Day: December 13, 2018

Blog: Data protection and Brexit – ICO advice for organisations

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Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham sets out how the ICO is helping businesses, particularly SMEs, prepare for a possible no-deal Brexit 13 December 2018 The basis on which the UK will leave the EU has still to be decided. The Government has made clear that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be absorbed into UK law at the point of exit, so there will be no substantive change to the rules that most organisations need to follow. But organisations that rely on the transfers of personal data between the UK…

Blog: Data protection and Brexit – ICO advice for organisations

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Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham sets out how the ICO is helping businesses, particularly SMEs, prepare for a possible no-deal Brexit 13 December 2018 The basis on which the UK will leave the EU has still to be decided. The Government has made clear that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be absorbed into UK law at the point of exit, so there will be no substantive change to the rules that most organisations need to follow. But organisations that rely on the transfers of personal data between the UK…

HTC Exodus 1 Blockchain Smartphone Will Ship with Brave Browser

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The Exodus 1 is HTC’s cryptocurrency and blockchain oriented phone. It’s designed as a native blockchain mobile and to work securely with cryptocurrency and decentralized applications (dApps). Revealed in a recent tweet by co-founder Brendan Eich, who also developed the Firefox Mozilla browser, Brave will be HTC’s default browser. We are very happy to have @Brave as default browser & to be working with HTC on their Exodus phone: https://t.co/J5WQrqODKa — BrendanEich (@BrendanEich) December 8, 2018 The HTC Exodus 1 is built with the decentralized promise of blockchain in mind.…

Major German Stock Exchange to Launch Crypto Trading Platform

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Germany’s second-largest stock exchange, Boerse Stuttgart Group, is set to launch a cryptocurrency trading platform in the first half of 2019. The firm announced Wednesday that it has partnered with a local fintech company solarisBank to create an engineering infrastructure for digital assets trading. solarisBank, which operates with a banking license in the country, will also be Boerse’s banking partner for the venture. “With its combination of technology and banking expertise, solarisBank is a great partner for us to offer central services along the value chain for digital assets,” said…

IBM Looking to Provide Blockchain Solutions to India’s Telecommunications Operators

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Tech giant IBM has hinted that telecommunication firms in India could soon be using blockchain solutions in mobile number portability and in the Do Not Call registry. According to the IBM Research vice president and CTO of IBM India/South Asia, Sriram Raghavan, the tech giant could launch blockchain solutions focused on Do No Call registries and mobile number portability for Indian telcos as early as next year. “We have completed proof of concepts and pilots with all the major telecom providers and with TRAI [Telecom Regulatory Authority of India] in…

IBM Aims to Provide Blockchain Solutions to India’s Telecommunications Operators

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Tech giant IBM has hinted that telecommunication firms in India could soon be using blockchain solutions in mobile number portability and in the Do Not Call registry. According to the IBM Research vice president and CTO of IBM India/South Asia, Sriram Raghavan, the tech giant could launch blockchain solutions focused on Do No Call registries and mobile number portability for Indian telcos as early as next year. “We have completed proof of concepts and pilots with all the major telecom providers and with TRAI [Telecom Regulatory Authority of India] in…

Crypto Loses $14 Billion 1 Week, Bitcoin Will Likely Avoid Drop Below $3k

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Over the past 48 hours, the Bitcoin price has stabilized at around $3,400 after dropping to a new yearly low at $3,210 on December 7. On a weekly basis, Bitcoin (BTC) is up six percent from $3,210 to $3,400 but the cryptocurrency market has lost $14 billion of its valuation against the U.S. dollar mostly due to the underwhelming performance of major digital assets and the plunge in the value of ERC20 tokens. The Ethereum price has also recovered slightly by a similar magnitude as Bitcoin, with Ethereum (ETH) recording…

Bitcoin Price Watch: BTC Sellers Targets Fresh Weekly Lows

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Key Points Bitcoin price failed to break the $3,475 and $3,485 resistance levels and declined against the US Dollar. There was a break below an ascending channel with support at $3,405 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The price may continue to move down towards $3,255 or it could even decline to a new weekly low. Bitcoin price struggled to gain pace above $3,475 and retreated against the US Dollar. BTC remains at a risk of more declines below the $3,250 support level. Bitcoin…

Crypto Market Update: EOS, Bitcoin Cash, Tron (TRX), ADA Price Analysis

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Key Points The total crypto market cap broke the key resistance level near $105.00B. EOS price is up around 3%, but it is still trading below the $2.00 resistance. Bitcoin cash price is currently consolidating just below the $100 resistance area. Tron (TRX) remained confined in a tight range above the $0.0130 support. Cardano (ADA) price moved back above $0.0300 and gained close to 3% recently. The total crypto market cap moved higher recently above a key resistance. Bitcoin, Ethereum and altcoins like EOS, Tron (TRX) and Cardano (ADA) may…

Ripple Price Analysis: Risk of Bounce Grows In XRP Above $0.3100

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Key Highlights Ripple price traded higher recently above the $0.3060 resistance against the US dollar. This week’s important bearish trend line was breached with resistance at $0.2980 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair is likely to climb higher above the $0.3090 and $0.3100 resistances in the near term. Ripple price is showing a few positive signs against the US Dollar and Bitcoin. XRP/USD could dip slightly before an upward move towards the $0.3100 and $0.3150 levels. Ripple Price Analysis After forming a…