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PR – XTRABYTES’ Revolutionary Proof-of-Signature Blockchain Technology
The XTRABYTES development team is in the process of refining a new concept called Proof-of-Signature (PoSign) for achieving blockchain...
Japanese Financial Regulator Issues Warning on ICOs
While many people consider initial coin offerings to be high-risk investments, the rewards are often worth it for investors throughout the...
Celebrity Endorsements of ICOs ‘May be Unlawful’, Says SEC
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a warning to investors regarding initial coin offerings (ICOs) that are...
PR: Brickblock Announces ICO Token Sale Right After Alpha Version Release
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New Zealand’s Financial Regulator states all Cryptocurrencies are Securities
Not long ago, the New Zealand Financial Markets Authority, also known as the FMA, has published a commentary about initial coin offerings...
Central Bank Round-Up: Kenya, Swaziland & Australia
Regulation The Central Banks of Kenya and Swaziland have recently made statements pertaining to cryptocurrencies, with Kenya’s central...
SEC Warns of Celebrity Endorsement, ICOs Might be a Target
Regulation The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an Investor Alert: Celebrity Endorsements from its Office of Investor...
After Raising $100 Million, Status Reveals an NFC Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallet
Status, an innovative project which introduced an Ethereum blockchain-based decentralized browser, with built-in chat and wallet...
Chinese Exchanges Move Abroad in Search of Friendlier Regulation
Not long ago, China decided to crack down on digital currencies by banning both initial coin offerings and exchanges within the mainland....
Bitwage Introduces Payroll Services for 18 Additional Fiat Currencies
Economics Bitwage has announced that it will introduce 18 new currencies for invoicing. Bitwage is a bitcoin payroll and international...
Bitcoin Soars Past US$7,000 Mark
Image credit: Close-up computer monitor with trading software, Bitcoin on dollar note visible on the background, g0d4ather,...
Bitcoin’s Path to the Moon Draws Closer Breaking $7K New All Time High
Markets and Prices Bitcoin has reached yet another price milestone as the digital asset has surpassed $7K per BTC on November 2. The...
As Bitcoin Rises Above $6,000 Will Government Restrictions Succeed? Jeffrey Tucker is Skeptical
Interview Renowned Austrian economist and anarcho-capitalist, Jeffrey Tucker, recently spoke with news.Bitcoin.com regarding his views on...
PR: Kubera – Innovative Gaming Platform Powered by Ethereum Blockchain
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Bitcoin Price Gains Continue with Record High Just Shy of $7,000
Another day, another record... Bitcoin prices have continued to climb overnight, building on consecutive highs in recent days and...
Markets Update: First of the Month Sees Bitcoin Skyrocket to $6900+
Markets and Prices The price of bitcoin continues to drive higher as the decentralized currency’s value has reached a high once again this...
PR – Confideal ICO Begins November 2nd, Time to Contribute to Success
Confideal, a smart contract platform on Ethereum blockchain (confideal.io), are excited to announce the beginning of the long-awaited ICO...
Next Generation of Canadian Banking Customers Want Bitcoin
Finance Doug Alexander of Bloomberg Technology reports an online lender’s stock price and value “rose the most in eight months after...
Go nowhere ICOs testing investor patience
While startups tend to measure ICO success by how much money they have raised, investors, on the other hand, care more about how well the...
Go nowhere ICOs testing investor confidence
While startups tend to measure ICO success by how much money they have raised, investors, on the other hand, care more about how well the...
Meet the K-7 Offline Paper Wallet Generator
Technology As the price of bitcoin continues to rise, cold storage solutions like hardware and paper wallets are becoming more popular...
Listen Up: Designing a Reliable Electric Grid
Over the past few months we’ve experienced a solar eclipse, several devastating hurricanes, another under-construction nuclear plant...
PR: Ethersport a Blockchain-Based Online Sports Lottery Platform to Launch ICO Campaign
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What Are Private Blockchains and What Purposes Do They Serve?
These days, the market is filled with both public and private blockchains, yet due to their similarities, many people tend to confuse the...
