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ICONLOOP Signs MOU with Korean Conglomerate to Develop Blockchain Business Models for Financial Industries
The financial service sector is becoming increasingly aware of the power and utility of blockchains. The large-scale institutions servicing millions of people across the globe need customized blockchain solutions that could address their unique needs and handle the large daily volume. дальше »
2018-9-21 22:49 | |
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ConsenSys Initiative Empowers Students to Use Blockchain for Social Good
ConsenSys Social Impact — a program designed to build blockchain-based solutions for global humanitarian issues — is partnering with MakerDAO and optiMize to launch a new Blockchain for Social Impact Incubator at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. дальше »
2018-9-20 01:55 | |
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Cryptocurrency Exchange OKCoin Expands U.S. Offerings with Five New Coins
Following a successful launch in California only a few months ago, the U. S. branch of cryptocurrency exchange OKCoin is adding five new coins to its listings. Those coins include Ripple (XRP), Cardano (ADA), Stellar lumens (XLM), Zcash (ZEC) and 0x (ZRX). дальше »
2018-9-20 16:49 | |
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Crypto Wallet Protection App Wants to Secure Your Wallets Against Malware
Malware, a persistent thorn in the side of the internet’s wider community, has become an increasing concern for cryptocurrency users. A problem that comes in many forms, malicious software is leveraged by hackers to rob community members of their funds. дальше »
2018-9-18 23:37 | |
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A New Precedent: FINRA Charges Crypto Broker With Securities Fraud
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), a non-profit watchdog for public brokerage firms in the U. S. , has had its first run-in with the cryptocurrency industry. дальше »
2018-9-12 21:15 | |
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Cryptic Labs Adds Two Nobel Prize-Winning Economists to Advisory Board
Blockchain research institute and accelerator Cryptic Labs is adding two Nobel Laureates to its team of advisors. The additions, economists Dr. Eric S. Maskin and Sir Christopher Pissarides, are professors at Harvard University and the London School of Economics, respectively. дальше »
2018-9-11 00:18 | |
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Bobby Lee Bullish On Native Crypto Like Bitcoin, Not ICO-Issued Utility Tokens
As the ICO epidemic continues to spread around the globe, many proponents of pure, PoW-issued crypto claim that the tokens issued via public funding rounds aren’t fit to be called bona fide decentralized blockchain-backed assets. дальше »
2018-9-10 10:00 | |
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Blockchain Being Used to Save Lives Amidst Opioid Epidemic
A growing number of start-ups and larger companies have begun to experiment with blockchain’s utility for solving public health crises — like the opioid epidemic in the United States. Cryptocurrencies have had a testy relationship with some law enforcement figures in the United States, who see popular forms like Bitcoin as a scapegoat for an ongoing opioid crisis. дальше »
2018-9-8 23:00 | |
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Washington State Utility Increases Power Rates for Bitcoin Mining
Due to Grant County’s lower power cost that comes from the local hydroelectric plant, many cryptocurrency mining operations have flocked to Washington state. However, their luck is bound to change as the Grant County Public Utility District (PUD) recently announced a rate hike for electricity used by cryptocurrency mining farms by as much as threefold, the International Business Times reported...The post %%POSTLINK%% appeared first on %%BLOGLINK%%. дальше »
2018-9-7 15:00 | |
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Electricity Rates Increase in Grant County in Washington for Bitcoin Miners
Grant County, a town located in the US state of Washington, currently hosts a number of cryptocurrency mining operators. These operators migrated to the area because of cheaper electricity costs from the hydroelectric plant in the local region. дальше »
2018-9-6 16:04 | |
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50 Percent Energy Rate Hike for Crypto Miners Approved in Central Washington State
The commissioners of a public utility district in central Washington State have unanimously approved a rate hike for cryptocurrency miners. The utility serves over 46,000 customers throughout the county. дальше »
