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Indonesia’s New Futures Trading Law Cause Controversy
Traders in Indonesia have criticized a new regulation that requires $70 million in capital to trade in crypto futures, as per reports from The Jakarta Post, February 14, 2019. Unexpected Hurdles While the growth of the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry has been impressive, it certainly has not been evenly spread around the world. дальше »
2019-2-16 00:00 | |
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Intel Launches Commercial Blockchain for Businesses
Commercial blockchain services has a new player as Intel announced on February 12, 2019, the launch of the Intel Select solution for blockchain which allows businesses to build their own blockchain based on the Hyperledger fabric. дальше »
2019-2-15 22:00 | |
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Phishing Scammers: Trezor Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallet Action
Trezor, a hardware wallet for storing a vast array of digital assets including bitcoin (BTC) and litecoin (LTC) has released an official statement concerning the recent phishing attacks on its electronic shops, products, as well as websites of its affiliated partners, according to a Medium blog post on February 13, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-15 20:00 | |
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CFTC Releases Examination Priorities for Cryptocurrency Control
On February 12, 2019, the US Commodity Features Trading Commission (CFTC) released a new set of examination priorities for several departments. One such arm, the Division of Market Oversight (DMO), will be monitoring as well as analysing cryptocurrencies and block trading via surveillance practices. дальше »
2019-2-15 18:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency Exchange Binance Still Profitable Despite Bear Market
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is still profitable despite last year’s market meltdown, its chief financial officer Wei Zhou said, CNBC reported on February 14, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-15 16:00 | |
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Samsung SDS Launches Nexledger Accelerator to Speed up Blockchain Transactions
Samsung SDS, the information technology arm of Samsung Electronics has announced the launch of its Nexledger Accelerator, a solution that the firm says can significantly speed up transactions on blockchain networks, according to a press release on February 14, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-15 14:00 | |
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Ripple, Mastercard, Barclays Raise $1.7 Million for SendFriend, Remittance Startup Using XRP
According to February 11, 2019, press release, Remittance Company SendFriend raised some $1. 7 million following a recent round of funding. The funding was obtained from Mastercard Foundation, Barclays, MIT Media Lab, TechStars, Ripple, 8 Decimal Capital, 2020 Ventures and Mahindra Finance. дальше »
2019-2-15 12:00 | |
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Coinbase Pays $30k Bounty for a Critical Vulnerability on its Platform
Coinbase, one of the leading cryptocurrency trading exchanges, submitted a $30k bounty on HackerOne for a fix to a critical issue found on its platform. This, according to a report by The Next Web, published February 13, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-15 10:00 | |
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Turkey: 24 Arrested in Connection with $2.47 Million Crypto Exchange Hack
Turkish Police have successfully arrested 24 people in connection with the hack of an unnamed crypto exchange after simultaneous sting operations across eight provinces, as reported on February 11, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-15 08:00 | |
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XBT Provider Suspends Launch of Altcoins ETN Due to Crypto Market Uncertainty
XBT Provider AB, the issuer of Bitcoin and Ether exchange traded products listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange in Sweden, has announced it’s putting plans to launch altcoin products on hold, citing the current market volatility and uncertainties, reports Bloomberg on February 13, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-15 08:00 | |
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Australian Digital Transformation Agency Publishes a Blockchain Overview Guide
The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) of the Australian Government has released an overview of blockchain technology, February 12, 2019. It aims to serve as a guide for government representatives. дальше »
2019-2-15 06:00 | |
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Coinbase Launches iCloud and Google Drive Backup Feature to Store Private Keys
Coinbase, a leading U. S. -based cryptocurrency exchange on February 12, 2019, announced the launch of its cloud backup feature that will enable users to store an encrypted recovery phrase on iCloud or Google drive in order to retain their funds even if their private keys or smartphone gets misplaced. дальше »
2019-2-15 04:00 | |
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IBM Partners with Boehringer Ingelheim to Leverage Blockchain Technology For Clinical Testing
After dominating several industries, blockchain technology is now headed to the medical world as IBM and Boehringer Ingelheim announced on February 12, 2019, a partnership that will see the latter make use of the emerging tech in their clinical trials. дальше »
