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A Guide to Airdrops Part 2: Bombs Away! (Gold or a Grenade?!)

Zooko from ZCash Urges Community to Donate to AirDropVenezuela

December 11, 2018 by Liam J Kelly at Adoption, Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, News, wallet

On December 10, 2018, the co-founder of privacy-oriented cryptocurrency ZCash asked community members to participate in AirdropVenezuela. The charitable venue promises to raise $1,000,000 to support 100,000 Venezuelan citizens as well as promote adoption of the cryptocurrency wallet Airtm. Cryptocurrencies Greatest Use Case Following the mass of reports regarding hyperinflation...

Bitcoin Price Slump Forces Bitmain to Shut Down Israeli Center

December 11, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Finance, Mining, News

Bitmain, the world's leading bitcoin ASIC miner maker, is set to close its developmental center located in Ra’anana, Israel and lay off 23 employees, following the recent crash in the price of bitcoin and other cryptoassets, reported local news source, Globes on December 10, 2018. End of the Road?...

China To Crackdown on Both National and International Bitcoin Exchanges

Conducting Security Token Offerings (STOs) in China Is Illegal

December 11, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News, Regulation

At a time when Security Token Offerings (STOs) are gradually gaining grounds in the cryptospace, with some observers predicting the new type of fundraiser will replace initial coin offerings (ICOs), deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has made it clear that STOs are illegal in China, reported...

Abu Dhabi National Oil Firm Adopts IBM’s Blockchain Solution

December 10, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Blockchain, Finance, News, Platform, Tech

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), a leading diversified energy and petrochemicals group that claims to produce roughly 3 million barrels of oil and 10.5 cubic feet of natural gas daily, has joined forces with IBM to enable it integrate distributed ledger technology (DLT) into its operations and reduce...

ConsenSys, Steemit, and SpankChain Axe Staff Due to Bearish Crypto Market

December 10, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins, Business, Ethereum, Finance, News, Platform, Tech

It was not too long ago when euphoria surrounding the cryptocurrency industry reached its tipping point. The industry hit a record high market capitalization of $813 billion on January 8, 2018. Crypto came out of the rooms of geeky software developers and gamers into the mainstream, as almost every other...

Bitcoin Drops Further as Much-Awaited Bitcoin ETF Is Pushed Down the Road: BTCManager’s Week in Review Dec 10

December 10, 2018 by Alex Lielacher at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, News, Platform, Tech

The price of bitcoin dropped by over 15 percent versus last week’s close after it became clear that the crypto markets will have to wait longer for a potential Bitcoin ETF to be approved in the U.S. "Crypto Mom" Provides Insights Hester Peirce, a commissioner of the SEC often referred...

Swiss Post and Swisscom to Develop Hyperledger-based Blockchain Platform

December 10, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News, Platform, Tech

According to a joint press release published by Swisscom and Swiss Post, on December 6, 2018, the two state-owned entities have come together to form a “simple, secure, and sustainable” platform for blockchain applications in Switzerland. Private Blockchain-based Project While the Swiss Post is Switzerland’s national postal service, Swisscom is...

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Should You Run a Masternode? An Analysis of the Pros and Cons of Staking Coins

December 10, 2018 by Alex Lielacher at Altcoins, Blockchain, Ethereum, News, Platform, Tech

If you are an avid participator in social media discourse in the crypto sphere, it is likely you have encountered the #masternodemebro hashtag on Twitter. The hashtag began gaining traction since July and had brought attention to masternodes and the role they play in the cryptocurrency space. In this guide,...

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Digital Currency Group Launch Metaverse Ventures; to Fund Development on Decentraland

December 10, 2018 by Rahul Nambiampurath at Altcoins, Business, Finance, News

The Digital Currency Group (DCG), a coalition of blockchain venture capitalists, has announced the launch of a new fund called Metaverse Ventures. In a blog post published December 6, 2018, the group explained that the fund will be a “wholly owned subsidiary of DCG that will invest exclusively in companies...

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Congress Members Introduce Bills to Prevent Virtual Currency Price Manipulation

December 10, 2018 by Nuno Menezes at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Finance, News, Regulation

On December 6, 2018, Congressman Darren Soto (D-FL-09) and Ted Budd (R-NC-13), presented legislation fillings designed to avoid the price manipulation of virtual currency and to keep the U.S. leading the cryptocurrency industry. Safeguarding Consumers and Stimulating Innovation The pair of Congressmen presented two new pieces of legislation which propose a...

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0x Launches Instant, a One-Click Solution to buy ERC Tokens from dApps

December 10, 2018 by Rahul Nambiampurath at Altcoins, Business, Development, Ethereum, News, Platform

The 0x blockchain project has launched Instant, a modular software library that allows users to buy digital tokens from within a decentralized application (dApp) or website. In a blog post published December 6, 2018, the project’s marketing lead Matt Taylor explained that the service will present users with only the...

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Neufund Partners with Ledger to Launch Blockchain-Based Platform for Managing Security Tokens

December 9, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, News, wallet

Neufund, a platform that claims to enhance real-world assets with legally enforceable security tokens, has joined forces with Ledger, a France-based global manufacturer of hardware cryptocurrency wallets, to launch a highly secure blockchain platform to enable users to manage their real-world security tokens, according to a press release on December...

SEC Slaps $50,000 Fine on Delaware-Based Crypto Investment Fund

December 9, 2018 by Pratik Makadiya at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Crime, Finance, News, Regulation

On December 7, 2018, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a cease and desist order and a penalty of $50,000 against Delaware-based crypto assets fund firm CoinAlpha Advisors LLC. SEC Hits Crypto Fund for Violating Securities Law According to the filing published on the commission's website,...

Cryptocurrency Security startup Trustology Receives Funding from Two Sigma Ventures

December 9, 2018 by Nuno Menezes at Altcoins, Blockchain, Finance, News, Platform, Tech

Trustology, a London-based startup focused on developing technology designed to help investors protect their digital assets has just received an $8 million seed fund from Two Sigma, as reported by Reuters on December 6, 2018. Reuters reported that the venture capital sector of Two Sigma was backing Trustology, a crypto-security-focused...

Bearish Market Makes Chatspin Abandon Plans to Accept Crypto Payments

December 8, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, News, Platform, Tech

Chatspin, a popular live video streaming multi-platform app, is abandoning its plans to accept cryptocurrencies as a form of payment due to the significant losses in the value of Bitcoin and other coins have suffered this year, the company announced in a press release on December 6, 2018. Bearish Market...

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