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Intercontinental Conference to Explore Key Players in Blockchain Scene

High level speakers and leaders from the European Commission, European Parliament, different governments, various businesses, as well as 500 attendees from leading regulators of the industry, startups, investors, entrepreneurs, and academics from Europe, North America, Australia and Asia are...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Keys to USD 10bn in Bitcoin Locked Underground on Five Continents

When you amass a fortune in digital currency, you still have to keep it somewhere. Imagine becoming a Bitcoin billionaire - how would you guard your hoard? In your old apartment? Or in vaults behind guards, reinforced concrete and blast doors?Xapo, a startup founded by Argentine entrepreneur Wences...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Financial Giant Invests Millions in Crypto Startup Ahead its IPO

Japanese financial giant SBI Group has made an “eight figure USD investment” in a Taiwanese blockchain startup named OwlTing that specializes in travel services and plans its initial public offering (IPO) next year.The Taiwanese company announced that SBI’s deal amounted to 20% of...

, by Tim Alper

Venezuela Wants Foreign Ships to Pay Petros for Port Services

Venezuela’s Ministry of Transport has announced that shipping companies using the country’s port services must either make payments in Petro, the country’s state-issued cryptocurrency, or Euros.Analytics company S&P Global Platts reports that an official announcement from the...

, by Tim Alper

‘No ICO’ for Manga-themed Otaku Coin, Devs Plan Giveaway Instead

Tokyo Otaku Mode, the developer of Otaku Coin, a cryptocurrency targeted at fans of Japanese manga, anime and games, say it will not issue an initial coin offering (ICO) after all – and will instead distribute the token for free.The company says that ICO issuances are now fraught with...

, by Tim Alper

ICOs Visualized: Explosion at its Finest

Initial coin offerings (ICOs) are the most popular new way to fund your startup, regardless of whether it is blockchain-based - although the majority is. Exactly how popular is hard to explain using just words and numbers, in spite of the numbers reaching unimaginable heights.Blockchain startup...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Meet Carol, the Future Average Lightning User

In an effort to show prospective Lightning Network users how the experience should look in the not-too-distant future, Lightning Labs, a developer of the network, in a blog post introduced Carol, a new Lightning user, and through her example show their vision and some projects they are working...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Bitcoin and Ethereum Eyes Last Line of Defense

Bitcoin price is struggling to hold the USD 9,000 support with an increase in selling pressure. Ethereum also just managed to hold a crucial support near USD 700. Pundi X and Augur registered decent gains today, and are up 27% and 17% respectively.Yesterday, there was a decent upward move in...

, by Aayush Jindal

Ethereum is One Step Closer to a Major Change

The first release of Casper FFG (Friendly Finality Gadget) consensus mechanism is out on Tuesday, published on a software development platform GitHub by its developer, Danny Ryan. Casper’s purpose is to change the way the Ethereum network reaches consensus by eventually replacing the Proof of...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Facebook Appoints Coinbase Board Member to Head New Blockchain Unit

Facebook has appointed David Marcus, its Vice President in charge of Messaging Products, as the leader of a new blockchain unit.Marcus joined the board of American cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase in December last year. He confirmed his new move in a Facebook post, saying, “I'm setting up a...

, by Tim Alper

Judge Calls Two Coins “Grand Misrepresentation” in Crypto Fraud Trial

The federal judge presiding over the landmark fraud case against the operator of two American cryptocurrencies has hinted the court has already taken a dim view of the accused.Per the New York Post, the judge responded to a statement from defense lawyers calling REcoin and Diamond Reserve Coin...

, by Tim Alper

Venezuela and Palestine Launch Shared Fund with ‘USD 1.2Bn’ in Petro

Venezuela and Palestine have agreed to form a binational fund, with the former stumping up 20 million of its state-issued, oil reserves-backed Petro cryptocurrency tokens as an initial stake.The agreement was formalized at a meeting between Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan president, and...

, by Tim Alper

Former England Football Player Launches OWN Coin

Michael Owen, former England national team football player and striker for Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle United, Manchester United and Stoke City clubs, has rolled out his own cryptocurrency called OWN, at around USD 10 each. They are supposed to take the role of payment for his fans to take...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Crypto Millionaire’s Advice to Bill Gates How to Short Bitcoin

Bill Gates says he would short Bitcoin “if there was an easy way to do it” on CNBC’s Squawk Box and of course the community doesn’t stay silent. Tyler Winklevoss, early Bitcoin investor and co-founder and CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, did not pass up the opportunity...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Research: Bitcoin Dropped Due to Bitcoin Futures Launch

Bitcoin’s fall from almost USD 20,000 is directly tied to the launch of a futures market, according to research from the San Francisco Federal Reserve published on Monday. “The rapid run-up and subsequent fall in the price after the introduction of futures does not appear to be a...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

“ICOs Are Necessary,” Says Binance CEO

Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of the largest cryptucurrency exchange Binance, said in a blog post on May 7th that “ICOs are not just good to have, but necessary” as they perform better than venture capital funds, despite the high risk of failure: “I would say raising money through ICOs...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

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