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Singapore’s State Investment Firm Setting up New Groups to Explore AI and Blockchain Deals
Temasek Holdings Pte, Singapore’s state investment firm, is setting up new groups to explore opportunities in artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies, Bloomberg reported on November 22, 2018. дальше »
2018-11-25 18:00 | |
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Colorado Securities Regulators Crack Down on 18 ‘Fraudulent’ ICOs, With More on the Way
The Colorado State Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) has filed cessation orders against four ICOs that were allegedly involved in ‘fraudulent and illicit’ practices, bringing the total number of ICOs stopped by the state’s bodies to 18 this month, Denver Business Journal reported on November 22, 2018. дальше »
2018-11-25 14:00 | |
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Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) Secures DLT Provider License
Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX), a subsidiary of the Gibraltar Stock Exchange Group (GSX Group) that claims to be aiming to be a world-leading institutional-grade token sale platform and cryptoassets exchange, has announced it has successfully obtained the Gibraltar distributed ledger technology (DLT) provider license from the nation’s Financial Services Commission (GFSC), reported Finextra on November 22, 2018. дальше »
2018-11-25 10:14 | |
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Bitcoin Price Crash Forces the Chinese Miners to Sell Their Equipment As Junk
It is not only the HODLers who are affected by the recent dip in the price of bitcoin, as a report by International Times, published November 23, 2018, posits that cryptocurrency miners in China are selling their expensive mining rigs at giveaway prices. дальше »
2018-11-25 00:00 | |
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Bitcoin Cash ABC’s Rolling Ten Block Checkpoints Update Could Be Catastrophic
Bitcoin Cash ABC’s new rolling 10 block checkpoint system, introduced in order to defend against “deep” hostile reorganizations, actually increase the risk of consensus chain splits and provide new opportunities for attackers, BitMex reported on November 21, 2018. дальше »
2018-11-24 18:00 | |
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Australia’s Bit Trade Cryptocurrency Exchange Launches Equity Crowdfunding Program
Bit Trade, a leading Australian bitcoin trading venue that claims to offer clients fast, secure and straightforward cryptoassets trading services has announced the launch of its crowdfunding campaign via Equitise, to enable it raise $3 million for its strategic growth and international expansion plans, according to a Business Insider report on November 22, 2018. дальше »
2018-11-24 16:46 | |
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Norway: Government Removes Electricity Subsidy for Bitcoin Mining Facilities
According to a report published by Norway’s largest distributed newspaper Aftenposten to November 21, 2018, the Scandinavian country’s government has decided to do away with electricity subsidy provided to bitcoin mining entities. дальше »
2018-11-24 15:00 | |
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European Parliament Member Optimistic about a Blockchain-Powered Political System
Eva Kaili, the Greek member of the European Parliament, spoke optimistically about the future of cryptocurrency past standard applications and focused on the potential within politics on November 22nd, 2018. дальше »
2018-11-24 12:00 | |
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Portuguese Premier League Football Team FC Sporting Plans to Launch its Own Cryptocurrency
Sporting, a Portuguese football team announced it was planning to launch an Initial Coin Offering and its own cryptocurrency as an alternative method to fund the club. Following Paris Saint Germain and Juventus, it’s now time for one of the most popular Portuguese football teams to hop into the world of cryptocurrencies as noted by Dinheiro Vivo, November 20, 2018. дальше »
2018-11-24 07:59 | |
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Doubling Down as Bitcoin Plunges is a ‘Problematic Mindset,” Says Personal Finance Author
As the price of Bitcoin continues to fall, many investors are doubling down and sticking with their decisions, which is a sign of a ‘problematic mindset’ that leads to more loss, Business Insider India reported on November 21, 2018. дальше »
2018-11-24 02:00 | |
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Boeing Partners with SparkCognition to Launch Blockchain-Powered Airspace Management System
Boeing, a highly reputed manufacturer of commercial jetliners, defense, space and security systems, has allied with SparkCognition, a multinational company that builds cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI), industrial internet of things and defense systems, to launch SkyGrid, a startup that will use blockchain technology and AI for airspace management, according to a press release on November 20, 2018. дальше »
2018-11-24 00:00 | |
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Amazon Web Services Outrage Causes Korean Exchanges to go Dark
Amazon Web Services (AWS) suffered an outage that affected two major cryptocurrency exchanges and dozens of other businesses. These server Failures ended up leaving Coinone and Upbit with its services offline, reported The Next Web on November 22, 2018. дальше »
