The Chain – Page 35

Pavel Durov, CEO and co-founder of Telegram, speaks onstage during day one of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2015 in San Francisco, California. Photo: Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch

European Union, Middle East, Russia, World

Telegram’s $5 billion ICO raises more questions than answers

by Asia Times staff March 22, 2018February 18, 2020

New Indian blockchain search engine says Google has gone 'rogue' because of its over-reliance on 'sponsored' searches. Photo: Reuters / Pawel Kopczynski

World

Google gets serious on blockchain to ‘head off competition’

by Richard Cook March 22, 2018February 18, 2020

A bus passes the Bank of England in London in this file shot taken in May 2015. Photo: Reuters

Australia, Oceania, United Kingdom, World

London sets up high-level crypto task force

by Asia Times staff March 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Manny Pacquiao connects with Jesse Vargas on his way to securing the WBO title for a third time.

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Philippines, Singapore, World

Pacquiao launches the PAC coin

by Asia Times staff March 21, 2018February 18, 2020

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. Photo: Mike Mozart via Flickr

World

NSA hacking internet backbone to monitor Bitcoin?

by Asia Times staff March 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is seen on stage during a town hall at Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, California September 27, 2015. Photo: Reuters/Stephen Lam/File Photo

Russia, World

How blockchain is going to eradicate Facebook

by Asia Times staff March 21, 2018February 18, 2020

A crypto-currency hardware wallet like the Ledger Nano is designed to allow computer-based transactions to be made via a USB connection while protecting the user’s private identity keys. Photo: YouTube screen grab

World

Teenager cracks ‘unhackable’ crypto trading device

by Richard Cook March 21, 2018February 18, 2020

The WWF Earth Hour event in 2012 at the Brandenburger Tor in Berlin. Photo: Creative Commons

Russia, World

Crypto mines to go dark to highlight energy consumption

by Asia Times staff March 20, 2018February 18, 2020

A man counts Venezuelan bolivar notes in downtown Caracas in January. Photo: Reuters/Marco Bello

China, World

Trump outlaws Venezuela’s state-backed Petro token

by Asia Times staff March 20, 2018February 18, 2020

The cheap hydro-electric power produced by the St Lawrence River, on the US-Canadian border, has attracted Bitcoin miners. Image: NASA

World

American city bans Bitcoin mining

by Asia Times staff March 20, 2018February 18, 2020

IBM's blockchain chip in a pile of salt grains. Photo: IBM

World

The future is here and it’s microscopic

by Asia Times staff March 20, 2018February 18, 2020

The IRS asked to examine 480,000 crypto trading accounts after only about 800 taxpayers claimed Bitcoin gains between 2013 and 2015. Image: CC0 Public Domain

Uncategorized

US crypto traders liable to capital gain taxes says IRS

by Asia Times staff March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

From a 2018 low point, of just over $100 billion total market capitalization over the weekend, cryptocurrencies have rebounded nearly 14% to Tuesday's highs. Image: iStock

Uncategorized

Bitcoin bouncing as bans and regulation rumors continue

by Asia Times staff March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Former Guns N’ Roses drummer Matt Sorum is behind the launch of Artbit. Image: Creative Commons

World

Crypto, the new rock and roll

by Asia Times staff March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Accenture Building, City View Plaza, San Jose, USA. Image: Michael Gray, Flickr.

European Union, World

Want a job in blockchain? Go work for Accenture

by Asia Times staff March 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Australia, Oceania, World

Infographic reveals the top 25 crypto-currencies

by Asia Times staff March 16, 2018February 18, 2020

World

In the world of blockchain, who will get to be Google?

by Richard Cook March 16, 2018February 18, 2020

World

Board game links the real world to the blockchain

by Asia Times staff March 15, 2018February 18, 2020

The Azraq camp for Syrian refugees in northern Jordan. Image: AFP PHOTO / Ahmad ABDO