Bitcoin Cash Markets Surge As the Pending Hard Fork Approaches
Markets and Prices The price of bitcoin cash (BCH) has been on a tear lately as network participants are steadily preparing for the...
How to Diversify Your Digital Currency Portfolio
When it comes to making digital currency investments, it is essential to strike the perfect balance within your crypto portfolio, as this...
Understanding Segwit2x: Why Bitcoin’s Next Fork Might Not Mean Free Money
Bitcoin is gearing up for what could be the biggest (and least understood) change to its software to date. by Pete Rizzo Often called...
A More User-Friendly Bitcoin Market? OpenBazaar Version 2.0 Is Here
The startup behind OpenBazaar has released version 2.0 of its popular bitcoin-powered marketplace. First launched in 2014, the software...
Chinese Bitcoin Exchanges Eye Friendlier Asian Countries As Crypto/CNY Trading Ban Comes Into Effect
Image credit: China's flag on the background of skyscrapers of Shanghai World Financial Center, Nickolay Vinokurov, Shutterstock.comA ban...
Over One Million People Enroll in Online Crypto Class
Featured CNBC’s Senior Tech Reporter Ari Levy details how the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin, with its acceptance explosion...
PR: Smartlands – the Platform for Agriculture Announces That It Will Integrate with the Stellar Network
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Joel Osteen-Endorsed Pastor Sentenced to Five Years in Coin.mx Case
Featured Pastor Trevón Gross, endorsed by televangelist Joel Osteen, was sentenced to five years in prison for his role in the Coin.mx...
What is Hashgraph?
By Demetri Kofinas of Hidden Forces Has been recently leading the charge in reporting on what may be one of the biggest technological...
Major Chinese Exchanges Launch P2P Trading Platforms
Markets and Prices China’s major exchanges have found a legitimate means through which to continue operations despite the Chinese...
Swirlds, CULedger collaborate on distributed applications to CUs
HASHGRAPH News Swirlds, creators of the hashgraph distributed consensus platform, and CULedger, a credit union consortium supported by the...
Bitpay to Suspend All Services During the Segwit2x Hard Fork
Technology With roughly fifteen days left bitcoin-based businesses all around the world have been preparing their users for the possible...
No, Blockchain won’t upend digital marketing — yet. But the potential is real
By Andrew Birmingham Will blockchain upend digital marketing, eliminate advertising fraud and usher in a new MarTech ecosystem fuelled by...
CharityStars Accepts $36,000 Worth of Bitcoin to Meet Cristiano Ronaldo
How much would you pay if you had the opportunity to meet your lifetime hero? And what if you could pay with bitcoin or ethereum? Would...
Bitcoin Price Captures Another All-Time High Surpassing $6,400
Markets and Prices The price of bitcoin has reached another all-time high this week touching an average of $6,420 across popular...
No, the FCC Is Not Voting on Net Neutrality in November
Last week, there was talk that the FCC had chosen a late November date to vote on rolling back Obama-era net neutrality regulations. These...
CME Group Aims to Launch a Bitcoin Derivatives Platform This Quarter
Finance On October 31 the world’s largest options and futures exchange, CME Group, has announced it will be launching a bitcoin-based...
PR: Xenio.io Releases Decentralized Gaming Blockchain Source Code
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What Is Kovri?
Not too long ago, we had to clarify some misconceptions regarding the recent Monero node IP leaks. It was mentioned that this would become...
It is now practical to refuel electric vehicles through thin air
Electromagnetic induction gets rid of cables A WISE driver keeps an eye on the fuel gauge, to make timely stops at filling stations. For...
Five in Six British MPs Don’t Know How Money Is Created
If you were to ask people on the street how money is created, most couldn’t give you a decent answer. For some reason, everyone uses...
Vertcoin Clocks Record High Ahead of Reward Reduction
Bitcoin isn't the only cryptocurrency trading at all-time highs today. At press time, the vertcoin-U.S. dollar (VTC/USD) exchange rate is...
Can Hashgraph Dethrone Blockchain as the Future Backbone of Consensus Algorithms?
