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Why Major Crypto Exchange OKEx Controversially Used User Funds to Liquidate Bitcoin Contract

OKEx, the second biggest crypto exchange by daily trading volume, officially announced the decision to engage in a forced liquidation to settle a massive long contract. On July 31, 2018, a user with the ID 2051247, the largest individual holder of Bitcoin and Ethereum on the platform, entered a long position worth $460 million. дальше »

2018-8-4 00:00


SEC Comm. Hester Pierce Hopes Her Dissent Will Shed Some Lights on The Next Crypto ETF Application

After publishing a letter in which she publicly expressed her disagreement with the SEC’s decision to deny the Winklevoss brothers’ request for a bitcoin ETF, Hester Peirce became famous in the crypto -verse as the only SEC Commissioner to have the courage to reflect the hodlers’ feelings about the legitimacy of cryptocurrency and its viability […] The post SEC Comm. дальше »

2018-8-3 22:00


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North Carolina Bans Cryptocurrency Donations, while Democrat Andrew Yang Openly Advocates Bitcoin and Ethereum

Andrew Yang, a Chinese-American running for the 2020 Presidential elections as a Democrat, tweeted on July 24, 2018, that he will accept donations in the form of cryptocurrencies. It is speculated that this decision is primarily aimed to appease the tech-savvy crypto enthusiasts who’d be willing to support a candidate who doesn’t shy away from openly embracing alternative forms of. дальше »

2018-8-3 18:00


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SEC Commissioner Officially Dissents From New Bitcoin ETF Decision, Becoming Popular on The Crypto Community

Following the SEC’s decision to reject the application for approval of the Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust for listing and trading shares on Bats BZX Exchange, Inc. (BZX), the SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce issued an official Dissent in which she states her opinion regarding what she considers an incorrect decision: “I respectfully dissent from the Commission’s order […] The post SEC Commissioner Officially Dissents From New Bitcoin ETF Decision, Becoming Popular on The Crypto Community appeared first on Ethereum World News. дальше »

2018-7-27 19:12


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


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


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Saudi Arabia Partners with IBM to Use Blockchain for Better Government Services

The government of Saudi Arabia remains steadfast in its determination to rely on Distributed Ledger Technologies to strengthen the progress of its economy. On July 11, 2018, the ITP news portal reported that the municipality of Riyadh had partnered with IBM to implement a series of blockchain technologies in various administrative and economic areas. дальше »

2018-7-13 21:23


SEC States Bitcoin and Ethereum Are Not Securities, Favorable Tax Implications

This article does not contain tax advice, investment advice or recommendations. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. William Hinman, the Securities and Exchange Commission’ director of the division of corporate finance said Thursday that ether—the currency that powers the Ethereum network—shouldn’t be regulated in […] дальше »

2018-6-17 23:47


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