Mastercard Applies For Even More Patents For Blockchain

January 3, 2019 Leave a comment

Mastercard has already been granted a patent for a partitioned, multi-currency blockchain in the US, along with several others. Now it is seeking further patents, including one that would make transactions with traditional and online assets possible by working as an electronic wallet.

They aim to increase the efficiency of traditional and blockchain transactions and would monitor cryptocurrencies as well as other currencies and assets. The application pointed out that, although current payment systems are fast, …

VivusPay’s 100,000 Transactions Per Second Sets Benchmark for Multicurrency Crypto Wallets

September 20, 2018 Leave a comment

Blockchain and cryptocurrency, once unknown quantities, are really starting to hit their stride. There are many digital cryptocurrency wallets on the market and talk of crypto and blockchain solutions are not just linked to the tech fringe, but are now ubiquitous in the mainstream. Having gained currency, so to speak, in the wider community, the obvious question arises; how can we improve the speed of transactions to suit the needs of users?

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More Bullish Than Ever with Exiled Surfer – The Coin Pod, Ep. 3

February 20, 2018 Leave a comment

This extra-long coin pod features Exiled Surfer, a Bitcoin veteran who has been involved in privacy and cypherpunk projects long before Bitcoin came to be, chats with me about why he is more bullish about Bitcoin than ever before.

He offers valuable perspective on the very early days of Bitcoin compared to its current condition in 2018 and explains why Bitcoin's future is brighter than ever before. We discuss everything from the Lightning Network to …

Credit Cards & Car Registration – YMB Podcast E127

June 17, 2016 Leave a comment

This is episode 127 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast!

Our schedule has been a little off lately but the YMB team is officially back in town! For this week's podcast, we're taking a gander at personal financial responsibility. We'll chat about credit cards, credit card rewards, and common attitudes towards the banks that provide these services. Most Bitcoiners probably agree with John, who sees no reason to get a …

Owning Bitcoin, Card-Linking, Small Biz, & More Bitcoin Headlines – #YMBLive 8-12-15

August 12, 2015 Leave a comment

This is another wild episode of #YMBLive, our weekly LIVE Bitcoin podcast! Join us every Wednesday from 1PM-3PM Eastern as we cover the latest Bitcoin headlines and share plenty of crazy Bitcoin opinions. If you can't watch the show live, the audio and video will always be available to download.

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