Blockchain in the News

HTC launches blockchain-focused phone in smartphone strategy shift

October 23, 2018

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HTC unveiled its flagship blockchain-focused smartphone on Tuesday, the Exodus 1, as the struggling manufacturer looks to shift its strategy to focus on new technology. The Taiwanese phone maker said it developed its own cryptocurrency wallet called Zion to make its new phone function as a hardware cryptocurrency wallet. The Exodus 1 comes with a secure enclave — a secluded area on the phone’s chip kept separate from the Android…

Planet Regeneration

Global Issues & How Can Blockchain Help?

October 7, 2018

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When we talk about global issues, what better than to refer to the United Nations, self proclaimed as the world’s only truly universal global organization. The United Nations has become the trusted standard for addressing issues that transcends national borders and a collective for issues that cannot be resolved by any single country acting alone. Today in this post, we take a look at exactly what global issues are and…

Planet Regeneration

The Language of Sustainability & Top 101 Green Initiative Keywords

October 5, 2018

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Language is power and words matter. Frames are mental structures that shape the way we see the world. The goals we seek, the plans we make, the way we act, and what counts as a good or bad outcome of our actions and reframing is all about changing the way the public and we ourselves sees the world. “It is changing what counts as common sense and getting language that…

Planet Regeneration

Why Wildfires have Gotten Worse and What We Can Do About It

September 29, 2018

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Welcome to a brand new section of the Quantaloop blog called Planet Regeneration where we talk about the state of global degeneration and what we can do about it with regeneration efforts. This is part of of our on-going “better future for all” initiative where you get to know about Quantaloop’s core mission in creating valuable connections between consumers, business partners and communities through sustainability initiatives. Quantaloop: Regeneration and protection of…

Technology in Canada

Bank Of Canada says Central Bank Cryptocurrency Could Be A Winner

September 29, 2018

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Canada, along with the US and Britain should be at the forefront of the crypto explosion, and in a new working paper that was recently published in Central Bank Digital Currency and Monetary Policy, the Bank of Canada is leading the campaign for a central bank cryptocurrency.The paper argues that the economic growth and future well-being of a nation such as Canada or the US could be safeguarded by the implementation of…

Compliance & Regulation

Google lifts Crypto Ad Ban following Facebook lift

September 26, 2018

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Tech-giant Google said Tuesday, Sept 25 2018 that it has lifted its cryptocurrency ad ban to allow regulated exchanges to purchase ads in both the U.S. and Japan. In a press release, Alphabet, the parent company of Google said: “Advertisers will need to be certified with Google for the specific country in which their ads will serve. Advertisers will be able to apply for certification once the policy launches in October.” The…

Digital Assets

How Tokenization Is Putting Real-World Assets on Blockchains

September 13, 2018

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Tokenization is the process of converting rights to an asset into a digital token on a blockchain. Why Tokenize “Real World” Assets and how can that be done? Our world is full of assets: stocks, real estate, gold, carbon credits, oil, etc. Many of these assets are difficult to physically transfer or subdivide, so buyers and sellers instead trade paper that represents some or all of the asset. But paper and…

Fintech

Security Tokens: Where Digital Assets Meet the Real World

September 5, 2018

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The gold rush of cryptocurrencies has created a new class of billionaires, digitally rich from having foresight into a world-changing technology: blockchain. The big question, then, is what’s next? As the worlds of technology and finance continue to innovate, markets will turn their attention to the security token. The new asset class promises to bring the cryptocurrency trend to a wider pool of investors who want real-world value behind the…

Blockchain Academy

Dead Coins (aka Shit Coins) 101

August 16, 2018

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Today I am exploring what happens to failed ICO’s and the world of Dead Coins (Aka Vulnerable Coins / Depreciated Coins / Depressed Coins / Failed Coins / Scam Coins). “The most common “dead coin” is a coin that never lived! 🙂” – Coinopsy.com Some interesting metrics and highlights. Hey Google, tell me about dead coins… As of August 2018, there are currently an estimated to be around 1,000 dead cypto coins aka ‘shit…

Blockchain Academy

Crypto Wallet 101

August 3, 2018

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I was nerding out with my brother Benson (super tech nerd working as the Operations Engineer at Mozilla FireFox) last night and we were having a discussion about blockchain wallets and how to pre-launch one without a blockchain. 10 minutes into my creative rant on how to build traction for Quantaloop, he stopped me and asked ‘What do you think a wallet is?’. As simple as that sounds, I took…

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