Blockchain and the Race Towards Irrelevance
If 2013 and 2014 were the years of the bitcoin exchange, then surely 2016 is the year of the enterprise blockchain. In other words, there seems to be a common understanding in the community that somehow, someone, somewhere needs to make blockchain technology more familiar and consumable for large companies looking to leverage it. Whether they are building using the bitcoin protocol, the Ethereum protocol or something else entirely, there now exist a number of startups for which this is their purpose. Of course, within that group, different companies have chosen different strategies and....
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Putin’s business ombudsman says Russia must become the world’s blockchain leader, as he’s certain the country has the necessary resources. There are currently around 500 000 of Blockchain users in Russia, and the number is growing. Following the UK’s decision to leave the EU the race is now on to replace London as the global fintech capital, and Moscow may join the race. Focus on Blockchain. The Party of Growth led by Boris Titov has developed a program which will be presented in the parliament elections this September. Researching and testing Blockchain applications are one of the main....
The Dogecar. Despite struggling to find sponsorship most weeks, Josh Wise found himself thrust into NASCAR's most exclusive event-the Sprint Cup All-Star race. Though his competitors possessed superior equipment, Wise made the most of what he had and turned in a respectable finish, beating out several of NASCAR's all-time greats. Josh Wise Finishes 15th in NASCAR All-Star Race. After overcoming almost insurmountable odds, the Dogecoin community voted Josh Wise and the Dogecar into the NASCAR All-Star Race, where he placed 15th. During the qualifying round before the race, Wise was several....
To avoid the fate of other p2p projects, DeFi protocols need incentives and feedback loops so users choose open-source over closed systems.
Photo by Tom Wilmoth. The Dogecoin community leveraged its vibrant online community to vote little-known NASCAR driver Josh Wise into the sport's All-Star race. Unfortunately, this online support did not have a comparable on-the-ground counterpart. Dogecoin Votes Josh Wise into NASCAR All-Star Race. NASCAR is an expensive sport, so it is dominated by drivers who belong to wealthy teams like Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing, who can command as much as $400,000 in sponsorship for one race. Josh Wise drives for Phil Parsons Racing, a small, independent team which struggles to get....
The Great Pacific Race 2014 is the world's first rowing race across the Pacific Ocean. Teams of one, two, and four will compete in a journey to row across the Pacific Ocean from Monterey, California to Honolulu, Hawaii. The race is expected to take anywhere from 30 to 90 days based on crew size in the boats. The racer's boats are only powered by muscle without any help from sails or engines. Ultracoin and Bitcoin Woman Magazine are pairing up to sponsor racerElsa Hammond for the race that will last up to three months. Ultracoin is an Altcoin with a blazing fast transaction time of six....