2018-9-2 16:55 | |
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Crypto Mining Firms Could Use Utility’s Underutilized Peak Load Capabilities to Power Their Operations
Crypto mining is a very energy-intensive activity demanding ridiculously huge amounts of electricity. For utility companies, this presents an opportunity to bag a huge amount of revenue if a crypto mining firm decides to put up shop in its area. дальше »
2018-8-31 14:49 | |
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Bitcoin Transaction Volume Tops PayPal, Creeps Up on Visa
To many, Bitcoin’s shot at “real-world” utility is defined by the yardstick of Visa’s transactional throughput; yet, the original cryptocurrency now purportedly handles more annual transacted value than PayPal—and appears to be gaining on Visa, fast. дальше »
2018-8-26 10:00 | |
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U.S. SEC Denies Nine More Bitcoin ETFs
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) just put nine more bitcoin exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the chopping block. In three separate orders issued on August 22, 2018, the agency nixed the proposals and contingent rule changes for ETF filings submitted by ProShares, GraniteShares and Direxion. дальше »
2018-8-23 18:18 | |
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Chelan County PUD Looking to Increase Energy Rate for Bitcoin Mining by 7 Cents Per KWH
On August 20, 2018, cryptocurrency miners in the Washington state held another round of public comment with the electricity providers to discuss the proposed power rate increment. However, nothing good came out of the meeting as the Public Utility District (PUD) officials have postponed the hearing. дальше »
2018-8-23 22:00 | |
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Cointree-Gobbill Partnership Enables Australians to Pay Utility Bills With Cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrency exchange and digital wallet Cointree has partnered with artificial intelligence financial assistant Gobbill so that Australian users can now pay their bills with digital assets. дальше »
2018-8-21 18:00 | |
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Australians Can Pay Utility Bills With Bitcoin (BTC)
Bitcoin (BTC)–In terms of adoption for cryptocurrency, being able to pay for real world goods and services with the digital currency has long been viewed as the gold standard. The bear market of 2018 has led to a shift in focus away from the fundamentals of crypto and the usability of blockchain transactions in favor […] The post Australians Can Pay Utility Bills With Bitcoin (BTC) appeared first on Ethereum World News. дальше »
2018-8-21 01:48 | |
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Paul Krugman Admits Bitcoin Has More Utility Than ‘Dead’ Gold
US economist Paul Krugman appeared to soften his stance on Bitcoin last week in a surprise twist, saying he believes the cryptocurrency “has more utility than gold. ” Krugman: Bitcoin ‘Has Some Chance To Be Valuable’ Speaking at the ChainXChange conference in Las Vegas, which ran August 13 – 15, Krugman, who had previously made a name for himself as a Bitcoin skeptic, even forecast a future in which Bitcoin has “value” as an entity. дальше »
2018-8-21 01:00 | |
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Bitcoin is Seeing More Transaction Volume Than Gold
Despite the sluggish price, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency has been settling more transaction volume than gold since Q2 2017. Bitcoin Showing More Utility Than Gold Bitcoin is on track to clear more transaction volume than the global gold markets. дальше »
2018-8-17 13:00 | |
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[promoted] FlipNpik’s Social Media Model: Boosting Incentives for Local Promotions
Launched in 2009, the social networking app Foursquare was hailed as providing a cutting-edge approach for users to share their location with friends. Called a “check-in,” people would reveal their location through their mobile device by selecting the venue they were frequenting at that time. дальше »
2018-8-15 17:34 | |
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Another US City Imposes a Moratorium on Crypto Mining
The city of Salamanca in the U.S. state of New York is reportedly establishing a moratorium on cryptocurrency mining operations in the city. This will stop crypto miners from “using up all the residents’ power and effectively make all of them get a price increase on their utility bills,” a member of the city’s council […] The post Another US City Imposes a Moratorium on Crypto Mining appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »
