South Korean Regulators Discuss Proposals for ICO Legislation

Korean lawmakers are increasingly pushing for the regulation of initial coin offerings (ICOs) with multiple bills currently pending at the National Assembly. This includes a proposed amendment to the Electronic Financial Transactions Act. дальше »

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Irresponsible Borrowing Leaves Africa on Brink of Debt Crisis – Again

Irresponsible government borrowing has caused debt in many African countries to reach crisis level. Over the past 10 years, more than $80 billion in bonds have been issued to thirsty European investors by governments in Africa south of the Sahara, with public debt now making up about half of GDP. дальше »

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South Korean Crypto Exchange Bithumb to Purportedly Set up Decentralized Subsidy

South Korea’s crypto exchange heavyweight Bithumb has announced that it was all set to launch a decentralized exchange in a bid to cater to its overseas expanding base in the coming few months, reported Business Korea on October 5, 2018. дальше »

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Op Ed: Why Is There So Much Talk About a Bitcoin ETF?

An exchange-traded bitcoin fund (ETF) would signal greater acceptance of bitcoin as a mainstreet investment, while also making it much easier for both institutional and retail investors to get involved. дальше »

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New Google Chromecast shows up in yet another leak before Pixel event

It’s not just the Pixel 3 that keeps leaking before Google’s event next week –  we already have an idea of other devices that may launch, including a smart display and new Chromebooks. Now we’re getting a good look at one more expected device, Google’s third-generation Chromecast, thanks to yet another leak. дальше »

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Bitcoin SegWit Transactions Now in Majority, Over Half of BTC Transactions Use Segregated Witness

SegWit Transactions Take Up Over 50% of Total Bitcoin Transactions The percentage of Segregated Witness (SegWit) Bitcoin spending payments saw a third major spike this year as the total percentage jumped to over 50% this Thursday. дальше »

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Analyst Claims Bitcoin Suffers From a Lack of Demand, Major Investment Firms Appear to Disagree

As the first ever digital asset, Bitcoin’s value has increased significantly over the course of its lifetime in comparison to Ethereum and other altcoins. However, the coin has stalled in price over the past couple of months, mostly sitting around the $6,500 marker. дальше »

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LTC Vs BCH: The Gamble Off

Earlier last month, the leading men at Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin, (Roger Ver and Charlie Lee respectively) sat down to have a debate about some of the leading figureheads in the crypto space, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash and of course Bitcoin. дальше »

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What’s the Future of Tron (TRX), Should you Invest in this Cryptocurrency ?

Tron this year has had its fair share of the extreme market volatility. Its price has been shaky since the start of the year, a result of the poor performance the digital coin has put up all year. дальше »

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Yale’s Own “Warren Buffett” Takes Up Positions in Two Cryptocurrency Funds

It has emerged that one of the planet’s most respected endowment managers has taken up positions in the cryptocurrency space. David Swensen has managed Yale University’s almost $30 billion endowment fund since the mid-eighties, earning him great esteem as an investor. дальше »

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Circle Poised to Acquire Equity Crowdfunding Platform SeedInvest

Cryptocurrency startup Circle is venturing deeper into crypto trading. The Boston-based company is now ready to buy equity crowdfunding firm SeedInvest. If approved by regulators, the move could allow Circle to help match investors with fledgling companies trying to raise money via initial coin offerings (ICOs). дальше »

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Passware: Lost Bitcoin Wallet Passwords Are a Thing of the Past

There is no greater news than learning about the ability to recover the password to one’s wealth. Passware Inc.  claims that Passware Kit marks “the first commercially available forensic software to recover passwords” for two Bitcoin wallets: Blockchain. дальше »

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Holo Price Up $40M Amid New Mozilla Partnership Rumours

The Holo price has experienced a $40m surge in its total value, as the market sits up and takes notice of the latest rumours surrounding the Holochain Mozilla partnership. The market cap for Holochain (HOT) tokens was approximately $130m by midday Thursday. дальше »

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Stackr: The Dawn of a Digital Asset Savings Solution - [BTC Media Sponsor]

Financial savings have long been the foundation of wealth and asset building. However, we are now in a time when the growing obsolescence of financial institutions has forced certain technologies out of date, created high fees, revealed structural inefficiencies and, ultimately, meant that some standard investment solutions now fail to place consumer needs first. дальше »

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Virtual Satoshi Monument Goes up in Kiev, Hollywood Is Next

A Ukrainian project group has erected a statue of Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous founder of Bitcoin, in the virtual reality (VR) of a mobile app they have developed. The plan is to construct a network of virtual cities around such statues and ultimately establish a global “Satoshi Nakamoto Republic. дальше »

