Category: Cryptocurrency

April 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Lithuania introduces blockchain-based companies in 2019

Lithuania has informed that it is looking to become the first ever country to offer entities from around the world the opportunity to register and manage companies using blockchain technology. These Virtual Limited Liability Companies (VLLCs) would benefit from an innovation-friendly “sandbox” regulatory system that helps newcomers to set up operations. VLLCs would give companies a…

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April 17, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

How Blockchain may help homeless people

The city of Austin, Texas, is among the first ones in the world to be putting blockchain to a very useful task: helping the homeless. While the problem exists around the world to different extents, a universal solution to identifying homeless people and taking care of them has not been found. And while investors disagree…

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April 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Ripple, not Bitcoin, will convert the crypto cynics

Ripple can be expected to “convert the remaining crypto cynics,” according to Nigel Green, the founder and CEO of independent financial services organisation deVere Group. The prediction from Nigel Green comes as Ripple (XRP) experienced a spike last week, adding another $62bn to its market value. The cryptocurrency also broke some key resistance, such as $0.6500…

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Acquisition
April 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Monex Group acquires Coincheck Inc.

Monex Group, Inc. has announced the successful completion of its acquisition of 100% shares of Coincheck, Inc. Coincheck has become a wholly owned subsidiary of the company today. Monex shared that they recognize blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies as next-generation technologies and platforms which are likely to drastically change the way people approach money. Therefore, since…

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April 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bitcoin ATM network Coinsource nears 200 machines, enters the D.C. market

Coinsource, the Bitcoin ATM network, has announced its first expansion into the Nation’s capital. Coinsource will install 20 machines across the District of Columbia and Maryland after receiving significant demand from Bitcoin users and local merchants. This installation caps off a successful first quarter for the company after launching 10 machines in Rhode Island, New…

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April 12, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

This is the reason why Bitcoin is rising again

Bitcoin has definitely seen better days in the last couple of months. The cryptocurrency has recently been trading at around $7,500, while fluctuating up and down along the way. Today, however, the cryptocurrency jumped with almost 17%, now trading at around $8,000.   Source: Coinbase, 2018 Many are wondering why the currency jumped with such…

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April 12, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Africa Master Coin on the Horizon

Africa is the poorest populated continent in the world as of 2018, and foreign direct investments have been of primary importance to the African population for many decades now. Because of the high level of corruption, especially in Northern Africa, the idea of a domestic cryptocurrency has long been in discussion. Now, according to media,…

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April 12, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

The first Blockchain ETF is here

The very first blockchain ETF has been launched by First Trust Global Portfolios. According to press release, the First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction and Process ETF is going to physically track what is called the Indxx Blockchain index. The Blockchain Index is currently investing in a variety of companies whose major investments come from the…

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April 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Oyster Protocol launches Shell tokens supported by KuCoin

Oyster Protocol, a website monetization and distributed storage solution built on the IOTA and Ethereum blockchains, has announced an Airdrop for its Oyster Shell token (Ticker: SHL) on April 13, 2018. Shell tokens are used to pay for connectivity and Dapp operation across the Oyster meshnet, and will eventually be used to access the decentralized…

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