JWT Intelligence: More than two thirds of American and Chinese millennials say they hardly use cash any more

JWT Intelligence: More than two thirds of American and Chinese millennials say they hardly use cash any more

The vast majority of 18-34-year-olds in the United States and China are moving away from cash, according to a new report from The Innovation Group at J. Walter Thompson Intelligence. The Future of Money report sheds light on the disruptive global changes ahead in payments, currency and banking. Advances in these fields led by Chinese […]

Fred & Farid Los Angeles unveils “Ocean Miner” for the Tara Expéditions Foundation

Fred & Farid Los Angeles unveils “Ocean Miner” for the Tara Expéditions Foundation

 FF Los Angeles unveiled the “Ocean Miner” project for the Tara Expéditions Foundation: an innovative system somewhere between blockchain and land art that gives the ocean the opportunity to produce Bitcoin to finance its own preservation. The Tara Expéditions Foundation travels the world’s seas with scientists on board its schooner, Tara. For 15 years, […]

UNICEF and BETC launch an unprecedented fundraising tool using blockchain technology

UNICEF and BETC launch an unprecedented fundraising tool using blockchain technology

 Between the 2nd of February and the 31st of March 2018, UNICEF and advertising agency BETC are reinventing charitable donations with the ‘Game Changers‘ initiative, the first humanitarian fundraising effort using the cryptocurrency Ethereum. UNICEF’s work for children depends on donations and they asked for help to attract a younger generation of donors since […]

Opera introduces bitcoin mining protection in its mobile browsers

Opera introduces bitcoin mining protection in its mobile browsers

With cryptocurrencies the current ‘next big thing’ in the digital world, it’s not surprising that many people are turning to extreme means to mine new coins, with some even employing other peoples’ computers and smartphones – often without their consent. Cryptocurrency mining is a high-intensity process that can dramatically overwork the CPU on most smartphones, […]

Cryptocurrency Pioneer POW Integrates with Twitter

Cryptocurrency Pioneer POW Integrates with Twitter

POW, the free digital currency, has taken another significant step towards becoming the first global currency by integrating with a second social media platform; Twitter. Launched on October 3, POW was given away for free to anyone with a Facebook account. So far, 47,000 people have claimed POW via Facebook and are sharing it amongst […]