Al-Naji is the cofounder and CEO of Intangible Labs, whose forthcoming product Basis (formerly known as Basecoin), is a cryptocurrency designed to do just the opposite of what Bitcoin has done: The price of a Basis coin is meant to stay at $1. Earlier this week, Basis announced that it had raised $133 million from …
The Nash equilibrium featured in the Beautiful Mind movie. It is one of the foundational concepts in game theory. The reality of the Nash equilibrium of a game can be tested using experimental economics methods. Game theorists use the Nash equilibrium concept to analyze the outcome of the strategic interaction of several decision makers. In …
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by traded value, is planning to open an office in Malta, said founder Zhao Changpeng in an interview from Hong Kong. Binance will soon start a “fiat-to-crypto exchange” on the European island nation, and is close to securing a deal with local banks that can provide access to deposits …
The website Finder surveyed nine blockchain industry participants on the price trend for the world’s top 12 cryptocurrencies found that Ethereum will see the biggest increase in market cap, at 212 percent, followed by Bitcoin at 194 percent, and Bitcoin cash at 123 percent. The yearend averaged price predictions are: Ethereum US$2,550 Bitcoin US$29,533 bitcoin …
the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a straightforward introduction to blockchain, which underpins Bitcoin and other digital currencies. (59 pages) A blockchain is essentially a decentralized ledger that maintains transaction records on many computers simultaneously. Once a group, or block, of records is entered into the ledger, the block’s information is …
Robinhood, stock trading app, will let you buy and sell Bitcoin and Ethereum without any added transaction fees starting in February, compared to Coinbase’s 1.5 to 4 percent fees in the US. You can now monitor and invest in cryptocurrencies, options, stocks, and ETFs, all on the same Robin Hood platform. Instant Deposits Bank transfers …
Google Trends shows the how searches for cryptocurrency, bitcoin, ethereum and bitcoin bubble have gone up over the past few months. Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. His blog Nextbigfuture.com is ranked #1 Science News Blog. It covers many disruptive technology and …
Bitcoin has dropped below $10,000. This about half of the price it reached on December 17. The peak price was about an interday price of 19600. Almost all other cryptocurrency are off 15-50%. This is the second day of a broad selloff in cryptocurrency. Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular …
The best exchanges to buy Stellar Lumens XLM are as follows: Poloniex Bittrex Binance Kraken Lumens are the native asset of the Stellar network. Stellar is the 8th most valuable cryptocurrency at a market value of about $11 billion. Native means that lumens are built into the network. Asset is how the network refers to …
Coinmarketcap lists over 1400 alternatives to Bitcoin. There are 42 cryptocurrencies with market capitalization over $1 billion as of Jan 13, 2018. Bitcoin’s block size is 1 Megabyte. This limits the number of transactions each block can hold. Bitcoin has a maximum of 7 transactions per second. Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin Classic, and Bitcoin XT were …
JPMorgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon said Tuesday he regrets past comments in which he called Bitcoin a fraud at a September banking conference. “The blockchain is real. You can have crypto yen and dollars and stuff like that. ICO’s you have to look at individually”, Dimon said in an exclusive interview with FOX …