Day: November 26, 2018

Moontec Conference Kicks off in Tallinn Amid Estonia’s Push to Stimulate Blockchain Business Solutions

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ADVERTISEMENTS This year’s conference, the biggest of its kind in Northern Europe, is being held against the backdrop of fast-changing blockchain markets but yet still with great faith shown in the nascent technology by its Estonian hosts. Increasing focus is being directed towards blockchain in enterprise, however, as climates have changed with a self-evidenced demand to see working products rather than potential use cases. Some of the best-backed companies are represented at Moontec 18 with industry thought leaders set to give talks on a range of topics. Whilst conferences are…

Phillip Nunn: Selling BTC now is ridiculous as 2019 will be amazing

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Cryptocurrency investors have been urged to “look beyond the prices” after Bitcoin lost approximately 40 per cent of its value over the past two weeks. Phillip Nunn, a cryptocurrency investor and CEO of The Blackmore Group and Wealth Chain Group, told his Twitter followers that “2019 is going to be amazing and exciting for Blockchain and Cryptocurrency”. “I for one don’t care about the markets, I believe in this movement more than anything before,” he tweeted. 2019 is going to be amazing and exciting for #Blockchain and #Cryptocurrency – if…

Bitcoin Cash Price Rallies Toward $200 as CoinGeek Ends ‘Hash War’

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Twitter Facebook LinkedIn CCN is expanding. Are you our next full-time journalist from the West Coast USA? Send us your CV and examples here. The bitcoin cash price on Monday made a charge back toward the $200 level, bolstered by the announcement that CoinGeek had formally called for an end to the “hash war” that had threatened to destabilize the BCH network following this month’s contentious hard fork. Bitcoin Cash Price Crosses $200 But Pares Gains After entering the day trading near $180, BCH traded down to about $175 before…

Crypto Winter is Here But the Next Wave Will be Massive

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Since the introduction of blockchain in 2008, there have been more than 80,000 digital ledger technology projects launched around the world. In 2016, a total of 29 crypto projects raised over $6 billion via tokenized crowdfunding (ICO). The next year, 871 ICOs raised a whopping $6 billion, causing a wave of investment into the blockchain space. And in 2018 – this year – over 800 ICOs have announced their blockchain products. But a “crypto winter” may end up freezing a majority of them to death, believes Muneeb Ali. Decline in…

QIWI CEO Receives MFC’s Freeland Blockchain State Passport

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QIWI CEO Receives MFC’s Freeland Blockchain State Passport November 26, 2018 by Jeff Fawkes On November 20th, Sergey Solonin shared a video with him holding what can probably be called the most advanced, feature-rich, and stylish blockchain state passport on the planet. The Freeland passport may not get you across any actual borders, but it could be a precursor to a post-nation state world. Also read: Bitcoin Crash Continues: OG Crypto Slides Under $4k Subscribe to the Bitsonline YouTube channel for great videos featuring industry insiders & experts QIWI Founder Doesn’t Want to Miss…

Bitcoin Briefly Breaks Over $4,000, Bitcoin Cash Sees Gains Near 20 Percent on the Day

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Monday, Nov. 26: crypto markets have seen a strong flush of green amidst the recent news that the U.S. state of Ohio is poised to become the first state to accept Bitcoin (BTC) for tax payments. Virtually all of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market share are seeing a sufficient rebound over the past 24 hours, with Bitcoin Cash (BCH) growing the most by almost 20 percent on the day. Market visualization from Coin360 Yesterday, Nov. 25, Bitcoin dipped below the $4,000 threshold for the first time since September 2017,…

A Bitcoin Adoption Milestone has been reached with Bitcoin accepted in Ohio for Tax Bills

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Bitcoin adoption milestone achieved in tax payments with cryptocurrency Bitcoin adoption milestone – The State of Ohio has just started accepting Bitcoins for tax payments officially via ohioCrypto.com, and the organization plans on adding more cryptocurrencies in the months to come. The solution was implemented by the treasure of Ohio, Josh Mandel, as this has been the first time in history that a state government has accepted Bitcoins for taxes directly. According to ohiocrypto.com, this was a great move because of all the benefits the processes brings, like the fast, transparent,…

Hardware Wallet Ledger Opens New York Office to Develop Institutional Custody Offering

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Cryptocurrency hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger announced it is expanding to New York as part of its development of institutional custody offering Ledger Vault, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph Nov. 26. Ledger, which launched pre-access for Ledger Vault in May, has appointed former Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) executive Demetrios Skalkotos to lead the global business unit operations for the project. “New York City is the center of the financial world, hence having our Ledger Vault operations based in the region was a natural fit,” Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier commented…

crypto custody service; to protect client’s private keys from hackers

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Early this month, Hong Kong’s securities regulator unveiled new rules for the cryptocurrency sector. In particular, the rules were developed for taming manipulation, abuse and risk of hacking in the sector. Part of the rules involved use of crypto custody service  to protect investors’ assets such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH). Utilizing services of the custody providers will guarantee security for the assets under an exchange’s control. In this light, custody providers are finding themselves facing new opportunities to offer services. According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), InVault…

French Regulators, Central Bank Distance Themselves From Tobacconists’ BTC Retail Plans

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French stock market regulator, the Autorite des Marches Financiers (AMF), has jointly issued a warning with the country’s central bank and French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority (ACPR) recalling the risks associated with “speculative” crypto assets. The warning was posted as a press release on the AMF official website Nov. 26. The three entities’ joint announcement has been issued in explicit response to recent news that France’s tobacco federation, the Fédération des Buralistes, had obtained permission to sell Bitcoin (BTC) at tobacconists as of January 2019. The AMF, ACPR, and…