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Bitcoin Stabilizes above Important $6,000 Resistance as Bulls Manage to Fight Off Bears: Week in Review September 17

September 18, 2018 by Alex Lielacher at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News, Regulation

The price of bitcoin closed the week three percent higher, around the $6,500 mark, as bulls managed to regain the upper hand to allow bitcoin to remain above its most recent $6,000 resistance. In the past seven days, blockchain media was filled with stories of regulators cracking down on fraudulent...

Elon Musk Reaches Out to Dogecoin’s Jackson Palmer to Get Rid of Twitter Spammers

September 18, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Blockchain, Crime, News, Tech

Looking to get rid of malicious botnets impersonating him, Tesla CEO Elon Musk reached out to Dogecoin creator Jackson Palmer in a September 16 tweet to help him build a solution to push out crypto scammer bots from the platform. Musk Still Hunting for a Solution Elon Musk, Tesla’s billionaire...

Tezos Mainnet Finally Goes Live

September 18, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Finance, Investment, News, Regulation

Tezos has announced that at long last, the long-awaited launch of its main network is at hand following the conclusion of a beta testing period. Accordingly, after a period of beta testing that lasted for months, the network which once set a record for the highest grossing ICO ever is...

World Economic Forum Report Calls for Incubation of “Responsible Blockchain Ecosystem”

September 17, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Blockchain, Commentary, Development, Finance, News, Regulation

According to a report published by The World Economic Forum, dated September 14, 2018, blockchain technology might eventually disrupt the way the world utilizes environmental resources, and help steer a sustainable growth pattern along with value creation. “Responsible Blockchain Ecosystems” The report, released at the Global Climate Action Summit in...

A Guide to Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs)

ICO Market Maturing in 2018, Says UK Consultancy

September 17, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Crime, Finance, Investment, News

The initial coin offering (ICO) market is snowballing, with 537 ICOs and $13.7 billion in funds closing successfully in the first five months of 2018. According to Consultancy UK’s article published on September 17, 2018, the ICO market’s boom is a result of more explicit regulation in some jurisdictions, which...

Marco Polo Blockchain Consortium Adds BNY Mellon, Credit Agricole, and MUFG

Blockchain Technology to Close $1.5 Trillion Trade Financing Gap

September 16, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Blockchain, Business, Finance, News, Tech

According to research conducted by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and Bain & Company, digitization and advanced technologies, like blockchain technology can help global businesses close the $1.5 trillion trade financing gap. Traditionally, trade and supply chains involve several stakeholders who make verifying information and reconciliation difficult. However, since blockchain...

Irish Blockchain Organisation for Women Raises Awareness about Distributed Ledger Technology

September 15, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Adoption, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News

An Irish blockchain group for women was recently formed to spread awareness and educate women about blockchain technology. According to The Irish Times, the Irish Blockchain Group has many strong founding members who are eager to share with other women how the emerging blockchain industry can be a great new...

As Malta Continues to Attract Crypto Investment, not Everyone Is Thrilled

September 14, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Blockchain, Business, Crime, Exchange, Finance, Investment, News, Regulation

Long known for being a holiday hotspot in the Mediterranean, the island of Malta has been making headlines for a different set of reasons recently, and opinions are split firmly down the middle over this matter. From Chinese crypto exchanges fleeing anti-crypto restrictions in their home country to blockchain fintech...

Barclays Explores Cryptocurrency Trading Desk Despite Denying Interest

Making way for Institutions: Wyre and Republic Protocol to Offer Compliance to the Crypto Averse

September 14, 2018 by Liam J Kelly at Blockchain, Business, Finance, News, Regulation

On September 14, 2018, fintech startups Wyre and Republic Protocol announced their partnership to promote the uptake of institutional investors to Republic’s decentralized dark pool among other advantages. The increased liquidity and KYC/AML compliance offered by Wyre will help build “a powerful nexus between digital assets and the traditional financial...

A New Ethereum Testnet Is Launching Looking to Change the Way Test Networks Work

September 14, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Blockchain, Ethereum, Finance, News, Platform

Many Ethereum testnets are available for experimenting with smart contracts and deploying decentralized applications before going live on the main Ethereum network, but few manage to be both consistent and safe. Görli Testnet is a new platform that aims to solve all those problems, ChainSafe Systems CEO announced on September...

Blockchain Incubator SmartUp Receives Funding from D Capital and Soul Capital

September 14, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Blockchain, Development, Investment, News, Tech

SmartUp, a Hong Kong-based blockchain incubation platform announced on September 13, 2018, that they received an undisclosed sum from D Capital and Soul Capital. The additional funding will help SmartUp build a global blockchain incubating ecosystem to aid blockchain-related startups with support, financing, consulting, and lead investing. Investment from Institutional...

Canada’s George Brown College Launches First Blockchain Course in Toronto

September 13, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins, Blockchain, Finance, Investment, News, Tech

Canada’s first ever blockchain technology-focused course will commence this fall, per a report by Now Toronto, published on September 12, 2018. Toronto’s George Brown College will see its students attend a three-semester Blockchain Development program. George Brown College Enters into Blockchain Foray Toronto’s George Brown College has taken a significant...

Ethereum Finds Potential Use Case in Hurricane Florence’s Arrival: Automated Insurance Payouts

September 13, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Ethereum, News

Ethereum (ETH), the largest altcoin concerning market cap seems to be on a long ride down, as the price of the smart contracts-focused crypto token has slumped considerably in the past few weeks. However, this has not deterred enthusiasts from exploring new horizons, as according to a report on Forbes,...

Dogecoin, the Dog Meme Cryptocurrency that is Outperforming Bitcoin and Ethereum

September 13, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Altcoins, Blockchain, Entertainment, Finance, News, Tech

Dogecoin, a top 20 altcoin inspired by a dog meme, has recently increased over 160 percent in value in the last month. According to Business Insider, Dogecoin is the only cryptocurrency token that has strong positive returns in August 2018. Dogecoin Comes Out On Top in the Crypto Market Unlike...

Binance Signs MoU with the Maltese Stock Exchange to Kickstart a Security Token Exchange

September 13, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Exchange, Finance, Investment, News

According to a report by The Times of Malta, published on September 11, 2018, cryptocurrency exchange giant Binance has effectively signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Malta Stock Exchange to launch a new digital platform for security tokens. The agreement was approved by the Malta Stock Exchange chairman...

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