Following Bitcoin’s latest tumble, Mark Ward, head of trading at Sanlam UK, has examined why the virtual currency is so volatile and shared the three reasons that will shape the future of the cryptocurrency. Seldom a week goes by without mention of Bitcoin in the news – from commentators predicting it to be the swindle…
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The British-developed cryptocurrency, Electroneum, will today launch in the UK following the successful Worldwide ICO (Initial Coin Offering) by crowd funding participation of over 120,000 investors, which raised $40 million (£30m) over a six week campaign. Electroneum’s currency aims to offer a simple and secure way of making instant transactions within the online gaming and…
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United Bitcoin is the first fork to reward multiple blockchains, ushering in the next generation of Bitcoin Bitcoin pioneers Jeff Garzik and Matthew Roszak just announced UnitedBitcoin (Ticker: UBTC), a Bitcoin fork launched globally on December 12, 2017. The purpose of UnitedBitcoin (UB) is to establish a credit currency system pegged against fiat currencies and…
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Civic CEO Vinny Lingham, Abra CEO Bill Barhydt, Smith + Crown CEO Brian Lio and More Join BnkToTheFuture’s Plans to Offer Equity Token Trading Global FinTech, Bitcoin and blockchain online investment platform BnkToTheFuture today announced its token sale advisory board, with executives from Civic, Smith + Crown, Abra, BitAngels, and more signing on to help…
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Blockchain interoperability specialists Aion, Wanchain, and ICON today announced the formation of the Blockchain Interoperability Alliance. The Alliance came together to develop industry standards, collaborate on research and design, and work towards a shared mission to promote broader adoption of blockchain technology. The inability for independent blockchain protocols to communicate in a decentralized and scalable…
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ETHLend and Brickblock have just announced a strategic partnership to explore the possibilities of lending with Blockchain technology. A primary focus will be on the tokenization of assets to simplify lending and bring secure real-world assets into the lending procedure as collateral. ETHLend is a decentralized peer-to-peer lending application that runs on the Ethereum blockchain…
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Moldova is reported to start using blockchain technology to eradicate the child trafficking activity that is currently happening in the country. Moldova is one of the countries where the trafficking of children is at the highest, also combined with an overall low GDP growth and GDP per capita. The problem stems from the fact that…
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After SAP announced and launched its effort to integrate the technology of blockchain into more spheres of life such as the Internet of Things (IoT), supply chain, manufacturing and many more, the company said that 27 more partners have joined the initiative. The announcement was made at SAP TechEd Barcelona, taking place Nov. 14-16. According to…
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ICOs, or initial coin offerings, seem to have replaced the IPOs, the initial public offerings, in hype and attention. With the cryptocurrency market capitalization currently going through $200 billion, it is interesting to note the differences between ICOs and IPOs. An ICO, or an initial coin offering, is a sort of a crowdfunding project, with…
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Cargill, the American agricultural company, has decided to use the technology of blockchain to track the origins of Thanksgiving Turkey. Blockchain has seen so many applications in so many industries and sectors, that it is not surprising at all to see that kind of innovation employed by a big US company. The testing will be…
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