Your next Audi might run on the blockchain, according to a Switzerland-based startup. In  a new partnership announced early today, Streamr, a blockchain-based data platform, teamed up with Hewlitt-Packard Enterprises to create an integrated smart car platform.

Fog computing won't be familiar to everyone, so the Hero Node code review here will be a little out of the ordinary and maybe not as recognizable as some of the code we've looked at together. The Hero Node ICO is currently in whitelist stage. Andre Cronje…

China’s government is preparing a set of “national standards” for Blockchain technology in preparation for its wide-scale use, according to official media channels. Citing government officials, the China Daily  reported that a set of national blockchain standards…

The anonymous donor behind the Pineapple Fund has announced that they are closing down after giving over $50m from their personal Bitcoin holdings to 60 different causes worldwide. Going by the name of 'Pine', they have tried to promote the idea that cryptocurrency…

In the future, when something boring becomes a wild success overnight, it will probably be called “pulling a Ripple.” The Ripple network has exploded in the past year, with the XRP token soaring eightyfold and the Ripple net extending to over a hundred banks. 

Crypto prices are dropping everywhere, the market's on fire and Charlie Munger thinks you're harvesting baby brains. But look on the bright side: you can finally afford a nice gaming rig.

XRP investors may be banking on a mass adoption that will never happen, suggests Andrew Macdonald. The controversy surrounding Ripple and the usefulness of its XRP token is ongoing; but he believes the banks who constitute Ripple's customers will not see…

The business media went to war against the blockchain community during the week of Consensus, publishing article after article which portrayed our industry as mindless and greedy. But their writing was out-of-touch with the reality of an emerging technology:…

Lightstreams is a blockchain designed for decentralised applications that require speed and privacy when sharing content. It's built on a modified version of the Ethereum blockchain and purports to solve the problem of data storage. Andre Cronje looks it…

How do you spot a shill? While the rest of the blockchain community innovates, creates, and changes, the shill plays the same old game - they encourage others to join in, and help prevent them from leaving. Whether it's FOMO or FUD, there's usually a shill…

The Robinhood crypto exchange aims to become simpler than Coinbase. The mobile app that lets you play Gordon Gecko in your underwear, has recently entered the crypto market and Robinhood began offering investments in Bitcoin and Ethereum in select states…

There's been a sea change in the crypto-world, as digital currency moves from the backwater to the mainstream. The cryptocurrency community is now dominated by corporations which are seeking institutional approval. And they're finding that rebellion doesn't…

The Islamic world is moving to embrace cryptocurrency. Although digital coins still remain a controversial topic, one London-based mosque has said it will now accept donations in cryptocurrency for the Zakar donations. Funds raised will go toward essential…

Crypto branding is becoming more sophisticated all the time - and finding a project name that can be directly applied to a ticker symbol is trending. 16 of the top 100 cryptos have the same name as their symbol - versus just one of the Dow Jones Top 30. The…

Bitcoin is a single layer cryptocurrency, and Ethereum is a dual-layer blockchain that adds smart contracts and dApps to the mix. Chinese blockchain Bytom takes things a step further with a triple-layer approach.

A Gibraltar crypto hub is the dream behind the Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) which looks to create a secure and regulated platform for digital securities and utility tokens. However, with strong competition from Bermuda and Malta, a safe harbor for…

In Zilliqa news, the sharding crypto has today announced it will be integrating a new programming language for smart contracts which it claims is 'bug resistant'. Smart contracts have in the past proved vulnerable to attacks but Zilliqa's development team…

There aren’t a lot of bright spots in this rainy market, but Bitcoin Cash is making its own weather. Despite the grey skies, the nine-month-old crypto is already on a journey to reinvent itself. Rather than fighting for the Bitcoin crown, the coin is getting…