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Blockchain: at the Core of the Energy Sector Revolution

.Inese Dosé, Senior Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers Latvia.The Blockchain has created an exceptional hype around its utilisation by many industries. The technology facilitates transactions between parties by using computer algorithms without the need for third-party involvement. It...

, by Inese Dosé

Morning News: US Lawmakers Want Regulations, Bithumb’s Interpark Deal

US Congress Subcommittee Hints It May Regulate Crypto Bithumb Launches Crypto Shopping Platform with E-commerce Giant Coincheck Partner Invests in Crypto Monitoring App Crypto Hackers Focusing on Ethereum Miners and Android UsersCatch up on the most essential cryptocurrency and blockchain news...

, by Tim Alper

Apple-Approved App Mining Crypto on Users’ Computers

It looks like one cannot escape cryptojackers even on the Apple's app store. Calendar 2 is an app, approved by an American technology company Apple, that was pulled after news broke that it was using its users’ computers to mine crypto for the developers.But is it really malware if the app...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Coinbase Heats Up Competition in Europe

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) granted Coinbase an e-money license, the company announced today in a blog post on Medium. Their license will also be extended beyond the UK to 23 countries within the EU. The U.S. headquartered Coinbase, one of the better-known digital wallet providers...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

It’s Official: Google Banning Crypto Ads

Google confirmed a previous report by Cryptonews.com that it has decided to ban all initial coin offering and cryptocurrency related advertising on its search engine.The internet giant is banning any and all crypto-related ads starting June 2018, as part of their update on their financial...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Bitcoin Not the Answer to a Cashless Society

Opinion piece by Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB and Chair of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI), co-authored by Jacqueline Loh, chair of the BIS Markets Committee, published in the Financial...

, by Benoît Cœuré

Morning News: G20’s Crypto Wishlist, Coincheck Hack Celeb Refunded

Catch up on the most essential cryptocurrency and blockchain news stories breaking in Asia and the Americas while the rest of the world was asleep.Celebrity Who Lost Everything in Coincheck Hack Gets Full Refund Japanese celebrity Toki, one half of comedy duo Fujisaki Market, says he has received a...

, by Tim Alper

Listing ICOs on Exchanges Is a Lucrative Business

Cryptocurrency exchange platforms are charging up to USD 1 million per initial coin offering (ICO) to list tokens, according to multiple industry sources known to Business Insider.Some half a dozen market participants said that some exchanges are charging anywhere between USD 50,000 to USD 1...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Veteran Internet Entrepreneur’s Simple Idea For Simple Token

Jason Goldberg, Founder and CEO of Simple Token, a network for consumer apps tokenization, believes every company, from “a global brand to an emerging app maker,” should be able to easily issue branded tokens and “transform its business into a dynamic economic ecosystem,” he...

, by Julia Travers

Morning News: New North Korea Threat?, Gaming Mammoth Mulls ICO

North Korea Behind New Ransomware Threat? S Korean Gaming Mammoth Mulls ICO Thai Cabinet to Rule on Possible 10% Crypto Tax Charge Ripple Loses Battle to Have its XRP Case Heard on Home TurfCatch up on the most essential cryptocurrency and blockchain news stories breaking in Asia and the...

, by Tim Alper

Two New Ways to Measure Crypto Mania

Market sentiment data could be one of the better ways to gauge the mania taking place in crypto assets. Two new instruments have been introduced in order to measure it.On Monday, Thomson Reuters, a Canadian multinational mass media and information firm, announced it has added Bitcoin sentiment to...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

John Oliver Explains Crypto

.John Oliver tackled blockchain, crypto and related topics in his Last Week Tonight show, despite the fact that “discussions of new technology tend to age badly,” reminding us all of Google Glass and adding, “Technology, the thing that will make television so high def that I will...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Another ICO Makes Off With More Than USD 2 Million

Another Initial Coin Offering (ICO) project, called Giza, was revealed to be a scam after the ICO raised more than USD 2 million, used a fake LinkedIn profile and copied pictures from another user's Instagram to create a false persona and went on their merry way with the money, CNBC reported.As...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Hacker Hunt: USD 10 million for Info on Binance Hackers

After Wednesday’s market manipulation incident which caused all kinds of problems, Binance, a crypto exchange, has issued a hacker bounty. A total of USD 10 million has been earmarked towards catching hackers and other unscrupulous attackers, with USD 250,000 offered for information leading...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Digital Currency Hedge Funds Are Jumping on the Crypto Bandwagon

Digital currency hedge funds lost an average of 4.6% in January.Until last year, there have only been a few select funds investing in bitcoin and alternative digital currencies. In 2017, however, as bitcoin went mainstream and Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) became the latest new investment rage,...

, by Alex Lielacher

Morning News: Telco Giant’s Token Economy Plan, AML Platform for ICOs

SK Telecom Outlines “Token Economy” Plans PwC Testing Anti-Money Laundering Platform for ICOs Bithumb Releases App “for Professional Investors” S Korean Police Bust USD 28 Million Crypto Fraud RingCatch up on the most essential cryptocurrency and blockchain news stories...

, by Tim Alper

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