Ethereum Surges Past $9 as Smart Contract Platform Gains Momentum and Investor Confidence Builds
Protocol Primer Ethereum, the decentralized smart contract platform created by Vitalik Buterin, is experiencing a significant price surge in mid-April
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Ethereum Powers World’s First Peer-to-Peer Energy Trade as Brooklyn Neighbors Swap Solar Power on the Blockchain
TL;DR Two Brooklyn residents complete the world’s first paid energy trade using Ethereum blockchain technology, marking a breakthrough for real-world
Waves Platform Launches Massive ICO Aiming to Decentralize Crowdfunding With Blockchain Tokens
TL;DR Waves, a new blockchain platform founded by Sasha Ivanov, launches its ICO on April 12, 2016, aiming to raise
Ethereum Powers Brooklyn Microgrid: Blockchain Meets Solar Energy in Historic First
The Emerging Narrative In a quiet Brooklyn neighborhood, a revolution is unfolding that has nothing to do with finance and
OpenBazaar vs Amazon and eBay: How Peer-to-Peer Commerce Challenges the Platform Economy
The Contenders The online commerce landscape in early 2016 is dominated by a handful of centralized platforms. Amazon processes billions
IONOMY Launches ION Token ICO to Merge Blockchain Gaming With Proof-of-Stake Rewards
Protocol Primer On April 4, 2016, a new cryptocurrency project called IONOMY officially launched its initial coin offering for the
DigixDAO Raises $5.5 Million in Under 24 Hours in First Major DAO Crowdsale on Ethereum
TL;DR DigixDAO launched the first major DAO crowdsale on Ethereum, raising $5.5 million in under 24 hours The project aimed
Microsoft Brings Ethereum Smart Contracts to Millions of Developers With Visual Studio Integration
TL;DR Microsoft integrated Ethereum’s Solidity programming language into Visual Studio, its flagship IDE The collaboration was led by ConsenSys and
Ethereum at the Gates of Wall Street: How 40 Banks Just Validated the World’s Second Cryptocurrency
The Emerging Narrative Something unprecedented is unfolding in the world of digital assets. On March 30, 2016, Ethereum trades at
IBM Goes All-In on Blockchain: Hyperledger Project Aims to Evolve the Internet
When one of the world’s largest technology companies makes a billion-dollar bet on a new technology, the business world takes