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What Is Ontology and Is it a Good Investment?

July 25, 2018 by Alex Lielacher at Adoption, Altcoins, Blockchain, Cryptocyclopedia, Finance, Investment, Platform

While blockchain technology continues to be lauded as one of the most revolutionary and disruptive inventions of the 21st century, a significant number of corporations are still hesitant to make a move towards systems based on this novel innovation. The Problem The lack of interoperability between legacy systems and the...

The Holy Grail of Blockchain: Interoperability

July 25, 2018 by Eric Czuleger at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Ethereum, News, Tech

After a decade of blockchain, the technology is beginning to show its revolutionary power. While the technology has shown incredible promise, multiple blockchains have developed, thus separating the most valuable assets, namely Bitcoin and Ethereum. Wanchain 2.0 has recently launched a platform that will bridge the great blockchain divide. The...

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Blockchain Technology Could Save the World from Another Global Economic Crisis Says Former JPMorgan Big Shot

July 25, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Blockchain, Finance, News

While many see nothing good in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, many others believe distributed ledger technology (DLT) will revolutionize the world. Pang Huadong, the former vice president of the North American investment banking division at JPMorgan, is one of those people. Huadong, on July 22, 2018, said that blockchain technology...

Nanjing Announces $1.48 Billion Fund for Investment in Blockchain Technology

July 25, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Adoption, Blockchain, Business, Finance, Investment, News

Nanjing, the capital city of China’s Jiangsu province, has launched a gargantuan $1.48 billion fund for investment in blockchain technology to propel the existing public blockchain projects in the country. The announcement was made on July 23, 2018, at the first ever Industrial Public Chain Summit (IPCS) and comes as...

EY Buys US Cryptocurrency Accounting Technology as Institutional Investors Prepare to Enter Market

EY Buys Cryptocurrency Accounting Technology as Institutional Investors Prepare to Enter Market

July 24, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Adoption, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News

Global professional services group Ernst & Young (EY) has announced on July 19, 2018, its acquisition of Andy Crypto-Asset Accounting and Tax (CAAT), a cryptocurrency accounting and regulatory compliance technology solution from Elevated Consciousness, a San Francisco startup that specializes in developing crypto asset solutions. EY announced through its Americas...

In 1 Year, Samsung Has Gone from Bitcoin Miner Manufacturer to Accepting Crypto

July 24, 2018 by Joseph Young at Adoption, Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News

Samsung, the $290 billion electronics giant, has started to accept crypto in its stores in the Baltic region as an alternative to fiat money on July 21, 2018. Heavily Involved in Crypto In South Korea, Samsung remains as the dominant conglomerate in virtually every major industry including insurance, real estate,...

Bitcoin Surges 17 Percent to Close Week in mid-7,000s: BTCManager’s Week in Review July 23

July 24, 2018 by Alex Lielacher at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Cryptocyclopedia, Finance, News, Regulation

The price of bitcoin rallied by over 17 percent week-on-week giving bitcoin hodlers hope that the worst might finally be over for this year. This week’s price surge was driven by the news that the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, may start to invest in bitcoin, as well as the...

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South Korean Regulators Create Exclusive Cryptocurrency Department for Policymaking

July 23, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Finance, News, Regulation

The South Korean cryptocurrency ecosystem has achieved another feat in its journey towards legalization. The South Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC) has announced on July 17, 2018, via a press release that it would conduct an organizational reshuffle, in a bid to establish a body called Financial Information Bureau (FIB),...

Russia Swiftly Warming up to Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies

July 23, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Adoption, Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Investment, News

While distributed ledger technology (DLT) is still very much in its nascent stages globally, the undeniable fact remains that some nations have quickly embraced the groundbreaking technology with open arms, formulating practical use cases for the blockchain, with states like Russia still sitting on the fence. However, it appears the former...

Ukrainian Cyberpolice Backs Legalization of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies

The Fall of Crypto Valley: How Zug Is Losing Appeal to Other Blockchain Hubs

July 23, 2018 by contributor at Blockchain, Business, Finance, News, Regulation

After being touted as a game-changing cryptocurrency-friendly economy, Switzerland faces a potential brain-drain of cryptocurrency projects as local banks refuse to lend services to the sector, contrary to the government’s push. As reported by Reuters on July 19, 2018, several cryptocurrency projects are departing the European country, famed for its...

Cryptocurrency Hedge Funds Reportedly Increasing and Could Triple in 2018

IDC Reports 73% CAGR, Blockchain Spending to Hit Nearly $12 Billion within Five Years

July 23, 2018 by Nigel Dollentas at Adoption, Blockchain, Business, Finance, Investment, News, Regulation

A new update from the comprehensive semiannual blockchain spending guide predicts blockchain spending to reach a new peak of almost $12 billion in 2022. America Dishes out the Most Spending is expected to increase with a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 73.2 percent. IDC, the company behind the...

Banking on Hype: Wells Fargo and Barclays Acquire Token and KYC Blockchain Patents

July 22, 2018 by Liam J Kelly at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Development, News

Two of the world’s larger banks recently acquired three distinct patents in the field of blockchain technology. Wells Fargo’s, aptly titled “Data element tokenization management,” was filed on July 17, 2018, and looks to tokenize pretty much every possible data piece possible. Barclays later filed two patents on July 19,...

Ethereum Average Transaction Fee Surpassed Bitcoin, But its Inaccurate to Compare

July 21, 2018 by Joseph Young at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Ethereum, Finance, News

On July 16, 2018, the average transaction fee of ether, the native cryptocurrency of Ethereum, surpassed that of bitcoin. But, it may be premature to conclude that ether is lagging behind bitcoin in scalability. JZay, a bitcoin researcher, and investor shared a transaction fee comparison chart provided by crypto asset...

HSBC Not Interested in Cryptocurrency Speculation, Supports Tokenization and Blockchain Technology

July 21, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, News

Banks and cryptocurrencies have not always been the best of friends, though the former is beginning to loosen up a bit. In the latest development, HSBC’s Global Head of Digital said on July 19, 2018, that the finance heavyweight is taking a ‘”cautious” approach towards cryptocurrencies due to the super volatile...

Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies Not Significant Threats – Says US Federal Reserve Chairman

July 21, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin, Blockchain

While a good number of central banks see bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as significant threats to their survival, the United States Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, said on July 18, 2018, that the exponential growth in the price of bitcoin and the increasing adoption of cryptos doesn't bother him. The...

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