The Sync Blog

Added by Matthew Roszak in Industry, News

Today, the Chamber of Digital Commerce delivered its recommendation for a National Action Plan for Blockchain (NAPB). This, in many ways, serves as a blueprint for governments around the world that have had their heads in the sand on this transformative technology. …

Added by Bloq in Industry, News

Cryptocurrency and blockchain enthusiast communities have made it clear that they are not waiting on the “blessing” of legacy institutions – they’re ready to make the revolution happen now.  At the London Blockchain Week at Tower Bridge, crypto-believers in the form of researchers, thought leaders, investors, and consultants shared their thoughts, exploring real-world use cases for the technology – and how its communities could help. …

Added by Matt Lam in Industry, News

Hosted by the University of Chicago Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, SeedCon is a day-long conference connecting emerging entrepreneurs, businesses, and innovators. I had the privilege of serving on one of the panels, which was no small task for a conference with a tagline that promises insight into “The Future of Everything.”. …

Added by Bloq in Industry, News

It came together quickly — only a month-and-a-half between announcement and opening day — but the inaugural Binance Conference still brought together a wide swath of cryptocurrency industry participants.

The overall takeaway from this conference was that the most dedicated members of the blockchain community are undeterred by current market factors, and remain all the more focused on building enduring technologies that aim to outlive their creators.

Bloq was one of the top sponsors of the event, judged the SAFU hackathon, and publicly announced a few new BloqLabs projects. Let’s review. …

Added by Steve Beauregard in Industry, News

The North American Bitcoin Conference (TNABC) in Miami has become a annual tradition in our industry – and one that I have happily embraced for the past 5 out of 6 years. Here are a few of my personal highlights and takeaways from this year’s TNABC. …

Added by Bloq in Industry, News

It’s time to tell you what attendees at Binance Blockchain Week in Singapore already know: by way of Bloq Labs, we have been busy working in stealth mode on a way to make crypto mining easier, more profitable, and more scalable. …

Added by Hadley Stern in Industry, News

As I look back on 2018 – the year I chose to work full-time in the blockchain industry and joined Bloq – I see fount of innovation that we all witnessed. Institutions started taking blockchain and cryptocurrency seriously, opening incubator after incubator and we’ve some companies, including Fidelity, beginning to build real businesses in this space.. But we haven’t seen anything compared to what I believe 2019 will bring us. …