Sparks Interview – W. Brian Arthur: A Historical Transformation Is Taking Place, And We...
In this session of Sparks Interview, we are honoured to have the father of Complexity economics, W. Brian Arthur, with us to share some of his views on Bitcoin and Blockchain as well as...
Will the Cryptocurrency Industry be Dead or Alive?
“Till the end of 2020, what do you think are the futures of the token market?”
In early September, we had a debate within X-Order about the future of the token market. Interestingly, our views...
The Shadowy World of Crypto
Should you really trust your money with these currencies?
It is estimated that $400 billion, yes billion, has been wiped off the value of major cryptocurrencies since January 2018. Today, the word billion is tossed...
Top 8 Healthcare Technology Trends to Watch Out for in 2020
The healthcare industry has potential when it comes to investing in healthcare application development. There are many healthcare software development companies that have been developing healthcare application solutions for medical professionals, healthcare-based businesses and...
A Decomposition Of The Bitcoin Block Header
The Bitcoin block header contains important information inside the block. These are divided into 6 fields which provide details of the block summary. Aside from the block header, there are the transactions and the coinbase field which are separate...
The Crypto Betting Industry (Prediction Markets): An Overview
What Are Prediction Markets
A prediction market is a collection of people speculating on the occurrence of events in the future. Some of these events include: election results, commodity prices, sporting events, and more. Through...
The Quality Minus Junk Quant Thesis in Crypto-Assets
Creating models that evaluate the real market value of crypto-assets is one of the pivotal challenges of the space. While the valuation methodologies for crypto-assets are still in its infancy, we can draw inspiration...
Blockchain Start-Ups In New York City Are The Secret You Never Read About
NYC needs more start-up culture reporting
I think blockchain has gotten a bad reputation in the NYC financial community. It is a mistake.
I have worked on Wall Street for over 20 years, but I cover...
Digital Bytes Blockchain Round up – Week ending 12th October 2019
I deeply believe that money must remain in the hands of states. I am not comfortable with the idea that a private group creates a competing currency. A private company does not have to...
Bridging the Cryptocurrency Divide: A Challenge for Communications Professionals
Some first-person research here: when I mention cryptocurrency to those outside its universe, the immediate reaction often is: “stay away,” or “not for me.”
As it should be, when you consider the tremendous ups and...
Does Crypto Have the Power to Disrupt the Financial Ecosystem?
When Bitcoin was created in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto, not many people knew what it was or what it meant for the financial world. As the technology around Bitcoin improved, however, the investments started...
Blockchain Home Equity Loans Now a Reality
On September 5, 2019, Caliber Home Loans - a leading American mortgage company, became the first creditor outside of Figure (the creators of blockchain-based platform Provenance) to provide home equity loans directly via blockchain....
7 Use Cases for Blockchain-based Crowdfunding
Startups from around the world have found crowdfunding to be an extremely viable alternative to traditional venture capital. To date, crowdfunding initiatives have raised $34 billion, which roughly added $65 billion to the global...
Legal Technology in the Age of Blockchain
Emerging technologies have been transforming entire industries recently. Even traditionally technophobic sectors like the legal system are being upended as well.
While legal technology is nothing new, the current technologies being developed from blockchain have...
Can Blockchain Save the Music Industry?
The music industry is constantly changing. From records to cassettes to CDs to streaming, how people consume music is ever-evolving. One constant though is the struggle artists face to be compensated fairly for their...
A New Era of Lending: Blockchain Based Loans
Current Issue
Without a history of credit, it is nearly impossible to receive a loan from traditional financial institutions. Banks typically heavily weigh someone’s credit score in assessing whether to issue a loan and in...
Fintech Felt Like Funtech but Now Libra is On Its Way
Libra is on its way. The battlefields are marked. The trenches are built. The die is cast.
The financial crisis of ten years ago has profoundly shaped the social-cultural climate of the world. Especially in the...
For Bitcoin, Slowly But Surely Is Better Than Quickly But Vaguely
You have probably heard about the many criticisms against Bitcoin (BTC) and its PoW (Proof-Of-Work) consensus mechanism. Bitcoin is being called slow and energy inefficient. At the same time, there are critics who shill...
Race to win Token Offerings, China raises $1.11 billion – New InWara Report
China-based Blockchain and crypto startups raised a whopping $1.11 billion during H1 2019, accounting for as much as 33.2% of the total funds raised during this period - according to the latest Blockchain and...
Bitcoin’s surge & Facebook’s Libra launch has put the Financial Regulators on High Alert
Financial Regulators have not been really forthcoming ever since the announcement by the social media giant to launch its own digital currency dubbed Libra. While most of the people in the Cryptoverse have pointed...
