ASICs
Ethereum’s ProgPoW Proposal: An Expensive Game of Whack-a-Mole
Ethereum’s ProgPoW proposal may appear to minimize the ASIC advantage, but it isn’t as democratizing as claimed, argue Dovey Wan and Martina Long.
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Banking
JP Morgan’s Stablecoin: A Feat of Engineering or Marketing?
Upon first examination, JPM coin is an exciting Wall Street development, but the reality is more complicated, writes Kadena’s Ben Jessel.
Business News
Swiss Stock Exchange SIX Will Tokenize Equity on R3’s Corda Blockchain
Swiss stock exchange operator Six Group has selected R3’s Corda Enterprise blockchain platform for the security token market it is building.
Business News
New Security Token Exchange ABE Wants to Bring Back Small-Cap IPOs
A new security token trading venture is coming out of stealth mode with a novel strategy to help small U.S. companies go public at a lower cost.
Bitcoin
People Are Paying Bitcoin to Send Weird and Wild Messages Into Space
You’re not sure where it will end up exactly or who will actually read it. But you type up a message, pay a couple of cents in bitcoin and click the “send” button. Your message zips through space – yes, space – then is broadcast out of a satellite, blanketing Read more…
Bitcoin Mining
Bitcoin Miners Are Investing Again, Expecting a Cheap Power Boom Soon
Bitcoin miners in China are betting that abundant water this summer will make their business profitable again.
Business News
The Right Way to Do Blockchain Consortiums
Deloitte’s Randy Wilson looks at the challenges for blockchain consortia, and offers advice on how to overcome them.
Business News
Will Fiat-Backed Stablecoins Pass Legal Muster With the SEC and CFTC?
As stablecoins see greater capital inflows and adoption, regulators will likely take a harder look at their compliance status.
Business News
Long the Bankers! Why Security Tokens Need Trusted Middlemen
Ami Ben David argues that the security token sector is not about replacing trusted middlemen. Rather, it needs them to support trust in the assets.