Over the past few weeks, there has been a lot of talk about a new technology known as Hashgraph. So far, a lot of people have no idea what...
Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork Plans Updated – New Difficulty Adjustment Algorithm Chosen
Technology The Bitcoin ABC development team has announced its plans for the November 13 Hard Fork upgrade of Bitcoin Cash. The upgrade is...
BANKEX Proof-of-Asset Protocol Open Access to Fair Capital
When it comes down to distributed ledgers, the current technology employs two main protocols- Proof-of-Work and Proof-of-Stake, both of...
Trump to Appoint Bitcoin-Skeptic Powell as Fed Chair
News The New York Times is reporting President Trump will appoint “Jerome H. Powell as the next chairman of the Federal Reserve (Fed).”...
Lala World Raises US$2M Series A To Bring Blockchain To The Unbanked
Lala World, a blockchain startup headquartered in Singapore, has raised US$2 million in a Series A funding round to bring cheaper and more...
PR: Hacken Decentralized Token for Cybersecurity Announces Its Token Sale Will Start October 31
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Satoshi Nakamoto’s Brilliant White Paper Turns 9-Years Old
Technology Bitcoin has had a phenomenal year in 2017 surpassing many expectations as the decentralized currency now commands a whopping...
Iranian Government Preparing for Bitcoin Use Inside the Country
Economics The Iranian government has been conducting research into the economic and infrastructural aspects of preparing for bitcoin use...
Citizens of Zimbabwe Use Bitcoin to Access International Markets
Emerging Markets According to Yeuki Kusangaya of Zimbabwe-based bitcoin exchange Golix, an increasing number of Zimbabweans are adopting...
Bitcoin-Related Jobs Fastest Growing Sector of International Employment
Featured Also read: How Money Got Free: Bitcoin and the Fight for the Future of Finance Bitcoin-Related Jobs Fastest Growing Category of...
Norwegian Mining Firm Intex Announces ICO for Its Own Digital Currency
Companies involved with traditional mining are paying rather close attention to cryptocurrencies these days. That in itself should not...
Ron Paul: “Government should stay out of” Bitcoin
Featured Former presidential candidate Ron Paul recently urged legalization of all competing currencies, crypto and otherwise, during a...
PR: Blockchain Retail Startup Pundi X Raises over Usd 4 Million to Successfully Complete Pre-Sale ICO
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German Electric Customers Encouraged to Use More Power This Weekend
Sometimes it feels like we are living in the future with the sheer amount of new technologies that surround us. Not only...
Bitcoin Rebounds to Establish New All-Time High Above $6,300
Markets and Prices Bitcoin has established a new all-time high, with prices quickly surging past the $6000 USD resistance area. The sharp...
Highlight on Dalecoin Cryptocurrency and Updates on New Features in the Dalecoin Ecosystem
Dalecoin is an Erc20 token built on the Ethereum blockchain, designed to be a payment token with 1 million maximum supply and 400,000...
Energi Mine Launches Blockchain-Based Platform to Reward Energy Conservation
U.K.-based Energi Mine has today launched its blockchain-based platform that aims to decentralise the near $2 trillion global energy...
Russia Picks Pilot City to Launch Two Cryptocurrency Agencies
Featured A city in Russia has been selected as a pilot city to launch two cryptocurrency agencies, following mandates by president...
PR: ClearPoll (Poll) Smashes Their Token Sale Hard Cap – Now Listed on HitBTC
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30% of Bill Miller’s Hedge Fund Is Invested in Bitcoin
Featured Bill Miller, former chairman of Legg Mason Value Trust mutual fund, and current chairman of Miller Value Partners LLC, has...
Localbitcoins User Charged with Unlicensed Money Transmitting
Security A regular user of Localbitcoins (a facilitator of exchanging fiat currencies for bitcoin) was formally charged in United States...
Ethereum Price Analysis – Bullish bias continues
Ethereum (ETH) now has a US$29 billion market capitalization, second only to Bitcoin's US$102 billion. Currently trading ~US$500,000 a day...
