While it might have a slightly mechanical sound to it, the blockchain is actually a crucial aspect of online data processing. But what is it, how does it work, and why might it be important in the coming years?  Block party Work started on developing a cryptographically secure chain of blocks in the early 1990s…

Cryptocurrency has remained a volatile emerging industry for some time now, becoming a source of public fascination particularly over the course of the last sixteen months. In that time, breathless coverage and constant suspicion have plagued the industry, though many find skepticism to be beside the point: anything new and revolutionary is going to be…

Bitcoin is an unlikely internet success story. Created anonymously eight years ago, this digital currency can only be acquired in whole units or tiny fractions worth one hundred millionth of a bitcoin. It’s bought by paying money into an ATM, or earned by surrendering computer processing power to recording bitcoin-related transactions in an indelible public…