Coins & Blockchain News

Seoul, 21 May 2018. Public blockchain Aurora hosted a press conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul marking the blockchain’s official launch globally. During the event, Aurora’s founder Aqua Zhao announced Aurora blockchain network is scheduled to go live today. Hundreds of journalists from China, South Korea, UK, US, and many other nations were at the conference. He further shared his vision for Aurora, a public chain that will lead the next-generation blockchain technology and application. “We seek to go beyond the blockchain to bring real value to the world”, said Zhao. The team put a lot of their efforts into technology, innovation, and adaption to better suit the industry requirements of video games, Big data, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, and countless others. According to Zhao, Aurora will build a Dapp-enabled blockchain world as iridescent as the natural phenomenon’s…

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Spain’s financial regulator has clarified its position on regulated investment funds investing directly in cryptocurrencies. These type of funds are legal under Law 22/2014, and investments can be made through three types of legal entities. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Funds Directly Investing in Cryptocurrencies Spain’s National Securities Market Commission (CNMV – Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores) recently clarified its position on registered funds investing in cryptocurrencies directly. The CNMV is the Spanish government agency responsible for regulating the securities markets. In a Questions and Answers document addressed to fintech companies on activities and services that can have a relationship with the Commission, one of the questions was “Can a fund registered by the CNMV directly invest in cryptocurrencies?” The Commission replied: This type of funds would have a legal place in Law 22/2014, which…

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Bitcoinist recently caught up with Bernard Peh, one of only 56 Ethereum Certified developers in the world, and picked his brain on his current project, the state of the cryptocurrency market, and what being “Ethereum Certified” even means.  Bitcoinist: You are one of only 59 Ethereum Certified developers in the world. What exactly does “Ethereum Certified” mean, exactly? BP: First of all, I like to congratulate B9lab for setting the golden standard in Ethereum Certification. As of today, the passing rate (based on the number of students who signed up) was about 15%. Basically, you cannot be certified if you do not have very good knowledge of Ethereum and its high-level programming language – Solidity. In theory, being “Ethereum Certified” means that people should feel more secure with my code in the Blockchain. I have deployed many Ethereum smart contracts…

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The Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong (香港四季酒店) in the city’s financial center is this week’s spot for Roger Ver’s weekly video update, a project started just about a month ago. He’s joined at the five-star retreat for the episode by Ryan X. Charles, CEO of Yours.org. The two men discussed their participation in an international conference and revealed an exciting future for decentralized, censorship resistant, cash.   Also read: Alec Baldwin’s Lambo Movie Backed by Crypto Tech Ver and Charles Make an Entertaining, Informative Pair “Everybody’s been excited about ‘bcash’ for quite a while,” Roger Ver (CEO of Bitcoin.com) smiled and giggled with joy at the delicious irony. “So, it’s finally here everybody!” A very relaxed Mr. Ver has taken to making weekly videos, highlighting his work within the bitcoin cash community. He was prompted to laughter by Yours.org co-founder…

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Computer bots, lack of transparency and subsequent mounting losses of advertisers – all these digital advertising sphere is plagued with. Fortunately, blockchain is here to help. In 2017, digital ad spending amassed $209 bln globally, whereas the amount falling only at TV makes $178 bln. Increasingly, more TV advertisers are relocating their budgets across digital platforms, with projections estimated to reach $335 bln by 2020. Led by internet giants like Google and Facebook, big data has played a fundamental role in advertising over the past 10 years. While Facebook rules over display advertising, Google dominates paid search advertising. In spite of the obvious benefits, glaring flaws abound in digital advertising. As a whole, the industry lacks transparency. Computer bots are thought to be behind high ad engagement rates, triggering serious concerns among business owners and advertises alike. Blockchain comes to…

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The Bank of England has issued a working paper on central bank digital currencies and their possible influence on the banking sector and the economy

