Non-fiat currencies moderated and balanced by the crowd in a distributed, decentralized and publicly-known manner. Often referred to as digital currencies or cryptocurrencies.
Crowdsourcing isn’t a buzzword, neither is the sharing economy, crowdfunding, blockchain or collaborative economy—they’re already part of our lives. The cumulative disruption of these crowd-powered paradigms will have a significant influence on sectors...
In a lengthy and compelling Medium post, Mike Hearn, a prominent Bitcoin developer and one of the pioneers in the cryptocurrencies industry, publicly declared that Bitcoin “has failed.” He deliberately cited technical and people problems, summing up his major...
“This campaign is by the people, for the people,” Thom Feeney writes, explaining his reason why he set up the Greek bailout crowdfund. Feeney, as we know him, is the Briton behind this idea. His story has gone viral for the past weeks in the intersections of Europe,...
Crowdsourcing Week Global 2015 (CSW Global 15) taking place in Singapore, April 20-24 will feature content on digital currency and its potential for transforming our economy. But, content aside, you can make your way to CSW Global 15 using Bitcoin. We believe that...
Lighthouse, a new crowdfunding application has gone public. What makes it stand out? Being powered by bitcoins it competes with traditional crowdfunding platforms and stirs up buzz around the value of Bitcoin. Lighthouse is spic-and-span for a number of reasons. It is...
Got $100 in Bitcoins? How will you use it? MIT’s Bitcoin Club has a plan – to distribute the $100 in Bitcoins to every undergraduate on campus this Fall and press the “play” button. They hope to follow and study how students use the digital...
Trust Labs is an SF-based project working on a pilot that will bring a digital trust based currency to Downtown Las Vegas.
As the Internet widens and empowers users around the world, it is hard not to ask the question – what really is the future of money in this age? Digital currencies have come into focus with the rise in popularity of Bitcoins. They seem like the logical next step...