Game Giant Unity to Work With Kik's ICO Token
The Kin Foundation, which governs the cryptocurrency developed by Kik, announced a partnership with Unity Technologies on Thursday.
View ArticleEmail Service MailChimp to Block ICO, Crypto Marketing
Email distribution company MailChimp will bar marketing campaigns for cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings next month.
View ArticleIntel Wants to Patent a Bitcoin Mining Hardware 'Accelerator'
Intel explains in a recently-released patent application how it would improve its products for bitcoin mining purposes.
View ArticleLuckbox - Esports Gaming is Taking OffLuckbox - Esports Gaming is Taking Off
E-sports is taking off big time and Luckbox is building a legal gambling platform for esports. I take a closer look at Luckbox and share what really drew my attention to the project. C...
View ArticleEther Drops Below $400 to Hit Lowest Price Since November
The price of ether, the cryptocurrency of the ethereum network, fell below $400 on Thursday for the first time since November.
View ArticleBitcoin Breaks Below $7K to Fall to 50-Day Low
Bitcoin has dropped below $7,000, reaching a month-low since Feb. 7 while the cryptocurrency market is seeing a major sell-off.
View ArticleThailand Inches Closer to Cryptocurrency Taxation
Thailand is expected to enact a law soon that will mandate cryptocurrency traders for both value added tax as well as capital gain tax.
View ArticleDubai Financial Market Admits “EFG Hermes Brokerage” As The First...
Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that EFG Hermes Brokerage has become the first member that receives a DFM accreditation to provide the Allocation Account Service to its client base. The...
View ArticleKorean Police Bust Bitcoin Miners Illegally Using Cheap Factory Power
Companies using cheap electricity to mine cryptocurrencies at industrial complexes in South Korea have reportedly been arrested by police.
View ArticleBitcoin Is Close to Cutting Fees with Better Coin Selection
Years of work has culminated in Bitcoin Core software getting a "coin selection" upgrade that will lower transaction fees and scale the blockchain.
View ArticleAbove $7K: Bitcoin Eyes Gains After Death Cross Fails
Despite having witnessed a so-called "death cross" over the weekend, bitcoin is now eyeing gains above the $7,000 mark.
View ArticleTaiwan Central Bank Proposes Money Laundering Rules for Bitcoin
The Central Bank of Taiwan is eyeing new rules that would bring bitcoin under the island's existing anti-money laundering regulations.
View ArticleSharding - How will Blockchains ScaleSharding - How will Blockchains Scale
Sharding, not to be confused with sharting
View ArticleMoscow Exchange: Final Settlement Prices Determined For Brent Futures...
Please be advised that on April 2, 2018 the settlement prices for Brent futures (BR-4.18) contracts amounted to:read more...
View ArticleClimate Policy under Cooperation and Competition between Regions with Spatial...
We build a novel stochastic dynamic regional integrated assessment model (IAM) of the climate and economic system including a number of important climate science elements that are missing in most IAMs....
View ArticleHow Much Consumption Insurance in Bewley Models with Endogenous Family Labor...
We show that a calibrated life-cycle two-earner household model with endogenous labor supply can rationalize the extent of consumption insurance against shocks to male and female wages, as estimated...
View ArticleLeveling the Playing Field for High School Choice: Results from a Field...
We conducted a field experiment in 165 high-poverty New York City middle schools to help students navigate a complex high school choice process and access higher-performing schools. Students in...
View ArticleMeasuring Ex-Ante Welfare in Insurance Markets -- by Nathaniel Hendren
Revealed-preference measures of willingness to pay (WTP) capture the value of insurance only against the risk that remains when choosing insurance. This paper provides a method to translate observed...
View ArticleDoes Hypercongestion Exist? New Evidence Suggests Not -- by Michael L....
Transportation engineers are taught that as demand for travel goes up, this decreases not only speed but also the capacity of the road system, a phenomenon known as hypercongestion. We revisit this...
View ArticleThe Transformation of Manufacturing and the Decline in U.S. Employment -- by...
Using data from a variety of sources, this paper comprehensively documents the dramatic changes in the manufacturing sector and the large decline in employment rates and hours worked among prime-aged...
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