sztorc: Digital Cash and Prediction Markets Share Similar Histories
Bloq Economist and Bitcoin Hivemind creator Paul Sztorc has been fascinated with prediction markets for many years, and he views these mechanisms for the creation of “event derivatives ” as…