Amazon Managed Blockchain Launched – AT&T, Nestlé, and Singapore Exchange Limited Onboard

Amazon has announced the general availability of Amazon Managed Blockchain, a fully managed service that makes it easy to create and manage scalable blockchain networks. “Blockchain is far more than just Bitcoin or cryptocurrency. It’s changing the way companies do business and giving us a new way to solve complex business problems,” said Andy Daudelin, Vice President, Alliances Business Development, AT&T Business. “AT&T’s suite of blockchain solutions now includes Amazon’s Managed Blockchain. Amazon Web Services customers can integrate their blockchain solution with AT&T Business’s IoT and edge-to-edge portfolio. This allows them to automate data collection to improve…

Emi̇n Gün Si̇rer on Rethinking Blockchain, Promoting Good Crypto Use and Leaving Stagnation Behind

This interview has been edited and condensed. The co-director of the Initiative for Cryptocurrencies and Smart Contracts (known as IC3), Emin Gün Sirer, is an associate professor at Cornell University, whose research focuses on peer-to-peer systems, operating systems, distributed systems and computer networking. He is one of the most influential scientists within the crypto and blockchain ecosystem, and his voice represents an academic view on the development of the technologies. We met with professor Emi̇n Gün Si̇rer at Deconomy in Seoul, South Korea, and talked about the future of cryptocurrencies, the…

TRON Blockchain Cuts Deal with Swarm For Security Tokens

About Richard Kastelein Founder and publisher of industry publication Blockchain News (EST 2015), a partner at ICO services collective Token.Agency ($750m+ and 90+ ICOs and STOs), director of education company Blockchain Partners (Oracle Partner) – Vancouver native Richard Kastelein is an award-winning publisher, innovation executive and entrepreneur. He sits on the advisory boards of some two dozen Blockchain startups and has written over 1500 articles on Blockchain technology and startups at Blockchain News and has also published pioneering articles on ICOs in Harvard Business Review and Venturebeat. Irish Tech News…

Bitcoin (BTC) Could Be Topping At $5,800, Analysts Warn

Bitcoin May Soon See “Strong Correction” After 72 hours of upward price pressure, Bitcoin (BTC) has begun to slow at last. As of the time of writing, BTC is trading at $5,720, down from the $5,850 seen on some points on Friday and Saturday. While there isn’t clear selling pressure per se, some analysts are convinced that there is likely to be a stronger correction in the coming days. In a recent tweet, Peter Brandt, a legendary commodities trader that expects a long-term Bitcoin parabolic run-up, noted that seeing that…

22 Million US Crypto Traders Dwarf Global Rivals

By CCN: The overwhelming majority of crypto traders come from the United States, according to surprising new research from DataLight. The firm analyzed traders using the top 100 Bitcoin exchanges and found that over 22 million users hail from America. The next in line is Japan with 6 million, followed by South Korean’s 5 million users. US Dominates Crypto Trading Industry Collectively, it takes almost six other countries to reach the same number of traders as the US. Notably, Korean exchanges like Bithumb report massive volume, but this volume is…