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10 Reasons Why Gladage Is the Best Home Care

May 3, 2018 by Guest Post at Blockchain, Business, News, Tech

Older people are accelerating growing proportion of the world’s population. People are living lengthier, but that does not mean they are living healthier lives. The increase in the older population presents many possibilities and also numerous public health challenges that we ought to prepare for. The community is ageing at...

Bitspark Bins Bitcoin in Favor of BitShares; CEO Explains Move

May 3, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Finance, News

Bitspark, the Hong Kong-based bitcoin remittance firm that facilitates end-to-end, cross-border payments, had previously announced that it would no longer use bitcoin for its operations. On May 2, 2018, in conversation with Ej Insight, George Harrap of Bitspark explained what led to the decision. Bitcoin to be Replaced by ‘Faster,...

Bitcoin Attracts Opportunity Seeking High-Speed Traders

It’s Confirmed! Goldman Sachs To Begin Trading of Bitcoin Futures

May 3, 2018 by contributor at Bitcoin, Finance, News

In stark contrast to its Wall Street peers, Goldman Sachs is emerging as the world’s largest institution to embrace bitcoin (BTC), and would soon trade the decentralized digital asset. Goldman to Trade Bitcoin ‘Futures’ According to a New York Times report on May 2, 2018, the financial powerhouse is set...

Argentina to Get Thousands of Bitcoin ATMs

May 3, 2018 by Nigel Dollentas at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News

After recent changes in regulation from the Argentine central bank allowing ATMs to placed at non-banking entities, Odyssey Group is entering the market with an initial rollout of 4,000 ATMs. Continued deployment should see up to 5,000 ATMs within two years, but the Central Bank is citing an end goal...

Revolut Unexpectedly Stops Supporting Withdrawls from Bitcoin Exchanges

Revolut Unexpectedly Stops Supporting Withdrawals from Bitcoin Exchanges

May 3, 2018 by Jamie Holmes at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Finance, News

The fintech startup Revolut has unexpectedly withdrawn support for cryptocurrency exchanges such as Bitstamp and Kraken, BTCManager has learned on May 3. Bitcoin enthusiasts can no longer use the banking app to withdraw from exchanges and echoes similar moves made by UK banks in the past. Revolut has marketed itself...

Trademark Lawsuit Filed by Alibaba over Dubai Firm’s ‘Alibabacoin’

Alibaba Loses Petition Against Dubai Based Cryptocurrency Firm ‘Alibabacoin’

May 3, 2018 by Rahul Nambiampurath at Altcoins, Business, Commentary

A district judge in the United States of America has rejected Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s request to grant an injunction against Dubai based Alibabacoin for using a deceptive name. Judge Paul Oetken in Manhattan ruled that a lack of proper reasoning provided by Alibaba about how Alibabacoin was deceptive led...

Peter Thiel believes in the Future of Bitcoin: The Digital Gold of a New Era

Billionaire Peter Thiel-backed Venture Fund Invests in Bitcoin Broker For Institutional Investors

May 3, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Finance

Billionaire Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund is set to invest in Tagomi Systems Inc., a new bitcoin trading firm. This news was revealed by a couple of unnamed sources with insider information regarding the investment. Tagomi is a bitcoin trading platform with lofty ambitions. The startup wants to be the leading...

UK Energy Supplier Centrica to Trial Blockchain Technology

Centrica Plans Blockchain Trial to Revolutionise Power Distribution Model

May 3, 2018 by Rahul Nambiampurath at Blockchain, Business, News, Tech

British energy giant Centrica announced April 30, 2018, that it plans to “deploy blockchain technology as part of Local Energy Market trial in Cornwall.” The platform, named Exergy, will enable small consumers and businesses to trade electricity with each other depending on need. Blockchain to Disrupt Traditional Energy Model The...

Iconic Tech Event from Silicon Valley is Coming to Europe in June 2018

May 3, 2018 by Guest Post at Press Releases

Intellectsoft, global software development company with a focus on the latest tech, will co-host “Blockchain: Rethink Trust 2018” — a new, enterprise-grade conference on blockchain engineering that is a part of By the Bay event series, well-known in the Silicon Valley. The event will take place in Amsterdam at the...

ING Group: A Quiet and Deliberate Blockchain Innovator

May 3, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Blockchain, Business, Finance, News

The giant Netherlands banking concern ING is making a name for itself as a serious blockchain enthusiast and innovator. Already involved with shipping industry players on blockchain apps that could foreseeably save that sector billions every year, the bank has been quietly but enthusiastically trialing a decentralized solution to many...

Bitcoin Mining Hardware Being Developed by Samsung

AMD And Samsung Post Stellar First Quarter Results, Attribute Part Of Success to Cryptocurrency Mining

May 2, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Mining, News

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) CEO Lisa Su surprised in more ways than one with the release of the company’s Q1 earnings on April 25, 2018. Not only was it a feather in her cap to learn that AMD has surpassed Q1 estimates, Su also revealed that only a small percentage...

CME Proposes Limits To Temper Bitcoin's Volatility

Coinbase Announces ‘Block Trading’ in Bid to Increase Institutional Appeal

May 2, 2018 by contributor at Bitcoin, Business, Finance, News

Coinbase, the Silicon Valley-backed cryptocurrency exchange, is taking a step towards increasing its appeal to institutional investors; by introducing Over-The-Counter (OTC) digital asset trading. Coinbase to Offer ‘Block Trading’ According to a report on Business Insider on May 1, 2018, Coinbase will initiate the process of ‘block trading,’ that allows...

BBVA Bank Successfully Uses Blockchain Technology to Issue a Corporate Loan

May 2, 2018 by Rahul Nambiampurath at Blockchain, Business, Entertainment, Finance, News

Spain's second-largest bank, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), has reportedly started using blockchain technology, also known as a distributed ledger, to issue loans. The first such loan, worth €75 million ($91 million), was disbursed a few days ago, in April 2018. BBVA released a public announcement on April 26, 2018,...

Renewed Calls for Crypto Regulations from Nasdaq, Bank of America, and the U.S. Congress

May 2, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Business, Finance, News, Regulation

There is no consensus as to the correct approach to cryptocurrencies business and in government. 2017 appears to have pushed more stakeholders in mainstream finance and government to take the market seriously. 2018 has seen a slew of regulations from different governments in an attempt to control the market. In...

A Guide to Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs)

The Falling Charm of ICOs: 44 Percent Decline in Raised Funds in April 2018

May 2, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Finance, ICO/IEO, News, Regulation

One of the most talked about topics in the cryptocurrency sector are the controversial Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). The concept has allured a lot of coverage, as multiple, unknown ICOs regularly raise hundreds of millions of dollars; a previously unheard of occurrence. However, a study shows a significant slowdown regarding...

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