Computing Regulators Are Landing Punches, But There’s a Long Crypto Fight Ahead | Crypto Sep 24, 2018 Michael J. Casey is the chairman of CoinDesk’s advisory board and a senior advisor for blockchain research at MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative. The…
Computing Iceland’s Industry to Shift From Crypto Mining to ‘Pure Blockchain Business,’ Insiders Say | Crypto Sep 24, 2018 Iceland’s crypto industry is expected to move away from crypto mining and shift to “pure blockchain businesses.” This is according to forecasts made…
Computing Crypto Exchange ShapeShift’s CEO Says Move to Collect IDs Was ‘Proactive’ | Crypto Sep 24, 2018 Cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift’s controversial decision to require user identities wasn’t forced upon it but signified a “proactive” step to…
Computing From a Ripple to a Tidal Wave: Collaboration With PNC Leads to XRP Surge | Crypto Sep 24, 2018 In another major milestone for cryptocurrency adoption, United States bank PNC will begin using RippleNet to process international payments for its…
Computing Dubai Department of Finance Launches Blockchain-Based Payment System for UAE Gov’t | Crypto Sep 24, 2018 The Dubai Department of Finance (DoF) has partnered with the Smart Dubai Office (SDO) to launch a blockchain-powered payment system. The news was…
Computing Germany launches world’s first autonomous tram in Potsdam | Computing Sep 23, 2018 Norbert Gresing shook his head as two teenage boys, deep in conversation and wearing earplugs, stepped out in front of his tram. “This is the type of…
Computing When Blockchains Go Down: Why Crypto Outages Are on the Rise | Crypto Sep 23, 2018 Berniesanders (not to be confused with former presidential candidate and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders) is an institution on blockchain-based…
Computing Point72 Exec Leaves the Firm to Launch Crypto Hedge Fund in October | Crypto Sep 23, 2018 Former equities portfolio manager Travis Kling has left billionaire Steven Cohen’s Point72 Asset Management to launch his own digital assets fund,…
Computing An A.I. is designing retro video games | Computing Sep 23, 2018 Google DeepMind demonstrated a few years back that artificial intelligence (A.I.) could learn to play retro video games better than the majority of…
Computing AT&T’s new 5G network could adopt tiered billing, including a gaming plan | Computing Sep 23, 2018 Riley Young/Digital Trends As AT&T is building out its next-generation 5G mobile broadband network, the carrier’s executives are beginning to…