2018-8-11 16:20 | |
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Bitcoin dev finds potentially crippling security flaw in Bitcoin Cash
Another massive security vulnerability in a major cryptocurrency has been discovered, just sitting there, waiting to be exploited – and this time around it’s Bitcoin Cash. Its blockchain was open to being jammed with a toxic block that would have caused complete consensus failure. дальше »
2018-8-10 17:49 | |
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AxiomLevel Targets Institutional Investors With Investor Onboarding Platform
The slow trickle of traditional investment into the crypto market may turn into a flood if a new platform launched by blockchain services provider AxiomLevel Technologies makes its desired impact. дальше »
2018-8-6 18:55 | |
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There’s More to Cryptoassets than just Cryptocurrency
Since the creation and release of Bitcoin by Satoshi Nakamoto nearly a decade ago, quite many blockchain developers have been inspired by the success of the pioneer cryptoasset and have gone ahead to create several cryptoassets that fall under categories such as utility cryptoassets, security cryptoassets, and others we shall shed more light on shortly. дальше »
2018-8-6 14:00 | |
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Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review: Challenging the Way It’s Always Been Done
This past week, we talked to three security experts about how to design smarter and more secure smart contracts. Google is dipping its toe in the blockchain waters by introducing integrations for applications built with Ethereum and Hyperledger. дальше »
2018-8-5 16:08 | |
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Intercontinental Exchange to Introduce Bakkt, a Crypto Payment System for Retailers
This November, cryptocurrency users will be introduced to Bakkt, a new company designed to give millions of retail merchants the chance to buy, sell and trade digital currencies — and even buy a cup of coffee. дальше »
2018-8-4 00:38 | |
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PR: XcelTrip Accepts Major Crypto Currencies on Its Revolutionary Online Travel Portal
XcelTrip, is poised to disrupt the online travel industry with launching of its online travel platform XcelTrip. com, from 1 Aug 2018. where user can use major crypto currencies to book their hotel and stay. дальше »
2018-8-1 12:30 | |
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No more Electricity Supply to Bitcoin Miners for now – Franklin PUD
Franklin Public Utility District (PUD), local electricity providers in the rural areas of Franklin County, Washington, announced on July 29, 2018, that they will suspend the supply of electricity to bitcoin miners in the city till further notice, in order to review the impact of bitcoin mining operations on the electricity system. дальше »
2018-8-1 05:00 | |
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Mining Round-Up: Steam Game Allegedly Cryptojacks Users, Mining Could be “New Oil” for Kazakhstan
In recent mining news, indie Steam game, Abstractism, has been accused of installing malicious software on its users’ devices to mine XMR; the vice president of the Blockchain and Crypto Technology Association of Kazakhstan has advocated that the country’s administration seeks to foster the local mining industry; and the commissioners of the Franklin Public Utility […] The post Mining Round-Up: Steam Game Allegedly Cryptojacks Users, Mining Could be “New Oil” for Kazakhstan appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »
2018-7-31 02:45 | |
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Chamber of Digital Commerce Sets Out ICO and Token Guidelines
The Chamber of Digital Commerce’s Token Alliance is producing a new group of guidelines built to help the cryptocurrency and initial coin offering (ICO) markets grow responsibly. дальше »
2018-7-30 18:38 | |
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Graphene Compression Merger May Be the Solution to Bitcoin Scalability Issue
Eight months after presenting a case for Graphene as a solution to the bitcoin cash blockchain’s scalability issue, Bitcoin Unlimited has unveiled its block compression utility that takes care of excessive blockchain bandwidth usage. дальше »
2018-7-30 02:00 | |
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Can a Wind Farm Help Morocco Become the Next Bitcoin Mining Paradise?
