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Global fintech company TigerWit Limited has partnered with Liverpool FC and launched its blockchain-based trading app. According to the press release published on September 17, 2018, TigerWit will gain increased exposure as Liverpool FC’s new official foreign exchange trading partner. TigerWit to Increase Brand Recognition The press release noted that as TigerWit becomes Liverpool FC’s official partner, this sponsorship agreement…

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A company based in Norwalk, Connecticut is helping small businesses deal with ransomware attacks by negotiating with cybercriminals to reduce ransom amounts and paying them in bitcoin, a Forbes report from September 17, 2018, showed. When “Never Pay” Is not an Option While ransomware attacks have become a new normal to many big companies dealing with a lot of private…

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Japanese Fintech giant SBI Holdings will launch a Ripple-based mobile application called Money Tap by the end of 2018. Takashi Okita, the CEO of SBI Ripple Asia, announced the news via a tweet on September 12, 2018, and shared a website of the new mobile application. Money Tap: Easy Bank Transfers without Additional Fees According to The Next Web, Money…

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The shadowy world of spam marketing and sock puppeting on behalf of cryptocurrency and blockchain projects has hit the headlines for its impact on Twitter users. The ubiquitous “crypto giveaway” scam has targeted everyone from Roger Ver to Pope Francis. Less known is how this complex shilling operation functions on sites like Reddit and Bitcointalk, which are even more critical…

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Content delivery network service provider Cloudflare announced September 17, 2018, their new Interplanetary File System (IPFS) gateway in a blog post. The gateway is the first product part of their Distributed Web Gateway project, which is their initiative to support the emerging distributed web. Traditional vs. IPFS IPFS was a project first designed by Juan Benet but is now an…

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A Chinese Bitcoin enthusiast is currently filming her attempt to survive 21 days by living on nothing but bitcoin. A recent documentary shows her trying to retrieve food, housing, and necessities all through cryptocurrency transactions done on her phone. The cryptographic adventure is airing on iQiyi, China’s Netflix equivalent, TechCrunch reported on September 17. Social Experiment Amidst a Government Crackdown…

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South Korean mobile carrier and global electronics giant LG Uplus has joined forces with Far EasTone Telecommunications, SoftBank, and TBCASoft, to develop a cross-carrier blockchain payments solution to enable local mobile phone subscribers from different networks to make quick payments with their phones when they travel abroad, reported The Korea Times on September 16, 2018. Lightning Fast DLT-powered Payments Per…

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Stablecoins have been praised as the solution to crypto’s volatility problem with the potential to revolutionize crypto trading and expand crypto adoption by making cryptos more attractive to merchants due to reduced price risk. The Winklevoss Twins recently launched the Gemini Dollar, touting it as the world’s first fully regulated stablecoin that will change the crypto market. A deep dive…

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Although Indian regulatory bodies have maintained their distance from cryptocurrencies – this attitude has not deterred ‘cryptojackers’ from indirectly mining cryptocurrencies off of government websites. Per a report by The Economic Times, published on September 17, 2018, ‘cryptojacking’ continues to be a menace for the websites in the country. Cryptojacking on a Climb Hackers continue to mine cryptocurrencies taking advantage…

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