Crowdfunding has taken off in a big way in the last few years or so. But there are restrictions on which countries can participate in fundraising. These are mostly due to the payment processors like Stripe not yet available for countries like India. Can cryptocurrencies, the cross-border, decentralized, democratic means of payment, help? Maybe yes,…

Everyone has heard of or remembers reading about some teenager who became a millionaire post the 2017 Bitcoin tsunami. How many millionaires, or more accurately, BTC addresses with over a million dollars currently exist? Given the sharp fluctuations in BTC prices — this year alone has seen a 200% rise in price — the worth of these addresses is…

A Forbes article cites a report to describe the stage of blockchain today — it’s like where the internet was in the 1990s, when clicking a hyperlink or embedding one was the best of technology. In a recent interview, the co-creator of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, described the state of the ETH blockchain as almost full and slow….

Pic: Ujo aims to automate royalty payments Music is great, everyone loves it, but what about the music industry? That’s a bad name to take, and rarely would it get a positive response. The biggest issue here is money, royalties, cuts and commissions, followed by lack of opportunities for newcomers to make it big. The word…

South Korea is showings what positive intent can do, despite having banned ICOs in the past. The Busan city won the race to become the ‘regulatory sandbox’, pipping the much more popular Jeju Island for this coveted status. Busan will now launch a stable coin to mirror the national currency. Jeju Island, the paradise for…

source: bitcoinwiki The very features with which Bitcoin was created, a currency not dependent on the mainstream institutions by being unregulated, anonymous and secure, have also made it a star attraction for illegal activities, especially on what is called the “dark web”. This is the underbelly of the internet that is scary and fearsome, and…

Much of the Web 2.0 is driven by user generated content. It is also the place for new artists to find their audience, prove their talent and rise up as the next star. The newest content monetizing platform, as one would expect, is driven by cryptocurrency, and it is called Coil. Until now, artists, and…

Imagine buying an average, run-of-the-mill smart phone from a local store, and discovering it carries a little bank inside. This won’t happen today, but maybe ten years down the line. The future is being paved with what are called blockchain phones. Recently, three companies, HTC, Samsung and Sirin Labs have launched their (rather pricey) blockchain…

Just as little kids love to collect little trinkets, marbles, stickers and other forms of ‘wealth’, the alt-coins and cryptocurrencies today are weaving the same magic on adults. And just like an eight year old’s wealth, the price of many of these coins requires one to imagine more than actually feel the value. The real…

By the end of 2019, Indian crypto traders, exchanges and hodlers will know how much time is left for them to dispose of their questionable assets. Introduced in 2009, Bitcoin went on to shatter both pessimist expectations and records when it breached the $19K mark end of 2017. In less than a year, it had…