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After delving into the world of cryptocurrencies one can see that good majority of digital asset proponents are big fans of privacy and anonymity. Just recently a spreadsheet document was published that lists the top privacy-centric coins and the various differences between them. The paper called “Privacy Coin Matrix,” allows enthusiasts to see a comprehensive list of cryptocurrency networks that focus on promoting financial privacy. Also read: Marvel, The Simpsons Go Crypto Introducing the Privacy Coin Matrix A Google Docs’ spreadsheet has been recently published on the wide variety of cryptocurrencies that aim to bolster financial anonymity. The paper is very comprehensive and includes various details about each coins’ attributes strewn across a very long spreadsheet. Coins that are present in the ‘Matrix’ spreadsheet include Bitcoin Core (BTC), Monero (XMR), Zcash (ZEC), Dash, Verge (XVG), PIVX, Bitcoin Private (BTCP), and more….

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Tron is back in the game, prices are bouncing back and more in our latest price analysis

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According to a report from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Australians lost over $2.1 mln in crypto scams last year

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The next few weeks will be very busy for Kepler Technologies. Not only is the start of the pre-sale (with an astonishing 30% bonus) of their KEP tokens just around the corner, they are also attending leading blockchain conferences all around the world to spread awareness for their promising project. Keplers CEO, Giorgi Topura, attended Coingeek.com’s conference in Hongkong on May 18th and the team will travel to Budapest for Blockchainneum, a one-day meet-up taking place on May 23rd. After this, your next chance to get to know the brilliant minds behind this promising and innovative start-up will be at Blockshoweurope in Berlin, from May 28th until May 29th. The team is working very hard to ensure that Kepler gets the international exposure and recognition it deserves. Not only is it the best rated ICO on multiple listing sites such…

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Politicians in Iran and Russia are discussing the possibility of using digital currencies to bypass sanctions.  Cryptocurrencies: A Tool for Bypassing Sanctions Decentralization is one of the biggest advantages of cryptocurrencies. Unlike traditional fiat currencies, cryptocurrency transactions cannot be stopped by a central party or authority. Some countries have sanctions imposed on them by the USA and many European nations. Several experts believe that certain countries may be bypassing international sanctions by using decentralized cryptocurrencies. Russia and Iran are two countries that are currently under heavy sanctions that may soon use cryptocurrencies to bypass sanctions. How Iran and Russia May Benefit from Cryptocurrencies In a recent news report by PressTV, Iranian MP Mohammad-Reza Pourebrahimi discussed in a meeting in Moscow the possibility of using cryptocurrencies for international payments. Dmitry Mezentsev, the Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy, also attended…

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After receiving incredible and record-breaking rankings on all relevant listing platforms, more and more people have become intrigued by Kepler’s groundbreaking ideas and visions in regards to a future shaped by a combination of Robotics, AI and the Blockchain. There is only one more day until Kepler’s pre-sale finally begins, lasting from May 22nd until June 5th. Everyone will be able to participate in this exciting event (after confirming your identity through KYC), making the next two weeks your last chance to buy tokens with an astonishing 30% bonus! Kepler will be selling 4,000,000 tokens during the pre-sale, with each token being valued at $1.25, until KEP hits exchanges in July. This is your opportunity to invest in Kepler’s innovative and disruptive idea and to truly be a first-mover. The minimum contribution is 0.2 ETH and there is no maximum…

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US and Canadian regulators have reportedly opened the largest coordinated crypto probe into suspicious crypto investment programs

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HSBC Holdings, in a joint effort with the Dutch bank ING, successfully executed the world’s first live financial transaction using a blockchain platform with the food and agricultural trading group, Cargill. The convenience for testing was that Cargill was the exporting and importing company. Namely, Cargill based in Switzerland exported soybeans in the name of Cargill based in Argentina and Singapore and finally, Cargill Malaysia imported the beans in Malaysia as the final destination of the shipment. The entire transaction was performed through operating on the letter of credit module of Corda blockchain, a platform developed by the New York blockchain consortium R3 consisting of more than two hundred banks, financial institutions, advanced technology companies and trade associations. For the moment, blockchain transactions like this are supported by dozen banks which means that the capacity for repeating such transfers is…

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