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In economic game theory, 'Nash Equilibrium' is said to be reached when a system stabilises because no one gains by changing strategy from that which produces the stable state. Since Bitcoin rewards are given to miners only if their blocks help form the valid Bitcoin blockchain, this equilibrium is reached when each miner acts in consensus with the majority. Photo: iStock
Aug 03,2018, 7:45
Securities or utilities? What exactly are blockchain tokens?
By Stephen McKeon
Filipinos leave Manila to work overseas. Existing international remittance fees are considerable and the use of crypto exchanges could result in in huge savings. Photo: Reuters/Romeo Ranoco
Jun 04,2018, 6:14
Southeast Asia’s remittance sector finds a friend in crypto
By Luke Thompson
Bitcoin is only the best known of the many digital currencies vying for attention. Photo: Reuters / Benoit Tessier / Illustration
Nov 05,2017, 10:29
Asia’s role in the digital currency revolution
By Martin J. Young
Many are predicting that Bitcoin still has further to fall and may drop to $3,000 or lower. Photo: Reuters/ Bobby Yip
May 23,2017
Bitcoin going mainstream as Japanese business signs on
By Nikkei Asian Review
Blockchain technology appears to be going through many changes. Photo: Name Coin/Flick
May 04,2017, 4:34
Can blockchain, a swiftly evolving technology, be controlled?
By Vasilis Kostakis, Primavera de Filippi and Wolfgang Drechsler
A visitor walks next to an exhibit titled "All The Flowers Are For Me" by Pakistani-American artist Anila Quayyum Agha at the India Art Fair in New Delhi, India February 3, 2017. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
Mar 17,2017, 3:35
Could blockchain put money back in artists’ hands?
By Artsy Magazine
Tangible assets: China's latest crackdown on bitcoin platforms has underscored the risks that have dogged the virtual currency over its eight-year history. Photo: Public domain image via Vimeo
Mar 10,2017, 9:12
Bitcoin ETF: how anarcho-crypto currencies grow middle aged
By Johan Nylander
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