Bitcoin in Africa? Not yet.
I was going to write about how bitcoin could help to improve economies in Africa through its efficient and low-cost secure method of transferring money. But after doing a fair amount of research, and...
View ArticleI want my stuff now: Bitcoin and immediate transactions
By now you know that a bitcoin transaction can take at least 10 minutes to verify and process. And to be really sure that it is permanently and indelibly on the blockchain, you’re supposed to wait for...
View ArticleThe fight for Moneygram
by Ryan McGuire via StockSnap Ant Financial’s bid to purchase Moneygram is on the verge of failing, apparently because it’s Chinese. So much for free markets. Euronet (electronic payments software,...
View ArticleCars on blockchain
by Mike Birdy via StockSnap Something’s up in the car industry. The past week saw a couple of major announcements that point to a radically different future that suddenly seems pretty close: Ford...
View ArticleFlowers, data and community currency
by Roman Kraft via StockSnap A recent article in the Financial Times on the purchase of Worldpay by Vantiv contained this gem, which encapsulates the debate around going cashless: “Mr Jansen says...
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