Quantum goes open-source as Microsoft expands Q# programming language
To ccelerate the progress of quantum computing, Microsoft announced at its annual Build developer conference that it will open source its Q# compiler and the…
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Bitfinex’s Bitcoin Price Excluded from CoinMarketCap Average Calculation
Cryptocurrency data provider CoinMarketCap has excluded bitcoin prices provided by the troubled Bitfinex exchange from its weighted average calculation. Now,…
Banking, Bitfinex and the Hidden Irony of Crypto’s Newest Controversy
Michael J. Casey is the chairman of CoinDesk’s advisory board and a senior advisor for blockchain research at MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative. The following…
Fee Has Successfully Stabilized DAI, MakerDAO President Says
DAI stablecoin, which is pegged to the United States dollar, is now in a relatively stable position, according to the president and COO of MakerDAO, Steven…
Super Micro Will Move Server Production Out of China
Server manufacturer Super Micro has been on the defensive since last year when a bombshell report from Bloomberg claimed the company’s hardware had been…
Bitcoin Price Spikes to Fresh 5-Month Highs Above $5,700
View Bitcoin has printed a 5.5-month high of $5,714 today, reinforcing the bullish view put forward by the cryptocurrency’s recent bounce from the 30-day…
Microsoft Azure Blockchain signs J.P. Morgan for Ethereum smart contract…
Microsoft is getting into the blockchain business. Don’t worry though, it’s not about to launch a Bitcoin competitor. But it is debuting an expansion of its…
How Kubernetes can reduce cloud complexity
A while ago I declared Kubernetes the winner in the container orchestration wars. Although I love being right, many in the cloud industry have framed…
Is Crypto the Missing Ingredient for Universal Basic Income?
Over the past few decades, a growing suite of technologies and advances in artificial intelligence (AI) has given rise to a significant trend toward automation…
AMD Earnings Surpass Target Amid Talk of Cryptocurrency Bull Market Return
United States transnational IT firm Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) over delivered on Wall Street expectations for earnings, the company confirmed in a press…