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Crypto mining applications are no longer being accepted by the Washington Utility

A customer-owned utilities company in rural Washington has stopped accepting applications for electricity from crypto mining and similar blockchain operations, the Seattle Times reported July 30. The Franklin Public Utility District commissioners (PUD) have approved a moratorium that will allow time for staff to investigate the impact of cryptocurrency mining on the electrical system before дальше »

2018-7-31 10:15


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VanEck Defends Bitcoin ETF Proposal in Letter to SEC

Investment giant VanEck responded publicly to the SEC’s concerns over their pending Bitcoin ETF application — fanning the flames of what may be the commission’s most heated proposal to date. In a letter of response to the SEC’s Staff Letter, New York-based VanEck rejects five of the regulation body’s chief concerns with their proposed futures-based […] The post VanEck Defends Bitcoin ETF Proposal in Letter to SEC appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

2018-7-30 19:00


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Bank of Canada: Proof-of-Work Beats Alternative Consensus Systems

Canada’s central bank has championed proof-of-work (PoW) algorithms as part of a new research paper on Blockchain consensus. ‘Irretrievable Sunk Costs’ In its Staff Working Paper released this week, Bank of Canada (BoC) said PoW, used by Bitcoin, held more promise than alternative proof-of-script (PoS) algorithms found in various altcoins. дальше »

2018-7-25 18:00


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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


Qiwi Blockchain Technologies (QBT) To Reward Its Team With Crypto Tokens

A new plan to incentivize the staff has been created by Qiwi Blockchain Technologies, a part of the Russian e-payment company Qiwi: giving tokens to the employees. According to the Russian media, Qiwi Blockchain Technologies was created in March 2018 as a branch of the company to develop in-house blockchain solutions that could be used […] дальше »

2018-7-18 11:01


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Blockchain Startup Apollon Begins Token Crowdsale July 16th for a Pan-Entertainment Ecosystem

The Apollon Blockchain project is a visionary means to develop a commercial-level integrated infrastructure to support related businesses applications. Presently, the costs of implementing a blockchain into a business model are time and resource intensive with the requirements of [G1] knowledgeable staff to maintain and operate the system as well as expensive hardware upgrades; it’s […] The post Blockchain Startup Apollon Begins Token Crowdsale July 16th for a Pan-Entertainment Ecosystem appeared first on Ethereum World News. дальше »

2018-7-17 14:59


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Big Changes Ahead At Ripple

Ripple have announced two big changes within their staff structure that could well see some of Ripples operations take on a new direction. According to a recent post by Ripple, David Schwartz, the former Chief Cryptographer at Ripple has been appointed the new role of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Kahina Van Dyke has been appointed the role of Senior Vice President, Business and Corporate Development. дальше »

2018-7-12 08:00


Pirate Bay is Mining Cryptocurrency Again But Forum Staff Aren’t Worried

With pirate sites finding themselves squeezed by initiatives designed to deprive them of advertising cash, many have turned to more creative ways of generating revenue. Last September, users of The Pirate Bay complained that their CPU usage increased dramatically when they browsed certain Pirate Bay pages. It was later revealed that the site had implemented […] дальше »

2018-7-3 05:18


Skycoin Freezes Funds After Staff ‘Take CEO Hostage’ And Steal 18 BTC

Allegations of criminal activity continue at Skycoin as executives freeze funds to contain fallout from a theft by the coin’s own marketing team. 18 BTC, Skycoins Stolen In ‘Burglarization’ Skycoin, which describes itself as “the most advanced blockchain platform in the world,” saw massive sell-offs this month after it emerged insider trading had taken place around the time Binance announced it would list the coin in May. дальше »

2018-6-19 17:00


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Ripple Hosts World’s Central Banks to Explore Next Generation of Payments

Image: Shutterstock Ripple recently gathered over two dozen central banks from around the world to explore how new technologies enable the next generation of payments. The Central Bank Summit on Blockchain, hosted at Carnegie Hall in New York City, gathered central banks’ senior leadership, payment strategy leads and oversight staff for a focused discussion on … Continued The post Ripple Hosts World’s Central Banks to Explore Next Generation of Payments appeared first on Ripple. дальше »

2018-6-17 12:50


Company from Israeli ask authorities for permission to pay salaries in Bitcoin

The Israeli high-tech sector is at present experiencing a brutal talent scarcity, with companies having to fight over employees with superior salaries, stock options and better perks. One such company thought of a new way to draw and preserve tech-savvy staff in this difficult situation and atmosphere- ‘offer to pay salaries in bitcoin’. The offer, […] дальше »

2018-6-17 01:38


Tron’s Justin Sun Acquires P2P File-Sharing Network BitTorrent

Blockchain entrepreneur and creator of the Tron platform has purchased the peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing network BitTorrent Inc. Sun’s Acquisition of BitTorrent According to Variety, the deal was finalized last week when staff were notified of the new partnership, though company representatives nor Sun responded to requests for comment. дальше »

2018-6-13 22:30