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Zeppelin Reveals its Packages for Ethereum’s Blockchain Smart Contracts

December 25, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Development, Ethereum, News

On December 21, Zeppelin OS, an applications developer for smart contracts announced its existing packages that have been tweaked to support the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), improve user experience, and offer greater security on the Ethereum blockchain. EVM Packages for Ethereum Smart Contracts As stated in its blog post, Zeppelin...

Bitcoin Cake Sliced and HMRC Flag Placed in Slice

U.K.’s Tax Authority Releases Taxation Guidelines for Local Cryptocurrency Holders

December 23, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Finance, News, Regulation

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC), a non-ministerial department of the British government in charge of the collection of taxes, has published a paper highlighting the various types of fees applicable to blockchain-based virtual currencies and how cryptocurrency traders should handle their cryptos, according to a report released December 20,...

Bitmain IPO Suffers Major Setback as Hong Kong Regulator Declares Crypto Firms “Immature”

December 21, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Ethereum, Exchange, Finance, Investment, News, Platform, Tech

These are not the best of times indeed for Bitmain, the world's largest manufacturer of bitcoin mining equipment as Hong Kong’s stock market regulator, HKEX has made it clear that it would not approve the initial public offering (IPO) applications of DLT-linked firms until the region formulates a robust regulatory...

Nomics Cryptocurrency Data Platform Raises $3 Million from CoVenture and Others

December 19, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Ethereum, Finance, Investment, News

Nomics, a platform focused on displaying highly accurate cryptocurrency market data, including charts, prices and more, has raised $3 million from investors like CoVenture, CityBlock, Coinbase Ventures, and others, to further develop its platform, according to a press release on December 18, 2018. Nomics Moving Forward Per sources close to...

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Triip Travel Impact Company Adds Ether (ETH) and Tomochain (TOMO) to List of Payment Options

December 15, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Blockchain, Ethereum, Finance, News, Platform, Tech

Triip, a Singaporean, global travel platform that claims to make it possible for travelers to enjoy exciting private tours by offering them frictionless hotel booking experiences in 227 countries, has announced that its clients will soon be able to book their travels with Ether and TOMO tokens, according to local...

ICO Scam: AriseBank and its Founders to Refund Investors $2.7 Million

December 15, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Blockchain, Crime, Finance, News, Platform, Tech

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has won a prolonged court battle against the AriseBank blockchain project which organized a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO) that claimed to had raised $600 million from investors last year. Now, authorities have ordered the founders of the project to pay investors...

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IBM Developing Blockchain-Based Solutions to Transform India’s Telecoms Sector

December 14, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Adoption, Blockchain, Business, Development, News, Regulation

Distributed ledger technology (DLT) heavyweights IBM is reportedly working with Indian telecommunications firms to help them create blockchain solutions aimed at enhancing “mobile number portability” and “Do Not Call” registries, according to an Economic Times report on December 12, 2018. IBM Creating DLT Solution for India’s Telecoms Per sources close...

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Global Maritime Industry Firms Launch Blockchain Platform for Certification of Seafarers

December 14, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Adoption, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News, Platform

Lloyd's Register Foundation, a U.K.-based charity organization, has funded a blockchain solution that will enable firms in the maritime industry, including Maersk Line, Maritime Blockchain Labs (MBL), and others to carry out a host of operations via distributed ledger technology (DLT), including verification of safety documentation and seafarers certificate depository...

OneGold Partners with BitPay to Enable it Accept Cryptocurrency Payments for its Precious Metals

December 13, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Development, News

OneGold, an online marketplace that makes it possible for people to buy, sell, store, and redeem precious metals, has joined forces with BitPay, a leading Bitcoin payments processor, to enable it access bitcoin (BTC) and bitcoin cash (BCH) payments for its products, according to a press release on December 11,...

Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) Secure Insurance Coverage for its Cryptoassets

December 13, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Exchange, News, Regulation

The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX), a regulated cryptocurrency exchange from the stables of the Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX), has secured insurance coverage with Callaghan Insurance for all blockchain-based virtual currencies listed on its platform, according to a press release by the GBX on December 10, 2018. GBX Guards itself against...

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