Month: November 2018

Bitstamp Rolls Out A Partnership Deal With Cinnober To Enhance Its Crypto Trading

Bitstamp has taken a different path to ensure it remains relevant in the cryptocurrency marketplace. The European cryptocurrency exchange operator has inked a partnership deal with Cinnober in its endeavor to enhance its in-house developed matching engine. The technology solutions provider for the finance industry will bring on board its TRADExpress Trading System. The adoption of customized software by Bitstamp is a big milestone according to its CEO Nejc Kodrič. He says, “Our matching engine will be on par with traditional exchanges in both speed and throughput, once again placing…

Bancor (BNT) Launches Cross-Blockchain Liquidity Network For Ethereum, EOS Assets

Bancor (BNT) has announced that its BancorX network – supporting instant conversion of 110+ ERC20 and EOS-based tokens – has gone live. A section of the announcement published on the company’s blog read, “As BancorX goes live and the first BNTs flow from ETH to EOS and back again, Bancor will aim to remove friction, unify the user experience and ensure the system’s continued decentralization and utility.” Bancor X mechanism The platform eliminates the hassle of having to use a third party exchange platform that would rely on traditional order-matching…

Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH/USD Back To Significant Support At $206

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Key Highlights ETH price failed to recover and it recently declined below the $214 support against the US Dollar. There is a key declining channel in place with resistance at $212 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair is currently under pressure and it could decline towards the $206 support area. Ethereum price declined further against the US Dollar and bitcoin. ETH/USD is slowly declining towards a significant support area near $206. Ethereum Price Analysis During the past few sessions, there was a slow and…

Egg Freezing – CoinDesk

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"The Largest Crypto Giveaway in History"

Bitmain is launching two new Antminer models targeting the bitcoin mining industry. U.S. elections drama may be dragging Augur out of the doldrums. Crypto wallet provider Blockchain says it’s about to stage what it’s calling the “largest crypto giveaway in history.” Cryptocurrency mining technology firm Bitfury Group has just closed an $80 million funding round led by venture capital firm Korelya Capital. Late Confirmation is a CoinDesk production. For more information, visit www.CoinDesk.com Source

Blog: Information Commissioner’s report brings the ICO’s investigation into the use of data analytics in political campaigns up to date

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When we launched our investigation into the use of data analytics for political purposes in May 2017, we had little idea of what was to come. 6 November 2018 We were concerned about invisible processing – the ‘behind the scenes’ algorithms, analysis, data matching and profiling that involves people’s personal information.  When the purpose for using these techniques is related to the democratic process, the case for a high standard of transparency is very strong. Since we began, the scope of our investigation has extended to 30 organisations, we have…

ICO Guidance in "Plain English"

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to clarify when and how cryptocurrencies may be classified as securities, and will do so in “plain English.” The chairman of Deltec Bank & Trust says a widely scrutinized letter about stablecoin issuer Tether’s account at the Bahamas-based institution is “authentic.” Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) is giving tough guidance to banks wanting to trade in crypto assets. A little-known ethereum project called Lition is quietly helping real German citizens find cheaper energy. Late Confirmation is a CoinDesk production. For more…