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There are over 1,500 different cryptocurrency projects. However, there are only a few dozens that stand out. The Russian blockchain platform Waves is one of them. In this guide, you will be introduced to the Waves blockchain platform, and you will learn more about its cryptocurrency WAVES. The History In early 2016, Russian theoretical physicist Sasha Ivanov proposed a new…

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Signaling another milestone in the future of digital innovation Waves Platform a global public blockchain platform founded in 2016 just announced that it has implemented new technology, which will enable the network to process thousands of transactions per minute. With this advancement Waves is carving out a place as the fastest decentralized blockchain platform in the world. Seen as the…

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OnG-Coin, a blockchain-based social dashboard, now has a live ICO running until September 12, or when it sells out. Challenging the status quo like other social media blockchain projects such as Steemit, onG-coin is just another example of how social media, like many other industries, are prime areas for disruption from blockchain technology. The project has been backed by IBM…

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In an effort to foster greater versatility, stability and user friendliness in the cryptocurrency world, startup firm InPay has unleashed a feature allowing for dual-track utilization of both the Ethereum Classic and Waves platforms. Dovetailing off of a robust set of advantages such as an immutable blockchain, a large and rapidly growing community, and fast and cheap transactions, InPay holders…

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In a move intended to further their footprint in the blockchain world, Moscow-based Waves Platform announced that it had signed a memorandum on a strategic partnership with the prominent global consultancy Deloitte CIS. The partnership is aimed at providing clients with comprehensive initial coin offering (ICO) services and customized blockchain solutions targeting towards specific business tasks. Deloitte CIS is one…

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The Blockchain and Bitcoin Conference Prague 2017 took place on May 19, with attendees hearing from speakers on topics ranging from investing, mining, and regulation. The conference was held next to Vienna House in a hotel in the Andel district of the Czech capital. The area hosts a shopping centre with a bitcoin ATM and is across the river Vltava…

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In an event legendary to the crypto world, a young bitcoin miner named Laszlo Hanyecz back in May of 2010 became the first person to buy real goods for bitcoin (BTC). Laszlo, who had pioneered GPU mining and accumulated a large cache of the cryptocurrency, paid 10,000 BTC for delivery of two pizzas from Papa Johns,  a sum worth just…

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Vitalik Buterin co-founder of the decentralized smart contract application Ethereum and Waves Platform founder Sasha Ivanov had a chance to meet for the first time at an open lecture at the Digital October Center in Moscow. In an exclusive BTCManager interview with Ivanov, we asked him about his experience in meeting Buterin, where things stand regarding Ethereum’s inroads into Russia…

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The Russian political party Partiya Rostiya has launched the world’s first blockchain-based social project by issuing its cryptocurrency called Upcoin in collaboration with the blockchain startup Waves to promote blockchain technology awareness and to incentivize its party members to engage in more community-based activities. Russia and the Blockchain Initially, when bitcoin and the blockchain first made waves in Russia, the…

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The blockchain-powered custom tokens platform Waves launched a secure, reliable speedier bitcoin gateway for holding bitcoins on the network on March 11. This move comes amid continued concerns within the Bitcoin community about block sizes and slow transaction confirmation times. According to the Waves team, bitcoin is here for the long haul and should be acknowledged as such. As the…

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