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Where Are They Now?: The United Kingdom’s Slow, yet Proactive Approach

January 8, 2019 by Eddie Mitchell at Adoption, Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Cryptocyclopedia, Finance, Regulation

During this series covering the regulation of blockchain and cryptocurrencies, BTCManager has taken a look at nations who have all taken relatively unique approaches in their attempt to accommodate the technology. While there may be some similarities, the pieces have focused on events that make them stand-out amongst the rest....

Monero (XMR) “Accidentally” Accepted at Fortnite Merch Store, CEO Says

January 7, 2019 by Priyeshu Garg at Adoption, Altcoins, Business, Commentary, Entertainment, News

The highly-publicized acceptance of Monero at the official merch store of Fortnite, the world's most popular game, was an "accident," the founder of Epic Games, Fortnite's parent company, revealed on Twitter on January 6, 2019. Accepting Monero Was a Mistake Around New Year's Day, rumors began to circulate that Retail...

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McKinsey Reports Blockchain’s Potentials, Limitations, and Future

January 7, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Adoption, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Commentary, News

Blockchain technology has attracted significant attention since it was brought into the limelight a decade ago by Bitcoin (BTC) and the innovation has gradually been gaining traction in several industries across the globe, however, distributed ledger technology (DLT) is yet to become the game-changer, reported McKinsey & Company, an American...

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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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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CoinText Enables SMS-Based Cryptocurrency Transactions Expands to the Philippines

January 4, 2019 by Nuno Menezes at Adoption, Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Development, News, Platform

On January 3, 2018, CoinText.io, a service that provides a service enabling users to send and receive cryptocurrency using text messages, announced it was enabling its Bitcoin Cash (BCH) wallet in the Philippines reported Yahoo Finance. Simplifying the Use of Cryptocurrency CoinText is an innovative service that allows users to send...

Monero Becomes Exclusive Cryptocurrency at Fortnite’s Merch Store

January 3, 2019 by Priyeshu Garg at Adoption, Altcoins, Business, Entertainment, News

The official merchandise store for Fortnite, a popular video game, has started accepting Monero (XMR) as its exclusive cryptocurrency, the company announced in a tweet on January 1, 2019. Fortnite's Merch Store Exclusively Accepts Monero Retail Row, the supporting retail store for Fortnite, the most popular video game in the...

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Bored Of Vanilla 0x? Here’s 7 More Flavors

January 2, 2019 by Nigel Dollentas at Altcoins, Blockchain, Development, Ethereum, Exchange, Platform

While 0x is built on the Ethereum protocol, many other services still rely on the former. While users can draw inspiration from 22 functions in a Medium post published December 5, 2018, in the following article, BTCManager will be uncovering seven of them. Background 0x is an Ethereum protocol leveraging...

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