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Cryptocurrency hedge funds welcomed by 129 year old Chicago-based firm

Financial Services giant, Northern Trust has recently opened their gates to cryptocurrency hedge funds while also working on adopting blockchain technology into their private equity division. According to Forbes, the 129-year-old firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, that mostly caters to Big-time investors and high-net-worth individuals is now offering their services to raise funds by assessing […] дальше »

2018-8-2 21:53


Finance Giant Northern Trust Expands to Blockchain and Cryptocurrency

Northern Trust, the 486th largest corporation in the USA, has become the latest financial giant to expand operations into cryptocurrency and blockchain. As reported by Forbes, the 129-year-old institution now provides fund administration to a select group of hedge funds trading Bitcoin and Ethereum and incorporates blockchain-based software for managing private equity workflow. дальше »

2018-8-1 15:30


Northern Trust Aids Hedge Funds in Cryptocurrency Investment

Yet another firm from traditional markets has stepped into the cryptocurrency boxing ring, with Northern Trust recently diving down the metaphorical rabbit hole that is blockchain. Legacy Markets Firm to Make a Foray into Blockchain and Crypto As per an exclusive Forbes article, Pete Chercewich, the President of Northern Trust’s corporate and institutional services division,. дальше »

2018-8-1 02:00


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Ripple Partners With an NGO to Support Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Malawi

On July 30, Ripple published on its official website that it was starting a campaign in partnership with the nonprofit organization Raising Malawi, which will last for a month. Raising Funds for Orphaned and Vulnerable Children The subject of this campaign will be to raise funds for orphaned and vulnerable children in Malawi. дальше »

2018-7-31 15:18


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Twitter locks your account if you change your display name to Elon Musk

In an effort to curb the cryptocurrency “giveaway” scam epidemic, Twitter will lock your account if you are not verified and change you display name to Elon Musk. Crypto-scammers and blockchain bandits are on the rise, and they will try anything to swindle unwitting victims into sending or wiring them funds – including pretending to be Musk himself. дальше »

2018-7-25 14:52


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Bitwise Files With SEC for Cryptocurrency ETF

Bitwise Asset Management is the latest venture to apply for a cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETF). Called the Bitwise HOLD 10 Cryptocurrency Index Fund, the ETF will track the returns of the company’s HOLD 10 Index, a “market-cap-weighted index of the 10 largest cryptocurrencies” that captures roughly 80 percent of the total cryptocurrency market capitalization. дальше »

2018-7-25 02:18


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Brand new digital wallet that assures safety and security of Bitcoins stored in the app

However, Samourai Wallet’s Android app, arguably the bitcoin industry’s leading privacy wallet since the project was founded in 2015, has garnered at least 27,000 downloads. Although funds are otherwise viewable on the blockchain itself, Wasabi will be the only wallet that obscures from nodes how much bitcoin the total wallet holds. Plus, Samourai Wallet offers дальше »

2018-7-24 09:56


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Protonmail Hints at Possible ‘Proton Shares’ ICO

Encrypted email provider ProtonMail appears to be eyeing the possibility of raising funds via an initial coin offering, according to a current job offer.   Protonmail: We Have ‘Exciting Blockchain Ventures’ The advertisement for a blockchain developer lists several “preferences” specifically relating to initial coin offerings, including “[participation] in a successful ICO” and “expert in developing secure Ethereum smart contracts. дальше »

2018-7-23 18:00


OpenBrix ICO (BRIX Token): Blockchain Real State Property Network?

The fragmentation and centralization with our property sector are leading to plenty of issues such as wire fraud, mortgage defrauding among others. Consequently, the rigid structure of our real estate market is also responsible for a considerable number of assets lost or millions in funds during the transactions. Such a situation has led to plenty […] дальше »

2018-7-23 15:28


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Governance, Part 2: Plutocracy Is Still Bad

Coin holder voting, both for governance of technical features, and for more extensive use cases like deciding who runs validator nodes and who receives money from development bounty funds, is unfortunately continuing to be popular, and so it seems worthwhile for me to write another post explaining why I (and Vlad Zamfir and others) do not consider it wise for Ethereum (or really, any base-layer blockchain) to start adopting these kinds of mechanisms in a tightly coupled form in any significant way. дальше »

2018-7-21 23:03


‘Sledgehammer’ singer Peter Gabriel invests in crypto company, Proverance

On 18th July, British startup Provenance received additional funds from legendary musician Peter Gabriel, the lead for the band Genesis. Provenance is a blockchain technology company which is based on the supply chain industry, the company also received funds from Working Capital Fund, Digital Currency Group, Merian Ventures, and Plug and Play. Jesse Baker, the […] дальше »

2018-7-21 07:25


This Silicon Valley-Backed Blockchain Startup Wants to Become the Wikipedia of Data

DIRT, a blockchain startup that plans to develop a trusted platform for structured data, has raised $3 million in a seed funding round. The San Francisco-based company said investment firms that participated in the round include General Catalyst, Greylock Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Pantera Capital and others. дальше »

2018-7-21 20:14


This Silicon Valley Backs Blockchain Startup Wants to Become the Wikipedia of Data

DIRT, a blockchain startup that plans to develop a trusted platform for structured data, has raised $3 million in a seed funding round. The San Francisco-based company said investment firms that participated in the round include General Catalyst, Greylock Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Pantera Capital and others. дальше »

2018-7-20 20:14