2018-11-24 22:00 | |
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India: Police File Chargesheet in $1.4 Million Bitcoin Scam
A businessman from Chandigarh, India, has lost approximately $1. 4 million in a fraud masked as a potentially profitable bitcoin investment, reported The Times of India on November 22, 2018. During the police investigation, four people in total were arrested, one potentially being the key figure in the fraud and the other three his accomplices. дальше »
2018-11-24 20:00 | |
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Vulnerability on Ethereum Enables Malicious GAS Minting
A newly discovered vulnerability on Ethereum allowing for malicious GasToken Minting was found. The development team already acknowledged the issue and informed most of the affected users on November 13, 2018, via private disclosure. дальше »
2018-11-24 18:00 | |
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Report: Cryptocurrency Related Lawsuits Skyrocketed in 2018; Up by 300 Percent
In contrast with the bear market we have watched throughout the year it seems that cryptocurrency-related lawsuits have skyrocketed as far up to 300 percent, reports Dior, November 19, 2018. Crypto Lawsuits Go North While bitcoin continues to go south, the business for digital currency focused lawyers looks to have a bright future ahead. дальше »
2018-11-23 16:00 | |
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SBI Ripple Asia Partners with Payment Card Consortium in Japan To Combat Fraud
SBI Ripple Asia has recently partnered with the Japanese Payment Card Consortium to fight fraud with blockchain technology. According to BankingTech’s article published on November 22, 2018, the participating companies plan to prevent the damages caused by fraudulent transactions, by sharing data and information on a real-time basis along Corda, R3’s open-source blockchain platform. дальше »
2018-11-23 14:00 | |
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U.S. Mining Pioneer GigaWatt Files for Bankruptcy in Washington
GigaWatt, one of the earliest players in Central Washington’s bitcoin boom, has filed for bankruptcy protection, making it the latest casualty in an industry hammered by falling prices, the Seattle Times reported on November 21, 2018. дальше »
2018-11-23 12:00 | |
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French Residents Will Soon Be Able to Buy Bitcoin (BTC) in Local Tobacco Shops
KeplerK, a France-based fintech firm has established a strategic partnership with tobacco shops in the region to enable them to sell bitcoin (BTC) to cryptocurrency enthusiasts in the state starting from 2019, reported Reuters on November 22, 2018. дальше »
2018-11-23 09:31 | |
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U.S. Bitcoin Mining Pioneer GigaWatt Files for Bankruptcy in Washington
GigaWatt, one of the earliest players in Central Washington’s bitcoin boom, has filed for bankruptcy protection, making it the latest casualty in an industry hammered by falling prices, the Seattle Times reported on November 21, 2018. дальше »
2018-11-23 04:00 | |
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California-Based Silvergate Bank Files for IPO to Boost Cryptocurrency Services
Silvergate Bank, based out of La Jolla, CA, is preparing to go public with a price target of $50 million, according to the documents filed and submitted to the securities regulators. It would be listed in the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker “SI”. дальше »
2018-11-23 02:00 | |
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SEBA Crypto AG Teams up With Loomis International to Build a Tempest “Level A” Deep Cold Storage
Swiss cryptocurrency startup SEBA Crypto AG has announced November 22, 2018, a new partnership with Loomis International, an arm of Sweden-based Loomis Group that has been a leading global provider of logistics solutions for valuables. дальше »
2018-11-23 00:00 | |
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Armor’s Annual Black Market Report Shows Cybercrime-as-a-Service is on the Rise
It is no secret that crime has moved online. Cybercrime has been identified as one of the biggest risks to society by the World Economic Forum Global Risk Report 2018. One of the primary drivers behind the boom in cybercrime is the ease of availability of hacking tools as well as a rising Crime-as-a-Service industry found on the dark web. дальше »
2018-11-23 00:00 | |
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SWIFT India Partners with MonetaGo to Trial Distributed Ledger Technology
SWIFT India, a joint venture between the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT SCRL) and international and Indian Banks, recently partnered with MonetaGo, a fintech company, to trial distributed ledger technology (DLT). дальше »
2018-11-23 21:00 | |
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Siemens Joins The EWF To Accelerate Blockchain In the Energy Sector
The Siemens’ Divisions Energy Management and Power Generation Services have recently become a member of the Energy Web Foundation (EWF), a non-profit alliance that supports the development and growth of blockchain-based projects in the energy sector. дальше »
2018-11-23 20:00 | |
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Fusion Foundation’s Payable Staged Network Set to Launch in December 2018
