How can bitcoins worth $250 million be “lost”?
The story of a programmer who lost access to his Bitcoins, worth over 250 million Swiss francs, is making headlines. In order to better understand such incidents, it is worth…
The story of a programmer who lost access to his Bitcoins, worth over 250 million Swiss francs, is making headlines. In order to better understand such incidents, it is worth…
Interoperability is the ability of software to exchange information between different ecosystems. In the case of blockchains, it has the potential to break the silos and to create a network…
Even though blockchains are generally considered to be superior to traditional networks, no single blockchain is perfect. Due to the inability to maximise the components scalability, security and decentralisation – the so-called Blockchain Trilemma – there are distinct use cases for different chains.
One of the advantages of the blockchain technology is supposed to be the added security and resilience to cyber attacks. The open-source nature of blockchains does make them an open target for different types of attacks though. We explore three popular attacks and how to prevent them.
If you are interested in the topic of crypto currencies, you will always come across a central question: How can you effectively protect your investments from scammers, hackers and losses?
Trust has always been the basis for successful businesses: face to face, two parties clarify the final details of their agreement and reach out to each other in a spirit…
Together with the Stuttgart stock exchange, several German companies have joined forces to develop a Blockchain-based financing method for industrial capital goods. In addition to technical feasibility, the project also…
One of the most important football clubs in the world, FC Barcelona, recently launched a fan token via the Ethereum-based tokenization platform Socios. Demand far outstripped supply. The token ($BAR),…
Switzerland is playing a leading role in creating optimal conditions for blockchain and cryptoassets. A "Distributed Ledger Technology" bill is currently being drafted in Berne to create legal certainty.This article…
In June 2019, the Financial Action Task Force ("FATF") issued a guidance document that subjects the crypto industry to the same compliance standards as financial institutions. The Open VASP Initiative…