This week, the President talked with podcast star Marc Maron in Los Angeles, spoke with Mayors at a conference in San Francisco, and hosted an LGBT reception back in the People’s House. The First Lady wrapped up her trip to Europe. And the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision, ensuring millions of Americans will continue to receive tax credits to make their health insurance more affordable. That’s June 19th to June 25th or, “This Is Healthcare In America.”
More than 4.59 Million Records Released
In September 2009, the President announced that — for the first time in history — White House visitor records would be made available to the public on an ongoing basis. Today, the White House releases visitor records that were generated in …
Court Decision Short Circuits Political Process
It must be a priority of the next president to nominate judges and justices committed to applying the Constitution as written and originally understood.
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Blythe Masters’ Digital Asset Holdings Acquires Hyperledger and Bits of Proof
In March, Bitcoin Magazine covered the digital economy startup Digital Asset Holdings, headed by the financial superstar Blythe Masters, a former JPMorgan Chase & Co. executive. Digital Asset Holdings uses distributed ledgers to track and settle both digital and mainstream financial assets in a cryptographically secure environment where counterparty risk is minimized, and settlement times are drastically reduced. Now, Digital Asset Holdings LLC announced two acquisitions, Bloomberg Business reports. The company bought San Francisco-based Hyperledger and Budapest-based Bits of Proof for undisclosed amounts. “Hyperledger and Bits of Proof add valuable new dimensions to our product offering and great talent to our team,” said Masters. “We build tools to help clients harness the power of distributed ledgers to serve their own […]
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Blockstack Joins the Growing Number of Fintech Companies That Use the Blockchain to Streamline Mainstream Finance
Blockstack, a San Francisco-based firm, is adapting the technology of Bitcoin for mainstream finance, including clearing and settlement. A small group of banks have started beta testing Blockstack’s technology, Bloomberg Business reports. The startup, run by former Google Inc. and Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. employees, is jumping into the competition to use digital-currency technology to tackle financial companies’ slow, antiquated back-office operations. “We’re not trying to destroy banking or financial services as they are today,” said Peter Shiau, Blockstack’s co-founder and chief operating officer, who previously worked at Standard Chartered Bank in product innovation. “We see what we’re building as technology that can help improve the back-office infrastructure that financial institutions are using.” Blockstack’s team also includes Philip Harris, a […]
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BTC.sx Rebrands as Magnr, Introduces Bitcoin Savings Accounts
According to BitcoinRichList.com there are over $750 million worth of bitcoin sitting idle. Magnr, a company dedicated to providing Cryptocurrency Financial Services, is trying to change this by allowing the first-ever blockchain-based “savings accounts.” Magnr currently operates across two verticals: trading and saving. “Magnr allows users to independently verify the safety of their deposit on the blockchain’s public ledger,” says CEO Joe Lee. “Additionally, the interest payout is calculated from blockchain data. This lets users verify they are being paid the correct amounts. This is the first time that savings accounts have received a fintech makeover.” Magnr was created from the founding team of BTC.sx. It is a new, rebranded version of the BTC.sx trading platform. BTC.sx Bitcoin Trading Platform […]
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Filament Develops Ad-Hoc Mesh Networks of Smart Sensors Operating on the Blockchain
Filament, a technology platform company focused on Internet of Things (IoT) applications and long-range wireless sensor networks for industrial settings, is developing ad-hoc mesh networks of smart sensors for industrial applications, operating on the blockchain. Announced at the O’Reilly Solid Conference, Filament‘s wireless sensor devices, or Taps, can cover industrial areas with low-power autonomous mesh networks for data collection and asset monitoring. Taps have built-in environmental sensors, a USB port for other sensors or devices, and are equipped with hardware cryptographic chips and long-range radios for secure accessibility and communication across large geographic areas. Taps can talk directly to each other at distances of up to 10 miles and have a battery life of up to 20 years. “We believe […]
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Lake Shore Gold announces second Gold discovery at 144
The new mineralization is located 200 metre to the southwest of the 144 Gap Zone and is defined by five holes covering 125 metre of strike length approximately 800 metre below surface and close to the elevation of the new exploration drift being develo…
THE LATEST: French: Decapitated man was a local employer
PARIS (AP) — The latest on the attack in southeastern France (all times local): ___ 2:45 p.m. A French security official says the man whose severed head was found hanging at the gate of an American gas factory that was
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Oil prices fall along with Greek optimism
NEW YORK, June 26 (UPI) — Anticipation over the pending expiration of a Greek bailout package sent crude oil prices again into negative territory in early Friday trading. Brent crude oil prices were down about six-tenths of a percent early
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