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Aisshwarya is currently working as SAP finance consultant for an IT consultancy. He likes to read about tech (fintech in particular) and history during his free time. He also likes to make 8-bit music.
Recent years saw ICOs take the cryptocurrency world by storm as the go-to method to raise funds through crowdfunding. If you have the slightest degree of confusion regarding Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), here’s a comprehensive write-up by BTCManager on ICOs. Rampant ICO exit scams have marred the cryptosphere and bred...
In an official announcement made by Bitcoin Gold (BTG) on September 1, 2018, the cryptocurrency is set to be delisted from Seattle-based crypto exchange Bittrex. This comes as a result of a refusal to pay 12,372 BTG to Bittrex to remain listed on the exchange. BTG Ecosystem Unscathed Per a...
Yet another cryptocurrency-based Ponzi MLM scheme surfaced on August 25, 2018, as the police caught five fraudsters in the city of Hyderabad, India. While raiding a local real estate firm, GRM Estates Pvt. Ltd, cops caught imposters, including the brain behind the fraud company CoinX Trading, Gardas Ramesh. The company...
In the age of decentralization and open-source community participation, every industry around the world has put its steps forth to embrace the change. However, due to its nature, the legal sector has not yet openly advocated (no pun) the new turn as the very essence of a legal system is...
Wirex Ltd., a cryptocurrency-fiat payments platform, has become just the third ever crypto-enabled firm in the world to be granted the prestigious UK FCA license. According to an official post on its website, the company was awarded the UK FCA license on August 21, 2018. Taking Formal Steps Forward This...
According to research from S&P Global Market Intelligence released on August 23, 2018, European insurance firms trump their U.S. counterparts when it comes to the business attitude towards blockchain technology. The market research agency highlighted in its report that while major financial institutions have been reluctant to imbibe cryptocurrencies in...
BIS Research, global B2B market intelligence and advisory firm published a report on August 21, 2018, which estimates that the global automotive blockchain market size will reach figures around $1.6 billion by 2026. The report attributes the growing popularity of blockchain technology to its immense potential benefits, including immutability, reliability...
In an attempt to establish clarity about cryptocurrency and ICO regulations in the country, South Korea has called for an extraordinary National Assembly session to discuss the emerging crypto and blockchain industry. The meeting commenced on August 21, 2018, with an aim to develop a cohesive crypto and blockchain infrastructure...
A United States Court judge in Northern District of California has slapped down an investors motion to remand the class action suit against Ripple Labs on August 14, 2018. The case is now set to move to federal court. On the decision, Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton wrote that plaintiffs seek ...
The Winklevoss brothers seem to be unfazed by the recent rejection of their proposed Bitcoin ETF by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as they continue to make inroads in the cryptosphere. The twin brother’s owned crypto exchange Gemini aims to double its employee count by December 2018. Lack...
The crypto exchange plus investment platform GOEX launched on December 27, 2017, and has amassed a considerable following in a less than a year. The service offers participants an instant cryptocurrency exchange service with the best dynamic rates the market has to offer. Furthermore, the crypto exchange provides an integrated...
Much has been said about the massive potential of blockchain technology to revolutionize the world as we know it. Blockchain ensures a transparent, decentralized mechanism that could eliminate many of the problems being faced by corporate and government sectors. Several organizations are working to bring blockchain into daily industry operations...
The Gitcoin team, a prominent community that promotes collaboration in open source software development by offering incentives to participating developers, is now offering bounties to dApp developers for integrating Ethereum Name Service (ENS) into their existing technological mechanism. As per the announcement made on August 9, 2018, Gitcoin is sponsoring bounties...
A Singapore-based venture capital firm, Golden Gate Ventures, made an announcement via Reuters on August 10, 2018, that the company is primed to establish a $10 million fund to invest in blockchain and cryptocurrency startups. A Budding Partnership The new fund, dubbed "LuneX," will primarily be used for investment in...
Hong-Kong private equity company GSR Capital is set to invest a whopping $270 million in Overstock’s blockchain based startup tZero. According to a press release published on August 9, 2018 Overstock also confirmed that GSR Capital would make an additional investment of about $30 million in tZero’s ICO, thus pushing...
