Oscar Meyer is facing a potential problem with a bacon-backed cryptocurrency dubbed “Bacoin” that it promoted: Someone else might have come up with the idea first, Motherboard reported. Kirk Steele claims that he came up with the idea for a digital currency that is backed...
An agreement for peace between North and South Korea was stored in the blockchain by a South Korean developer, CoinDesk reported. Ryu Gi-hyeok recorded the Panmunjom Declaration on the Ethereum blockchain. The declaration said that “there will be no more war on the Korean peninsula.”...
Ripple was put on the defensive at a hearing on cryptocurrencies and blockchain at the U.K. Parliament after a former developer criticized the company’s products. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
MOBI, the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative, debuted on Wednesday (May 2) to explore blockchain for use in transportation. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...
Origin Protocol, a blockchain-based sharing economy startup, has brought a PayPal co-founder on board as a research and development engineer, CoinDesk reported. Yu Pan will spearhead the startup’s research team, according co-founder Josh Fraser. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
SoFi Founder and former CEO Mike Cagney is getting ready to launch a startup offering home equity loans. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...
Ripple has announced that five new customers across Europe and Asia will use xVia to power payments over RippleNet, its blockchain network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
Russia has set its sights on blockchain, aiming to lead in the technology just as the U.S. lead with the Internet, reported The New York Times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
It didn’t get to $10,000. That might be the headline news about bitcoin. But then again, it wasn’t $6,000 either. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