How Money Got Free: Bitcoin and the Fight for the Future of Finance
Reviews Brian Patrick Eha’s definitive history, How Money Got Free: Bitcoin and the Fight for the Future of Finance (Oneworld, 2017), goes...
Central Bank of Lebanon Hints at State-Backed Cryptocurrency
Featured H.E. Mr. Riad Salamé, the governor of Lebanon’s central bank, Banque Du Liban (BDL), told a gathering in Beirut the country’s...
10 Universities That Offer Blockchain Courses
Blockchain technology is one of the most rapidly expanding industries. The aim of the technology is to increase the efficiency of all...
SEC Details Enforcement Objectives of New Cyber Unit
Regulation The co-director of the United States Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC)’s Division of Enforcement, Stephanie Avakian,...
PR: Waste to Energy Blockchain Company 4New Raises $25 Million Within 8 Days of Presale Launch
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Japan’s Financial Authority Clarifies Stance on Initial Coin Offerings
Regulation The Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) has issued a statement regarding initial coin offerings (ICOs). In addition to...
Vietnam’s Central Bank Seeks to Ban Bitcoin Activities
Regulation The State Bank of Vietnam has developed a legal framework for digital currencies. The bank has submitted its proposals to its...
Singapore and Hong Kong Link Their Trade Finance Blockchain Platforms
Fraud and errors present in the funding of international trade can be disastrous given the trillions of dollars in play. Consequently, the...
Hackers Stole Over $15,000 With a MyEtherWallet Phishing Scam
Last week, criminals launched a phishing scam against MyEtherWallet owners, reportedly earning over $15,000 over the course of a few...
Moirai to Become One of the First Regulated ICOs
29th October 2017 – ICO regulation remains the grey area in crypto-scene despite recent ICO bans in China and South Korea along with...
3 Tips for Successfully Running Your First ICO
Home Education 3 Tips for Successfully Running Your First ICO 3 Tips for Successfully Running Your First ICO Daniel Dob October 29, 2017...
Survival of the most adaptable
Wrapping up thoughts on #Money2020, the Vegas show is by far the biggest of this monster event organising company. I'm guessing there were...
PR: Dalecoin Team Reward Investors Qualified for the Upcoming Airdrop with Gifts, Release Fascinating Features
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UAE-Based Investors Reveal Outlook for Bitcoin Markets
Technology Gulf News has published an interview it conducted with a number of UAE-based bitcoin investors. The interview reveals insight...
UK & Taiwanese Regulators Weigh in Bitcoin and Money Laundering, France to Seek Public Consultation on ICOs
Regulation This past week has witnessed several developments in the sphere of cryptocurrency regulations. In recent days, the U.K....
Airbitz Major Wallet Overhaul Leads to New Brand, New Company: Edge
Wallets Airbitz, a popular bitcoin wallet, announced under an embargoed press release undone as of this writing, it is rebranding itself...
Wall Street Hedge Funds Rush to Cryptocurrencies, 90 Bitcoin-Like This Year Alone
Finance Autonomous Next, a leading financial technology (fintech) research provider, disclosed to CNBC how 124 hedge funds are invested in...
Samsung Builds Bitcoin Mining Rig Using Old Phones
Technology Samsung’s new ‘upcycling’ initiative has seen the company repurpose outdated technology for novel and creative utilities,...
HOQU Makes “Uberfying” Your Business Easy
To say that Uber changed the world is not to say the least of it – and it's not just about it now being cheaper to get a ride around...
An Actual Start-Up Is Doing an ICO with a Hard Cap You’ve Never Seen Before
by Tom Clancy This is a paid-for submitted press release. CCN does not endorse, nor is responsible for any material included below and...
Satoshi Revolution – Chapter 2: Technology Meets Anarchy. Both Profit (Part 2)
Featured The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations.Section 1: The Trusted Third Party ProblemChapter 2: Monetary...
What Is Etherecash?
We have seen a few different useless currencies being created on top of the Ethereum blockchain these past few months. A lot of...