Bitcoin is Beating Big Money: Smaller Financial Platforms Cash In on Crypto While Big Banks Miss Out

Bitcoin is Beating Big Money: Smaller Financial Platforms Cash In on Crypto While Big Banks Miss Out Big banks and traditional financial institutions who stand to lose out the most from the blockchain revolution remain opposed to the growth of decentralized currencies — but recently released data demonstrates that slow-moving...

Bitcoin, Blockchain and Smart Contracts: Commercial Law Is About to Be Disrupted

Bitcoin, Blockchain and Smart Contracts: Commercial Law Is About to Be Disrupted New distributed blockchain technology-enabled systems have been developed—and are rapidly gaining acceptance—that will fundamentally change the way many commercial transactions are conducted. Lawyers, bankers and other professionals must adapt. Modern commerce depends on a system of centralized record...

Ripple (XRP) Bring Former SEC Heavy Hitters to its Defense Team

Ripple's lawsuit just got interesting as the former SEC boss and her enforcement chief have joined the fray against a jilted investor who alleges that XRP is a security. As Ripple’s court date approaches, the company has decided to go beyond the usual lawyers and brought former SEC chairwoman Mary...

Microsoft acquiring GitHub, Bitcoin Core, and other cryptocurrency repositories

Microsoft acquiring GitHub, Bitcoin Core, and other cryptocurrency repositories Microsoft acquiring GitHubThe open source movement was first championed by Linux, for which its creator, Linus Torvalds, originally built the Git platform. GitHub is an online service built entirely around Git. In a surprising move, a company traditionally hostile to open...