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WePower (WPR) Collaborates with Elering to Transform Estonia’s Green Energy Ecosystem Via DLT
WePower (WPR), a blockchain-based green energy trading platform, has collaborated with Elering, Estonia’s energy transmission firm, to tokenize a year’s worth of the nation’s grid data, in a first of its kind operation for the country’s energy sector, according to a Green Tech Media report on October 29, 2018. дальше »
2018-10-31 20:00 | |
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Coinbase Raises $300 Million in Serie E Funding Round Led by Tiger Global
Establishing its dominance as the “Google of Cryptocurrencies,” San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase raised $300 million in a recent Series E Round, as reported by Fortune on October 30, 2018. дальше »
2018-10-31 19:30 | |
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U.K. Cryptoassets Taskforce Publishes Final Report on Cryptocurrencies and DLT
The Cryptoassets Taskforce consisting of the HM Treasury, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and the Bank of England recently released a Cryptoassets Final Report on October 29, 2018. According to the U. дальше »
2018-10-31 19:00 | |
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How Does the Raiden Network Transportation Work?
Widely considered to be Ethereum’s answer to Bitcoin’s Lightning Network – the Raiden Network is an off-chain ERC20-compliant scaling solution for the transfer of tokens on the Ethereum blockchain. The solution offers benefits akin to the Lightning Network, including scalable, low-fee, instant, and privacy-focused payments. дальше »
2018-10-30 18:05 | |
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Privacy-Focused Startup StarkWare Nets $30 Million in Series A Funding Round
Privacy-focused cryptocurrency startup StarkWare has announced the successful closure of its Series A funding round made up of a who’s who of blockchain industry organizations such as Intel Capital, Sequoia, Atomico, DCVC, Wing, Consensys, Coinbase Ventures, Multicoin Capital, Collaborative Fund, Scalar Capital and Semantic Ventures. дальше »
2018-10-30 17:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency Exchange Bitstamp Acquired by South Korean Conglomerate for an Undisclosed Amount
Bitstamp, one of the top-30 cryptocurrency exchanges in the world by daily trading volume, was acquired by Belgium-based investment company NXMH for an undisclosed amount in cash, reported Reuters on October 29, 2018. дальше »
2018-10-30 16:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency-Powered Floating Island Project Called off after Bear Market and Political Tensions
A floating island to be built off the coast of Tahiti canceled its ambitious plans to power its economy solely via cryptocurrency, reported RadioNZ on October 29, 2018. Cryptocurrency Cancelled After Promising Start After its announcement in July 2018, the Blue Frontier-led project made headlines for both its floating island and decentralized governance models planned for society. дальше »
2018-10-30 14:00 | |
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Available Now: Ethereum Smart Contracts on the Hyperledger Fabric
Open-source proprietary protocol Hyperlegder, a highly-scalable blockchain solution that provides interoperability across a diverse set of enterprise blockchains, now supports the Ethereum Virtual Machine, as stated on a press release on October 26, 2018. дальше »
2018-10-30 09:00 | |
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Patience Pays: Get to Know Popular Investor Reinhardt Coetzee
Ask any trader and they’ll tell you: diversifying your portfolio is one of the best ways to reduce risk. If you’re curious about branching out to other assets, definitely check out Reinhardt Coetzee — this South African Popular Investor is proof that low-risk, long-term investing can really pay off! Since joining eToro in July 2016, Reinhardt has kept his risk. дальше »
2018-10-30 06:00 | |
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ZCash “Sapling” Upgrade Arrives on Coin’s Second Anniversary, Transaction Speed and Scaling Boosted
Privacy-focused cryptocurrency ZCash executed a hard fork and network upgrade on October 28, 2018, on its second anniversary. According to ZCash’s blog post, the Sapling activation will introduce new shielded addresses which will boost ZCash’s performance by improving the network’s transaction speed. дальше »
2018-10-30 02:00 | |
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Ukrainian Authorities Set to Implement State Laws Aimed at Legalizing Cryptocurrencies and ICOs
The Economic Development and Trade Ministry of Ukraine is making serious plans to put in place a state policy aimed at legalizing all things cryptocurrency, including initial coin offerings (ICOs), bitcoin mining, among other activities, according to a local news source Ukrinform on October 26, 2018. дальше »
2018-10-30 00:00 | |
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Crypto Exchange MapleChange Shuts Down, Says it Doesn’t Have Money to Refund Users
MapleChange, a relatively minor Canadian cryptocurrency exchange, announced on October 28, 2018, that it would be shutting down after losing its bitcoin stash in a security breach. The news, however, didn’t yield any major impact on the global cryptocurrency market as prices hold steady in the aftermath of the ordeal. дальше »
2018-10-30 22:00 | |
