Shyft, which will be launching its mainnet soon, took the opposite approach to most blockchain-based startups with a token today. “‘We asked ourselves, ‘If we were to do this properly, what would it look like? And so we decided to build the protocol first, instead of just issuing a […]
Author: Justin O'Connell
Everything You Need to Know About Stellar, IBM’s Latest Blockchain Subject
IBM is hiring talent to work on its Stellar-based world wire system. This will inevitably lead to increased interest in a blockchain that offers many beneficial features when compared to similar networks. Here are some details on the role: “This role will assist in providing Offering Management expertise in allowing […]
How The Blockchain Can Streamline Gun Purchases
GunBroker.com, a twenty-year-old company that sells between $600 and $900 million worth of firearms each year, has a problem. Its customers have only two reliable payment options, and they’re the same two payment options that were available to people who wanted to go see The Beatles play in 1965: cheques […]
With Blockchain Regulation Comes Legitimacy, Says Exchange Founder
“People have tried to cling to the idea that all tokens are utilities and not securities,” says the founder of crypto-exchange ERC dEX, David Aktary. “But, it’s grown pretty clear: if you’re buying a token solely for the purpose of profit, then it is a security.” While many in the […]