Day: April 29, 2019

FedEx Executive Advocates for Industry Blockchain Standards

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Rob Carter, the chief information officer of American delivery services company FedEx, has called for uniform standards in the blockchain industry, tech-focused media outlet Computerworld reported on April 25. Speaking at the Blockchain Global Revolution Conference, Carter argued that mandated standards would help create uniformity for blockchains used in supply chains. He also noted the technology’s ability to improve the tracking of a good’s provenance and streamline the shipping process: “There is an incredible amount of information moving with an international package. An incredible amount of paperwork [such as] certificates…

Canadian Regulator Introduces New Rules for Crypto Mining

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Régie de l’énergie, the energy regulator of the Canadian province of Quebec, has released new rules for cryptocurrency miners. The development was announced by major Canadian electricity provider Hydro-Quebec on April 29. Under the new regulations, the Régie de l’énergie has ordered power producer Hydro-Quebec to allocate 300 megawatts (MW) to the blockchain industry. “This 300 MW will be in addition to the 158 MW already granted to existing customers approved by Hydro-Quebec, and to the 210 MW granted to existing customers approved by municipal distributors,” the announcement further explains.…

Do Jaguar Land Rover & IOTA Hold the Key to Mass Crypto Adoption?

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By CCN: Jaguar Land Rover produced over 600,000 vehicles last year. For a luxury brand, this is a substantial output. Tesla, by comparison, produced under 250,000. The news broke sometime yesterday afternoon that JLR is utilizing the IOTA tangle (blockchain) for their new cryptocurrency program. They’re going to have on-the-go payments (such as tolls, similar to EZ Pass) and also pay owners for data collected. According to the company: “[O]wners earn credits by enabling their cars to automatically report useful road condition data such as traffic congestion or potholes to…

Bitcoin History Part 11: The First Major Loss of Coins

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Since the very start, people have lost bitcoins due to human error. Mislaid wallets, forgotten passwords, broken hard drives, hacks, and scams have conspired to remove over 20% of all BTC from circulation by some estimates. The dubious accolade for the first major bitcoin loss goes to forum member Stone Man, who, on August 10, 2010, managed to permanently erase his access to almost 9,000 BTC. Also read: Bitcoin History Part 10: The 184 Billion BTC Bug A Stone Cold Lesson on the Need to Back up Your Keys In…

“Absolute Lowest” Bitcoin Will Reach Is $4,000, BTC To Soon Leave Current Levels “Forever”

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Bitcoin To Leave $4,000 Forever Is the bottom in? That the question that has been paining cryptocurrency investors for weeks and months now. According to popular analyst Moon Overlord, known for his astute noticings about long-term Bitcoin (BTC) cycles, this asset class may just have bottomed. He looks to historical trends, which show that after a capitulation event, BTC begins to trade in a slightly-sloped uptrend. In 2012, the uptrend was angled at 15 degrees, in 2015, 11 degrees. The fact that Bitcoin is currently holding an 11 degree uptrend,…

Number of Infected Electrum Bitcoin Wallets Reaches 152,000

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The number of infected Electrum bitcoin (BTC) wallets has reached 152,000 following an ongoing Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack on its servers. The development was reported by anti-malware software firm Malwarebytes in a blog post on April 29. Malwarebytes discovered that the number of infected machines in the botnet has amounted to as high as 152,000, with the volume of stolen funds increasing to $4.6 million. The company managed to pinpoint a loader dubbed Trojan.BeamWinHTTP, which is also involved in downloading the previously-detected Electrum DoSMiner. The largest concentration of the bots is…

Rakuten Taps Chinese Blockchain Firm for $60 Billion Authenticity Market

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By CCN: In 2008, at least 54,000 Chinese babies suffered after ingesting formula that had been contaminated. Demand for safe products has grown year over year, every year, since then. Companies like blockchain-centric Techrock have capitalized on this market by finding unique solutions to the authenticity problem. Techrock uses the blockchain to track every step of a product’s lifecycle and rewards consumers for verifying it through their mobile phones. Chinese Consumers Increasingly Willing to Pay a Premium for Authentic Imported Food In China, it is reportedly difficult to get authentic…

Aston Plaza | First Major Crypto-bought Real Estate on Hold

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A cryptocurrency venture under construction in Dubai has reportedly been put on hold. British Baroness and multi-million dollar crypto entrepreneur, Michelle Mone, had begun a real estate project called Aston Plaza, which broke ground in 2017. However, citing government inspectors to the site, the project has stopped at only 25% completion. Aston Plaza The $325 million project consisted of two complexes making up 1,300 luxury apartments. At least 150 of those were planned to be sold in Bitcoin. This was the first major development of this size to be available…

Fundstrat’s Tom Lee Predicts New All-Time Highs for Crypto by 2020

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Fundstrat Global Advisors founder Tom Lee has predicted that cryptocurrency prices will hit new historic highs by 2020. Lee delivered his comments during an interview with CNBC on April 28. In the interview, Lee forecasted that bitcoin (BTC) has not completed its upward movement and will likely reach new all-time highs around 2020 based on “11 signs that historically only take place in a bull market.” Lee thusly reiterated his previous prognosis made earlier this month, when he said that “a bull market is likely starting.” Lee explained that three…

Crypto Adoption | Russia Testing and Finland Regulating

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The crypto world has continued to grow each passing day, and the industry is closer to global crypto adoption judging from the events and developments of the last week of April. Crypto Adoption: Russia Opens Four Regions The Russian Federation has indicated that it is opening four regions in the country to test cryptocurrency. This is a significant milestone towards crypto adoption around the world. The Federation will test crypto innovations in regions that are not under the purview of the current regulations. A bill drafted by the Economy Ministry of…