#Blockchain

Ephrata Initiates Yearlong Ban On Cryptocurrency Operations

October 22, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Blockchain, Mining, News, Platform, Tech

Ephrata City joins other U.S. cities like Plattsburgh, Salamanca, and Grant County by banning cryptocurrency operations. According to The Spokesman Review’s article published on October 19, 2018, the Ephrata City Council voted on Wednesday to ban any cryptocurrency developments over the next 12 months because of its impact on residents....

Mapping the Virtual Economy: Bitcoin and Gaming

October 22, 2018 by Liam J Kelly at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, News, Platform, Tech

Young people are placing a higher premium on leisure time, and a much lower one on buying status items. The low cost of digital media, as well as the high-quality content therein, also promotes non-work activities like playing video games or flying around the Internet. More importantly, and according to...

Bank of Japan’s Deputy Governor Doubtful Over the Effectiveness of Cryptocurrencies

October 22, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Altcoins, Blockchain, Exchange, Finance, Investment, News, Platform, Tech

In theory, a Central bank cryptocurrency could help enhance a nation’s monetary policy by allowing Central Banks to charge interest on deposits of households and firms, encouraging people to spend rather than hoard their money. According to a Reuters article published on October 20, 2018, the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ)...

$571 Million in Damages: North Korean Hacking Group Lazarus Behind High-Profile Cryptocurrency Hacks

October 22, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Altcoins, Blockchain, News, Platform, Tech

Although there have been over $882 million cryptocurrencies stolen from online exchanges since 2017, Lazarus, a North Korean, state-sponsored group is responsible for the majority of stolen tokens. According to an article published by The Next Web on October 19, 2018, the Lazarus Group took over $571 million cryptocurrencies and...

A Legal Framework for Blockchain – Made in Germany – with the Help of Startups like Lition

October 22, 2018 by Guest Post at Adoption, Blockchain, Investment, Regulation

Blockchain is primed to disrupt the future of business as we know it, and German lawmakers are all for it. The CDU/CSU and SPD coalitions (major German political parties, for the uninitiated) aim to lead the European blockchain charge in developing a comprehensive blockchain strategy that fosters innovation and nurtures...

UK Bank NatWest to Leverage Blockchain Technology in Syndicated Loan Market

October 22, 2018 by Pratik Makadiya at Blockchain, Business, Finance, News, Platform

United Kingdom’s major commercial bank NatWest announced to leverage blockchain technology for the syndicated loan market, from the coming month. The technology will be introduced to effectively streamline communication between lenders and agent banks in the loan market sector. Bringing Efficiency to Syndicate Loan Market The blockchain platform Fusion was...

A Q3 Update from the Decentralized Freelancing Platform Storm

October 21, 2018 by Pratik Makadiya at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News

With the advent of new technologies, the global freelancer market is expanding. Today many people are leaving their day jobs and taking up gig assignments as they can work flexible timetables and have the freedom to pick up projects they feel they can execute at best. With technology playing its...

Global Security Company G4S Branches out into Cryptocurrency Storage

October 21, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Blockchain, Exchange, News, Platform, Tech

U.K.-based multinational security services company G4S has developed a new service offering high-security offline storage for cryptocurrencies, the company announced in a press release published on October 16, 2018. G4S Announces High-Security ‘Vault Storage’ for Holding Crypto With the rise in the popularity and value of cryptocurrencies around the world...

SEC Introduces Online Form for FinTech Investors Seeking ICO Advice

October 21, 2018 by Nuno Menezes at Altcoins, Blockchain, Finance, News, Tech

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission ICO Advisory Board stated it had enabled an online request form for FinTech-related meetings and other assistance, as per an announcement on October 19, 2018. SEC Launches Online Request Form The SEC is actively trying to deliver best practices to investors on the...

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Ethereum dApp Roundup Part 2: Essentials

October 20, 2018 by Nigel Dollentas at Blockchain, Cryptocyclopedia, Ethereum, News

dApps are becoming increasingly popular regarding usage and sheer volume. In the second of this series, BTCManager will highlight some of the more prominent ones of the bunch, with the first installation discussing the ten dApps users can’t live without. With Ethereum making the concept of dApps or decentralized applications,...

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