This could be a big move toward driving adoption of cryptocurrency by a large group of new users. Telegram’s attempt might have accomplished this, except for those pesky securities law violations (see above). | learn more
Last year a blockchain company paid $30 million in cash for Voice.com. This is the most ever paid for a domain, by a lot. Sex.com is in second place at $13 million. | learn more
“Major Canadian e-commerce platform Shopify has inked a deal with leading cryptocurrency payments processor CoinPayments to bring the option of paying with cryptocurrencies to Shopify users.” | learn more
“While its CEO once called bitcoin a fraud, U.S. banking giant JPMorgan Chase has added its first cryptocurrency exchange customers, Coinbase and Gemini.” | learn more
He created the Bitcoin mixer Helix, which obfuscates the origin of the cryptocurrency. The DOJ considers this a “money transmitting and money laundering business.” This major potential precedent could (should?) drive more U.S. developers to build anonymously. | learn more
“Akon says he has signed an agreement with the government of Senegal to build a city with a cryptocurrency-based economy named Akon City.” | learn more
Imagine you own an apartment complex. You’re awoken late one night by a barrage of panicked tenants: a criminal snuck in and changed each and every lock. Worse, any attempt to pick or change the locks releases a stink spray […]
Brian Armstrong also posted this set of predictions. “In short, I think over the next decade we’ll see a blockchain, that is both more scalable and includes privacy features, reach about 1B users by the end of the decade (up […]
This TechCrunch article offers a nice summary. If you prefer video, check out your fellow subscriber Zack Smolinski explaining Libra on WTTW. | learn more
From TechCrunch: “Facebook is finally ready to reveal details about its cryptocurrency codenamed Libra. It’s currently scheduled for a June 18th release of a white paper explaining its cryptocurrency’s basics…” | learn more