Bitcoin

Thanks to blockchain, internet users have achieved some victories in the fight against China’s strict internet censorship.

A new analysis finds bitcoin mining uses more energy, dollar for dollar, than gold mining.

Bangkok-based OmiseGO envisions a world where cash is digital and free-flowing, stored on blockchains, accessible by smartphones and effortlessly zapped across borders. It’s a human right, they say. And they’re starting with Asia’s farmers, merchants, migrants and factory hands, who are now quite likely to own smartphones but may not have bank accounts.

Blockchain has turned from a movement to an overall tech boom — or possibly a revolution. Yet the space containing blockchain pioneers is only made up of five percent women … for now.