#Altcoins

Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrency Fraud on the Rise in Britain

August 19, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Bitcoin, News

According to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a British watchdog, cryptocurrency fraud is on the rise in Britain according to Reuters report on August 17, 2018. The fraudsters lure their victims with promises of instant wealth through their “investment packages.” Two and a Half Million Dollars Lost to Fraud A...

Ripple’s CTO Invented a Distributed Computer System in the 80s Before Satoshi’s Bitcoin

August 18, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Altcoins, Blockchain, Development, News, Tech

David Schwartz, Ripple’s chief technology officer, had conjured a similar concept to Nakamoto’s Bitcoin blockchain 30 years ago, known as a "multilevel distributed computer system," reported The Next Web on August 17, 2018. On August 25, 1998, Schwartz filed a patent for the distributed computer system which was designed to use the...

Bitwise Launches Three New Crypto Index Funds, Renames its HOLD 10 Index

August 18, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Finance, News

On August 15, 2018, Bitwise, the creator of the world’s first cryptocurrency index fund, has announced the creation of three new cryptoassets index funds to cover the mid-cap cryptos, small-cap coins, and the total market segments of the blockchain-based virtual currency market. The firm has also launched an index advisory...

Wyre Ties up with MakerDAO to Offer Dai-Based Fiat-Crypto Trading Pairs

August 18, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Ethereum, Exchange, Finance, News

Wyre, the blockchain-based payment transfer company from San Francisco, has entered a new agreement with the developer of Dai to add the barely one-year-old stablecoin into its portfolio on August 14, 2018. Dependence on Speculative Cryptocurrencies Per the deal with MakerDAO, the firm that developed Dai, Wyre will roll out...

What Is Sharding?

August 18, 2018 by Alex Lielacher at Altcoins, Blockchain, Cryptocyclopedia, Ethereum, Tech

Sharding is a concept in database design, and as implied by its name, sharding involves creating smaller parts from a larger one. In the context of databases, sharding results in the creation of smaller partitions in the ledger. These partitions are thus referred to as shards. It is important to...

Messaging App Line Announces a $10 million Cryptocurrency Fund

August 18, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Altcoins, Business, Development, Finance, Investment, News

Chinese messaging app Line recently announced on August 15, 2018, the launch of a $10 million investment fund dedicated to cryptocurrency startups. Line’s South Korean-based subsidiary Unblock Corporation will operate the fund, and it will be known as Unblock Ventures. While Unblock Ventures will have an initial capital pool of...

Ryan Selkis on Token Curated Registries and Crypto Industry: “Many ICOs Are Terribly Overvalued”

August 17, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Commentary, Investment, News

Messari Token Curated Registry founder Ryan Selkis has taken a jibe at the ICO industry, declaring that it is fundamentally misused for primarily fundraising purposes and that the speculative environment around ICOs has created a situation where many ICOs are “terribly overvalued.” Speaking with Patrick O’Shaughnessy on episode 98 of...

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Pantera Capital Primed to Raise $175 for Cryptocurrency-Focussed Venture Fund

August 17, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Blockchain, Exchange, Investment, News, Tech

A U.S.-based blockchain technology investment firm, Pantera Capital, has raised $71 million from 90 investors, out of the $175 million it's looking to get for its third cryptocurrency fund, reported TechCrunch on August 15, 2018. Aiming for the Moon At a time when the bears have the upper hand in...

Lawsuit against Ripple to Continue in Federal Court as Motion to Remand is Slammed

August 17, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins, News, Regulation

A United States Court judge in Northern District of California has slapped down an investors motion to remand the class action suit against Ripple Labs on August 14, 2018. The case is now set to move to federal court. On the decision, Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton wrote that plaintiffs seek ...

Ripple Targets China for its Blockchain Platform

August 17, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Adoption, Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News

Ripple is targeting China to advance its blockchain-based payments system according to commentary from Jeremy Light, VP of European Union strategic accounts at Ripple, confirmed with CNBC on August 15, 2018. China Is a Definite Target This move is highly unlikely to promote XRP but will undoubtedly help the exploration...

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