Top 5 Mobile Apps for Crypto Trading
Ever since the inception of Bitcoin, the concept of digital currency has remained on a steady incline in both popularity and value. However, it’s unlikely that anyone could have guessed the rapid expansion that has plagued the crypto world within the past few years. Nowadays, it seems as though Bitcoin is destined to grow to […]
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 […]
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 […]
Are New Blockchain Laws Fair to the Technology?
As the development of blockchain continues, governments all around the world are engaged in heated debates about a plethora of topics surrounding the technology: its implications, businesses using it, and of course, trading cryptocurrencies. And if any government doesn’t have blockchain on their radar, they’re late to the game — almost $2.5 billion of venture capital has […]
2018 Will Bring More Enforcement to the FinTech Frontier
For the most part, the FinTech frontier has been unbridled by traditional financial institutions. But much to the dismay of blockchain and FinTech developers, that will probably change in 2018. As we saw in 2017, governments, banks, and other organizations are starting to take notice of the current state of FinTech. And for better or […]
Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Infiltrate Education
Image Source: CoinDesk FinTech app developers probably won’t have to worry about job security any time soon. We’ve all heard of the numerous disruptions that cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology are causing, but this is just the beginning. Both have come a long way since 2 pizzas were bought with 10,000 bitcoins in 2010. Recently, bitcoin […]
The FinTech Revolution Isn’t What You Think
Image Source: Forex News Now The advent of cryptocurrencies and blockchain heralded a new optimism in FinTech. This positivity extends beyond the excitement of FinTech app developers and other technology enthusiasts. Plenty of people believe this is the dawn of a new disruptive era for finance. Financial institutions would lose their clout, and power would return to […]
China Goes After the Cryptocurrency Market with ICO Ban
Last week, the value of crypto tokens OmiseGO (OMG) and Qtum passed the $1 billion mark, making them the first initial coin offering (or ICO) unicorns on the Ethereum market. Seattle FinTech app developers with their fingers on the pulse of the crypto market knew that this day would come, but it has happened so […]
Expert Sessions: “Cryptocurrency 101” with Ben Sigman
When you work in app development, you get to cross paths with some truly brilliant thinkers with bold ideas about tech, society, and the future. Ben Sigman is one such mind. The CEO and founder of IT company We Solve Problems, Ben is, by his own admission, obsessed with cryptocurrencies. (How obsessed is he? Let’s […]