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Telegram Launches Passport Service for ICO Verification
Messaging service Telegram launched a new crypto-oriented feature on Thursday. Telegram Passport is a “unified authorization method for services that require personal identification”. KYC for ICOs in other words, which the Russian chat platform names as one of its intended use cases for Passport. дальше »
2018-7-27 22:15 | |
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Thunder Message: A Decentralized Reddit that Allows Users to Buy Upvotes With Bitcoin
According to The Next Web, Thunder Message is a decentralized social media site that makes use of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. The Thunder Message forum operates very similarly to Reddit, since users can post messages and then choose to up- or downvote different posts. дальше »
2018-7-27 19:50 | |
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Here’s the difference between blockchain and distributed ledger technology
Blockchain is being explored by a wider and wider audience everyday, and traditional centralized bodies like banks and governments are starting to take interest into what the tech can do for them. дальше »
2018-7-27 18:14 | |
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Crypto.com CEO Talks About Bitcoin Becoming A Standard For Investment Portfolios
The CEO of Crypto. com, Kris Marszalek, was recently interviewed by Juliette Saly and Doug Krizner to discuss why Bitcoin can be a good alternative to gold and what should be the priorities of the regulators for it to become a long term investment. дальше »
2018-7-27 10:46 | |
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Only 33% of Bitcoin Payments Used to Purchase Goods, Economic Value in Question
As global investors flock to cryptocurrency as an investment vehicle, the use of cryptocurrencies for their intended purposes has come into question. New research suggests that only one-third of transactional activity occurring on the Bitcoin network is related to the purchase of goods or services. дальше »
2018-7-27 09:30 | |
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Law Commission of India Recommends Use of Cryptos in Settling Gambling Transactions
Uncertainty continues to grip India’s crypto industry ever since the Rural Bank of India (RBI) imposed a ban on banks and other financial institutions, prohibiting them from dealing with cryptocurrencies. дальше »
2018-7-26 20:24 | |
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Audi Joins Hands With IOTA for Tangle-Based Mobility Systems
The IOTA Foundation, a German nonprofit blockchain entity, is working with renowned automaker Audi’s Berlin-based think tank, Audi Denkwerkstatt. The news was announced by IOTA’s Head of Mobility and Automotive Alisa Maas. дальше »
2018-7-26 17:49 | |
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Eidoo (EDO) Crypto Wallet Adds Ability To Buy, Use And Store Bitcoin (BTC)
Eidoo has been providing digital wallets to consumers since 2017, and their original wallet only had the option of Ether for their tokens. In a recent announcement this week, they finally are able to let users store Bitcoin, along with buying and using it, on their wallet. The BTC token will be supported on both […] дальше »
2018-7-26 15:05 | |
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Cryptocurrency Payments Provider Wirex Adds Ripple to Wallet and Card Services
Cryptocurrency wallet and card provider, Wirex, added a Ripple (XRP) wallet to their portfolio on July 23, 2018, making the London-based company among the few to offer XRP tokens for accessible public use. дальше »
2018-7-26 10:00 | |
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Qtum Platform Now Available Through Amazon Web Services
Singapore-based Qtum has launched its decentralized application (DApp) development platform on Amazon Web Services (AWS). With this launch, AWS users and developers will be able to develop and launch smart contracts using an Amazon Machine Image (AMI), made up of Qtum Core, Solidity and Qmix web IDE. дальше »
2018-7-25 16:32 | |
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Try Changing Your Twitter Name To Elon Musk, NO WAIT, You Might Get Banned
Twitter have designed a genius plan to help reduce the number of cryptocurrency scams circulating the Twitter sphere. Well, we say genius but actually, we can’t help but question who came up with this idea… According to reports, Twitter is disabling any Twitter accounts that are unverified and use the display name ‘Elon Musk’. дальше »
2018-7-25 16:30 | |
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Coinbase Announces New ‘e-gift Card’ Allowing Users to Spend Cryptos With Nike, Tesco, Uber, and More
Good news for Coinbase users as the trading platform launches a new use for cryptocurrency balances on the exchange. Talking on the platform’s Medium page earlier today, Zeeshan Feroz, the exchange’s UK CEO, wrote that customers of Coinbase in selected regions will now be able to spend their cryptocurrency balances on e-gift cards. дальше »
2018-7-25 16:04 | |
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New Coinbase Announcement Means Europeans Can Now Pay For Uber Rides With Bitcoin
Cryptocurrency adoption means that one day, we’ll be able to buy apples with Bitcoin, take taxis with Ethereum and take out mortgages with XRP. Whilst some of the above might already be possible in some niche environments, from a commercial perspective, cryptocurrency adoption isn’t feasible just yet. дальше »
2018-7-25 12:30 | |
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Coinbase Bitcoin Finds Any Inner Business With Cash
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2018-7-25 09:10 | |
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Propy Blockchain Real Estate Platform Sees California’s First-Ever Property Sale
Propy, a decentralized and blockchain-based real-estate platform, has revealed that its system has successfully contributed to the buying of a new home in California, that is, without the involvement of a middleman, which in this case are banks. дальше »
