Jan 11, 2018  -  New Zealand tech stars are leading a global team in launching the world’s first ever blockchain platform for the multi-billion-dollar global online ratings and review industry. Kiwi tech business experts including 2017 New Zealand chief executive of the year award winner Leigh Flounders and NZTech and FintechNZ chair Mitchell Pham are at the forefront of the launch of Lina.review which is ground-breaking and disrupting the online review world.

Jan 11, 2018  -  The idea of a decentralized music platform is certainly not a new one. It was all the rage once the capabilities of blockchain were fully realized by developers and the public itself. As the blockchain-based music industry expanded, the debate started on how to develop a perfect music sharing platform that will incentivize other people for maintenance of distributed servers and invest in the development in the first phase. There were some who favored a true blockchain-based solution. For example, every node gives a part of its storage to the network as part of the deal…

Jan 10, 2018  -  Traditional currencies like USD and EUR can be stored in banks or wallets. But with cryptocurrencies, it might get little complicated. 

Jan 9, 2018  -  U.S. technology firm Kodak has announced that it will launch its own cryptocurrency, with plans to host an initial coin offering (ICO) at the end of January. In an official announcement, Kodak said the cryptocurrency would underpin "an encrypted, digital ledger of rights ownership for photographers." The idea is that photographers could use Kodak's forthcoming blockchain to register works, with "KODAKCoin" functioning as a medium of exchange on the platform. Users can receive payment in the cryptocurrency as well as pay for rights, according to the company. The unveiling marks the first time Kodak has revealed…

Dec 27, 2017  -  If 2017 was the year of the ICO, 2018 will be the year of the great ICO hangover.  It will also be the year major financial institutions adopt digital assets, and mark the birth of hybrid blockchains.

Dec 21, 2017  -  TL;DR–an item that represents the work that someone invested is a representation of value. This has been true throughout history and it is true now. The origin for this post is a bit unusual….the Old Testament. I was reading a story about Joseph when he was viceroy of Egypt and how his brothers came down from Canaan to buy food during the famine. The text says that they brought “money” with them (in the form of silver coins). The question that I had then was: Why would believe that the ruler of a foreign land would…

Dec 20, 2017  -  Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap, is having a field day. It's currently trading at $850, a new all-time-high, after an incredible rally in which it nearly doubled its price in nine days writes Stan Schroeder on Mashable. Ethereum's current market capitalization is $82 billion, according to CoinMarketCap. Bitcoin, by far the biggest cryptocurrency with a $318 billion market cap, has also grown in this period, but at a much slower pace. It's currently trading at $18,976. Its price neared the important psychological milestone of $20,000 on two occasions but has swiftly bounced back.…