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One Solution ICO

One Solution is an ecosystem combining within itself a decentralized fund for cryptocurrency investing, our own cryptocurrency possessing unique features, as well as a startup academy. The One Solution Fund eases the process of IСO investing, eliminates the issue of scams, opens up access to large investment discounts and bonuses. дальше »

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Apple is blocking third-party repairs on new Mac computers

A lot of us rely on third-party repair shops when our Macs go bust. But according to a report by MacRumors, Apple’s new security chip (called T2) will prevent any component replacements in the new MacBook Pros and iMac Pro from non-authorised repair centers. дальше »

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Amazon’s multiplayer game leak reveals an expansive supernatural world

Amazon is currently running a closed beta for its upcoming game New World, but hasn’t publicly revealed much of what it looks like. Thankfully, one of the participants captured some two hours of footage and shared it on, ahem, PornHub. дальше »

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Snapchat turns its attention to India as it battles Instagram to win users

In a bid to continue growing its audience against the odds, Snap is looking beyond the west to India, one of the largest markets for online services right now. To that end, it’s hired its first executive to head up operations in the country. дальше »

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Crypto Prediction Market Augur Is Gearing Up for Its First Major Upgrade

Can a "faster, better, cheaper" Augur attract the user base it needs in order to succeed? дальше »

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Flatline Friday For Crypto Markets, Only Tron Making a Move

FOMO Moments Markets flat this Friday morning; Tron, EOS, Nexo moving up. There is still very little going on in crypto land as we round out the week. Since yesterday markets have barely moved and have remained at a little under $220 billion total capitalization. дальше »

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Cryptocurrency Regulations Moving Towards Clarity, Says Investment Security Expert

Julie Myers Wood believes that the era of little or no regulations in the cryptocurrency space is fast becoming a thing of the past. The Guidepost Solutions CEO says regulators will firm up laws to protect investors from bad actors in the industry. дальше »

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12 years later, Sony might allow users to change their PSN names

Rumor has it that Sony might finally make one of its biggest changes ever — allowing players to change their names on the PlayStation Network. The rumor comes from Kotaku, who cite anonymous developers who’ve been told about the change in order to prepare for it. дальше »

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No Cash, No Pain: What if You Woke Up to No Paper Money?

If an era of paperless money dawned, how would life change for all of us?

The post No Cash, No Pain: What if You Woke Up to No Paper Money? appeared first on CoinSpeaker.

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Joe Crypto: The Volcano Vents, It Does Not Blow

It has been an odd week on the markets and we kept looking forward to the day that pent up energy would finally let go. Well today wasn’t quite that day, but the volcano is venting and it feels like it’s getting ready to let go. дальше »

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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 »

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SBI Ripple Asia Launches MoneyTap App, Japanese Banks Consider the Crypto for Olympics

The price analysis of cryptocurrency market suggests Ripple (XPR) is steadily gaining momentum as there are hidden aces up the sleeve that make value of the third biggest digital coin swing upwards. дальше »

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Ripple Overview: MoneyTap App Officially Goes Live While Japanese Banks Consider the Crypto for Olympics

The price analysis of cryptocurrency market suggests Ripple (XPR) is steadily gaining momentum as there are hidden aces up the sleeve that make value of the third biggest digital coin swing upwards. дальше »

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Israel Securities Authority To Use Blockchain To Secure Internal Messaging System

This time, the securities regulator isn't throwing up roadblocks to crypto's adoption. Instead, it's embracing the underlying technology.

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New York’s $30 Million Housing Development Up for Grabs on Ethereum

When it comes to Wall Street, most would envisage the crypto securities market as a distant, but a multi-trillion-dollar blip on the horizon. And yet, for all the ruminations of regulators, the Big Apple’s real estate market has taken its another step onto the bandwagon of tokenization. дальше »

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QuarkChain Code Review: High Capacity P2P Blockchain

I’ve previously written about Quarkchain. What I saw back then was good. I still have my reservations on cross-shard transactions and the implication on finality, and I still dislike the horizontal scalability claim. дальше »

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Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency Continues to Move Sideways

At press time, bitcoin – the father of crypto – is back up in the $6,500 range. While it had remained here for some time, yesterday saw the currency falling back by roughly $100. It appears bitcoin missed its original spot and has worked overnight to bring itself back up. дальше »

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EOS Price Surpasses $5.75 As Negative Momentum Subsides

The current cryptocurrency market sentiment seems to indicate positive things are bound to happen. For the EOS price watchers, things are starting to look up, even though the current gains do not necessarily indicate a long-term uptrend. дальше »

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Pain and Fear Are Good for Crypto, Says Co-founder of Evercoin

