Paying Friends with Coinbase (and avoiding the fees)

Today when Doug and I decided to go out for lunch, there was one minor snag… I had left my wallet at home so I needed him to cover me. No problemo… Doug would pay for the lunch on his credit card, and I would pay him my portion in the…

Bitcoin Viability as a Currency Exposed this Weekend

What an exciting weekend for all of us in cryptocurrency land. We watched as Bitcoin pushed up towards that 20K mark. With the recent surges in price, we thought it would be prudent to move some of our Bitcoin to Coinbase to create some…

Crypto Anxiety

We recently made a substantial investment in the GigLabs business. In order to do this, we had to part with some of our precious cryptocurrency. This represented months of pushing money into the market and some savvy trades over the months. In all, we spent 1.1 BTC on a single purchase today. We also…

My Bitcoin Cash Experience

Last night, I was making a purchase from a company that accepts cryptocurrency for payment. They accepted Bitcoin Cash (BCH) as one of their forms of payment. I had not actually spent any of my crypto up to this point. I figured, why not give it a try and see what happens.

The Gig Update 12/11/2017

And So It Begins

One of us has moved to working on the project fulltime as of today. This is a big milestone for us, as we move forward with the development of GigEx. We had a company meeting today to discuss how we were going to press forward with all the…

Atlanta Blockchain Meetup 11/9/2017

The team went to the Atlanta Blockchain meetup this month at 5 Seasons in Sandy Springs. It was a nice venue for a meetup, the courtyard area was nice. The beer was good too.

The Gig Update 12/18/2017

Decentraland

The auction for Decentraland Genesis City has begun. It was a pretty straightforward experience. We had staked Mana a few months ago with the intention of putting a virtual headquarters within the Genesis City. We currently have bid on 9 blocks…

The Gig Update 11/27/2017

We got the chance to meet with Rolf Versluis from ZenCash this week and see his local mining operation. It was quite the impressive setup. He runs his small data center without traditional cooling, using a fan based system. We really appreciated him taking time out of his busy…

The Gig Update 11/12/2017

We attended a number of community events the past two weeks as we gear up for the company launch in January. During these events, we have been able to network and gather valuable product and industry insights.

The Gig Update 12/3/2017

Development

We have started work on developing the platform and GIG token that drives the GigEx. We are still in the early days of the project. We look forward to making bigger strides in the coming weeks and months.