# Bitcoin News
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October 12,2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Bitcoin
The store of value narrative for Bitcoin has been gaining a solid amount of traction over the years, notably naysayers have used the supposed lack of solid data to deny the benefits of Bitcoin in an investment portfolio. New research from VanEck suggests that this is completely wrong, as there...
October 11, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at
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CME Group's global head of equity products, Tim McCourt, believes that Asian traders and miners will welcome their Bitcoin options product with open arms come Q1 2020. As per an interview with South China Morning Post, CME anticipates greater demand for options contracts given the immense benefits of using it as...
October 11,2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin
In a bid to make it possible for professional cryptocurrency investors to trade bitcoin and supported altcoins on the go, Coinbase Pro has unveiled a new mobile app for iOS. The team says the new app offers traders super-fast trade execution, ease of use and more, according to an official...
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# Ethereum News
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October 11,2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Ethereum
Government-regulated ether (ETH) futures trading could soon be a reality as the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman, Heath Tarbert, dubbed the smart-contract cryptocurrency a commodity, essentially pulling it under the jurisdiction of the financial regulator. This according to a report by Yahoo Finance, October 10, 2019, ETH Futures on...
October 10, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at
Ethereum
ConsenSys, a firm that claims to be focused on solving real-world problems with Ethereum blockchain solutions, is dishing out grants of $175,000 to seven credible open-source projects on the Ethereum network through its grants program. This according to reports, October 10, 2019. ConsenSys Shines its Light Ethereum-focused firm ConsenSys has...
October 9,2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Ethereum
UNICEF announced, in New York City, that they are rolling out the 'UNICEF Crypto Fund' in order to use cryptocurrency donations received to disburse grants to projects around the world that are trying to improve the quality of infrastructure, education, and connectivity, October 9, 2019. Aya Miyaguchi, executive director of...
# Blockchain News
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October 11,2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Blockchain
SimplyVital Health (SVH), a distributed ledger technology (DLT) based platform that claims to be focused on fostering trust and value in the healthcare ecosystem, has secured a $225k grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to enable the former to work on the integration of Graphene Protocol into its Nexus...
October 11, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at
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Stryking.io, a distributed ledger technology (DLT) based gaming platform from the stables of Animoca Brands, a publicly listed firm that develops and publishes games and apps for smartphones and tablets, has inked a strategic partnership deal with German football champions, Bayern Munich. The deal will enable Stryking.io to create digital...
October 11,2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Blockchain
In an official press release issued on October 10, 2019, distributed ledger technology (DLT) firm Sorare stated that it was selected into the Ubisoft Entrepreneur Lab’s program to help it expand the market footprint of its critically acclaimed blockchain-based football game. Official Football Blockchain Cards Are Here In a bid...
# Altcoins News
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October 12,2019 by Guest Post at Altcoins
Huobi, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, and Harmony, a throughput scalable blockchain consensus platform have announced a partnership to list Harmony’s native token and work together with a focus on Asian markets. Harmony will be the first Binance IEO project to be launching on the Huobi exchange. According to the Huobi...
October 12, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at
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The upcoming launch of GRAM tokens has become somewhat of a spectacle for the cryptocurrency community in recent months. With final token disbursement on the horizon, the SEC has filed for emergency action against Telegram and Telegram Open Network (TON), both of whom are offshore entities to the United States....
October 11,2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Altcoins
President of the Russian Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina, believes there is no immediate need for Russia to explore launching a sovereign digital currency. Despite having studied and researched these topics, the central bank doesn't believe there are any obvious benefits to the economy, as reported by TASS, October 10, 2019...
# ICO/IEO News
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Binance Research has published a detailed report on the newest addition to their Launchpad. Perlin is a decentralized protocol that utilizes the Proof of Stake (PoS) consensus protocol to offer high throughput and zero-confirmation transactions. The network is targeting international trade and has been endorsed by the likes of the...
July 11, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at
ICO/IEO
The United States SEC has given Blockstack clearance to raise capital under Regulation A+, an alternative method to IPO's for growing businesses to facilitate a capital raise. The offering will be for $28 million and goes public on July 11, as reported by Wall Street Journal, on July 10, 2019....
June 12,2019 by Anthonia Isichei at ICO/IEO
The French government is looking to introduce clear-cut regulations for ICOs in the country. As reported by Crowdfund Insider on June 10, 2019, regulators in the country want to issue rules governing the issuance of utility ICO tokens, which would serve as a new “ICO regime.” France Moving ahead of the...