Fusion (FSN), a decentralized, blockchain technology-based protocol for financial solutions, announced the launch of its upcoming Payable Stage Network (PSN), which will facilitate cross-border, cross-ledger, and cross-asset transactions, per a Medium post, November 20, 2018. дальше »
2018-11-22 18:00 | |
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Study Reveals The Majority of Crypto Hedge Funds Suffered Losses
The overly-optimistic forecasts predicting a bitcoin-led era of cryptocurrencies by the end of 2020 are increasingly seeming like a distant fragile dream. More so now than ever as the most popular digital asset in the world has dipped below $5000. дальше »
2018-11-22 16:00 | |
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The Winds of Change Have Begun to Blow for Cryptocurrencies in Malaysia
Despite the recent slump the crypto market has experienced, industry analysts believe that digital currencies such as bitcoin, have the potential to be aggressively embraced by local investors in the next financial cycle, the Malaysian Reserve reported on November 21, 2018. дальше »
2018-11-22 14:00 | |
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Meet the Traders who Paid a 100 Percent Premium for Bitcoin in December 2017
Who were the people who participated in what may be one of the most poorly timed trades of 2017, and paid a premium for Bitcoin of more than 100 percent, Bloomberg investigated in a report on November 21, 2018. дальше »
2018-11-22 12:00 | |
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Busted: Manhattan 21-Year old Arrested For $1 Million Cryptocurrency Theft
Nicholas Truglia, a 21-year old con man, residing in Manhattan, New York, was arrested by the local police at his apartment for hacking into others mobile phones to steal cryptocurrencies, reports New York Times on November 20, 2018. дальше »
2018-11-22 10:00 | |
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North Korea: Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrency Conference to Be Held in April 2019
North Korea is set to host an international blockchain and cryptocurrency conference in April 2019, reports Independent UK, November 20, 2018. The conference will also see its attendees revel a seven-day tour of the country. дальше »
2018-11-22 03:00 | |
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Spain: Financial Watchdog Intensifies Efforts to Make Cryptocurrency Holders Pay Tax
It may soon no longer be business as usual for bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins investors in Spain as the nation’s tax authority, the Agencia Estatal de Administracion Tributaria (AEAT), has reportedly identified at least 15,000 distributed ledger technology (DLT) based virtual currency holders and is now set to make them pay taxes, reported Finance Magnates on November 20, 2018. дальше »
2018-11-22 01:00 | |
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Get Social Trading Expertise with GoCopyTrade Trading Platform
While the idea of social trading is a novice one, it has witnessed exponential growth in recent times. Mirroring the trading strategies of one’s favorite investors sounds exciting enough, and then there’s the potential of making money out of it. дальше »
2018-11-22 22:30 | |
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Binance Cryptocurrency Exchange Integrates Refinitiv’s KYC Software
Binance (BNB), the world’s number one cryptocurrency exchange by 24-hour trading volume has joined forces with Refinitiv, a U. S-based financial technology firm, to integrate the latter’s “World-Check” know-your-customer (KYC) software into its trading platform, reported Finance Magnates on November 20, 2018. дальше »
2018-11-22 22:00 | |
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IOTA Partners with HIGH MOBILITY to Build New Mobility Apps
IOTA Foundation has entered a partnership with HIGH MOBILITY, under which its developers can build new types of apps based on IOTA’s ledger, significantly simplifying the development process, the company announced in a Medium post on November 20, 2018. дальше »
2018-11-22 20:00 | |
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Japan’s Largest Shipping Line to Launch Digital Currency to Pay Crew Members
Japan’s shipping line powerhouse Nippon Yusen KK is set to introduce its own digital currency for internal use, specifically to pay its seafaring workers, reports Bloomberg, November 20, 2018. The move is aimed towards minimizing the hassle and costs of the process of managing, sending and converting money to their respective local currencies. дальше »
2018-11-21 18:00 | |
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Bitcoin Mining Giant Bitmain Launches Data Center in Washington Despite Crypto Crash
World’s leading bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer, Bitmain has launched a new $20 million data center for cryptocurrency mining in the East Wenatchee area of Washington, United States, actively expanding its global digital assets mining operations despite the ongoing bitcoin price slump, reported NW news network on November 18, 2018. дальше »
2018-11-21 16:00 | |
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Now Donate Ethereum on “Giving Tuesday” Using WeTrust Spring
#GivingTuesday was founded in 2012 in partnership with the United Nations Foundation to celebrate the power of donating. It is marked on the following Tuesday of Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the U. дальше »
2018-11-22 14:00 | |
