Kora has been in development for a few years and I met one of the founders, Maomoa Hu, when I was editor of Digital.NYC, New York City's official tech and startup web hub. Maomao is a wonderful mix of

This article does not go into great detail about the functionality of the proposed smart contract feature that would be enabled on the Bitcoin blockchain. Neither does it look at how this feature would

This is a view from the hallway window on the 45th floor (top) of my building on the West Side of midtown Manhattan. You can see the Intrepid Air and Space Museum at Pier 84. The embayment to the left

Interesting but inconclusive look at how Universal Basic Income is working in Finland. The experiment is limited to 2,000 people and it's not 'universal'. Because the government would only commit to limited

For those investing / speculating in crypto solely based on market cap it's crucial you understand how safe the underlying tech is AND how many tokens exist in total. This is not, by any stretch of the

Here's a move that shows how serious the Ethereum Foundation is about solving the scalability problem. Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, posted word on his blog that the Foundation will be creating

I must have missed this HuffPost article from last month. But here's my take on it: The free, high-speed Wi-Fi kiosks in New York City have cameras that record whatever / whoever passes by. The company,

This came to my attention courtesy of Fred Wilson, Partner at Union Square Ventures in New York City. I hadn't heard William Mougayar speak before. I'll be sure to pay attention to him in the future. He

The incubator will include, "...workspace and access to 5G network equipment that designated startups and researchers can play with. Verizon and AT&T intend to be among the first wireless carriers

Putting this out here strictly for comments (Halloooo! Anyone listening?) This is not an endorsement of any of AltCoins mentioned here. 8 AltCoins Likely To Pump In January 2018 Some but not all of these

Image Credit: Mmaxer / Shutterstock What's touched on in this article? Where the prices ranged in 2017 The Chicago Exchanges An Israeli regulator's threat to ban Bitcoin from trading on exchanges in Israel

Hey there fellow students. In my never ending quest to wrap my head around the concepts associated with Distributed Ledger tech I read and watch many articles and videos. All this is so new it's a constant

The site Coindesk is running a series, "2017 In Review" that invites contributors to reflect on events in the blockchain / crypto space over the past year. The latest is Cleaning Up the Crypto

A high level report on the recent drop in value of most, but not all, cryptocurrencies. Is anyone surprised the bloom is off the tulip? Let's see what 2018 brings. All I know is that I've invested 'big-ly'

It's a pleasure to listen to thoughtful, measured perspectives on distributed ledger tech. No badmouthing, no hype, but instead, optimism about the promise this tech holds. Ethereum Co-Founder on Bitcoin

Not to validate the claim that the market will keep the net a consumer friendly, level playing field... but some cities would like to control their own destinies. See: KILLING NET NEUTRALITY HAS BROUGHT

Clearly we're barreling toward a future in which the nature of work will be radically different. Self-driving cars and trucks are estimated to kill between 3 and 5 million jobs. More factory and warehouse

Alan Patricoff has been a fixture on the NYC investment scene for 50 years. He's seen or been part of some of the major tech and media deals that have shaped the evolving American economy. The profile

The Quest for a Stable Coin Albert Wenger, Partner at Union Square Ventures in New York City, has written another thoughtful post on crypto-currency. The main question he poses is whether a stable currency

Hi all, Nathaniel Popper, NY Times journalist, has done a feature on the company, Coinbase. He chronicles both the amazing growth of the company along with the pain they're experiencing in trying to keep