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$50,000 Bitcoin ATM Scam Surfaces in Australia
In Melbourne’s West, scammers posing as debt collectors conned victims to deposit over $50,000 into a Bitcoin ATM. According to The Sydney Morning Herald’s article published on October 5, 2018, the four victims who were believed to be migrants, were threatened with an arrest if they failed to pay the total amount. дальше »
2018-10-7 10:00 | |
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Charlie Lee and Roger Make a Friendly Bet About Lightning Network
In a video published on October 4, Roger Ver, CEO of Bitcoin. com and recognized promoter of Bitcoin Cash held a debate with Litecoin’s Charlie Lee about the possibility that Lightning Network can provide the solutions that the Bitcoin Blockchain requires to be a globally accepted crypto with the benefits of traditional fiat transactions. дальше »
2018-10-6 05:49 | |
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PIL Partners with IBM To Digitalize the Bill Of Lading Using Blockchain Technology
Pacific International Lines (PIL), the largest privately-owned shipping firm in Singapore has recently partnered with IBM to improve their existing supply chain management processes via blockchain technology. дальше »
2018-10-6 01:00 | |
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New Zealand Professors Advocate for Crypto-Friendly Blockchain Regulations
To make the country a hub of blockchain and cryptocurrency projects, the government of New Zealand needs to enact regulations for the local blockchain sector. This is the reason why professors at the University of Auckland recently published a report urging the local administration to establish a legal framework for the country’s crypto space. Reportedly, […] дальше »
2018-10-6 23:26 | |
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Quantmre and Securrency Partner to Launch a Stablecoin and Real Estate Marketplace
The world’s first blockchain-based real estate marketplace QuantmRE announced a partnership with Securrency, a global financial service technology infrastructure and product company. The said announcement was made in a press release by QuanmtRE published on Thursday, Oct. дальше »
2018-10-6 21:19 | |
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U.S. Federal Court Defines Cryptocurrencies as Commodities
Although the U. S. ’s cryptocurrency definitions regulations are entirely unclear, policymakers are gaining greater clarity as they continue to resolve more cryptocurrency-related cases. According to the CFTC’s Press release published on October 3, 2018, the US District Judge Rya W Zobel gave the CFTC authority to prosecute My Big Coin Pay, the parent company of MyBigCoin. дальше »
2018-10-6 17:00 | |
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VC Investors Broaden Blockchain Investment Scope
As the ICO space continues to generate headlines, driven chiefly by the ICO boom of 2017 and the early part of 2018, traditional VC firms are making their presence felt in blockchain investment, which may come as a surprise to market observers. дальше »
2018-10-5 15:00 | |
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Passware Helps Users Recover Their Lost Bitcoin Wallet Password
In the past, a misplaced or lost password to a Bitcoin wallet would result in the loss of Bitcoin holdings. According to a Business Insider article published on October 3, 2018, Passware, a leading provider of password recovery, decryption, and computer forensic software, has, however, become the first company to help users retrieve lost or forgotten passwords from their Bitcoin. дальше »
2018-10-5 09:00 | |
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Federal Election Committee Asked to Consider Crypto Mining for Political Contributions
OsiaNetwork LLC has reached out to the Federal Election Committee (FEC) in the hopes that it will allow computer sharing for crypto mining for campaign donations. Osia says it would like to be the platform in which volunteers share their computer power to mine cryptocurrencies, which are then donated to political campaigns of their choice. дальше »
2018-10-5 23:57 | |
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Coinbase Implements “Child Pays for Parent” Protocol to Mitigate Bitcoin Fees
In a Medium post published October 2, 2018, Coinbase explained why their engineering team is taking another look at the established Child Pays for Parent technique to make sending and receiving bitcoin a more consistent experience. дальше »
2018-10-4 19:30 | |
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Wall Street Journal Creates “WSJCoin” to Educate the Crypto Curious
On October 3, 2018, Steven Russolillo of The Wall Street Journal published a mini-documentary in which he created the “WSJCoin,” in an attempt to gain a better understanding of the inner workings of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. дальше »
2018-10-4 18:00 | |
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The Journey of Changpeng Zhao: How China’s Crackdown Propelled Binance to the World’s Largest Crypto Exchange
While many domestic cryptocurrency exchanges collapsed during China’s regulatory clampdown in 2017, Binance, is, however, thriving and on the way to becoming one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. дальше »
2018-10-4 17:00 | |
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Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Announces Strategic Partnership With Hyperledger