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A Week of Satoshi Pt.1: The Cultural and Economic Birthplace of Bitcoin
Modern man and woman are fundamentally tied to the standards, barriers, and incentives set out by most economic models. Paying a mortgage, student debt, and income taxes all contribute to the humanness of contemporary times. дальше »
2018-10-30 21:00 | |
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Bitcoin Remains Firmly at its $6,500 “Stablecoin” Mark: BTCManager’s Week in Review
The price of bitcoin barely moved in the past seven days – ranging from $6,450 to $6,550, to close the week effectively unchanged around the $6,500 mark. This week’s headlines have been driven by more adoption-positive news such as Visa saying that it will consider adopting cryptocurrencies if that will be the way the market evolves, Bakkt confirming the launch. дальше »
2018-10-30 20:00 | |
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Tech Firm Run by Doctors Turns to Blockchain to Fight Healthcare Fraud
Data safety in healthcare is extremely important. Fraud in this industry not only creates financial losses for healthcare providers, insurers, and governments, it also directly harms patients. iAM, an established healthcare company, is launching a blockchain-based platform designed to give patients access to universal and comprehensive medical records. дальше »
2018-10-30 18:00 | |
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J.P. Morgan Banks on Quorum Blockchain to Offer Lucrative Trading Products
Global investment banking firm JP Morgan is building Quorum, an enterprise blockchain platform built on the Ethereum Platform. According to the Financial Review’s article published on October 29, 2018, JP Morgan believes that the Quorum platform can open up new trading opportunities in the next decade as it will help tokenize of a variety of assets which include gold bars,. дальше »
2018-10-30 17:00 | |
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Oracle Announces a Blockchain-Based Product Focused on Supply Chain Efficiency
On October 23, 2018, Oracle Corp reported it was developing a new blockchain-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) application designed to streamline and improve the supply chain efficiency. This week Oracle announced the new blockchain-based product was already available. дальше »
2018-10-29 16:00 | |
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Thailand Warns Public from Investing in 9 Unregistered ICOs
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has forbidden the general public from investing in nine unregistered initial coin offerings (ICOs) and cryptocurrencies. The companies in question failed to duly register their business, despite the introduction of a framework to facilitate cryptocurrency investing, reported Bangkok Post on October 27, 2018. дальше »
2018-10-29 14:00 | |
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How to Mine Vertcoin (VTC) on a Windows Laptop
Vertcoin (VTC) is an older cryptocurrency project that has been around from a time when airdrops and ICOs were almost unheard of. Launched in 2014, Vertcoin was initially touted by many as a significant challenger to the dominance of bitcoin. дальше »
2018-10-29 12:00 | |
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BitGo Launches Ethereum-based “Wrapped Bitcoin” for Providing Liquidity to dApps and DEXs
On October 26, 2018, crypto-finance company BitGo announced the launch of Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), an ERC20-compliant token built on the Ethereum blockchain and collateralized on a one-to-one basis with bitcoin. дальше »
2018-10-29 10:00 | |
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U.K. Government Squashes Royal Mint’s Plans to Launch Gold-backed Cryptocurrency
Britain’s Royal Mint, a wholly government-owned mint whose primary objective is to create gold and silver coins for the state, will not be launching its gold-backed cryptocurrency any time soon, as the U. дальше »
2018-10-29 02:00 | |
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Starlight: A Payment Rail Enabling Secure and Private Transactions on Stellar
On October 26, 2018, Interstellar, the product of Stellar’s acquisition of Chain, announced a new implementation called “Starlight” that allows for secure and private bidirectional payments on the Stellar protocol. дальше »
2018-10-29 22:00 | |
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REMME Is on Track to Deliver a Password-less Future with Blockchain
With billions of people and devices connected to the internet at any given point of time, online security has perhaps never been this crucial. Despite all the vulnerabilities the approach implies, sensitive data – including personal identities and financial records – is still stored on centralized servers accessible via password authentication. дальше »
2018-10-28 18:00 | |
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IOTA Announces Public Bug Bounty Program for Trinity Wallet
Since the launch of the initial Trinity Wallet, IOTA has announced that its Trinity Wallet bug bounty program is now open to the general public following months of developer-focused bug hunting on Bugcrowd. дальше »
2018-10-28 14:00 | |
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Roger Ver and his Struggling Battle for Bitcoin Cash Supremacy
Roger Ver has revealed a plans to launch an in-house exchange with bitcoin cash as the base currency. This move is another tool in the marketing tactics applied by Ver and other bitcoin cash proponents to increase BCH adoption and to position it as “the real bitcoin. дальше »
