Sharding, scalability, decentralization – You name it, we’ve got it on the EC stage in Berlin
Sharding and scalability. Transactions per second. Crypto-ecosystems. The decentralized web. These are the voyages of the Starship Blockchain, on it’s five-year mission to seek out… OK, you get the drift! But as you can tell, there remain many, many issues to tease out of this burgeoning new tech world, one we will be unpacking at…
Cyber Monday totalled $9.2B in US online sales, smartphones accounted for a record $3B
Cyber Monday — the final day of the extended Thanksgiving weekend that traditionally kicks off holiday season spend — broke another e-commerce record: US shoppers racked up a total of $9.4 billion in online sales, according to figures from Adobe. To put that number into some perspective, at its peak, consumers were spending $12 million…
Cryptocurrency blockchain BIGG CASH Founder, Nicholas Tan: Creating a More Credible World
BIGG CASH Founder Nicholas Tan was interviewed by Chinese Blockchain Media- ChianHoo.Exploring The Value And Future Of BlockchainThe world’s economy is slowing down and traditional industries are forced to innovate or risk becoming obsolete. Science and technology will always be the main driving force for human progress. Blockchain technology is a key feature of the…
Cloud video collaboration platform Frame.io raises $50 million, heads to Hollywood
New York-based Frame.io, a video review and collaboration platform now used by over a million customers, has raised $50 million in Series C funding to further expand its investment in cloud-based video workflows. The round was led by Insight Partners, and included participation from existing investors Accel, FirstMark, SignalFire, and Shasta Ventures. Itai Tsiddon, co-founder…
Cryptocurrency blockchain Poop Token: A Literal Sh*tcoin for San Francisco’s Homelessness Crisis
A blockchain developer has created an appropriately titled sh*tcoin to track poop sightings in San Francisco.Despite its more humorous nature, the project may have some real-world applications.The city’s homelessness crisis remains grim.If ever there was a sh*tcoin that lived up to its name, SF Poop Token would be it. Blockchain developer Hart Lambur has created…
Cryptocurrency blockchain Hong Kong Regulators Issue Framework to License Crypto Exchanges
Hong Kong will regulate cryptocurrency exchanges.The Securities and Futures Commission developed a set of guidelines for exchanges to operate.Custody and cybersecurity are the top concerns among regulators.Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published a regulatory framework that enables cryptocurrency exchanges to be regulated. With the new set of rules, the nation is making a…
TikTok tests social commerce
TikTok is beginning to dabble in social commerce. The short-form video app said it has started to allow some users to add links to e-commerce sites (or any other destination) to their profile biography as well as offer creators the ability to easily send their viewers to shopping websites. The company said the roll-out of…
Progressive VCs and private equity are using tech and analytics to revolutionize investing
David Teten is an advisor to emerging investment managers and a Venture Partner with HOF Capital. He was previously a partner for 8 years with HOF Capital and ff Venture Capital. David writes regularly at teten.com and @dteten. More posts by this contributor Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our counterparts in the…
Minnesota Is the Latest State to Sue E-Cigarette Maker Juul Over Youth Vaping
(ST. PAUL, Minn.) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sued Juul Labs on Wednesday, accusing the e-cigarette maker of unlawfully targeting young people with its products to get a new generation addicted to nicotine. The lawsuit filed in Hennepin County District Court in Minneapolis seeks to force Juul to stop marketing to young people; fund…
Cryptocurrency blockchain Bitcoin is Mentioned in the Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Bitcoin is mentioned in the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.Colbert also talks about blockchain.The crypto community loved the sketch.Bitcoin is once again getting mainstream media exposure as it was mentioned in the “Late Show” by its host, Stephen Colbert.Mainstream Media ExposureDuring the latest episode of the Late Show Thursday night, Stephen Colbert made some jokes…