Pain and fear are good in the cryptocurrency market because it enables us to stop making the same mistakes, according to the co-founder of crypto exchange Evercoin. “Fear keeps you from being harmed,” Miko Matsumura said. дальше »

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Institutional Investors Step Up Investments in Cryptocurrency Market

The Bloomberg report notes that institutional investors have already started chipping in the crypto market through OTC trades. The post Institutional Investors Step Up Investments in Cryptocurrency Market appeared first on CoinSpeaker. дальше »

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Bitcoin ATMs Spring up Across Utah… ish

The latest US state to see an influx of bitcoin automatic teller machines (or BTMs) is Utah. According to Salt Lake City media outlet, KSL, they “are popping up all over Utah” All Over Utah As seen on this map, eleven of the twelve BTMs in Utah lie pretty close to state capital Salt Lake City. дальше »

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Livepeer Wraps Up Merkle Mining, Frees Ethereum Bandwidth

The token distribution approach increased Ethereum gas usage in the past two months, but in most cases, gas fees remained reasonable.

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Electroneum Powers Up KYC Compliance

One day, you might not need ID to buy beer…if you pay with Electroneum, that is. The mobile-payments-focused protocol recently announced itself to be the first KYC-compliant digital currency, adding a layer of transparency and diffusing some of crypto’s negative perceptions. дальше »

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Nintendo will reportedly launch an upgraded Switch next summer

The Wall Street Journal reports that Nintendo is gearing up to build a revamped version of its portable Switch gaming console for the summer of 2019 – just over two years since its initial release. дальше »

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XRP Price Turns Bullish as Bitcoin Momentum Picks up

All of the major cryptocurrencies find themselves in the green once again. Although there is still a long way to go prior to speaking of an actual recovery, this current trend looks promising for the remainder of the week. дальше »

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LG’s new hybrid smartwatch features mechanical hands and a clumsy compromise

LG’s made several smartwatches based on Android Wear (now known as Wear OS) over the years, and its latest offering brings something different: a mechanical movement and analog watch hands paired with a smartwatch system and color display. дальше »

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Cryptocurrency Market Update: Siacoin Surging on ASIC Limiting Hard Fork

FOMO Moments Markets creeping back up; XRP, Nem and Siacoin performing well. Crypto markets have crept back up a little since yesterday’s dump. They are still stuck at the bottom though as any upward momentum is lost after a few days. дальше »

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Coinbase Set to Speed Up Bitcoin Payments Introducing ‘Child Pays for Parent’ System

U.S. based crypto exchange Coinbase is rolling out Child Pays for Parent system, which will use higher fees as an incentive for miners to push through a transaction. The post Coinbase Set to Speed Up Bitcoin Payments Introducing ‘Child Pays for Parent’ System appeared first on CoinSpeaker. дальше »

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Charles Hoskinson Examines Rust To Be The First Open Source Project

The co-founder of Ethereum and founder of Cardano, Charles Hoskinson has discussed the anniversary of Cardano and the new Cardano Rust Project earlier this week. He stated that Cardano’s Rust is the first open-source project aimed at widening the reach of the technology to bring in a bigger range of third-party developers. дальше »

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Swell 2018: Wrapping Up a Historic Year for Ripple

The second annual Swell by Ripple customer conference has officially come to a close. Over the course of two days the world’s leading experts in policy, payments and technology converged in San Francisco for 14 dynamic sessions, featuring 32 speakers, on the future of payments. дальше »

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Swell 2018: Wrapping up a Historic Year for Ripple

The second annual Swell by Ripple customer conference has officially come to a close. Over the course of two days the world’s leading experts in policy, payments and technology converged in San Francisco for 14 dynamic sessions, featuring 32 speakers, on the future of payments. дальше »

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Exploring the Brighter Side of Dark Pools in Cryptocurrency Markets

Dark pools, notorious for their anonymity in the traditional financial markets, are becoming a staple of cryptocurrency trading. However, in an October 2, 2018 report, CoinMarketCap argues that the once frowned up practice of anonymous selling might not be that bad for cryptocurrencies. дальше »

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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 »

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Why Is Bitcoin so Boring?

Whether you’ve made a small fortune or lost it, Bitcoin has certainly been a wild ride. Superlatives normally denote some interest if nothing else, but September was possibly the ‘dullest’ month for Bitcoin since records began. дальше »

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Gemini Exchange Hopes to Appeal to Institutional Cash with Asset Insurance

The Gemini cryptocurrency exchange platform has managed to secure insurance for its customers’ cryptocurrency holdings. The development should help the firm avoid the kind of hacks that have occurred against some of the industry’s other big names in recent years. дальше »

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