The Cambridge Analytica scandal poses some serious questions about the integrity of democracies in the information age. From Trump to Brexit, the dirty tricks apparently offered by CA’s top executives should cause concern everywhere that elections happen. But the episode is also worrying because of its specific focus: data. We create reams of data every […]

If you haven’t already heard of Bitcoin, you either haven’t been paying attention or you’re a time traveller who just touched down in 2018. Because by now, most of us will have heard of Bitcoin and some of us have even jumped on the bandwagon, investing in cryptocurrencies. But despite its popularity, many people still […]

Digital social platforms are getting a lot of bad press lately. Whether it’s Russia’s use of Facebook as a tool for emotional manipulation or The New York Times’ lengthy expose on Google’s damaging effect on innovation, the social internet has seen better days. Last year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg proclaimed, “Right now, I think the […]

Esports has been the fastest-growing sport on the planet in recent years by players and viewership, and blockchain and cryptocurrencies could be the catalyst that drives this hot new industry fully into the mainstream, a new report from Macquarie Research predicts. While it’s debatable whether or not consider competitive videogaming should be considered a “sport” along […]

Google is banning ads for cryptocurrencies and binary options from June. The search giant is also cracking down on adverts for other financial products such as CFDs, spread bets, and foreign exchange products. Facebook has also banned cryptocurrency adverts. Google’s crackdown comes amid sustained pressure on the tech giant over its advertising and content policing. […]

John Oliver gave a crash course on cryptocurrency and blockchain on Sunday night’s “Last Week Tonight.” He introduced the subject as “everything you don’t understand about money combined with everything you don’t understand about computers.” Oliver compared cryptocurrencies to a $15,000 Beanie Baby before focusing on the variety of potential uses for the blockchain technology […]

Landmark Title Assurance Agency, an affiliate of Title Security of Arizona, is part of an agreement signed with RealBlock, to incorporate blockchain technology into its day to day operations. Title Security of Arizona, a Tucson based company, announced it had signed with RealBlock, last week.  According to Title Security’s CEO, Tommy Sullivan, “RealBlock will take […]

Microsoft has published a whitepaper that provides policy recommendations for dealing with blockchain security. The company said that regulators and industry should engage with each other to better understand the risks and align incentives to improve. The whitepaper, released earlier this week, was written by Microsoft and the Chamber of Digital Commerce. The Chamber is […]

The halal chain project is the first digital chain to include companies in the halal sector ”This forum is part of endeavors to adopt the latest technologies that contribute to achieving the goals of Dubai Smart Plan 2021 which aims to make Dubai the smartest city in the world,”Lootah said. The International Center of Islamic […]

Play2Live CryptoMasters was scheduled to release of the 2.0 version of MVP with advanced player and P2P CDN, that was tested during the broadcast of the tournament. Play2Live (P2L), the first full-blown blockchain-based streaming platform for gamers and esports fans successfully hosted and broadcasted the world’s first esport tournament with the main prize – 2 […]