2018-7-25 08:48 | |
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Often-Overlooked Features of Blockchain
It was shocking – and offending – when I heard the news of Katlego Marite’s kidnapping and that the kidnappers had demanded ransom in Bitcoin. As Kai Stinchcombe puts it in Ten Years In, Nobody Has Come up With a Use for Blockchain, blockchain has no real use except “currency speculation and illegal transactions”. But […] дальше »
2018-7-25 05:00 | |
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Bank of Canada’s Bitcoin Awareness Report Shows 58% of Owners Buy For Investment Reasons
Most Canadian Bitcoin Owners Use It For Investment Purposes Only A report by Bank of Canada (BoC) published on July 23rd shows that 58% of Canadians own Bitcoin for investment purposes. The top four reasons for Canadians owning Bitcoin, according to the study, were: purchasing it as an investment, friends owning Bitcoin, being interested in […] дальше »
2018-7-25 01:47 | |
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Fight of the Libertarian Party amongst the Government to make Accept BTC despite Unclear Legal Framework
The Libertarian Party candidate for Wisconsin governor will accept Bitcoin (BTC) donations despite the state’s Ethics Commission’s finding them a “serious challenge” to compliance with state law, local news agency the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported July 23. дальше »
2018-7-24 20:22 | |
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Dating Sites that Accept Bitcoin
Cryptocurrency is a word that has overwhelmed the minds of many people around the world. What do people do with the cryptocurrency? Many people just store it because Bitcoin has a weak infrastructure and a relatively high tendency to change in value. дальше »
2018-7-24 18:54 | |
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U.S. House Committees Begin Discussing Cryptocurrencies with SEC
Two committees of the American Congress held a public hearing in July 2018 to discuss matters related to cryptocurrencies. They discussed the use of bitcoin as means of payment, general applications of blockchain technology and the necessity of a sound legal framework. дальше »
2018-7-24 17:00 | |
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Bitcoin’s Price Revival Boosts Sees Crypto Stocks Experience A Bounce Back
The use of buzzwords to increase profits is not a novel strategy. In the 19th century, railway companies began to use the term “airline” although they did not operate aircraft. During the technology bubble, dozens of companies saw their values skyrocket and then plummet after adding'.com' to their names. At the end of last year, […] дальше »
2018-7-24 14:36 | |
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Malta Launches First Two-Way Bitcoin ATM as Global Acceptance Rises
Cryptocurrency haven Malta has just seen the launch of its first two-way bitcoin automatic teller machine. Malta Continues to Make Moves The Maltese machine is located at the Quickelts head office on the Sliema seafront and opened to an event reportedly attended by a variety of market experts and blockchain enthusiasts. дальше »
2018-7-24 06:00 | |
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The Bank Of England Could Use Bitcoin To Toughen Up The Banks Defences
Whilst The Bank of England continue to explore the potential behind blockchain technology and cryptocurrency, as a part of the UK Crypto taskforce, we wish to explore some of the implications this sort of technology could have for The Bank of England specifically. дальше »
2018-7-23 17:00 | |
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Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP 174) For Partially Signed Bitcoin Transactions (PSBT)
BIP174: Bitcoin Enhancement That Makes Offline Transactions Possible The proposed BIP 174 upgrade for Bitcoin (BTC) has just been added to the official network repository. Its use will take place in allowing the blockchain to support Partially Signed Bitcoin Transactions (PSBT) in the future. дальше »
2018-7-23 11:39 | |
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Crypto Week In Review: Sentiment Starts To Shift As Bitcoin Moves Up 15%
Sentiment regarding the cryptocurrency market took a large shift this past week, as Bitcoin rallied 15% due to a series of positive technical and fundamental indicators. IBM To Use Stellar-Based Stablecoin For Faster Financial Payments IBM, one of the largest technology firms in the world, has just announced that it will be exploring the utilization. дальше »
2018-7-22 20:30 | |
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Indian Central Bank Makes a Case Before Supreme Court Against Allowing Crypto Use
India’s central bank told the country’s supreme court on Friday that “allowing dealings in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin would encourage illegal transactions. ” Other crypto petitions being heard include one asking the government to “take emergency steps to restrain the sale and purchase of illegal cryptocurrencies. дальше »
2018-7-22 02:34 | |
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JPMorgan Chase Scores Another Bitcoin Technology Patent
Banks have shown a keen interest in Bitcoin technology over the years. Various patents have been filed by these financial institutions to explore new potential business use cases. JPMorgan was recently awarded a patent which could allow the bank to issue blockchain-based virtual depository receipts. дальше »
2018-7-22 02:00 | |
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Hashflare Shuts Down Mining and Bitcoin Contracts
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2018-7-22 00:17 | |
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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 | |
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A Prehistory of the Ethereum Protocol
