Miscellaneous
How Wall Street is embracing bitcoin
Clearing houses, also known as central clearing counterparties (CCP), have been seen as the answer by policymakers. However, Robert Sams, the CEO of Clearmatics, believes the distributed ledger could be a real solution for the industry. "The CCPs are now the largest counterpart to most of the Read More...
The benefits of being an introverted parent
I wasn’t always cool with being an introverted parent. I wanted to be one of those moms who thrived among children—the mom who’s always on, always available emotionally;the mom who invites all the neighborhood kids over for snacks every day. But that’s just not me. I love my Read More...
Using The Blockchain To Fight Crime And Save Lives
Andrew Thomson is founder and CEO of VentureRadar, a London-based technology scouting startup that uses big data to connect companies with clients. Blockchain technology has been described as email for money, but it has the potential to be so much more. According to Blythe Masters, the blockchain Read More...
This $400 mini-computer lets you mine Bitcoin and sell digital goods
A pocket-sized computer that lets you buy and sell digital goods and services using Bitcoin has become available for pre-order on Amazon in the US, promising to "return economic power to the individual". Developed by 21 Inc, a San Francisco-based startup backed by venture capital firm Andreessen Read More...
Bank of America just filed a patent that would let you send money using bitcoin
Banks are exploring a variety of uses for bitcoin and digital currency, but one area in particular appears to be piquing their interest: transferring funds between countries. The latest evidence of that interest comes from Bank of America, which recently filed a patent for technology that would Read More...
The Benefits of Allowing Bitcoin to Flourish
By MICHAEL BECKERMAN Technological innovations that make it easier and faster for people to interact directly have spurred some of the largest periods of economic growth in recent memory. Consumers have benefited greatly from new products and services that have lowered costs and made lives Read More...
Climbing, conservation and sushi making: a new breed of school activity
Extracurricular has become synonymous with extra special. The 2014 Character and Resilience Manifesto, produced by an All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) backed by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), senior politicians and the government’s social mobility adviser, argued that Read More...
The bitcoin was just recognized as an official commodity by the CFTC
It was the little currency that could, and now it really can. Despite being an effectively made up currency that was once used almost exclusively on the Web, the bitcoin is inching ever closer to legitimacy. Late last week, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) took the virtual Read More...
Kickstarter Focuses Its Mission on Altruism Over Profit
Many technology start-ups aim to become “unicorns,” the companies that get valued at $1 billion or more on their way to probable vast riches. Yancey Strickler and Perry Chen have no interest in that. As the co-founders of Kickstarter, the popular online crowdfunding website that lets Read More...
Bitcoin use picking up in India
Bitcoin seems to be firming its foothold in India, which currently has nearly 50,000 bitcoin enthusiasts with 30,000 actually owning the digital currency. India is one of the fastest growing economies of the world, with a GDP growth forecast around 5.5 percent this year. With a population of 1.25 Read More...