2018-10-28 10:00 | |
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Shenzhen Court Says Bitcoin Should Be Legally Protected as Property
An arbitration body in China has ruled that despite the country’s central bank’s ban on cryptocurrency trading, bitcoin should still be legally protected as a property with economic values, Shenzhen Court announced on their official WeChat account on October 25, 2018. дальше »
2018-10-28 06:00 | |
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Visa Says Cryptocurrencies Are not a Threat, Might Adopt Crypto Assets in the Future
Visa CEO Al Kelly doesn’t see cryptocurrencies posing a threat to Visa in the near future, and said that the financial services giant won’t get into the cryptocurrency business until they become more traditional payment instruments, CNBC reported on October 25, 2018. дальше »
2018-10-28 01:00 | |
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Bitcoin Mining Company Bitfury Considers European IPO
Most famously known for their cryptocurrency mining ASIC chips, Bitfury is reportedly interested in public on a major stock exchange in 2019, reported Bloomberg on October 25, 2018. The mining company has had talks with global investment banks with countries all through Europe in preparation for a trading debut in Amsterdam, London or Hong Kong. дальше »
2018-10-27 21:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency Bank Revolut Faces Heat For Abusive Recruitment Activities
Revolut, a digital banking alternative is recently experiencing a bit of trouble from Spanish Community for their abusive recruitment activities. According to an article published by ElDiario on October 21, 2018, the fintech bank is implementing unfair hiring activities, resulting in Revolut gaining free work from people looking for employment. дальше »
2018-10-27 17:00 | |
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FSIN’s Internal Systems Hacked, Pays $20,000 in Bitcoin as Ransom to Cybercriminals
Database management and insecurity have continued to pose a threat to financial institutions and the cryptospace at large. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN), a body committed to the promotion, protection, and implementation of the treaty promises, recently fell victim to hackers and paid $20,000 in bitcoin as ransom, reported CBC news on October 24, 2018. дальше »
2018-10-27 13:00 | |
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Australian Women Steals almost Half a Million Ripple XRP
In a report published October 25, 2018, police in New South Wales announced the arrest of a woman responsible for stealing more than $450,000 worth of XRP. Theft Details The woman was caught after the assembly of a new task force called Strike Force Rostrevor that was established in January to investigate the sudden loss of the victims Ripple tokens. дальше »
2018-10-27 09:00 | |
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Nasscom Urges Indian Startups to Shy away from Cryptocurrency
Debjani Ghosh, the president of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), a nonprofit body focused on handling India’s information technology sector, has said that bitcoin and other digital assets are illegal in India. дальше »
2018-10-27 05:00 | |
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Australia Securities Exchange Deputy CEO on Blockchain: “Not a Radically Different Approach”
While the blockchain technology, albeit slowly and steadily, continues to reshape the traditional mechanisms in the financial industry, the deputy CEO of Australia’s leading stock exchange ASX Ltd. doesn’t view the technology as a game-changer, per a report by Bloomberg published on October 24, 2018. дальше »
2018-10-27 01:00 | |
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FBI is Looking Into Call Of Duty Gamers Suspected of Running Crypto Theft Ring
On October 22, 2018, The Chicago Sun Times revealed the findings of unsealed court documents which detailed an FBI investigation into a ring of suspected cryptojackers. The alleged ring is comprised of a group of online gamers who met while playing the popular video game Call of Duty. дальше »
2018-10-27 23:00 | |
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Islamic Bonds Look to Tap Into Blockchain Technology
The world of Islamic finance has traditionally been a relatively small one, hampered by its geographic spread and its fundamental incongruity with conventional finance, which is based on credit. An October 24, 2018, a Reuters report, however, paints a picture of a world of possibility opened up by blockchain technology where Sukuk bonds linked to socially conscious applications could hold. дальше »
2018-10-27 21:00 | |
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Spanish Regulators Mandate Cryptocurrency Holders to Formally Identify Themselves
The Spanish government has reportedly approved a draft law that will make it mandatory for digital asset holders with over €50,000 ($57,000) in their cryptocurrency wallets to identify themselves and announce their exact holdings. дальше »
2018-10-27 20:00 | |
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Bitcoin, Scams, and Everything in between: In Conversation with Peter Todd
Peter Todd has been one of the most vocal developers in the Bitcoin space and for good reason. The 33-year-old Canadian software engineer has been fiddling with the pioneer cryptocurrency for some time now, and when perusing his blog, much of this work has also shaped much of the crypto narrative. дальше »
