How Blockchain is Revolutionizing mHealth
With a large part of society turning toward the investment and adoption of cryptocurrency, you’ve probably heard a lot of talk about blockchain. But, what is blockchain? Simply put, blockchain is a shared digital ledger composed of records, or “blocks”, that is essentially used to record transactions and track assets. To serve our communities such […]
Mobile Blockchain Application Challenges and Lessons
Guest post courtesy of our FinTech partner, Hydrogen Introduction This past summer, we released our blockchain-based Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) Hydro App for iOS and Android! From the project’s inception, we had several important product, design, and API decisions to make during our 4-month agile development process. The mobile team worked as a “bridge” and coordinated […]
Blockchain-Based Betting Could Cause Some Big Problems in FinTech
Being a technological frontier, FinTech development already has its fair share of headaches and problems to work through. But a new blockchain-based betting platform that lets people wager on the deaths of celebrities could cause some colossal issues never seen before. Betting on Unfortunate Events Augur is a blockchain platform that lets people bet on […]
Vote for Rob Pope to Return to SXSW!
We need your help! At SXSW 2018, Rob Pope, our CTO, discussed the “Internet of Scary Things” and even gave an action-packed live hacking demonstration. It was a resounding success! At the next SXSW, Rob plans on talking about “Crypto Crime: How to Steal Cryptocurrency” and will give another live hacking demo! Voting for SXSW 2019’s PanelPicker […]
Can Blockchain End the Blood Diamond Trade?
Earlier this year, diamond-holding company De Beers announced their plans to create a blockchain ledger for tracking diamonds from the moment they’re unearthed to the time when they’re sold. This would be revolutionary for the diamond industry — De Beers is responsible for mining, trading, marketing, and selling over one-third of the world’s diamond supply. […]