Kyt Dotson, Author at SiliconANGLE

Emerging Tech

Blue-chip investors pour $133M into Basis, a new cryptocurrency designed to fight volatility

By Kyt Dotson Apr 19, 2018

A one-year-old Hoboken, New Jersey-based cryptocurrency startup called Basis received $133 million in venture capital on Wednesday — along with some criticism. The round was led by Bain Capital Ventures and included other notable…

Emerging Tech

Concept3D and OSIsoft team up to bring location-based operational data into VR

By Kyt Dotson Apr 18, 2018

Concept3D Inc., a maker of interactive map software, immersive 3-D tours and virtual reality 3-D modeling for data, today announced the integration of operational data from OSIsoft LLC’s PI System, an enterprise data infrastructure provider.…

Emerging Tech

Former Google employees form blockchain incubator and developer community

By Kyt Dotson Apr 16, 2018

In a bid to bolster blockchain ledger technology talent, three Google LLC ex-employees announced on Sunday the formation of GBA, the xGoogler Blockchain Alliance. The community has been founded by Hitters Xu, Daniel Wang…

Emerging Tech

Virtual reality social network startup vTime closes $7.6M funding round

By Kyt Dotson Apr 12, 2018

The draw of virtual reality social spaces is that a person can be whisked away from any space, such as a living room or office, and become immersed in a computer-generated world. Seeking to expand…

Emerging Tech

Ripple invests $25M of its own cryptocurrency in Blockchain Capital’s $150M industry fund

By Kyt Dotson Apr 11, 2018

The blockchain cryptocurrency business Ripple announced today that the company is investing $25 million of its own currency in the blockchain-focused venture capital firm Blockchain Capital. The contribution is the first time Ripple has invested…

Emerging Tech

Lucidity brings transparency to advertising with blockchain network to combat fraud

By Kyt Dotson Apr 10, 2018

The world of digital advertising is a dirty place, and advertising blockchain ledger company Lucidity wants to help clean it up. To do that, the company today announced the public launch of its marketing…

Emerging Tech

Coinbase launches early-stage venture funding firm for cryptocurrency startups

By Kyt Dotson Apr 6, 2018

Looking to transform the cryptocurrency ecosystem, popular bitcoin wallet and cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Inc. announced Thursday the formation of a new early-stage financing project. Coinbase Ventures will become a way to provide funds to…

Apps

Facebook limits data use as Mark Zuckerberg vows to do more following scandals

By Kyt Dotson Apr 4, 2018

Facebook Inc. has a data problem. With more than 2 billion monthly active users, Facebook collects a staggering amount of data on users, and following the recent scandal involving data mining firm Cambridge Analytica, the…

Emerging Tech

Japanese chat app giant Line forms South Korean blockchain subsidiary

By Kyt Dotson Apr 3, 2018

Tokyo-based Line Plus Corp., a subsidiary of developer of free international calling and smartphone chat app maker Line Corp., announced Monday that it has launched its own blockchain subsidiary in South Korea called Unblock.…

Cloud

The big shift: How Atlassian moved 78,000 customers to Amazon’s cloud in a year

By Kyt Dotson Mar 30, 2018

Back in 2010, Australian enterprise software company Atlassian Corp. Plc had the usual problem of fast-growing companies: too many customers — or rather, too many customers for its information technology systems to handle well.…

Kyt Dotson

Blue-chip investors pour $133M into Basis, a new cryptocurrency designed to fight volatility

Concept3D and OSIsoft team up to bring location-based operational data into VR

Former Google employees form blockchain incubator and developer community

Virtual reality social network startup vTime closes $7.6M funding round

Ripple invests $25M of its own cryptocurrency in Blockchain Capital’s $150M industry fund

Lucidity brings transparency to advertising with blockchain network to combat fraud

Coinbase launches early-stage venture funding firm for cryptocurrency startups

Facebook limits data use as Mark Zuckerberg vows to do more following scandals

Japanese chat app giant Line forms South Korean blockchain subsidiary

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