A remote location in Morocco has become a strategic spot to build a 900-megawatt wind farm as bitcoin miners look for cheap electricity in order to set up their computing centers. The spot south of Marrakesh is likely to turn into a cryptocurrency mining hub as the ecosystem favors renewable energy rather than utility grids. дальше »
2018-7-28 02:30 | |
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Canadian Cryptocurrency Miner to Install 85-Megawatt Power Substation
DMG Blockchain Solutions Inc. , a diversified blockchain company, is in the process of installing an 85-megawatt transformer and electric substation for the company's cryptocurrency mining facility, according to a company statement. дальше »
2018-7-27 17:49 | |
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Winklevoss Bitcoin ETF Proposal Denied by U.S. SEC
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has rejected the Winklevosses’ latest attempt to list a bitcoin ETF. After having a proposal rejected last year, the Gemini exchange founders had hoped to secure their Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust on BATS Global Market’s BZX stock exchange with this latest attempt. дальше »
2018-7-27 02:19 | |
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China To Say Goodbye To ‘Illegal’ Bitcoin Miners by September
An autonomous region in China is set to hunt and close down all “illegal” mining operations before the end of August according to a report by a local news source. A senior official from Xinjiang’s Economic and Information Commission (EIC) confirmed that the agency has issued a notice to local utility companies in Xinjiang Uyghur […] The post China To Say Goodbye To ‘Illegal’ Bitcoin Miners by September appeared first on ZyCrypto. дальше »
2018-7-24 07:37 | |
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By Semptember Chinese Region Will Close “Illegal” Bitcoin Miners
China’s Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region is set to eliminate “illegal” bitcoin mining operations by the end of August, a government agency has confirmed to CoinDesk. “Local utility agencies and companies will be held accountable if they failed to shut down ‘illegal’ bitcoin mining operations,” the EIC writes. He said: “I have two partners (in the region): дальше »
2018-7-23 18:21 | |
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On Medium-of-Exchange Token Valuations
One kind of token model that has become popular among many recent token sale projects is the “network medium of exchange token”. The general pitch for this kind of token goes as follows. We, the developers, build a network, and this network allows you to do new cool stuff. дальше »
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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Ethereum Price Analysis – Looks Bearish for Ethereum As It Fails to Pass 50EMA
Amid the cryptocurrency rally of this week, Ethereum gained but only in USD terms. It took losses in terms of its Bitcoin price as noted previously, and many analysts are stating that the market is waking up to the price being way overvalued compared to the utility it provides. дальше »
2018-7-19 20:29 | |
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Billionaire Investor Says Bitcoin Can Easily Reach $40K, Regrets Not Buying Earlier
Billionaire investor Marc Lasry predicts that Bitcoin could go as high as $40,000 in a few years. Lasry believes rising adoption will make the top-ranked cryptocurrency easier to trade thus causing the price to skyrocket. дальше »
2018-7-19 13:00 | |
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RSK Labs launches the expanded utility infrastructure service
News This week the RSK Labs development team launched a new service that provides programmers with a variety of tools to build decentralized applications. Also read: RSK Mines Its Genesis Block – Bitcoin Now Has an Ethereum-Like Smart Contracts Platform RSK Labs Launches Decentralized App Service The Rootstock (RSK) project is a Turing-complete smart contract sidechain дальше »
2018-7-18 22:56 | |
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Wall Street’s Crypto King Calls Bitcoin ‘Currency of the Internet’
Wall Street’s “Crypto King” sat down with the panel on CNBC’s Fast Money to discuss Bitcoin’s utility, calling the digital coin the “currency of the internet. ” Bitcoin is the Best Crypto Investment Bart Smith, head of digital asset trading at Susquehanna International Group, dubbed the “Crypto King” of Wall Street for his expertise on the space. дальше »
2018-7-11 13:00 | |
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The control gains it slowly: Utility tokens are true
In a March speech, MAS Managing Director Ravi Menon laid out a clear rationale for distinguishing “good” tokens from “the bad and the ugly. ” It came up with a useful taxonomy that divides tokens into three categories: payment tokens (bitcoin, litecoin and co. дальше »
2018-7-11 09:09 | |
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iUVOCoin ICO (IUVO Token): P2P Lending With Smart Contracts?
iUVOCoin is Utility Token that utilizes the Waves Platform Technology. The iUVOCoin will be finite, with only 20 million tokens being issued. Ownership of these coins can be transferred from one person to another. дальше »
2018-7-5 12:06 | |
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Ripple Pushes Towards Utility by Giving Away XRP
San Francisco based Ripple has become one of the most successful startups in the last decade, which has been full of overnight success stories in the fintech space. Since it launched its XRP token in 2013 it has made its way into the top five cryptocurrencies along with Bitcoin and Ethereum. дальше »
2018-7-3 14:30 | |
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Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review: Charity Funds and Dark Web Run-Ins
This week, the U. S. Department of Justice and other law enforcement agencies banded together to bring down some bad actors on the dark web. EOS is undergoing some growing pains with the launch of its network, exposing the trials and tribulations of an all-too-centralized governance model. дальше »
2018-6-30 20:56 | |
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