The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA), a consortium made up of more than 300 organizations united to develop enterprise solutions based on the Ethereum blockchain, announced yesterday a strategic alliance with the Hyperledeger group, an initiative promoted by The Linux Foundation created to advance cross-industry blockchain technologies. дальше »
2018-10-4 05:09 | |
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ShapeShift Refutes the Wall Street Journal’s Claims of Money Laundering
In a blog post published October 1, 2018, cryptocurrency exchange service ShapeShift refuted a recent Wall Street Journal report claiming that approximately $9 million illegally obtained funds went through the exchange. дальше »
2018-10-4 01:00 | |
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Coca Cola Vending Machine Accepts Bitcoin Payments via Lightning Network
Technology and cryptocurrency enthusiast, Ricardo Reis has developed a vending machine that refills your bottle or glass when a bitcoin payment is received, as per a tweet published September 30, 2018, 2018. дальше »
2018-10-3 15:00 | |
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Ripple’s Cryptocurrency Product xRapid Goes Live
Ripple’s cryptocurrency product for cross-border payments, xRapid, is now commercially available, the company announced on October 1, 2018. xRapid Now Commercially Available In a release published on the company’s official website, Ripple announced that xRapid, its real-time settlement platform, is now commercially available. дальше »
2018-10-3 11:00 | |
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Opera and Ledger Capital Join Forces to Foster Blockchain Initiative
Opera browser has partnered with the blockchain advisory and financial services firm, Ledger Capital to accentuate the development of DLT-based applications and enable further growth in the technology. дальше »
2018-10-3 07:00 | |
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South Korea Denies Cryptocurrency Exchanges From Venture Firm Certification
Although the South Korean Government is keen to improve blockchain regulations, they do not express the same sentiment towards the cryptocurrency industry. According to an article published by Business Korea on October 1, 2018, the South Korean Government decided to deny cryptocurrency exchanges from venture firm certification, which will lead to an increase in taxes for these companies. дальше »
2018-10-3 23:00 | |
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Vision Hill Advisors Wants to Build a Better Bitcoin Benchmark
Vision Hill Advisors, cryptocurrency fund managers, carving themselves in the niche, published a report on September 20, 2018, proposing a new framework that could be used as a benchmark within the crypto asset industry. дальше »
2018-10-2 20:00 | |
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Shapeshift CEO Schools the Wall Street Journal on Misleading Story
Even after gaining traction, cryptocurrencies are not fully understood by all. It could well be one of the reasons why mainstream publications have a hard time reporting topics related to digital currencies. дальше »
2018-10-2 09:56 | |
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Beijing Sci-Tech Report Accepts Bitcoin as Payment
While China continues to clamp down on cryptocurrencies, the nation’s oldest science and technology publication, Beijing Sci-Tech Report (BSTR), is accepting bitcoin for its 2019 subscription. According to an Asia Times article published on October 1, 2018, the BSTR began accepting cryptocurrencies because it wanted to promote blockchain technology and the use of cryptocurrencies in a practical way. дальше »
2018-10-2 01:00 | |
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Hong Kong: Cryptocurrency Startups Splurge on Rent to Attract top Talent
Despite the bearish cryptocurrency market, cryptocurrency exchanges and investment funds are proliferating and keen to attract talent by renting out the priciest top-tier office buildings in Hong Kong. дальше »
2018-10-2 19:00 | |
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Battle of the Privacycoins: What We Know About Grin and Beam’s Mimblewimble
Based on blockchain technology, most cryptocurrencies have an open and public ledger of transactions. While this is required for these systems to work, it comes with a significant downside: Privacy is often quite limited. дальше »
2018-10-2 17:27 | |
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London Block Exchange to Launch British Pound-Backed Stablecoin
London Block Exchange to Launch Cryptocurrency Pegged to British Pound The London Block Exchange (LBX) recently announced plans to launch the LBXPeg, a new stablecoin backed by the British Pound. According to an article published by Business Insider on September 29, 2018, LBX gained permission from their banking partner to move forward with the crypto pound, which will be backed. дальше »
2018-10-2 17:00 | |
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Blockchain Technology Could Make True Democracy Feasible Again
With the Midterm elections on any everyone’s mind as people begin to register, a Medium article published September 27, 2018, talked about the benefits that implementing blockchain technology could bring to democracy as a whole. дальше »
2018-10-1 06:00 | |
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Chinese Bank Issues $1.3 Billion Securities via Blockchain Amidst Cryptocurrency Crackdown
Making use of its proprietary blockchain platform, China’s Bank of Communications (BoCom) has issued residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) worth 1. 3 billion USD, per a report published by China Money Network, dated September 28, 2018. дальше »
2018-10-1 22:00 | |
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Is the Crypto Ad Ban Saga Finally Coming to an End?