2019-2-15 02:00 | |
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Hodl Rally Embarks on an Eight-Day Cryptocurrency Rally Around Europe
HODL RALLY, a blockchain inspired supercar rally has inaugurated an eight-day event around Europe which aims to create a unique network of cryptocurrency and blockchain enthusiasts, investors as well as entrepreneurs, according to a press release on February 13, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-15 22:00 | |
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JP Morgan to Launch its Own Dollar-Backed Cryptocurrency JPM Coin
JP Morgan will be launching the JPM coin, a dollar-backed token to be used for international transfers, securities transactions and the replacement of dollars for large firms, CNBC reported on February 14, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-14 21:00 | |
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The University of Bahrain to Start Issuing Certificates on Blockchain
The University of Bahrain will begin giving out their certificates to students on blockchains, according to a February 11, 2019 report, which states that this new initiative will solve the problem of transparency while helping to address the skill gap. дальше »
2019-2-14 20:00 | |
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Mitsubishi UFJ Bank to Launch Blockchain-Powered Payments Platform in 2020
Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the fifth largest bank in the world with more than $2 trillion in assets, is collaborating with Akamai Technologies Inc. , to launch a distributed ledger technology (DLT) based payments system called Global Open Network, according to a press release on February 13, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-14 18:00 | |
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Finablr Foreign Exchange Firm Integrates RippleNet for Cross-Border Payments
Finablr, a United Arab Emirates (UAE) based fintech, and foreign exchange platform has announced that its network brands, UAE Exchange and Unimoni, have joined the blockchain technology bandwagon via Ripple’s RippleNet DLT network for cross-border payments, according to a press release on February 10, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-14 16:00 | |
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Elevated Returns and Securitize Partner to Launch Tokenized Real Estate on Tezos
Elevated Returns (ER ), an asset management company has announced its partnership with Securitize, a digital securities issuance company, to offer investors compliant tokenized real estate assets worth $1 billion using the Tezos blockchain, reports PR Newswire on February 11, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-14 14:55 | |
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Fresh Humiliation for QuadrigaCX: Over $400,000 in Bitcoin “Inadvertently Sent” to Dead CEO’s Wallet
The conspiracy theory surrounding QuadrigaCX began with the December 9, 2018, death of the exchange’s CEO. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Gerald Cotton, took the only private keys to the grave, depriving users of $190 million in frozen funds. дальше »
2019-2-14 14:00 | |
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Bitcoin, Ether, and XRP Weekly Market Update February 14, 2019
The top ten currencies are all in green for the last seven days with the only exception being TRON (TRX). Bitcoin gained 6. 2 percent while ether is 18 percent up. The total crypto market cap moved up from $112 billion to $121 billion for the same time period. дальше »
2019-2-14 13:00 | |
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Israeli NGO Accuses Hamas of Using Coinbase to Raise Funds
Shurat HaDin Israel Law Center, an Israeli civil rights NGO, believes that Hamas, the militant Islamic Palestinian nationalist movement, is using Coinbase to raise cryptocurrency funds, The Jerusalem Post reported on February 13, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-14 12:00 | |
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American Wholesaler H&M Distributors Now Accepts Crypto
Thanks to a new partnership with Chimpion, respected lampholder wholesaler H&M Distributors will accept major cryptocurrencies, and hopes to pass on these savings to its network of retailers. The announcement was made on February 8, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-14 10:00 | |
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Blockchain Detective Startup Chainalysis Collects $30 Million Funding
Chainanalysis has gathered $30 million to open a new and research lab in London to spread its presence in the United Kingdom. Chainalysis unveiled real-time Anti-money laundering software Chainalysis KYT (Know Your Transaction) last year and is now expanding towards cryptocurrencies and Stablecoins according to a February 12, 2019 blog post. дальше »
2019-2-14 06:00 | |
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Monero Set for Hard Fork to Brick ASIC Miners
Monero developers are set to fork the network in their continued efforts to brick application specific integrated circuit (miners) on the blockchain. The move should significantly lower hash rate allowing small-scale mining operations running graphics processing units (GPUs) to compete favorably and make the network’s PoW algorithm less ASIC-friendly. дальше »
2019-2-14 02:00 | |
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Will Blockchain Protocols Create More Value Than HTTP Protocols?