Jordan, Middle East, Syria, World

Building the blocks for refugee identities

by Asia Times staff March 15, 2018February 18, 2020

China, Japan, Northeast Asia

Is the Bitcoin bubble about to pop?

by Asia Times staff March 15, 2018February 18, 2020

International Monetary Fund Managing Director, Christine Lagarde. Photo: Reuters/Jacky Naegelen

World

IMF calls for crypto crackdown by fighting ‘fire with fire’

by Asia Times staff March 14, 2018February 18, 2020

A soldier shouts to keep order as people queue to cast their vote during Sierra Leone's general election in Freetown, Sierra Leone March 7, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Olivia Acland

World

Sierra Leone holds world’s first blockchain-powered elections

by Asia Times staff March 14, 2018February 18, 2020

World

Blockchain to secure the Internet of Things?

by Asia Times March 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Member countries in the G20 meet annually to work out strategies for global economic growth and prosperity. Photo: Wikipedia Commons.

France, Germany, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

G20 to call for international crypto-currency monitoring

by Asia Times staff March 14, 2018February 18, 2020

The People’s Bank of China deputy governor Pan Gongsheng told a recent conference that 'virtual money has become an accomplice to all kinds of illegal and criminal activities.' Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, World

China crypto national currency ‘inevitable’

by Richard Cook March 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Excavators and drillers work in an open pit at Tenke Fungurume, a copper and cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo. BMW hopes to use blockchain to source ethical cobalt. Photo: Reuters / Jonny Hogg

Bangladesh, Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

The Chain: BMW to use blockchain to source ethical cobalt; more hacks

by Richard Cook March 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Rakuten has launched what it calls a 'borderless currency' and says 'the role of crypto-currency-based payments ... will grow in the future.'Photo: AFP/Behrouz Mehri

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, World

The Chain: a phantom launch, Bitcoin heists and new plans from Rakuten

by Richard Cook March 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Hard disks inside a server room at a company in Bangkok. Photo: Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha

Beijing, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, World

Introducing The Chain, our new column on the blockchain and crypto ‘space’

by Richard Cook March 7, 2018February 18, 2020

'Cryptokitties' have generated more than US$22 million in trade sales. PHOTO: cryptokitties.co

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, World

The Chain: CryptoKitties and blockchain bears

by Richard Cook March 6, 2018February 18, 2020

The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney. Photo: Reuters / Peter Nicholls

Japan, Jordan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

The Chain: North Korean trades and Goldman-backed crypto

by Richard Cook March 5, 2018February 18, 2020

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Telegram’s $5 billion ICO raises more questions than answers

Google gets serious on blockchain to ‘head off competition’

London sets up high-level crypto task force

Pacquiao launches the PAC coin

NSA hacking internet backbone to monitor Bitcoin?

How blockchain is going to eradicate Facebook

Teenager cracks ‘unhackable’ crypto trading device

Crypto mines to go dark to highlight energy consumption

Trump outlaws Venezuela’s state-backed Petro token

American city bans Bitcoin mining

The future is here and it’s microscopic

US crypto traders liable to capital gain taxes says IRS

Bitcoin bouncing as bans and regulation rumors continue

Crypto, the new rock and roll

Want a job in blockchain? Go work for Accenture

Infographic reveals the top 25 crypto-currencies

In the world of blockchain, who will get to be Google?

Board game links the real world to the blockchain

Building the blocks for refugee identities

Is the Bitcoin bubble about to pop?

IMF calls for crypto crackdown by fighting ‘fire with fire’

Sierra Leone holds world’s first blockchain-powered elections

Blockchain to secure the Internet of Things?

G20 to call for international crypto-currency monitoring

China crypto national currency ‘inevitable’

The Chain: BMW to use blockchain to source ethical cobalt; more hacks

The Chain: a phantom launch, Bitcoin heists and new plans from Rakuten

Introducing The Chain, our new column on the blockchain and crypto ‘space’

The Chain: CryptoKitties and blockchain bears

The Chain: North Korean trades and Goldman-backed crypto

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