Day: July 20, 2018

BBVA Signs $117 Mln Blockchain-Powered Corporate Loan

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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) has signed a new blockchain-based loan with civil engineering firm ACS Group, according to the BBVA’s official statement July 19. BBVA, a multinational Spanish banking group, signed an agreement with ACS to provide a long-term bilateral corporate loan of €100 million ($117 million). The new blockchain-powered loan contract will reportedly boost the efficiency in financial processes of the company, allowing for better transparency and traceability of contractual process. Settling the loan on a blockchain allows both parties to independently monitor the stages of a contract,…

Blockshow Announces Blockshow Americas 2018 Conference in Las Vegas August 20-21

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Blockshow, a major international blockchain event powered by Cointelegraph, announced the new conference Blockshow Americas 2018, which will be held in Las Vegas August 20-21, 2018. The event comes on the heels of the successful Blockshow Europe 2018 in Germany in May 2018.  According to the Blockshow team, the upcoming conference will be focused on the crucial questions that affect the blockchain community — governmental initiatives, insights from central banks, and the evolution of law and regulations. Blockshow Americas will be held on the premises of the Venetian, one of the…

Malta Regulator Tells Blockchain Companies to Wait Before Applying for Approvals and Authorization

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The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) said in a statement that blockchain companies have to wait until a recently passed framework comes into force before applying for approvals and authorizations, news outlet Times of Malta reported July 20. In a statement issued today, the MFSA said it is developing a new framework that will back recently-passed blockchain laws, so operators must wait for a public announcement from the agency before filing a request for approvals and authorizations. The Virtual Financial Assets Act (VFAA), which the Parliament of Malta passed on…

Tron Price (TRX) Still Going Down, But Technicals Show Positive Future

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The Tron price (TRX) lost a good deal of its value over the last three days. On Friday, July 20, Tron is trading at $0.0349, losing around 8% in 24 hours. Technically, TRX is trading within a range on D1, with the major support at $0.0230, and the resistance at $0.1004. In the midterm, Tron is trading within a descending channel, trying to reach the major support. Meanwhile, the Stochastic is converging, which signals a possibility of ascending correction. This will be confirmed once the resistance of the current channel…

Bitcoin Futures Average Daily Volume up 93% in Second Quarter

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Bitcoin (BTC) futures average daily volume (ADV) at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) increased by 93 percent in the second quarter over the first quarter of 2018, the company revealed in a tweet July 20. CME also stated that the rate of open interest (OI) or the number of open contracts on Bitcoin futures has exceeded 2,400, which amounted to 58 percent increase in Q1. CME Bitcoin Futures ADV and OI in Q1 2018 and Q2 2018. Source: CMEGroup One of the biggest global exchanges, CME Group launched Bitcoin futures…

Cloud Mining Platform HashFlare Stops Services, Disables Equipment on SHA-256 Contracts

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Cloud cryptocurrency mining service HashFlare announced July 20, that it is stopping mining services and shutting down hardware on current SHA-256 contracts due to difficulty generating revenue. HashFlare is a cloud cryptocurrency mining platform founded in 2013. Cloud mining is a system where a user purchases a portion of the mining power of hardware hosted and owned by a cloud mining service provider. The service provider configures the hardware, maintains uptime and selects the most efficient and reliable pools. The decision to discontinue mining maintenance is reportedly the result of…

Who’s In Control of Tezos? That Answer Is About to Change

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“To me, it kind of feels similar to the beginning of ethereum.” Andrew Paulicek, founder of Happy Tezos, isn’t the only one excited about the upcoming milestone in the life of Tezos, a blockchain network that launched three weeks ago after a series of long, painful delays. Every three days or so – the exact intervals vary – Tezos enters a new “cycle.” At some point this weekend, likely Saturday, it will cross the threshold into the seventh cycle (sometimes called cycle six, because techies count from zero). When that…

Blockchain Phones Calling the Future of Telecommunications

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The emergence of blockchain technology has piqued the interest of a number of different sectors across global society. From finance, politics, economics, automotive and technology, blockchain is starting to take root. It is now being seen that communications could be the latest sector to benefit from this technological revolution. There has been a predictive report that came out on July 11 from Marketwatch that is suggesting that blockchain technology will contribute as much as $1 billion to the telecommunications sector in the next five years. When delving deeper into the…

Coinbase Reportedly Secures $20 Billion Hedge Fund Through Its Prime Brokerage Services

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Major U.S. crypto wallet and exchange Coinbase has reportedly secured a $20 billion hedge fund for its custody service, Business Insider reports July 19. Coinbase launched “Coinbase Custody,” its digital assets custodian solution for large institutional investors, on July 2. The new service is notably secured through an independent broker, Electronic Transaction Clearing (ETC), that operates in compliance with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). People familiar with the matter told Business Insider that Coinbase had both secured the unnamed $20 billion hedge fund and is also seeking partnerships…

Huobi Launches Service to Build Crypto Exchanges in the Cloud

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Huobi, the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency exchange platform by trade volume, is now offering a business arm to help customers build their own digital asset exchanges. Dubbed the Huobi Cloud, the service is set up to provide clients “a one-stop solution … [to enable] its partners to build secure and stable digital asset exchanges quickly,” according to the official press release, though it did not provide specifics on what it will offer these partners. The company goes on further to explain: “Over the past five years, Huobi has accumulated rich and…