#Altcoins

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Blockchain Startup Algorand Gets a Dedicated $100 Million Venture Fund

December 13, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, News, Platform, Tech

Algo Capital, a blockchain venture capital group, is launching a $100 million fund to invest and manage significant capital in emerging companies building on the Algorand decentralized platform, the company announced in a press release on December 11, 2018. Algo Capital Plans On Supporting New Companies One of the largest...

Winklevoss Twins’ Crypto Trading Platform Gemini to Add Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin

Gemini Cryptocurrency Exchange Launches Mobile App for iOS and Android OS

December 13, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Development, Exchange, Finance, News, Platform, Tech

According to a Medium post published by Gemini CEO and co-founder Tyler Winklevoss, on December 11, 2018, the cryptocurrency exchange has released the Gemini Mobile App for the iOS and Android OS. A Slew of Features The Gemini Mobile App is equipped with a myriad of features to simplify the...

Itaú Unibanco and Standard Chartered Launch Latin America’s First Blockchain Platform for Loans

December 13, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, News, Platform, Tech

Brazil's Itaú Unibanco Holding bank and Standard Chartered have successfully concluded the development and testing of Latin America's first blockchain-based proof of concept for loans, ZDNet reported on December 11, 2018. Latin America Gets Its First Blockchain-Based Loan Platform It seems that the bear market that has persisted in the...

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...

U.S. CFTC Seeks Public Feedback to Gain Better Understanding of the Ethereum Network

December 12, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Altcoins, Blockchain, Ethereum, News, Regulation

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is looking to the public for further feedback and understanding concerning the cryptocurrency industry, especially regarding ether and its uses on the Ethereum network. According to the press release published on December 11, 2018, the CFTC is confident that the comments and information...

Analysis: Cryptocurrency Point of Sales (PoS) Platforms Could Fuel Global Crypto Adoption

December 12, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Adoption, Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Finance, News

While the cryptocurrency markets bull run of 2017 succeeded in bringing digital assets global consciousness, the rollercoaster ride did very little to increase meaningful adoption, as most holders bought bitcoin and other cryptoassets for only speculative purposes and not for payments. However, with the bears fully in charge and volatility...

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Blockchain PR Firm Wachsmann Terminates 16 Employees as Crypto Market Plunges

December 12, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Ethereum, News

According to an article by PR Week, published on December 10, 2018, blockchain public relations and events company Wachsman has laid off 16 employees due to the current crypto market turbulence. 16 Employees Axed by Wachsmann Founded in 2015, Wachsman provides strategy, events, PR, and corporate development services to companies...

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Stablecoins Experience a Major Increase in On-Chain Transactions Despite Bear Market

December 12, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Ethereum, News, Platform, Tech

Stablecoins have experienced a meteoric rise in popularity during the second half of 2018, with currencies such as TrueUSD, USDC, Paxos, and GUSD experiencing a 1032 percent increase in on-chain transactions took place in November vs. September 2018, Diar reported on December 10, 2018. Fiat-Backed Stablecoins Start Gaining On-Chain Traction...

Ethereum Community Band Together To Create Crypto Job Board During Hard Times

December 12, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Altcoins, Blockchain, Ethereum, Finance, News, Platform, Tech

During the bearish cryptocurrency winter, many blockchain and cryptocurrency-related companies laid off large numbers of staff, from ConsenSys trimming down 13 percent of the team to Steemit laying off 70 percent of their staff. Maria Paula Fernandez’s, the organizer of ETHBerlin, has on December 7, 2018, leveraged Twitter and Github...

Ford, GM, BMW and Others are Jointly Developing Blockchain-Powered Vehicle History PoC

State Farm Catches Blockchain Fever, Trials DLT for Auto Claims Subrogation

December 12, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Ethereum, News, Platform, Tech

State Farm, a large group of United States-based insurance and financial services firms offering automobile insurance products, loans and more, has announced on December 10, 2018, that it’s testing a distributed ledger technology (DLT) based solution that could help speed up the subrogation process for auto claims. Blockchain for Faster...

Blockchain Ecosystem ARK Joins Hands with Crowdsourced Security System Bugcrowd

December 11, 2018 by Pratik Makadiya at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Development, News

ARK, a blockchain ecosystem, announced that it has sought out security and penetration testing services from world's leading crowdsourced security platform Bugcrowd on December 11, 2018. The move makes up a part of a precautionary measure to find out vulnerabilities on the ARK ecosystem. Exposing Vulnerabilities with the World’s Best...

Hackers Unfazed by Crypto Price Crash as they Double Down on Wallet Attacks

December 11, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News, Platform

According to a report by ZDNet, published on December 10, 2018, cybercriminals have doubled-down on their efforts to hack into internet-exposed Ethereum wallets and mining equipment. Publicly Exposed Ports Risk Holders Wallets Per the report, cybercriminals are actively scanning for crypto equipment with port 8545 exposed online. Notably, port 8545...

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Cyberpunk is Now, but Japan is Only ‘Kind of’ Crypto

December 11, 2018 by Liam J Kelly at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, News, Platform, Tech

Japan dominates the crypto headlines week in and week out. It has played the host country for a number of the industry’s largest hacks but also boasts massive retail uptake. In a recent article on the world of cryptocurrencies, The Wall Street Journal even felt obliged to travel to the...

HTC's First Blockchain Phone Can Only Be Purchased With Cryptocurrencies

HTC Blockchain Phone Exodus Sets Brave as its Default Internet Browser

December 11, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, News, Platform, Tech

According to a report by Finance Magnets, published on December 10, 2018, Taiwan-based mobile company HTC has that Brave (BAT) will be their blockchain-based smartphone Exodus’ default internet browser. HTC Hopes to Regain Market Share through Blockchain In May 2018, the Taiwanese company announced that it’s set to enter the...

BSV Network Is Vulnerable To Double Spending

December 11, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, News, Platform, Tech

Bitcoin Cash SV (BSV), a new token that recently emerged from the Bitcoin Cash hard fork on November 15, 2018, is currently vulnerable to double spending. According to an uploaded video on December 8, 2018, Vimeo user Reizu demonstrated that he was able to take advantage of the of the...

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