Google has published an update to its financial products and services policy. The update, among other things, touches on the cryptocurrency ban the media giant had put into effect at the start of 2018. дальше »
2018-9-30 11:00 | |
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Sierra Leone and UN Agencies Use DLT to Create a National ID System
Sierra Leone, the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and leading international non-profit Kiva, have recently partnered to launch a national digital identification system. дальше »
2018-9-30 07:00 | |
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Circle Introduces a US Stable Coin on Asian Cryptocurrency Exchanges
Circle, a cryptocurrency unicorn currently valued at $3 billion, recently launched its stable coin backed by the US dollar. According to an article published by the South China Morning Post (SCMP) on Sept. дальше »
2018-9-28 21:29 | |
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FedEx Joins the Hyperledger Project to Benefit from Industry Ready Blockchain Solutions
U. S. courier giant FedEx has forayed into the Linux Foundation’s open source project Hyperledger to propel the use of the distributed ledger technology (DLT) in transportation and logistics. According to a press release, published on September 26, 2018, FedEx has become a part of the project’s booming global community. дальше »
2018-9-29 19:00 | |
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Baidu Releases White Paper Outlining “Super Chain” Blockchain
Chinese internet giant Baidu, often called the “Google of China” for its overwhelming dominance in the country’s search engine and web services market has published the Baidu White Paper V1. 0 on Sep 26, 2018. дальше »
2018-9-28 09:00 | |
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Education Ecosystem Joins top Non-profits to Propel Blockchain Development
Education Ecosystem, a distributed ledger technology (DLT) based ecosystem for professional development in emerging technologies has joined two non-profits, namely – Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) and The Linux Foundation, according to a press release published on September 25, 2018. дальше »
2018-9-28 05:00 | |
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Bitmain IPO Prospectus Reveals Offering May Be a Gamble for Investors
Bitmain, the biggest company in bitcoin mining, has filed for its IPO in Hong Kong. As part of the approval process, the company submitted a prospectus to the Hong Kong stock exchange at the end of August 2018. дальше »
2018-9-28 23:08 | |
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FedEx Joins Hyperledger’s Blockchain Hub to Advance Widescale Adoption
A new press release published yesterday claims that FedEx, the U. S. -based courier delivery service has just joined Hyperledger. FedEx Becomes Hyperledger’s New Partner According to the press release, FedEx has just partnered up with Hyperledger, an open-source blockchain project that aims to revolutionize cross-industry blockchain technologies. дальше »
2018-9-27 22:00 | |
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SingularityNET (AGI) and UNESCO to Teach the Youth About Blockchain Technology
SingularityNET, a decentralized protocol powered full-stack artificial intelligence solution platform has joined forces with UNESCO to teach children about the developments and scope of emerging technologies, including the blockchain, and machine learning, among others. дальше »
2018-9-27 20:00 | |
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Stellar’s Jed McCaleb Reportedly Selling over 499k XRP a Day
Jed McCaleb, co-founder and the CTO of Stellar Development Foundation, the company behind the development of the Stellar(XLM) blockchain, was also co-founder of Ripple Labs Inc before going all in with his current project. дальше »
2018-9-27 22:18 | |
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Crypto-wallet Coinomi delists Gulden coin after ‘botched update’
Cryptocurrency wallet Coinomi will delist NLG – a token issued by blockchain startup Gulden – after Gulden botched a software update that purportedly crashed some of Coinomi’s servers. In a blog post published this morning, Coinomi announced NLG will be removed from its wallet in two weeks. дальше »
2018-9-26 18:12 | |
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Regulations Roundup: U.S. Govt. Pays $5.7 Million for Blockchain Analysis, Amit Bhardwaj’s Assets Seized
