The president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, is currently calling for stricter cryptocurrency regulations, as he shared his beliefs about the danger and risks that digital currencies may pose to the world, according to International Business Times. Putin, during a meeting in Sochi on October 10th, said: "Cryptocurrencies are issued by an unlimited number of anonymous…
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Investors seeking exposure to the price movement of ether, the native token of the Ethereum platform, announced that just got a new, but familiar option: two Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) which track the price of Ether - Ether Tracker One (COINETH:SS) and Ether Tracker Euro (COINETHE:SS). XBT Provider by CoinShares, the issuer behind the world’s…
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Cofound.it, the leading platform for training the world’s most promising blockchain startups, and Ethfinex, the community-focused ERC20 token exchange and information hub spun out of Bitfinex, have today announced a collaboration aimed at strengthening trust between crowdsale supporters and blockchain startups. Based on a shared long-term vision to provide services that support the entire blockchain…
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The cryptocurrency market has exploded over the last two years, with almost 1600%, and for the last 12 months - with around 600%. That is tremendous growth, especially for Bitcoin that is heating up discussions and "worries" from governments around the world about its plausibility and future in numerous industries. According to cybersecurity expert, John…
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Enterprise blockchain company Nuco announced Aion has raised an initial $22 million USD to build the first interoperable blockchain network. The company also shared that Moog Inc., a Fortune 1000 company specializing in building parts for the aerospace and defense industries, will integrate Aion. Moog initially turned to Nuco to develop a native blockchain platform…
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UK FCA regulated global provider of FX and CFD brokerage services Tickmill just announced that has added Bitcoin (BTCUSD), one of the world’s most popular cryptocurrencies, to its list of trading instruments. Bitcoin is a digital currency that is completely decentralised, meaning no central bank or organisation controls it, therefore Bitcoin trading is an attractive…
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Dubai's government is the first one in the world to conduct all transactions through blockchain. The Dubai Land Department has gone completely "cashless" as part of the initiative "Dubai Blockchain Strategy" launched by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Dubai Foundation…
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Wysker, a Berlin-based startup that decentralizes e-commerce and that has built the first blockchain-powered shopping app, has now become the first ICO in Germany. What is more, this is the world's first blockchain-powered shopping app with a radical twist to mobile discovery and the first ICO from a company incorporated in Germany. On October 2nd, 2017 at 18:00…
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Russian Miner Coin raised $43 million through an ICO to create a “next-gen ecosystem for miners and investors,” challenging China in this field, reported East-West Digital News. Although the company had previously set a target of $100 million, the amount currently raised is a new record high for the Eastern European ICO market. According to…
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Seven leading banks are teaming up with R3 and Finastra to create a blockchain-based syndicated loan market, LenderComm. This new disruption in the lending market is yet another blockchain application that is going to be used to ease the loan market and serve as a platform for efficiency and up-to-date information. This new project will…
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