MAY 25 DIGEST: Blockchain Based Political Party Launches, Ross Ulbricht asks Judge for Leniency
Max Kaye has launched an Australian political party that utilizes Blockchain tech; Ross Ulbricht has asked the judge of the Silk R…
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"Five Eyes" Spy Agencies Planned to Hack Samsung and Google's Mobile Support
Western secret agencies partnership known as the "Five Eyes" launched a surveillance unit called NTAT to spy on smartphone users a…
John Nash’s Death Prompts Renewed Speculation over Bitcoin Creation
The sudden death of John Nash, an icon of 20th century mathematics, has prompted speculation about his work on the concept of “m…
The Future of Crypto Exchanges and the Race ‘to Become as Decentralized as Possible’
CoinTelegraph spoke to William Thomas, the founder of the UK’s recently launched CryptoMate exchange, who explained why decentra…
Bitcoin in North Korea and Other Places You’d Never Expect
The number of bitcoin merchants surpassed the 100,000 mark in 2015 and has grown across Europe and Asia due to the expansion of we…
Weekend Roundup: MasterCard Deploys 'P2P' Payments Service in the US, Bloomberg Issues Bitcoin Report
Weekend Roundup from CoinTelegraph. click here to read the whole story…
The Inevitable Failure of Proof-of-Stake Blockchains and Why a New Algorithm is Needed (Op-Ed)
One of the driving factors behind cryptocurrency is the fact that it is decentralized, meaning that no individual or group control…
Bitgold, Inc. Purchases GoldMoney.com for Nearly $52M
In a bold move, BitGold has just acquired Goldmoney.com for CA$51.9 million (US$42.3 million), incorporating more than 135K of the…
Peer-To-Peer Lending: Some Say High Rates of Return Are a Red Flag
Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending is positioned to reach US$77 billion this year, a 15-fold increase from 2012. It's the fastest-growing …
The Millennial Generation: Banking’s Big Problem, and It’s a Good Thing (Op-Ed)
The Millennial generation is proving to be a large force behind the transformation and disruption of the banking industry. click…