In recent regulatory news, a report published by Diar has found that U. S. government agencies have paid approximately $5. 7 million USD to blockchain analysis contractors, India’s Enforcement Directorate has seized $5. дальше »
2018-9-26 07:15 | |
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Walmart Turns to Blockchain to Circumvent the E.Coli Outbreak in Food Products
Retail giants Walmart and Sam’s Club are primed to enter the waters of the distributed ledger technology (DLT), as they will now require their green vegetable suppliers to track the farm produce, all the way from the point of origin. дальше »
2018-9-25 20:30 | |
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Juventus Forays into Crypto, Joins Forces with Blockchain Company Socios
Premier Italian football club Juventus F. C. is set to kick-off its journey in the cryptosphere, as the current Serie A champions seek to launch the “Juventus Official Fan Token” to its fans all over the world. дальше »
2018-9-25 17:00 | |
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8 Cryptocurrency-Friendly Nations You Should Visit
Although cryptocurrency regulations are constantly evolving around the world, there are many countries open and keen to adopting the emerging technology. According to an article by Entrepreneur published on Sept. дальше »
2018-9-24 17:59 | |
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Ethereum Ransomware Featured In NSA Codebreaker Challenge
Each year, the NSA runs a Codebreaker Challenge, a competition aimed at aspiring cryptographers and hackers. Details of the 2018 competition have been published, and there is a twist that may be of interest to blockchain enthusiasts. дальше »
2018-9-24 17:50 | |
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Bit Trade Partners with Emparta to Launch Australia’s First Dollar-backed Stablecoin
Bit Trade, an Australian cryptocurrency exchange has recently partnered with Emparta, a blockchain employment platform to build and launch a cryptocurrency backed by the Australia dollar. According to Bit Trade’s blog post, published on September 21, 2018, the Australian stablecoin is scheduled to launch in 2019. дальше »
2018-9-24 17:00 | |
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Kraken Is the Second Exchange to Criticize New York Attorney General’s Report
The New York State Attorney General published a new report titled “Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative” recently, in which it noted that several cryptocurrency exchanges are not interested in avoiding market manipulation and have lower standards for customer safety. дальше »
2018-9-24 14:19 | |
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U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer to Lead Pro-Blockchain and Crypto Legislation
Mr. Tom Emmer, US Congressman for Minnesota’s 6th District announced his intention to promote and protect the implementation of these technologies by elaborating several revolutionary legal instruments. дальше »
2018-9-24 07:58 | |
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South Korean Government Pledges to Support Domestic Blockchain Projects
South Korea’s Ministry of Science and Information Communications Technology (ICT) has vowed to increase Government funding and support for the nation’s blockchain companies. According to Business Korea’s article published on September 21, 2018, the Government’s decision to boost support was to assist blockchain startups with current challenges and help drive growth to domestic blockchain industry. дальше »
2018-9-23 23:00 | |
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Regulatory Clampdown in India Leads to Mass Exodus of Blockchain Talent
India is currently witnessing the mass movement of blockchain and cryptocurrency talent, as the regulatory environment toughens within the country. According to an article published by News18 on September 19, 2018, blockchain talent which includes developers, service providers, and blockchain-related companies are moving abroad to cryptocurrency-friendly countries like Thailand, Estonia, and Switzerland. дальше »
2018-9-22 07:00 | |
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NIIT Technologies Shares Chain-m Hyperledger Blockchain Solution For Airlines
For the past couple of years, blockchain technology has evidently taken a flight. According to a press release published by NIIT Technologies Ltd. , a world acclaimed international IT solution for corporations, the firm has released a blockchain powered solution for the aviation industry. дальше »
2018-9-21 09:57 | |
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