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2019 Could Bring Amenable Regulations and Growth to the Cryptocurrency Industry

January 6, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Commentary, News, Regulation

While 2017 successfully popularized bitcoin, altcoins and initial coin offerings (ICOs) due to the surge of the prices of all cryptoassets, 2018 brought back the proverbial rocket ship to earth via stricter regulations and blanket bans. With more and more regulators looking to implement amenable policies for the cryptospace,...

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Mycelium Becomes the Latest Crypto Wallet to Join the Foundation for Interwallet Operability (FIO)

January 5, 2019 by Nuno Menezes at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Development, News, wallet

On January 3, 2018, Mycelium, one of the most popular and well-established mobile Bitcoin wallets, announced on its blog that it was joining the Foundation for Interwallet Operability (FIO). The move comes as proof that the FIO Protocol is making an effort to expand its support to major wallets, exchanges,...

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BitTorrent to Launch Tron-Based Native Token, BTT

January 5, 2019 by Pratik Makadiya at Adoption, Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Development, News, Platform

The peer-to-peer protocol, BitTorrent announced on January 3, 2018, that it was set to introduce their native token BitTorrent (BTT) which would enable users to experience faster downloads. The company which was taken over by Tron mid-2018 has been selected to be the first token that will be launched by...

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Who Is Block.one: The Company Behind the World’s Largest ICO

January 5, 2019 by John Iadeluca at Altcoins, Blockchain, Cryptocyclopedia, Development, Ethereum, Investment, Platform

EOS, dubbed by many to be the “Ethereum Killer” is arguably Vitalik Buterin’s creation the main rival in the cryptocurrency, distributed ledger, and blockchain sector. EOS is one of the fastest growing cryptocurrencies of all time, boasting a quicker logarithmic growth rate than both ether or bitcoin. This past May...

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South Africa Prepares to Tackle Cryptocurrency Challenges with Working Group

January 4, 2019 by Nuno Menezes at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Commentary, News, Regulation

The South African government established a group of specialists to investigate digital currency and blockchain technology to devise a regulatory framework for the emerging industry. Finding the Appropriate Regulatory Framework Following many of the governments around the world, South Africa has recently gathered a working group to research digital currencies...

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Thailand’s NECTEC Testing Blockchain-Based Voting Mechanism for Elections

January 4, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Adoption, Blockchain, News, Regulation

According to a report from Bangkok Post, published on January 3, 2019, Thailand is contemplating the use of blockchain technology for elections. The voting model would combine traditional voting mechanism and e-voting. Need for Digital Literacy in Thailand Thailand’s National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC) states that after the...

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Estonian Exchange Offers Tokenized Stock Trading for Companies like Apple, Google, and Tesla

January 4, 2019 by Priyeshu Garg at Adoption, Altcoins, Blockchain, Exchange, Finance, News

The Estonian cryptocurrency exchange DX.Exchange plans on offering tokenized securities on its platform that will allow users to indirectly purchase shares of major companies such as Apple, Google, and Tesla. Live Launch of Tokenized Stock Trading Platform A European Union-certified cryptocurrency exchange is looking to change the way stocks are traded...

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New York State Creates Cryptocurrency Task Force

January 4, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Adoption, Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News, Regulation

In a bid to formulate amenable policies to foster cryptocurrency adoption and protect consumers from bad actors, New York state has created a cryptoassets task force. The group is made up of technologists, cryptocurrency holders, institutional and small investors, academics, and blockchain-linked businesses, according to a Facebook post on January...

What Is MAIAN: The Most Popular Smart Contract Analysis Tool

January 4, 2019 by John Iadeluca at Blockchain, Cryptocyclopedia, Development, Ethereum

In the world of smart contracts, even the most refined financial institutions have to maintain an expert level of technology if they’re looking to get involved with the aforementioned methods. Smart contracts are liable to hacks that can essentially cost the underlying creator hundreds, if not millions of dollars. The...

Blockchain Shouldn’t Be an Enemy to the U.S. Federal Reserve

January 4, 2019 by Priyeshu Garg at Adoption, Altcoins, Blockchain, Commentary, Finance, News, Regulation

Despite most central banks being reluctant to turn to blockchain technology, major institutions such as the U.S. Federal Reserve should figure out the implications of such distributed ledger technologies and how to adapt to them, economist Eswar Prasad argued in a Financial Times article on January 1, 2019. Blockchain Could...

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