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VeChain (VET) Helping China Eliminate Counterfeit Wines

August 7, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins

VeChain Tor (VET), a leading distributed ledger technology (DLT) project has successfully on-boarded a new partner in its wine traceability platform (WTP) developed in collaboration with China’s Direct Imported GoodsCo. (D.I.G.). VeChain’s encrypted N.F.C tags have now been embedded into all Penfolds Bin-407 bottles to curb counterfeiting, according to a...

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Kik Launches Scathing Rebuttal at SEC

August 7, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Altcoins

The messaging app has filed a countersuit against the SEC, claiming the agency has deliberately twisted facts to make it seem like Kik had not complied with necessary regulations. The SEC launched an investigation into Kik and came to the conclusion that their token, Kin, was a security but did...

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Coinbase Considering to Support a Broad Range of Fresh Cryptocurrencies

August 6, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Altcoins

As per an announcement on their blog, Coinbase is exploring the possibility of listing new digital assets on its exchange. The assets include successful Binance Initial Exchange Offerings (IEOs), namely Harmony (ONE), Matic Network, and Algorand amongst others. Privacy coin DASH is also being considered for listing and it's surprising...

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Calvin Ayre’s Bitcoin SV Sponsors Pool Premier League

August 6, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins

Bitcoin SV (BSV), the altcoin operated by Craig Wright, one of the most controversial personalities in the cryptoverse, has announced that the International Professional Pool Association (IPA) has agreed to a sponsorship package with Calvin Ayre, a BSV promoter in a bid to facilitate the upcoming Bitcoin SV Pool Premier...

Litecoin Halving: What to Expect in the Coming Weeks

August 5, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Altcoins

The Litecoin block reward halving is a matter of hours away and volatility around the cryptocurrency could ignite as a result. Some believe that the halving is already priced in, while some believe it isn't possible for it to reflect on the market price so early. BTCManager discuses how the halving could...

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Facebook’s Libra Could Undermine Sovereign Currencies According to Former Bank of Japan Exec

August 3, 2019 by Edoardo Vecchio at Altcoins

A former employee of the Bank of Japan (BoJ) believes that Facebook's Libra may threaten the impact of local monetary policies. Libra may reduce the overall effectiveness of monetary policies as well as weaken emerging markets currencies. Eventually, even though Libra might be delayed or even stopped, it is impossible...

Seychelles Stock Exchange Operator to List Tokenized Securities

August 2, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins

MERJ Exchange Ltd., a stock exchange operator in Seychelles, East Africa is about to overtake its competitors by launching the world's first regulated security token powered by blockchain technology. The tokenized securities will be listed and traded on the Seychelles national stock market, according to a Swissinfo report on August...

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Walmart Files Patent for Stablecoin

August 2, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Altcoins

Retail behemoth Walmart has filed a patent with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a stablecoin that is tied one for one to a reserve of fiat currency - most likely the dollar, August 1, 2019. The stablecoin will be issued and monitored over a blockchain, which is more...

Bitcoin and Ether Market Update: January 9, 2020

Bitcoin and Ether Market Update: August 01, 2019

August 1, 2019 by Georgi Hristov at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency Market Outlook, Ethereum, News Digest, Price Analysis, Price pages

Total crypto market cap added $11 billion to its value since Monday, July 29 and now stands at $274.9 billion. Top ten coins registered mixed results for the last 24 hours with Litecoin (LTC) being the best performer with 5.9 percent of gains while Bitcoin Cash (BCH) lost 2 percent....

2019 Report: Token Offerings Raised $3.3 Billion in Five Months, IEO’s Emerge as an Obstacle for STO’s

July 31, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Altcoins

PwC's global research and consulting wing, Strategy&, revealed in their summer report that a whopping $3.3 billion has been raised in token offerings between January and May 2019. Bitfinex's LEO offering accounts for 30 percent of that entire amount. Additionally, there is sufficient data to confidently name the inception of...

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Blockchain Wallet Launches The PIT, a Lightning-Fast Crypto Exchange

July 31, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins

Blockchain, a leading cryptocurrency firm that’s in charge of Blockchain multi-crypto wallet, has announced the launch of its cryptocurrency exchange "The PIT". The exchange is run by a team of former executives at top finance and tech companies like TD Ameritrade, Google and Goldman Sachs, according to a CNBC report...

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Ripple’s Research Initiative Onboards Fresh University Partners

July 31, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins

Ripple a San Francisco-based fintech company and creator of the XRP (XRP) altcoin, has added the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University to its University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI), a project focused on collaborating with universities across the globe to carry out academic research on distributed ledger technology (DLT), cryptocurrency ...

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Regulatory Pressure Could Prevent Facebook’s Libra from Launching

July 31, 2019 by Anthonia Isichei at Altcoins

The intense scrutiny from regulatory agencies, governments, and central banks globally regarding Facebook’s Libra, could just be the end of the company’s stablecoin project. According to a report by CNBC, Facebook revealed in a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that plans to launch Libra in...

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Tether Arrives on Blockstream’s Liquid Sidechain Despite Controversies

July 30, 2019 by Edoardo Vecchio at Altcoins

According to an official statement released by Blockstream on July 29, Tether (USDT) will be now issued on Bitcoin's sidechain Liquid Network under the name Liquid USDt, which is already available to be deposited or withdrawn on the Bitfinex exchange. Tether is Spreading Despite the legal problems between iFinex Inc.,...

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Kenya’s Blockchain Task Force Advises Government to Consider Initial Coin Offerings

July 30, 2019 by Anthonia Isichei at Altcoins

The blockchain and cryptocurrency task force established by the Kenyan government is requesting that the authorities enable the development of initial coin offerings (ICOs). According to a report on iTWeb Africa on July 29, 2019, the country’s task force believes that ICOs would help local startups fund projects. ICOs to Help...

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