Although the ideas behind the current Ethereum protocol have largely been stable for two years, Ethereum did not emerge all at once, in its current conception and fully formed. Before the blockchain has launched, the protocol went through a number of significant evolutions and design decisions. дальше »
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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On Medium-of-Exchange Token Valuations
One kind of token model that has become popular among many recent token sale projects is the “network medium of exchange token”. The general pitch for this kind of token goes as follows. We, the developers, build a network, and this network allows you to do new cool stuff. дальше »
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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Notes on Blockchain Governance
In which I argue that “tightly coupled” on-chain voting is overrated, the status quo of “informal governance” as practiced by Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Zcash and similar systems is much less bad than commonly thought, that people who think that the purpose of blockchains is to completely expunge soft mushy human intuitions and feelings in favor of completely algorithmic governance (emphasis on “completely”) are absolutely crazy, and loosely coupled voting as done by Carbonvotes and similar systems is underrated, as well as describe what framework should be used when thinking about blockchain governance in the first place. дальше »
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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Bitcoin (Almost) Everywhere: 5 Crypto Debit Cards Worth Checking Out
Mass, mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies might take a route few original cadres of developers and enthusiasts imagined — major payment processing, plastic debit cards. They’re incredibly handy for those wishing to use crypto while merchant adoption works itself out. дальше »
2018-7-21 22:20 | |
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HSBC Cautiously Exploring Crypto Use Cases
The interest of global banking giants in blockchain technology is well known. From Goldman Sachs to JPMorgan Chase, banks have had a hard time ignoring this innovative technology, which is designed to revolutionize the financial industry. дальше »
2018-7-21 13:29 | |
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Mueller indictment details Russian spy’s preference for Bitcoin
The Special Counsel indictment related to Russian cyber-attacks during the 2016 U.S. election makes fascinating reading for a number of reasons — not least of which is its revealing insight into the widespread use of bitcoin by the perpetrators in an attempt conceal their identities. дальше »
2018-7-21 08:03 | |
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Chongqing Financial Asset Exchange (CQFAE) Looks to Blockchain For Fair Auctions
Blockchain Can Keep Online Auctions Fair According To Financial Exchange Everyone knows that China does not love cryptocurrencies, but the blockchain technology stands on its own and even if you are like China and you do not see Bitcoin in a positive light, there is still a use case for blockchain tech. Recently, a financial […] дальше »
2018-7-21 01:44 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Chaincode Devs, Google Alumni Create Industry Group to Help Bitcoin Scale
Scaling has been a heated topic for the bitcoin community for some time. Further, even when a technology does become available, getting people to use it becomes the next big hurdle. дальше »
2018-7-20 17:33 | |
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The Dark Side of Cryptocurrencies Highlighted yet Again at House Hearing
US senators are not convinced that cryptocurrencies could be used for positive purposes. During a House Financial Services Committee hearing titled ‘The Future of Money: Digital Currency,’ four witnesses spoke before the house to highlight the state of cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-7-20 14:59 | |
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Tron’s TRX Tokens Available Instantly on Changelly
Changelly, the popular cryptocurrency exchange, has listed TRX as a supported token. Users can now exchange many popular cryptocurrencies with TRX and also use their Visa debit cards to purchase the token. дальше »
2018-7-20 11:28 | |
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Institutional Investors Will Bring Big Money But Is It Great For Crypto?
Is Help From Institutional Investors A Blessing Or A Curse? The beauty of Bitcoin is simple – consumers have the option to be responsible as their own banks. They can make investments and use tools that were previously inaccessible to them. дальше »
2018-7-20 10:03 | |
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You Can Now Use The Lightning Network To Buy (Virtually) Anything
Cryptocurrency cellphone top-up company Bitrefill has announced it will start selling gift vouchers for Amazon and other brands — effectively opening up Bitcoin Lightning Network payments to almost any item. дальше »
2018-7-20 01:00 | |
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Dala Adds Stellar Blockchain to Ecosystem, Reveals Multi-Chain Strategy
Dala has officially announced a new multi-chain strategy that will include Stellar, the technology behind the seventh largest cryptocurrency (lumens) by market cap. дальше »
2018-7-20 00:07 | |
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Southeastern Asia Moves Nearer to Blocking Bitcoin Generation
Vietnam has moved a step closer to halting cryptocurrency miner imports, a local new source reported on Thursday. According to Viet Nam News, State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), the country’s central bank, has now agreed to a proposed plan to halt imports of the specialized mining devices since the country has already banned the use of дальше »
2018-7-19 19:50 | |
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