The HTTP boom only benefitted the projects that developers built on top of the application layer of the network (sites like Amazon and Facebook), but blockchain technology may offer a more balanced growth for other layers. дальше »
2019-2-14 00:00 | |
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Oracle Introduces DevOps Features to its Blockchain Platform
Oracle, the leading global software and hardware producer, announced on February 12, 2019, it would be introducing new and innovative capabilities to its blockchain platform. Easing the use of the platform Oracle’s suite of developer-facing tools will allow blockchain builders to construct their own applications. дальше »
2019-2-14 22:00 | |
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The Aragon Project Aims to Make Businesses “Unstoppable”
Back in 2017, the Aragon Association, a Swiss non-profit, launched Aragon, an Ethereum-based distributed ledger technology (DLT) project that claims to make it easier for users to build and manage decentralized organizations. дальше »
2019-2-13 21:00 | |
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Study Reveals Bitcoin Fees Can Be Cheaper Depending on the Timezone
Diar, a crypto firm focusing on data resource analyzing digital currency and assets, reported in its February 11, 2019, issue that Bitcoin fees depend heavily on the time zones in which users are living. дальше »
2019-2-13 20:30 | |
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IBM Opens New Blockhain Center in Melbourne
IBM has taken another major step by opening a new physical blockchain center in Melbourne where customers may launch their applications directly, with plans of a second center to open in March 2019. This was reported by ZDNet on February 11, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-13 18:00 | |
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Morgan Creek Digital Makes History with First-Ever Pension Fund Investment in Bitcoin
Morgan Creek Digital has attracted investments from two pension funds for their new venture capital fund, marking the first of its kind in the crypto industry, reported February 12, 2019. New Money Pension funds are one of the most heavily pursued classes of investors. дальше »
2019-2-13 14:20 | |
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Bitcoin and Ether Market Update: February 13, 2019
The total crypto market cap remains above the $120 billion mark after climbing from $111 billion to $121 billion on February 8, 2019. The top ten currencies are all in the green with Litecoin and EOS leading the pack and pushing gains of more than 20 percent. дальше »
2019-2-13 14:08 | |
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The Blockchain Industry’s New Faces: Former Civil Servants
One of the latest trends in the blockchain world is former government workers taking up positions in blockchain firms after their public service careers come to an end, reported by Barron’s on February 11, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-13 14:00 | |
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Reality Shares ETF Trust Files For Bitcoin Futures and Sovereign Debt Instruments ETF
Lead: Yet another firm has filed for an ETF with the U. S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), this time Reality Shares ETF Trust who, on February 11, 2019, filed for an ETF that would include bitcoin futures and sovereign debt instruments. дальше »
2019-2-13 13:29 | |
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Bitfury, Longenesis and Medical Diagnostics: Radiology Marketplace to be Transformed with Blockchain
In a bid to create a robust distributed ledger technology (DLT ) powered platform for maintaining, sharing and securing medical imaging and diagnostics data, Medical Diagnostics Web (MDW) has joined forces with Longenesis and Bitfury, a global infrastructure provider for the Bitcoin Network, according to a Medium blog post on February 11, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-13 12:00 | |
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Globsyn Business School Taps Blockchain Technology to Certify Graduates
Globsyn Business School becomes the first college in India to introduce blockchain technology to digitize the certification process. First in India On February 9, 2019, Globsyn Business School (GBS) announced it was introducing blockchain technology to manage its certification process. дальше »
2019-2-13 10:00 | |
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FortuneJack Introduces Bitcoin Sportsbook Betting
In pursuit of providing a wholesome gaming experience to its users, online cryptocurrency casino FortuneJack recently launched a new product – sportsbook with bitcoin betting option. This latest addition includes a wide array of sports including soccer, basketball, volleyball, tennis, and many other interesting sporting events. дальше »
