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Blockchain technology set to disrupt charity sector

The United Nations General Assembly declared September 5th as the International Day of Charity in order to raise awareness and promote charitable efforts aimed at alleviating poverty worldwide. Blockchain, the...

Shampa Mani

Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 09:11 am UTC

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Blockchain experts slam Nouriel Roubini’s views on blockchain and ICOs

Blockchain technology, which was once confined to being the backbone of cryptocurrencies which started with the inception of bitcoin nearly 10 years ago, has attracted global interest from across industries. While one...

Shampa Mani

Thu, 06 Sep 2018, 10:20 am UTC

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Digital Evolution via Blockchain Technology - PwC’s Global Blockchain Survey 2018

Today we are living in a digital revolution, comparable with the one generated by the World Wide Web in the 1990s. But recently, JP Morgan CIO Lori Beer has foreseen within next few years blockchain will replace the...

Shampa Mani

Wed, 29 Aug 2018, 08:42 am UTC

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Coinbase survey reveals growing popularity of cryptocurrencies and blockchain among students

Coinbase, in partnership with Qriously, conducted a survey to explore the awareness and interest among students on cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. The research comprises of a Qrioisly survey of 675 U.S....

Shampa Mani

Wed, 29 Aug 2018, 02:09 am UTC

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Trust and regulatory uncertainty biggest hurdles to blockchain adoption: PwC Survey

In a recent survey, PwC has found trust and regulatory uncertainty as the biggest obstacles to blockchain adoption. The new research, Blockchain is here. Whats your next move? surveyed 600 executives in 15 countries and...

Shampa Mani

Tue, 28 Aug 2018, 06:32 am UTC

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Ethereum is the most popular cryptocurrency with phishers: Kaspersky

Kaspersky Lab has estimated that cybercriminals pocketed more than $2.3 million from cryptocurrency scams from April to Jun 2018. In its Spam and Phishing in Q2 2018 report, the company said that malefactors actively...

Shampa Mani

Wed, 15 Aug 2018, 06:23 am UTC

Insights & Views Investing

New research highlights two factors that can predict cryptocurrency returns

A new study, published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, has stated that the cryptocurrency returns can be predicted by factors which are specific to crypto markets. The study, authored by Yale economist Aleh...

Shampa Mani

Thu, 09 Aug 2018, 09:40 am UTC

Investing Insights & Views

$1.8B injected into blockchain projects via VC funding so far in 2018 – Study

Venture capital and MA activities in blockchain projects have hit new all-time highs, despite the negative sentiment and token bear market, Outlier Ventures found in a new research. Research analyst Joel John said that...

Shampa Mani

Thu, 09 Aug 2018, 06:19 am UTC

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Bitcoin to replace fiat? UBS says bitcoin price needs to hit $213k

Bitcoin, a digital currency which was created as an alternative to the traditional financial system when the major economies sank into financial crisis in 2008, has had a long journey. The cryptocurrency particularly...

Shampa Mani

Fri, 03 Aug 2018, 10:07 am UTC

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Blockchain entrepreneurs react to Bloomberg’s report on slowdown in blockchain space

In an article published earlier this week, Bloomberg said that blockchain-based projects may be suffering a slowdown. The article referred to a recent report from Forrester Research that estimated that in 90 percent of...

Shampa Mani

Thu, 02 Aug 2018, 05:16 am UTC