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Reshaping the Global Poverty Narrative One Block At A Time

December 20, 2017 by Michael Scott at Blockchain, Business, News, Tech

Over the years, economist Hernando de Soto has relentlessly advocated for the construction of a global property registry system to address the property rights of citizens throughout the developing world. Now in a groundbreaking development, de Soto and Overstock founder Patrick Byrne have forged a joint venture to address this...

Kik CEO Drops Ethereum for Stellar, Claims Poor Scalability

December 19, 2017 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Blockchain, Ethereum, News

Ted Livingston, CEO of the Canadian messaging application Kik has opted to step away from Ethereum for company’s ICO token, and partner with Stellar instead. This move comes after a successful ICO which generated close to $100 million spanning across 117 countries. Although Ethereum is widely used for initial coin...

Indiegogo Announces Support for Initial Coin Offerings on New Dedicated Platform

December 18, 2017 by Rahul Nambiampurath at Altcoins, Finance, News, Tech

Indiegogo, the popular crowdfunding website, announced on December 12, 2017, that it would be making its first foray into the world of cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs). Effective immediately, the company will now support digital token sales as long as they are carefully vetted and comply with the US...

Munchee ICO Terminated by the SEC

December 16, 2017 by Nigel Dollentas at Finance, News, Regulation

Quickly following the SEC’s statement regarding ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings) and cryptocurrencies, the regulator shut down Munchee’s token sale, which raised $15 million. The company received their cease and desist from the SEC on December 11, with all $15 million being returned to their respective investors. Munchee looks to roll...

Ethereum Platform Set to Be Launched by UBS alongside Credit Suisse, Barclays, and others

December 13, 2017 by Priyeshu Garg at Ethereum, Finance, News, Regulation

With many new regulations and requirements set to be introduced into the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain, a number of the biggest banks in the globe have announced an interesting platform that has been created with the goal of simplifying the compliance process when it comes to Ethereum. It has...

Ripple Soars to New High Following the Rally of Bitcoin, Ether and Litecoin

December 13, 2017 by Jamie Holmes at Altcoins, News, Price Analysis

The altcoin ripple (XRP), which has the fourth largest market capitalization in the cryptocurrency market, has soared to near highs near $0.50 on December 13, following bitcoin, litecoin and ethereum higher as they pierce critical psychological levels. XRP has attracted more than $3 billion in volume over the past 24...

Wall Street Set to Pay Bonuses in Bitcoin

December 13, 2017 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Ethereum, Finance, News

While some believe bitcoin is the 21st century Tulip bubble destined to crash, many other firms and institutional investors on Wall Street are busy looking for ways of integrating bitcoin and altcoins into their operations. Bonuses in Bitcoin At press time, the world's number one cryptocurrency is worth well over $16,000....

A Guide to Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs)

The ICO Weather Forecast: Sunny to Partly Cloudy

December 13, 2017 by Michael Scott at Finance, News, Tech

Arguably the hottest topic this year in the crypto world are Initial Coin Offerings (ICO’s). This new form of funding is attracting worldwide attention from investors and regulators alike. Billions of dollars in money have been pouring into the ICO market this year leading to a cryptocurrency market capitalization that...

Fifty Blockchain Firms to be Listed on Canadian Exchange in 2018

Fifty Blockchain Firms to be Listed on Canadian Stock Exchange in 2018

December 12, 2017 by Liam J Kelly at Blockchain, Business, Finance, News

The Chief Executive of the Toronto-based securities firm, GMP Capital Inc., predicts that “Blockchain will be ten times the size of the medical marijuana space" in Canada. Harris Fricker also believes that Canada’s global presence in this sector will be more significant than during “The first phase of the internet.”...

Litecoin Outperforms Crypto Markets, Clears $300 Handle

December 12, 2017 by Jamie Holmes at Altcoins, News, Price Analysis

Volume is a key indicator in the markets; for litecoin, this key metric over the past 24 hour approached half a million bitcoin or, in other words, $7.74 billion. The interest shown by investors and traders is equal to half the altcoin’s market capitalization. Closing December 11 around $210, litecoin...

Ethereum Price Peaks at $627, Consolidation to $520 Likely

December 12, 2017 by Daniel Bruno, Chartered Market Technician at Ethereum, News, Price Analysis

Finally! The cryptocurrency markets achieved another comprehensive advance on December 12, but — breaking from recent norms — the bitcoin price was not leading the rally. That honor belonged to the ether price and litecoin price, each of whom surged to all-time highs and helped catalyze a record day for...

The First Social P2P Cryptobank Datarius to Launch a Pre-Sale on December 12

December 11, 2017 by Guest Post at Press Releases

During December 12-31, the P2P Cryptobank Datarius will run a long-awaited DTRC token Pre-sale. Each participant of the round will receive a 35 percent bonus. Datarius Characteristics The blockchain community is closely following the ambitious project of the first decentralized social P2P cryptobank development. It will allow people around the...

Russia Set to Utilize Cryptocurrency to Avoid US Sanctions

December 11, 2017 by Priyeshu Garg at Bitcoin, Finance, News, Regulation

There has been a lot of speculation taking place as to how Russia is planning to create a significant boost to their oil market and subsequently overcome some strict guidelines set out by the United States. One suggestion implies the utilization of the growing power and influence of cryptocurrencies. Overcoming...

Expect to see More Quants and Trading Bots Trading Bitcoin

December 9, 2017 by Gil Davis at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Finance, News

Calling the current BTC trends volatile is a bit of an understatement. It’s been a rollercoaster in 2017 with prices going from just under $1,000 back in January to over $15,000 by December. That sort of increase is due to attract some professional speculators. Enter the Quant trading systems. Quants...

UBS Seeks Smart Contract Blockchain Patent

December 8, 2017 by Priyeshu Garg at Blockchain, Business, Commentary, Finance, News, Tech

UBS is one of the biggest financial service companies in the world today, and they have been trying to find a way in which they can better protect their computer systems. Cybersecurity a Growing Priority There has been a lot of attention recently placed on cybersecurity by corporations both big...

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