2019-2-13 06:00 | |
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General Motors’ Financial Arm Inks Partnership Deal with Blockchain Firm
GM Financials, an arm of General Motors which provides auto loan financing through auto dealers in the U. S. and Canada, has joined forces with Spring Labs, a distributed ledger technology (DLT) startup, to enable the latter to develop blockchain solutions aimed at enhancing the processes of GM Financials, including verification of sensitive customer information, reportsRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-2-13 02:00 | |
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Fura Fights Counterfeit Colored Gems With Blockchain
Fura Gems Inc. has taken a huge step for transparency in the colored gem industry and the promotion of Colombian gems by launching a blockchain-powered colored gem tracking platform,. This according to a press release published on Nasdaq, February 11, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-13 00:00 | |
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LC Lite Partners with Incomlend to Improve Letters of Credit through Blockchain Technology
LC Lite and Incomlend are teaming up to take on the global trade industry by creating a blockchain-based platform that streamlines the letter of credit process, reported on February 11, 2019. Where Credit Is Due The issuing and use of letters of credit are about to get a whole lot easier as LC lite hasRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-2-12 20:00 | |
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Crypto Mom: Cryptocurrency Projects May Have Benefited from Lack of Regulation
Hester M. Peirce, aka the beloved “Crypto Mom,” spoke openly on the state of the cryptocurrency industry, speculating that it may owe some thanks to the turtle pace of the U. S. government on the road to regulation. дальше »
2019-2-12 18:00 | |
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Bitcoin Finally Bucks Trend and Rallies back above $3,600 Mark: BTCManager’s Week in Review February 11, 2019
The price of bitcoin rallied by five percent week-on-week after Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, once again, spoke highly of the world’s leading digital currency and even held “the Lightning torch” on Twitter before passing it on to Lightning Labs co-founder Elizabeth Stark. дальше »
2019-2-12 16:00 | |
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Fake MetaMask App Pulled from Google Play Store
The Google Play store pulled out app that runs on the Android OS after it was discovered to be clandestinely stealing bitcoin from unsuspecting users, Forbes reported on February 11, 2019. Removal Job The number of scams involving cryptocurrencies doesn’t seem to be dwindling despite the bear market, causing thousands of users to lose notRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-2-12 14:00 | |
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2018 Securities Report Suggests Fraud in the Financial Sector Goes Beyond Cryptocurrency
On February 7, the Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) published a report wherein it makes an analysis of the millions of dollars lost related to fraud during 2018. The report reveals that the majority of the losses far beyond the cryptocurrency sector. дальше »
2019-2-12 13:30 | |
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Philippine’s Union Bank Launch of Crypto ATM Could Fuel Bitcoin Adoption
The Union Bank of Philippines, one of the country’s largest banks, is unveiling two cryptocurrency ATMs. The initiative from Union Bank has the blessings of the country’s central bank, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). дальше »
2019-2-12 13:07 | |
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Mozilla Battles Cryptojackers with New Security Features for Firefox
Mozilla, the non-profit organization behind the Firefox web browser, is ready to make life unbearable for crypto jackers as it has announced plans to add cryptocurrency mining and fingerprinting blocking functionality to the Firefox browser. дальше »
2019-2-12 12:00 | |
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Billion-Dollar South Korean Firm Goes into Blockchain
South Korean firm, Kolon Group, will begin exploring the use of blockchain among several of its subsidiaries for land registration, rent payment, and others, according to FnNews, February 10, 2019. Expanding Borders While many in the world were initially skeptical about the viability and longevity of blockchain and cryptocurrency, the last decade has shown thatRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-2-12 10:00 | |
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