According to Bitcoin news outlet, CoinDance, as of May 2018, 95% of Bitcoin engagement and participation comes from men and only 5% from women. The related world of cryptocurrency is filled with tales of “Blockchain Bros” takeovers, like at a recent Bitcoin Conference where only 3 women [Read More]
When people think of blockchain some think of digital currency Bitcoin because they both seem to go hand in hand in the news. But there’s actually a lot more use cases for blockchain technology that aren’t centered around the currency space. Blockchain is a public ledger that automatically records and verifies transaction. Actually almost any [Read More]
At IBM, tens of thousands of women have been making contributions to the advancement of information technology for almost as long as the company has been in existence. Where many companies date their affirmative action programs to the 1970s, IBM has been creating meaningful roles for [Read More]
I’ve hosted a few shows relating to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency now and, I swear, each show leaves me with more questions than the last. The last digital currency-themed show I hosted, authors of The Age of Cryptocurrency, Paul Vigna and Michael [Read More]
In mid-January, after a South Korean Justice Minister said the country was preparing a bill to ban Bitcoin trading, Bitcoin, Ether, Ripple, Bitcoin cash, and Litecoin all fell by between 5% and 12%.
The South Korean minister said, ‘There are great concerns regarding virtual currencies and the justice ministry is [Read More]
As is stands now, two-thirds of all in-person transactions are made through credit cards, which reveals your name and address with every sale transacted. Credit cards are regularly hacked so much so that 1/3 of all online credit card transactions in [Read More]
