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Taiwanese Lawmaker Urges the Government to Create a New Business Category for Crypto FirmsTaiwanese Lawmaker Urges the Government to Create a New Business Category for Crypto Firms

November 1, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins, Blockchain, Development, News, Platform, Regulation

According to October 29, 2018, report published by Technodes, Taiwanese lawmaker Jason Hsu has asked Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs to create a new business category and legal framework for security tokens. An Attempt to Clear the Legal Dust Published on October 26, the list of policy recommendations made by Jason...

Microsoft Partners with NASDAQ To Implement Blockchain-Based Trading System

November 1, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Altcoins, Blockchain, Ethereum, Exchange, News, Platform, Tech

Microsoft recently partnered with Nasdaq to integrate the Microsoft Azure Blockchain into Nasdaq’s Financial Framework, a technology software that provides end-to-end infrastructure for financial providers. According to Microsoft Azure’s blog post published on October 30, 2018, the blockchain system will make it easier for traders, exchanges, and clearing houses on...

Mac Cryptocurrency Price Tracking App Installs Backdoors to Control Host Computer

October 31, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Blockchain, Finance, News, Platform, Tech

A Trojan pretending to be a macOS cryptocurrency ticker called CoinTicker was discovered installing backdoors on the computers of unsuspecting users, Bleeping Computer reported on October 29, 2018. Mac Cryptocurrency Price Tracker Caught Installing Backdoors Dozens of cybersecurity publications sounded the alarm over another cryptocurrency malware that was discovered on...

CoinText SMS-based Cryptocurrency Wallet Now Live in 33 Countries

October 31, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Blockchain, Exchange, News, Platform, Tech

CoinText.io, an SMS-based platform that allows users to send and receive cryptocurrencies without a smartphone or internet connection, has added Taiwan, Hungary, Estonia, Puerto Rico, and Slovenia to its growing list of supported regions, according to a press release on October 30, 2018. CoinText Extends Service To More Countries In its...

Cyprus Follows in Malta’s Lead, Announces Blockchain Development Partnership with VeChain and CREAM

October 31, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Blockchain, Exchange, News, Platform, Tech

Singapore-based blockchain infrastructure developer VeChain is set to embark on a groundbreaking partnership with the Mediterranean country of Cyprus to develop blockchain solutions for public service delivery and governance according to an announcement on October 26, 2018. Operating Framework Invest Cyprus, the national Investment partner of the Republic of Cyprus...

Facebook is Shutting down Cryptocurrency Startup Ads, but only of Competing Products

October 31, 2018 by Nuno Menezes at Altcoins, Blockchain, Exchange, Finance, News, Platform, Tech

On October 30, 2018, Yahoo! Finance reported that Facebook recently banned ads from Bloom, an online identity management service which focuses on online identity protection. According to the report, Facebook said this By merely as the firm was offering deceptive financial services products. However, Bloom claims that although users can apply...

Parity and Zcash Foundation Team up for Full Node Client

October 31, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Blockchain, News, Platform, Tech

Parity Technologies has announced a partnership with the Zcash Foundation to build the first-ever alternative full node software for Zcash. Announcing the development in an article posted on its official blog on October 30, 2018, Parity revealed that the new Zcash alternative client would be written in Rust programming language...

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Oyster Pearl’s Anonymous Founder Disappears after Selling $300,000 Worth of Ill-Obtained PRL Tokens

October 30, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, Crime, Exchange, News

The founder of Oyster Protocol, a cryptocurrency project which raised a modest 3,000 ETH in November 2017, has gone missing after an alleged “exit scam” which saw them print four million PRL tokens and disappear from all social media, as per an official tweet on October 30, 2018. Exit Scam...

A Company Focusing on Real Adoption: Humaniq Releases Annual Report

October 30, 2018 by Guest Post at Altcoins, Business, Platform

In the past 12 months, long-term crypto enthusiasts could witness first hand the rise and fall of the cryptocurrency market. Driven by speculation, greed, and largely unjustified hype, the valuations of many coins and tokens skyrocketed in December-January 2017, falling more-or-less gradually since. Gone is the hype for quick gains:...

Russia: Authority to Regulate Cryptocurrency Market per FATF Recommendations

October 30, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Exchange, News, Regulation

A well-placed Russian official has called for global cryptocurrency standards to prevent money laundering and provide legitimacy to the industry while enforcing broad recommendations to control the sector, reported local news outlet Izvestia on October 29, 2018. FATF Asked to Act Fast Pavel Livadny, Vice President of the Federal Financial...

U.K. Cryptoassets Taskforce Publishes Final Report on Cryptocurrencies and DLT

October 30, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Altcoins, Blockchain, Finance, News, Platform, Regulation, Tech

The Cryptoassets Taskforce consisting of the HM Treasury, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and the Bank of England recently released a Cryptoassets Final Report on October 29, 2018. According to the U.K. Government, the report provides a high-level overview of the U.K.’s regulatory approach to cryptocurrencies and distributed ledger technology (DLT)...

How Does the Raiden Network Transportation Work?

October 30, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins, Blockchain, Finance, News, Platform, Tech

Widely considered to be Ethereum’s answer to Bitcoin’s Lightning Network – the Raiden Network is an off-chain ERC20-compliant scaling solution for the transfer of tokens on the Ethereum blockchain. The solution offers benefits akin to the Lightning Network, including scalable, low-fee, instant, and privacy-focused payments. These benefits might ignite one’s...

Privacy-Focused Startup StarkWare Nets $30 Million in Series A Funding Round

October 30, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Blockchain, Investment, News, Platform, Tech

Privacy-focused cryptocurrency startup StarkWare has announced the successful closure of its Series A funding round made up of a who’s who of blockchain industry organizations such as Intel Capital, Sequoia, Atomico, DCVC, Wing, Consensys, Coinbase Ventures, Multicoin Capital, Collaborative Fund, Scalar Capital and Semantic Ventures. In an announcement published on...

Cryptocurrency-Powered Floating Island Project Called off after Bear Market and Political Tensions

October 30, 2018 by Nigel Dollentas at Altcoins, Blockchain, Investment, News, Platform, Tech

A floating island to be built off the coast of Tahiti canceled its ambitious plans to power its economy solely via cryptocurrency, reported RadioNZ on October 29, 2018. Cryptocurrency Cancelled After Promising Start After its announcement in July 2018, the Blue Frontier-led project made headlines for both its floating island...

Patience Pays: Get to Know Popular Investor Reinhardt Coetzee

October 30, 2018 by Guest Post at Altcoins, Exchange, Finance, Platform

Ask any trader and they’ll tell you: diversifying your portfolio is one of the best ways to reduce risk. If you’re curious about branching out to other assets, definitely check out Reinhardt Coetzee — this South African Popular Investor is proof that low-risk, long-term investing can really pay off! Since...

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