What’s the buzz around blockchain? If you are a tech enthusiast, then you are probably at least a little familiar with blockchain concepts. Traditional financial institutions are starting to seriously consider cryptocurrency, and there are even predictions that this technology will eventually become the norm for financial transactions. But, what exactly is blockchain and how will […]
Marietta’s IgniteHQ startup incubator is opening several “innovation labs” for entrepreneurs or would-be founders in specific industries. Two labs, one focused on blo’ckchain/cryptoeconomics and one on social impact startups, are now open, with a third for ‘highly-scalable non-tech companies coming soon. The labs are intended to provide support and connections in areas where the IgniteHQ […]
The recent uptick in high-profile music copyright infringement legal cases, such as Robin Thicke being found guilty of taking elements of a Marvin Gaye classic for his hit “Blurred Lines”, has led to an increase in music copyright cases overall. These cases, which can be difficult to prove and litigate, have even spawned the career […]
“All the normal types of payments that you can imagine that people do, they do using bitcoin.” Cryptocurrency is still a mystery to many; blockchain a baffler. To decrypt these topics, Edwin Marcial, host of Techrides, takes a self-driving Tesla ride with three crypto-experts. This episode features Marc Fleury, a pioneer in open source software; Jim […]
Recent Georgia State graduate Harsha Goli was busy honing his skills in coding as a member of the school’s “PantherHackers” club when he decided to dive into the world of cryptocurrency. In order to fund the development of their own cryptocurrency software, Goli and friends Luis Ferrer-Labarca, Zach Bloomquist, Caleb Lewis and Sri Rajasekaran began […]