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Blockchain tokens and ICOs: An open letter to the SEC
Web pioneer, author, and serial entrepreneur David Siegel challenges the SEC's stance on digital currencies and consideration of tokens as securities.
Decentralisation experts unpack the problems of 'Web 3.0'
Nick Szabo, Zooko Wilcox and Paul Frazee talk about the goals and challenges of the next generation of the internet.
EDF Energy and Shell join Electron's blockchain energy consortium
Consortium also includes: Baringa, Flexitricity, Kiwi Power, Northern Powergrid, Open Energi, Statkraft and UK Power Networks.
Blockchain not required: Beaker Browser's Paul Frazee on building the decentralsed web
'The original vision of the web was that anybody could create and own their website. It was creative and diverse. Now, all that power to create is on other people's servers.'
Blockchain security and the cryptocurrency boom
Steve Giguere, engineer at Synopsys, provides a comprehensive explainer here for crypo-n00bs.
Blockchain: How to write safe and verifiable smart contracts
Blockchain platform Zilliqa introduces Scilla, a language for formally verified smart contracts
Overstock.com and tZERO launch robo-advisor digital investment platform
Overstock chief Patrick Byrne says it continues his commitment to bridging Wall Street and e-commerce.
R3 and Hyperledger meet in Evernym identity project on Sovrin blockchain
Sovrin is working on a system of standards called 'verifiable claims' along with W3C and the Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF).
Cambridge Blockchain forms identity data alliance with IHS Markit
Launched by IHS Markit in 2014, kyc.com serves 17 global banks and over 140,000 registered legal entities.
The tip of the iceberg: 800 million idle hardware wallets
Steven Sprague, CEO of Rivetz Corp, on the trusted execution environment critical to the future of blockchain security.
Blockchain startup Provenance stars in Humanity United's $23m Working Capital fund
UK's Provenance is one of the first two companies in the portfolio, which is focused on ethical supply chain development.
Peakcoin: Regulating the future of cryptocurrencies
Dr Desné Masie considers a possible common international approach to regulating Bitcoin aired by world leaders at Davos.
Former Lloyds FX head joins Cobalt blockchain post-trade platform
Ex Lloyds forex chief Darren Coote has also invested in Cobalt.
Vegetable-based cryptocurrency Prodeum scams users out of 'millions', leaves behind the word 'penis'
Prodeum seemingly exit-scams investors by promising blockchain for fruit and vegetables but running off with ICO money.
Will blockchain make social media fairer?
Blockchain takes away the power from social media giants by giving the ownership of data back to users.
Blockstack focuses on building decentralised web amid crypto-token mania
Blockstack's Muneeb Ali refers to Google's motto – 'Don't be evil', and says shouldn't it be, 'can't be evil'?
UK bitcoin crackdown: Regulation being 'very seriously' looked at says Theresa May
Prime minister Theresa May said that cryptocurrency regulation in the UK is being "very seriously" looked at by authorities.
Playing the game: Investment opportunities via cryptocurrencies are real
Egor Gurjev, CEO at Playkey looks at how cryptocurrency will truly empower gamers by monetising that network.
Unintended consequences: How decentralisation can help cybersecurity reinvent itself
Steve Bassi of Polyswarm explains how the network can quickly build micro-engines to tackle emerging threats, and be rewarded in cryptocurrency.
Hackers steal $400m from cryptocurrency startups by exploiting 'information chaos'
Cybercriminals exploit hype and basic coding errors to target Initial Coin Offerings in phishing attacks, Ernst & Young research finds.
Blockchain 2.0: Exchanging value in the physical and digital world, continuously and simultaneously
The Spherity team consider liquid supply medium exchange: continuous transactions, token streaming and digital twins.
Status supports Matrix: ICO gains used to back non-blockchain decentralisation technology
Status, which last year tokenised to the tune of about $100m, has sunk $5m into non-blockchain decentralisation technology Matrix.
Blockchain identity system ShoCard meets GDPR standards
ShoCard removes the need for authentication data to be stored on an organisation's databases.
BTL's blockchain energy trading project adds Gazprom, Total, Eni and more
Mercuria, Vattenfall, Petroineos and Freepoint are also joining phase two of BTL's 'OneOffice' trading project.
ING, Societe Generale and ABN Amro do first blockchain agricultural commodity trade
The enhanced Easy Trading Connect (ETC) blockchain prototype was coordinated by seller Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC); the buyer was Shandong Bohi Industry in China.
Æternity doubles Parity hack bounty to rival $25m reward for Osama Bin Laden
Æternity had initially offered a reward of 10% of the funds taken; it's now 20%.
From CryptoPunks to Decentraland: The work of art in the age of blockchain revolution
The Rare Digital Art Festival, which took place in New York City last week, was packed to the rafters.
As bitcoin crashes, Reddit's cryptocurrency community post links to suicide hotlines
As the price of a single bitcoin tumbled for the first time in months, Reddit's cryptocurrency community started posting links to global suicide hotlines.
KODAKCoin first in line to trade on Overstock's tZero token platform
KODAKCoin will be the first third-party security token to launch on tZERO.
Maersk and IBM to form joint venture for blockchain-based global trade
Logistics joint venture plans industry advisory body so suite of products it creates meets the needs of all participants.