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Stellar Partners with TransferTo for Improved International Mobile Money Transfers

Cryptocurrencies and digital assets all have a role to play in the world of remittances and money transfers. Stellar is making inroads in this regard thanks to a new partnership with TransferTo. It’s an important step in the right direction, and one that shows Stellar may be able to rival Ripple in the long run. […] дальше »

2018-7-27 02:00


Philippines Based LoyalCoin Is Using Cryptocurrency To Create The First Global Loyalty Scheme

Philippines-based LoyalCoin is aiming to create the world’s largest loyalty network where points from thousands of different brands are interchangeable – all thanks to cryptocurrency. Customers will be able to turn reward points from numerous brands into taxi rides, air miles, fast food treats and pretty much anything else they want. дальше »

2018-7-23 23:00


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Governance, Part 2: Plutocracy Is Still Bad

Coin holder voting, both for governance of technical features, and for more extensive use cases like deciding who runs validator nodes and who receives money from development bounty funds, is unfortunately continuing to be popular, and so it seems worthwhile for me to write another post explaining why I (and Vlad Zamfir and others) do not consider it wise for Ethereum (or really, any base-layer blockchain) to start adopting these kinds of mechanisms in a tightly coupled form in any significant way. дальше »

2018-7-21 23:03


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


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B21 Opens A New Runway To Crypto

In the latest take-off slot from fiat world to crypto-land, B21 has announced a partnership that will make it easier for first-time users to start investing and holding cryptocurrencies. Using vouchers from Flexepin, users will be able to fund the B21 investment platform with cash, according to a press release issued yesterday by the two […] The post B21 Opens A New Runway To Crypto appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

2018-7-21 19:14


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Fiat Currencies Will Become Essential to Public Blockchains

In an imagined future world of cryptocurrencies, fallible and politically influenced central bankers are replaced with algorithms and currencies get more valuable over time, not less so. Even if cryptocurrencies continue to grow (and they most likely will), if we want blockchains to deliver upon their promise, we must be able to transact using traditional дальше »

2018-7-18 15:43


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Malta See’s The World’s First ICCO – Initial Convertible Coin Offering, But What Is It?

Yesterday, The Malta Times reported on the world’s first ICCO, a regulated Initial ‘Convertible’ Coin Offering. You can see the full report for yourself, here. What is an ICCO? First off, this ICCO is regulated by the Malta Financial Services Authority so therefore meets a range of stringent restrictions designed to make investment safer. дальше »

2018-7-11 08:00


How Bitcoin’s Reputation Differs From The Whole Cryptocurrency Market

How Can Bitcoin Restore Its Reputation Around the World? Bitcoin has been able to grow and expand in many different countries. The economy is starting to see the influence of these new cryptocurrencies, but several individuals do not trust them, or believe that they are used solely for criminal activities. But how would it be […] дальше »

2018-7-5 21:07