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Coursera Join Forces with ConsenSys to Launch Online Blockchain Technology and Cryptography Course

September 10, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Adoption, Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, News, Tech

Coursera online learning platform has allied with the ConsenSys blockchain project to launch a distributed ledger technology and cryptography course for everyone interested in learning about the burgeoning technology, according to a news release by Coursera on September 5, 2018. Blockchain and Cryptography for All Nations Coursera, the online learning platform...

Swiss-based Crypto Firm Smart Valor Gets Regulators’ Approval

September 8, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Business, News, Regulation

VQF, a self-regulatory organization under FINMA, has approved Smart Valor, a blockchain-powered decentralized marketplace for tokenized assets, to conduct business in Switzerland as a financial intermediary, Reuters reported on September 5, 2018. Smart Valor to Launch Crypto Investment Platform Smart Valor, a Swiss-based blockchain startup that claims to be a...

Warhol’s 1980 Tokenized Painting Sold via Ethereum’s Blockchain Technology

September 7, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Ethereum, Finance, Investment, News

Multi-million dollar tokenized artwork, 14 Small Electric Chairs painted by pop art giant, Andy Warhol in 1980, has been sold on the Ethereum blockchain to 100 participants in the cryptocurrency art auction organized by Maecenas DLT-powered art investment platform in collaboration with Dadiani Syndicate, a London-based fine art gallery on...

Finnish Bitcoin Scam Victim Withdraws Case against Thai Fraudsters

September 6, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin, Crime, News, Regulation

Aarni Otava Saarimaa, a 22-year old Finnish national who fell victim to a bitcoin scam scheme organized by Thai fraudsters in June last year, has reached a “satisfactory” agreement with the criminals and has requested a withdrawal of the case, as first reported by Bangkok Post on September 4, 2018....

ShapeShift Cryptocurrency Exchange Launches Membership Program, Set to Start Collecting Users’ Personal Data

September 6, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Exchange, Finance, News, Regulation

ShapeShift, a global digital assets exchange headquartered in Switzerland has announced the launch of its membership program that would soon make it mandatory for users to submit their basic personal information, as stated in the firm's news release on September 4, 2018. A Total Paradigm Shift According to a ShapeShift...

Thailand’s Anti Money Laundering Office Set to Create Own Cryptocurrency Wallet for Confiscating Ill-Gotten Cryptoassets

September 5, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Development, Exchange, Finance, News

In a bid to fight crypto-linked money laundering activities by bad actors in Thailand, the nation's Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) has said it would create a cryptocurrency wallet to enable it to seize digital currencies from cyberpunks convicted of DLT-based virtual currency-related crimes, as first reported by local news source,...

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South Korea Begins Training Citizens to Lead its Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Ecosystem

September 5, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Development, Investment, News

South Korean authorities are collaborating with the Walton Blockchain Research Institute to make 42 people proficient in Blockchain technology and get immediate employment in the country, as first reported by local news source Kinews on August 3, 2018. $100 Billion DLT Development Strategy According to sources close to the matter,...

Japanese Government Launch Software to Track Fraudulent Cryptocurrency Transactions

September 5, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Crime, Exchange, News, Regulation

While the Asian region, notably Japan and South Korea, remain receptive to bitcoin and the altcoins, bad actors have seized the opportunity to operate freely in the area. Now, Japanese authorities are introducing software that could help track fraudulent cryptocurrency transactions and aid criminal investigations, as first reported by NHK...

Japan’s FSA Set to Introduce New Cryptocurrency Regulations After Speculative Trading Runs Rampant

Japan to Carry out More Extensive Screening Activities for new Cryptocurrency Exchanges

September 4, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Crime, Ethereum, Exchange, News, Regulation

In a bid to protect investors' interest and make it difficult for bad actors to launch cryptocurrency trading platforms in Japan, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) has tightened its screening process for new virtual currency exchanges, as first reported by the Japan Times on September 2, 2018. Tougher Screening Exercise...

Cryptocurrency Exchange Bittrex Invests in Maltese Blockchain Startup Palladium

September 3, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Blockchain, Exchange, Finance, Investment, News

Bittrex, the world's 20th largest digital assets exchange by daily traded volume, has bought a 10 percent stake in Palladium, a distributed ledger technology (DLT) project focused on eliminating the challenges hodlers face while trying to make payments with cryptoassets, buy digital assets from their bank accounts and more, as...

PwC Set to Train Employees on Blockchain Technology, 3D Printing and Other Digital Technologies

September 1, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, News, Regulation, Tech

Big four professional services network, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), is looking to train about 1,000 of its employees on digital technologies including distributed ledger technology (DLT), A.I, 3D printing and more. The initiative is aimed at giving the firm an advantage over its competitors in the marketing consulting industry, as first reported...

DNA: The Safest Way to Store your Bitcoin Fortune

September 1, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Crime, Finance, News, Platform

To date, storing cryptocurrencies securely remains a significant concern for bitcoin enthusiasts. To address this challenge once and for all, Carverr has created a hack-proof way for digital assets investors to store their DLT-based virtual currency wallet passwords or private keys in a microtube of DNA, as first reported by CNET...

Origin Protocol Launches its Decentralized, Secure, and Auditable Messaging System

August 31, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Development, News

Origin, an Ethereum smart contracts blockchain and IPFS-based protocol for creating sharing economy marketplaces, has launched its decentralized, secure and auditable messaging system, to allow users communicate seamlessly, according to a news release on August 29, 2019. Real-time DLT-based Communication According to its Medium blog post, unlike centralized messaging apps,...

Venezuelan Authorities Mandate Local Banks to Integrate Oil-backed Petro Cryptocurrency

August 30, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Adoption, Altcoins, Finance, News, Regulation

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his cabinet are determined to liberate the nation from the age-long economic crisis that has plagued the region, with its native digital currency the Petro. Per a France 24 report on August 28, 2018, authorities have ordered local banks present in the region to adopt...

Brazilian Cryptocurrency Investment Platform Hacked, Personal Data of 264 Investors Leaked

August 29, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin, Crime, Exchange, Investment, News

Cyberpunks have broken into the system of Brazil's controversial bitcoin investment platform, Atlas Quantum. If the report by local news source Portal do Bitcoin on August 26, 2018, is anything to go by, the hacker was unable to steal digital assets of investors but succeeded in leaking sensitive information of 264K...

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