Artificial Neural Networks: How to Understand Them and Why They’re Important July 31, 2018 If you dip even a toe into the realm of artificial intelligence, you'll come across artificial neural networks. Artificial neural networks are the systems that power artificial intelligence. Neural networks process vast amounts of information to help create an understanding of what's already right in front of you. People think the key to understanding neural [...]
Coinbase announces a new deal to let you pay for your Uber with crypto | City A.M. July 25, 2018 Coinbase has today revealed a new partnership that will allow you to pay for physical goods and services from your favourite retailers with cryptocurrencies. The deal, which will be powered by WeGift, enables Coinbase users to buy an electronic gift card, load it with cryptocurrency from their Coinbase wallet and then use them at over [...]
Cryptocurrency Bitcoin hits $8000 in bullish price surge as confidence grows | City A.M. July 24, 2018 Bitcoin has bounced back to its highest level in over two months today, marking a wider revival for cryptocurrencies after a tough start to the year. According to Coindesk’s bitcoin price index, the world’s largest cryptocurrency surged above $8000 earlier today in a feat not seen since late May, while also enjoying its highest control [...]
Venture capital finds that its lunches are being eaten July 24, 2018 The news is bad for those who hoped that the clocks could turn back, that ICOs might go away. There are now strong signals that not only are blockchain and cryptocurrencies here to stay but token offerings and ICOs too, as their novel merits are increasingly appreciated in the mainstream. PwC recently published its third [...]
A look at ‘ICO advisers’ July 24, 2018 Last week we looked at use-cases for the blockchain. This week I want to talk about advisers on ICO projects, and how to evaluate them. For full disclosure: I am an adviser to three currently running ICOs. In the beginning, advisers were brought into ICO projects to broaden the skillsets and experience of the core [...]
Harnessing the power of blockchain and AI to help lift millions of people out of poverty July 24, 2018 Blockchain conjures images of bitcoin millionaires and ICOs creating multi-million dollar businesses in hours. But how does that help the millions of people in the UK who live in poverty, or the 1.5m who don’t have access to mainstream banking? You’ve probably heard about the cost of living crisis a lot recently. So you should. [...]
Will Bitcoin make it? July 18, 2018 Questions still surround bitcoin. After all, the digital currency experienced wild highs and outrageous lows in 2018 — its value has risen above US $19,000 and sunk below $6,000 per coin. The first question might be which version of bitcoin to focus on. Besides bitcoin’s initial incarnation, there are the products of bitcoin’s various hard [...]
Regulators Wrangling Crypto Coins and Successful ICOs with Their Own Novel Challenge July 17, 2018 The biggest debate around ICOs, coins and tokens has been what they really are. The real answer is that they can play so many different roles that they’re not like anything else. On top of which this blockchain technology allows us to create digital entities, or assets, which have no previous equivalent. This is no [...]
City A.M.’s Crypto Insider Interviews Aldo Lo Castro of AliasLab UK July 17, 2018 AliasLab has been a leader in electronic identity IT for more than 30 years, and is now majority owned by TeamSystem Group, Italy’s leading ERP & management software and training services company employing more than 2,000 with €315m of revenue. AliasLab designs, implements and manages complete software and hardware integrations, primarily in the fields of [...]
A vision of the future: The marriage of AI and Blockchain July 17, 2018 Where is Artificial Intelligence Headed? Artificial Intelligence (AI) can radically improve people’s lives if we nurture its potential. AI enables machines to mimic human traits such as learning and thinking, and is able to do this at a pace and efficacy of which humans will never be capable. We can harness this power to help [...]