Crypto On the Go: Prague Subway Gets 10 New Bitcoin ATMs GENERAL BYTES, a Prague-based bitcoin ATM manufacturer, has installed 10 new cryptocurrency ATMs throughout the Prague subway. With this latest move, commuters using the busy Prague Metro can buy and sell virtual…… Read More
Bifröst: A New Blockchain-Based Effort to Deliver Foreign Aid Payments ConsenSys Social Impact has joined hands with MakerDAO and Dether to launch Bifröst, a crypto-to-fiat payment system built to expedite the delivery of cash donations to aid groups in conflict areas.Bifröst was an…… Read More
Distributed Dialogues About the Blockchain Industry with Tatiana Moroz In partnership with the Distributed Event Series and the Let’s Talk Bitcoin Network, “Distributed Dialogues” gives listeners a cross section of the cryptocurrency and enterprise blockchain ecosystem by giving voice to the people, ideas and projects that make it possible. The following interviews were conducted by Tatiana Moroz, host of The Tatiana Moroz Show, during a recent Distributed: Markets event. Moroz interviewed a wide variety of the people who work in the cryptocurrency and blockchain technology space. Whether they are recruiting internationally for a cryptocurrency exchange, building peer-to-peer decentralized trading platforms, disrupting supply chains or simply trying to create a more open world for financial transactions, hearing from these people illuminates what is happening within the space. Proof of Proof Maxwell Sanchez is co-founder and CTO of Veriblock, a blockchain software development company that created proof-of-proof (PoP). PoP is a consensus protocol that leverages the Bitcoin blockchain’s proof-of-work (PoW) to provide higher quality data integrity for services in healthcare, law enforcement and more. Crypto Companies Raising Funds Ayesha Kiani is managing director of Republic Crypto, a pre-sale token fundraising platform for individual and organizational investors. Before Republic Crypto, Kiani worked for SingularDTV and held numerous other roles in the venture capital space. She has a bachelor’s degree in finance from New York University (NYU) as well as a J.D. from the NYU Law School. Running A Peer-To-Peer Financial Engine Adam Perlow is CEO of Zen Protocol, a consensus protocol which follows Bitcoin’s style of transaction output while also allowing for Ethereum-like features such as smart contracts and support for multiple tokens.Treated With Heat Rick Dudley is CEO of Vulcanize, a consultancy that helps companies formulate blockchain architectures that focus in particular on “federated systems” or “permissioned blockchains”. Recruiting for a Bitcoin Exchange Ryan Andersen is an executive in recruiting and operations at the digital asset exchange Kraken. Like so many other companies in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space, Kraken is seeking to massively grow its number of employees. Andersen explains the company’s ever-present need for developers as well as accountants, customer service representatives, account management people and regulatory compliance experts. Starting A Decentralized Exchange on Ethereum Barath Rao is CEO of Leverj a decentralized exchange that is also “leveraged” in the sense that it can offer cryptocurrency futures contracts and risk management. Rao explains the perceived value of a decentralized exchange as well as what it has been like to launch one. The second iteration of Distributed Dialogues will take place July 19 and 20 at Distributed 2018, our flagship cross-industry conference. This article originally appeared on Bitcoin Magazine. … Read More
Distributed Dialogues With Tatiana Moroz In partnership with the Distributed Event Series and the Let’s Talk Bitcoin Network, “Distributed Dialogues” gives listeners a cross section of the cryptocurrency and enterprise blockchain ecosystem by giving voice to the people, ideas and projects that make it possible. The following interviews came from Tatiana Moroz during the Distributed: Markets event. During the event, Tatiana interviewed a wide variety of the people who work in the cryptocurrency and blockchain technology space. Hearing from these people illuminates what is happening within the space whether recruiting internationally for a cryptocurrency exchange, building a peer-to-peer decentralized platform, disrupting supply chains or simply trying to create a more open world for financial transactions. Proof of ProofCrypto Companies Raising FundsRunning A Peer-To-Peer Financial EngineTreated With HeatRecruiting for A Bitcoin ExchangeStarting A Decentralized Exchange on Ethereum This article originally appeared on Bitcoin Magazine. … Read More
Here’s What Happened At Graceland’s Ethereum Conference Throughout 2018, blockchain and cryptocurrency hackathons are taking place on every continent but Antartica. In the United States alone, conferences are happening in Las Vegas, Atlanta, Berkeley, Raleigh, San Fra…… Read More
This Decentralized Media Hosting Service Aims to Challenge Censorship Working to “make journalism truly free,” Inkrypt wants to provide a censorship-free, back-end solution for content hosting and delivery. With a focus on transparency, data distribution and immutability, the proto…… Read More
Malta Government to Enhance Public Transportation Using Blockchain Technology Malta has entered a partnership with Omnitude — a multi-enterprise blockchain middleware platform — to use the blockchain to enhance its public transportation service by developing a transport and logistics platf…… Read More
Blockstack Announces “Ecosystem-Wide, Universal” Dapp Store Blockstack Public Benefit Corporation (Blockstack PBC) has released the first “ecosystem-wide, universal” Dapp Store with over 150 Dapps on launch.With the growth in number of blockchain-based decentralized apps …… Read More
Civic Demos Proof of Concept With Beer Vending Machines, Launches ID Codes Blockchain identity verification platform Civic has emerged from Consensus 2018 with clear progress and updates for its identity attestation technology. The project imagines a network of validators and service pr…… Read More
ImpactPPA Partners with Indian Government to Power 50 Million Rural Jobs Decentralized energy platform ImpactPPA announced at Consensus 2018 in New York City that it has partnered with the Indian government to re-energize India’s cottage industry.Under the auspice of the Honorable Min…… Read More