2018-10-27 18:30 | |
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Bitcoin Wallet Samourai Warns Users of “Dusting Attack”
On October 25, 2018, the privacy-centric cryptocurrency wallet Samourai warned users via Twitter of a new type of tracking tactic called a “dusting attack. ” Biting the Dust According to tweets, the attack is an attempt to compromise the security and privacy of Samourai users by using “coin dust” to deanonymize users and linking their transactional inputs together. дальше »
2018-10-27 18:00 | |
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AMD GPU Sales Go South as the Demand for Cryptocurrency Mining Units Plummets
According to its quarterly financial results report, the American semiconductor manufacturer company AMD had almost negligible sales of blockchain-related graphics processing units in Q3 of 2018. The financial report was published on October 24, 2018. дальше »
2018-10-27 17:00 | |
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Sony Develops Contactless Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallet
Sony Computer Science Laboratories, an arm of Sony Corporation, announced October 23, 2018, in a press release the development of a contactless IC card with the purpose of being used as a cryptocurrency hardware wallet. дальше »
2018-10-26 15:00 | |
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The Blockchain Race Towards a Sustainable World
Recently, the United Nations released its findings from a landmark climate change study that concluded that disaster is much closer than many people expected. The much-publicized story brought global climate change back into the headlines, and it returned focus to possible solutions for the crisis. дальше »
2018-10-26 14:00 | |
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Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary Invests Six Figures into Cryptocurrency App Bundil
Shark Tank’ Kevin O’Leary has invested $100,000 into Bundil, a mobile app that lets people turn their spare change into cryptocurrencies, CNBC reported on October 23, 2018. Bundil Makes a Deal with Kevin O’Leary Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are slowly finding their way into mainstream media, with the latest episode of Shark Tank seeing a six-figure investment in a cryptocurrency app. дальше »
2018-10-26 13:00 | |
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China’s First Blockchain Security Testing Center is Coming to Changsha
China is ready to establish its first blockchain security testing center – courtesy of an agreement signed between The National Computer Network Emergency Coordination Center and the economic development zone of Changsha, China News Service reported on October 24, 2018. дальше »
2018-10-26 11:00 | |
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Air Canada and Winding Tree to Participate in DLT-Based Travel Distribution Project
Air Canada, the largest domestic and international airline in Canada, has partnered Winding Tree, a decentralized, open source travel distribution platform, to enable it to participate in the latter’s blockchain solution aimed at revolutionizing the existing travel distribution landscape, according to a press release on October 24, 2018. дальше »
2018-10-26 07:00 | |
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Tether Burns More than 500 Million USDT
Tether, the company that issues the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, announced via Twitter that they redeemed 500 million USDT tokens from the Tether treasury wallet. According to the press release published on October 24, 2018, Tether will leave the remaining 466 million USDT in the wallet to prepare for future USDT issuances. дальше »
2018-10-26 03:00 | |
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Earn Cryptocurrencies by Upvoting Content; Social Media Tokens on the Rise
PlusOneCoin (PLUS1) is a new cryptocurrency that can incentivize users to access and share content while also offering a new way for publishers and content providers to monetize their services, reported Techcrunch on October 24, 2018. дальше »
2018-10-26 23:00 | |
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Major Crypto Media Outlets Caught Red-Handed Selling Fake News
What does AMBCrypto have in common with BTCManager, Bitcoinist, Cryptovest, and NewsBTC? Two things: they’re in crypto, and they pretend to be news sources. An investigation by Corin Faife for Breaker revealed the startling truth about crypto media today. дальше »
2018-10-26 22:10 | |
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NEO Mainnet Gets Much Awaited Updates, Votes in KPN as a Consensus Node
The NEO “MainNet” has seen two significant updates in a single week, launching a new consensus node and update 2. 9. 0, the company announced in a Medium post published on October 22, 2018. NEO MainNet Upgraded to 2. дальше »
2018-10-26 21:00 | |
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Web3 Summit Pt.3: Blockchain Gurus and Philosopher Kings
The final day of the Web3 Summit concluded with a reminder about the politicization of technology. As more of our world becomes digitized and the human experience rendered numeric, it’s becoming increasingly important to become aware of how governance will be reshaped. дальше »
2018-10-26 20:30 | |
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