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500-year-old Forest Protected by Native Americans Accepts Litecoin Donations

May 31, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Altcoins, Finance, News

According to a Reddit thread, NDPonics, a non-government organization located in West-central Virginia is currently accepting “decentralized currency donations” to build sovereignty among tribal land conservation, renewable energy installation, energy efficiency and enable tribal food production. Their mission is to undergo a variety of projects that involve strengthening the energy...

Venezuela Bans Imports of Cryptocurrency Miners

May 31, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Mining, News, Regulation

Despite Venezuela’s proactive stance on cryptocurrencies, the country’s international shipping companies passed an official measure on May 29, 2018, stating that cryptocurrency mining equipment will no longer be on the list of “approved shipping items.” Creating Borders in a Borderless Ecosystem According to local reports, the Venezuelan customs authorities would...

Highlights from Berlin’s Cryptocurrency Conference: BlockShow Europe 2018

May 31, 2018 by Liam J Kelly at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Commentary, News

Exhibitors, speakers, and media folks all descended upon the Estrel Hotel and Convention Center in Berlin, Germany for the two-day BlockShow Conference. Comparatively, this year’s conference focused heavily on regulations, institutional investment into the industry, and the never-ending search for the blockchain’s “killer app.” Over the course of May 28-29,...

India Squashes Petro Rumors, Will Not Accept the Digital Currency For Oil Imports

May 31, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, Business, Finance, News

Despite the criticisms that the controversial Petro cryptocurrency has faced both locally and internationally since its launch in February 2018, the coin’s backers have unsuccessfully tried their best to gain relevance and seek a robust use-case. However, most countries have thwarted the idea of using a cryptocurrency for official deals....

South Africa’s Sygnia Joins the Bitcoin Bandwagon, Set to Launch Own Cryptocurrency Exchange

May 31, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Finance, News, Regulation

The African continent is not ready to occupy the back seat in the blockchain and cryptocurrency revolution, as several firms in the region are contributing their bit to the crypto movement. On May 25, 2018, Johannesburg-based Sygnia investment firm has hinted it's starting a blockchain-powered virtual currency exchange by the...

Freyrchain Will Revolutionize the Arts and Collectibles Industry

May 31, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Business, ICO/IEO, News, Tech

In the introduction of book Blink by author of Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell narrates a story of Paul Getty Museum which has faced immense difficulties in authenticating whether the Kuros marble statue was real or fake: In fact, it’s authenticity is still not confirmed with historians and scientists having a different...

Owner Raised $21 Million in Fraudulent ICO to Purchase Hawaiian Property

May 31, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, Finance, ICO/IEO, News, Regulation

A fraudulent Initial Coin Offering (ICO) faced the law’s wrath after making several false claims and deceiving investors to the tune of $21 million. Neverending Fake Tales After being brought to the notice of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a court order was imposed on the Titanium BAR token...

First Bank in Kuwait to Test Ripple Blockchain to Process Instant Global Payments

May 31, 2018 by Joseph Young at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News, Tech

Kuwait Finance House (KFH), the first commercial bank in the State of Kuwait established in 1977, announced on May 26, 2018, that it has begun testing Ripple’s blockchain protocol to settle instantaneous global payments and remittances in a decentralized manner. More Partners, More Momentum The deal between KFH and Ripple...

World’s Oldest Bitcoin Exchange BTCC to Launch New Platform: Introduce Suite of New Features

May 31, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, Business, Finance, News, Tech

The world’s first bitcoin exchange has announced plans to launch an upgraded platform in June 2018, in addition to introducing trading pairs for several cryptocurrencies. Zero Fee Trading BTCC, the Hong Kong-based digital asset exchange, announced via an official statement on May 24, 2018, about plans to launch an upgrade....

John McAfee Believes Bitcoin will Hit $15,000 Before June 12

May 31, 2018 by Nuno Menezes at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Commentary, News

John McAfee tweeted yet another one of his hot bitcoin price predictions, along with an outlook for other cryptocurrencies, on May 24 and May 27 respectively. In the tweet, he expressed his belief that bitcoin would breach $15,000 in June 2018 before dipping in July. He has also made predictions...

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