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Hollywood Actor Johnny Depp Pens Development Deal with $500 Million ICO TaTaTu

October 24, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Adoption, Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Entertainment, News

Pirates of the Caribbean superstar Johnny Depp has signed a development deal with TaTaTu, a tokenized social entertainment platform founded by Andrea Iervolino, co-founder of AMBI Media Group. Reporting on October 22, 2018, Hollywood Reporter revealed that the deal commits both parties to produce film and digital content together. Partnership...

Hong Kong Stock Exchange Says Existing Financial Laws Should Cover Fintech and DLT Ecosystems

Hong Kong: National Stock Exchange Calls for Fintech and DLT Laws

October 23, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Blockchain, Finance, News, Platform, Tech

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) has published a paper on October 18, 2018, arguing that the nation's existing financial laws should apply to Fintech, cryptocurrency and distributed ledger technology (DLT) ecosystems. Similar Regulatory Framework In a 26-page research report titled: "Financial Technology Applications And Related Regulatory Framework," the HKEX,...

$50 Million ICO Stopped by Australia’s Securities Watchdog

October 23, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Blockchain, Ethereum, News, Platform, Tech

The country's securities regulator has halted global Tech Exchange's initial coin offering (ICO) project planning to raise as much as US$50 million, the company announced on October 22, 2018. Watchdog Halts ICO Australia's main financial regulatory body has halted an ICO that was planning on raising $50 million to commence...

MultiDecentralized Private Blockchains Network Powered by Optherium

October 23, 2018 by Guest Post at Altcoins, Blockchain, News, Platform, Tech

Millions of users rely upon the financial industry. Although it is generally trustworthy, the industry has faced some notable and significant lapses in security. What's more, as global transfers become increasingly common, international commerce continuously fails to solve the most major, enduring problems. Their lack of success raises an important...

The Government of Gibraltar to Create Blockchain-Related Education Courses

October 23, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Adoption, Blockchain, Business, News, Regulation

The Government of Gibraltar recently launched the New Technologies in Education (NTiE) Advisory Group, a group responsible for addressing the growing demand for skills in the emerging technology sector. According to the Gibraltar Chronicle’s article published on October 19, 2018, one of their focus areas is to create educational material...

Web3 Summit Pt.1: Metaphorical Mental Models and The New Internet

October 23, 2018 by Liam J Kelly at Blockchain, Ethereum, News, Platform, Tech

Navigating the emerging Web3 ecosystem can seem like translating a massive marketing plan. Small startups will decentralize this, others will offer micropayments for that, and they’re all going to “right” the wrongs of the Internet. While some of this is true, the term doesn’t seem to capture the actual stack...

Ethereum Marketplace LocalEthereum now Enables External Wallets

October 23, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Blockchain, Ethereum, Exchange, News, wallet

LocalEthereum, one of the largest decentralized peer-to-peer Ethereum marketplaces, now enables users to connect external wallets to their account instead of using a username and password combination, the company announced in a press release on October 22, 2018. LocalEthereum Integrates with Popular Ethereum Wallets Cryptocurrency marketplace LocalEthereum has added support...

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)...

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