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Cornell Uni Professor: Digital Currencies Could Allow Central Banks to Stay in the Game
Cornell University professor Eswar Prasad is the latest prominent figure to come out in support of digital currencies, suggesting that central banks should issue their own currencies in order to remain in the money game, Bloomberg reported on November 19, 2018. дальше »
2018-11-21 14:00 | |
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Nebula: New Protocol Built on top of EOS Blockchain to Allow Enhanced Support for Developers
EOS, the second most used blockchain for smart contracts recently announced the release of a new protocol built on top of its blockchain that improves support for developers on, as per a post on November 19, 2018. дальше »
2018-11-21 14:00 | |
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Cybercriminals Attack Make-a-Wish Website to Mine Monero
The recent victim to a cryptojacking attack is U. S. -based non-profit organization Make-A-Wish Foundation’s website. Since March 2018, the hacker has been taking advantage of the Drupal vulnerability to mine Monero cryptocurrency, as per research findings from an independent research lab. дальше »
2018-11-21 12:00 | |
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BitPanda Swap Enters Crypto Swapping Space to Battle Shapeshift & Others
Very often than not, crypto enthusiasts and traders need to swap their current crypto for another; typically, from any of the top legacy cryptos like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, or Litecoin to lesser known digital assets. дальше »
2018-11-21 10:00 | |
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Catalonia Turns to Blockchain Technology For Electronic Voting System
Catalonia, an autonomous community, located in northeastern Spain may be looking to adopt distributed ledger technology (DLT) for external e-voting, to make it easier for citizens residing outside the region to participate in the electoral process, according to local news source La Vanguardia on November 19, 2018. дальше »
2018-11-21 05:00 | |
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Nouriel Roubini: Central Bank Digital Currencies Will Destroy Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technology
According to an op-ed published November 19, 2018, by world-renowned economist Nouriel Roubini aka “Dr. Doom,” central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could potentially replace cryptocurrencies in the near future. дальше »
2018-11-21 02:00 | |
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TransferWise Chairman: Distributed Ledger Technology Is Very Hard To Use
Blockchain technology, which undergirds bitcoin and other digital assets is slowly but steadily making its way into mainstream finance, but some financial institutions remain unconvinced about its potentials. дальше »
2018-11-21 22:00 | |
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Crypto Exchange Kraken Opens Trading But Warns Clients Over Bitcoin Cash SV ‘Red Flags’
U. S. -based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has opened trading in the controversial Bitcoin Cash SV, but has warned clients about the high risk associated with trading the new bitcoin cash token, the company announced in a November 18, 2018, blog post. дальше »
2018-11-20 20:00 | |
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Study Reveals Number of Blockchain Developers in India Second only to the USA
A market analysis revealing the number blockchain developers worldwide has placed India in second place to the United States, beating the UK, Canada, and France. According to the results published and procured by UK-based blockchain consulting firm Dappros, it is estimated that there are a total of 12,509 developers in India who work with Ethereum (2,381), Solidity (1,432), Blockchain (19,627). дальше »
2018-11-20 18:00 | |
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Israeli Investment Firm Silver Castle Unveils New Crypto Funds for Institutions
Silver Castle Ltd. , Israel’s first dedicated cryptocurrency investment firm for institutional and accredited investors, launched two funds this month and expects to have $50 million under management by the end of the year, Bloomberg reported on November 18, 2018. дальше »
2018-11-20 16:00 | |
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Columbia University and IBM Announce Two Accelerator Programs To Assist Blockchain Innovation
Columbia University and IBM recently launched two accelerator programs designed to help build and grow blockchain startups. According to IBM’s press release published on November 19, 2018, the accelerator programs will provide blockchain founders the ability to access critical resources and expertise required to develop their blockchain network. дальше »
2018-11-20 14:00 | |
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OKEx Settles Bitcoin Cash Contracts Early, Infuriating Crypto Traders
OKEx, the second largest cryptocurrency exchange by daily trading volume, recently infuriated traders, as many suffered significant losses after the early close of Bitcoin Cash contracts. According to Bloomberg’s article published on November 19, 2018, while OKEx’s decision was not illegal, it was highly unusual and highlights the dangers of participating in an unregulated industry. дальше »
2018-11-20 12:00 | |
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