Ripple is currently the number three cryptocurrency based upon market capitalization as of August 29, 2018. Ripple has a market capitalization of $13.6 billion. Chris Larsen is co-founder and former CEO of the cryptocurrency company Ripple. In Feb, 2018, Chris held 17% share in Ripple company. (15.56 billion XRP) At today’s exchange rate of $0.34 …
In 2018, Canada is ranked tenth in the world in nominal GDP. It is a rich developed country. Despite having an economy that is 11 times smaller than the USA or 7 times smaller than China, Canada has world competitive or world-leading projects in quantum computing, artificial intelligence, molecular nanotechnology, nuclear fusion and nuclear-molten salt. …
The common argument in the Blockchain world is Proof-of-Work versus Proof of stake. Proof-of-Work is proven while Proof-of-Stake is more energy efficient and more scalable. There is now another solution: TAU Coin and its Proof of Transaction (PoT) technology. TAU is creating the first fair participation economy, where all users are involved in securing the …
Singularity University has a new program to help startups take advantage of 10X tools to transform into disruptive global companies. Entrepreneurs will be shown the power of converging exponential technologies to solve big challenges and make broad “billion-scale” impact. Singularity University will help train and inspire entrepreneurs to create unique moonshot ideas. Entrepreneurs will then …
Amin Toufani is an economist who discussed that there will be exponential winners and losers. He discusses what it takes for individuals and companies to be future winners. Amin gave parts of the SU Summit 2018 at two other events. Amin has updated and expanded his thesis. There are more powerful business models with more …
The Singularity University Global Summit 2018 is on today through Wednesday at the San Francisco Hilton at Union Square. There will be in depth coverage of various exponential technology. There will be many session on Artificial Intelligence, Biotech, space, blockchain and Fintech and much more. The session programs are here. Nextbigfuture is attending and will …
When talking about the future of the tech world, there’s one topic that just can’t be easily avoided: gaming. The gaming industry continues to catch the attention of not only players of all ags in the economy, but the attention of business owners and investors as well. As an industry, gaming is undergoing impressive growth. …
European Blockchain Week is September 7-13 and it will be a scenic cruise with several days on the island of Ibiza. The people attending will share similar interests in blockchain, with an atmosphere of relaxation, sharing, creativity, and community. If someone mentioned “blockchain conference” in conversation, it would more than likely bring to mind a …
Tosblock or T.OS is a cryptocurrency which has several innovations which make it realistic and practical for use in commercial transactions. The key innovations are * TOSC coin is used for trading on exchanges, and another stable coin (TOSP) for payments to merchants. * TOSP is pegged to the currency the users reside in. * …
Bitmain, the dominant cryptocurrency mining leader, is filing for an initial public offering (IPO) potentially for as much as $18 billion this September at a market capitalization of $40 to $50 billion. It will be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in late in 2018 or early in 2019. Bitmain closed a $1 billion …
Overstock’s blockchain investments now provide 60% of the firm’s total value and the blockchain investments will drive the price to $112, an almost 150% increase from their current level according to Tom Forte, an analyst with D.A. Davidson. Overstock has a cryptocurrency unit called tZERO as well as a subsidiary named Medici Ventures that invests …