Blockchain 3.0 with Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAG) for ten of thousands of transactions per second

Bitcoin was Blockchain 1.0 and the decentralized Ethereum is Blockchain 2.0 and Blockchain 3.0 could be Direct Acyclic Graph (DAG). In mathematics and computer science, a directed acyclic graph, is a finite directed graph with no directed cycles. It consists of finitely many vertices and edges, with each edge directed from one vertex to another, …

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China global lead in Fintech and Mobile Payments

Mobile payments are just one of seven key markets for China’s booming fintech industry. Fintech is short for “financial technology” and refers to the application of technology within the financial services industry. This is information from a Brookings Institution piece, authored by Wei Wang and David Dollar. Other areas include online lending, consumer finance, online …

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Blockchain Technology Concepts Explained

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 …

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Robinhood will allow Bitcoin and Ethereum to be traded without transaction fees starting February

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 …

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Google Trends searches for Cryptocurrency and other terms

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 …

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Jibrel encodes compliance with financial regulations into tokenized currencies -US dollars and Korean Won

Nextbigfuture interview with Talal Tabbaa who is the Jibrel BizDev Lead and co-founder. JCash is launching tokenized US dollar and Korean Won. Working with three to four banks (tier1 and tier 2 banks). They are trying to go through roughly 10 week pilots. Announcements for each bank will be made after the pilots are successful …

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Decentralized AI = AI + Blockchain + Internet of things

Cloud-based AI solutions and APIs from Google, IBM and Microsoft are currently dominating the AI market. A decentralized AI market is emerging from the combination of blockchain, on-device AI and edge computing and Internet of Things (IoT). Decentralized Intelligence Market The first segment of the market involves decentralized autonomous organizations deployed on Ethereum blockchain. DAOs …

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AI, augmented reality, blockchain and other tech Transforming Manufacturing by 2023

Prediction 1: By the end of 2021, 25% of global manufacturers will apply machine learning to data across product development, supply chain, manufacturing, and service for more rapid decision support, improved quality, differentiated products, and innovative business models. Prediction 2: By the end of 2019, only 25% of global manufacturers will have reached the managed …

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ICOs reached $3.7 billion in 2017

There were 235 ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings) with a total value of $3.7 billion in 2017. Top Ten ICOs of 2017 Position Project Total Raised 1 Filecoin $257,000,000 2 Tezos $232,319,985 3 EOS Stage 1 $185,000,000 4 Paragon 183,157,275 5 Bancor $153,000,000 6 Kin Kik $97,041,936 7 Status $90,000,000 8 TenX $64,000,000 9 MobileGO $53,069,235 …

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Super messaging app Telegram plans to have $500 million pre-ICO and multi-billion dollar ICO

Telegram is already a huge messaging app. Telegram has 180 million users. Telegram is a messaging app with a focus on speed and security, it’s super-fast, simple and free. You can use Telegram on all your devices at the same time — your messages sync seamlessly across any number of your phones, tablets or computers. …

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