Day: July 31, 2019

Bitcoin First as LedgerX Launches Regulated Physical Futures on US Market

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United States Bitcoin (BTC) derivatives provider LedgerX has officially launched physical Bitcoin futures trading, becoming the first to do so on the domestic market. In an announcement on social media July 31, LedgerX said its physical futures offering was live on its Omni trading platform.  “It’s official: we’re live with retail trading on Omni!” officials confirmed.  Physical Bitcoin futures differ from those offered by some of the first operators in 2017. Rather than merely gaining exposure to Bitcoin, investors take delivery of it, requiring them to understand how to interact…

Around The Block With Jeff And Dave – July 30, 2019 – Bitcoin 9500, IRS Wants Your Crypto, China Unbans Bitcoin, LG Korea AI/Blockchain, Solve.Care Pradeep Goel Speaks! Join Us!

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In this episode, we look at bitcoin at 9,500 (again). The IRS wants to say, “All Your Bitcoins Are Belong To The IRS”, China unbans bitcoin (again) — and, in fact, they are saying that it might be good. What does this mean for adoption? LG Korea starts AI & Blockchain initiative — will Skynet rule Bitcoin? Finally, Solve.Care’s CEO Pradeep Goel. Join Us! Like BTCMANAGER? Send us a tip! Our Bitcoin Address: 3AbQrAyRsdM5NX5BQh8qWYePEpGjCYLCy4 Original

Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust update, July 2019

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In July 2017, following reports concerning the use of Google DeepMind’s Streams application at the Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust, the ICO announced that the processing of personal data within Streams was not compliant with the Data Protection Act 1998 – the relevant data protection law at the time. Having identified several shortcomings with the data processing, the Trust signed an undertaking committing it to bringing the processing into line with data protection laws, including the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. The actions…

Bitcoin recovery breaks back over $10,000

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Wednesday, July 31 — After falling below the $10K barrier on July 27 and splashing around in the mid-$9,000s for the intervening days, Bitcoin (BTC) is back in the five figures as of 3:15 PM UTC. Infographic courtesy of CoinMarketCap After starting the day around the $9,500 price point, BTC has seen steady increases on the day so that the token is up 3.88% on the day, which has seen general green across cryptocurrencies. Charts Courtesy of CoinMarketCap With a market cap of $178.5 billion, the largest cryptocurrency has slipped…

Could Facebook Libra Become the Largest DApps Network to Date?

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The official announcement and details around Project Libra were provided to the world on June 18, 2019. Firstly, Libra was introduced: a new global reserve-backed cryptocurrency built on top of the new Libra Blockchain, with everything governed by a not-for-profit consortium dubbed the Libra Association. It was clear that each of these products and technologies will play an integral role in the project’s overall mission of creating a simple global currency and financial infrastructure that empowers billions of people.  Additionally, Facebook also announced the creation of Calibra, which is developing…

Blog: People care more about how their personal data is used. But what aspects cause them most concern?

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A blog by Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner 31 July 2019 One of the defining trends of the digital age has been a growing awareness of data protection rights. More people are becoming aware of the personal data that sits at the centre of so many of the online services we access, and realising their own rights with regard to that data. But what aspects of data protection cause the most concern? That was one of the questions covered in our recent annual track survey, a detailed look at how people…

Cryptokitties Founders Bring First-of-its-Kind Blockchain Game to NBA Basketball Fans

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Dapper Labs, the leading consumer blockchain company and creator of CryptoKitties has teamed up with the National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) on NBA Top Shot, a new digital platform for basketball fans to collect, trade, and own some of the greatest moments in league history on blockchain. “The NBA and its players are among the greatest heavyweights in global culture,” said Roham Gharegozlou, CEO of Dapper Labs. advertisement “Dapper Labs is proud to work with the NBA and NBPA to create an unparalleled digital experience for…

Cannabis Company Leafbuyer Technologies Announces Blockchain Integration in App

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About Richard Kastelein Founder and publisher of industry publication Blockchain News (EST 2015), a partner at ICO services collective Token.Agency ($750m+ and 90+ ICOs and STOs), director of education company Blockchain Partners (Oracle Partner) – Vancouver native Richard Kastelein is an award-winning publisher, innovation executive and entrepreneur. He sits on the advisory boards of some two dozen Blockchain startups and has written over 1500 articles on Blockchain technology and startups at Blockchain News and has also published pioneering articles on ICOs in Harvard Business Review and Venturebeat. Irish Tech News…

Major Brazilian City Fortaleza Enables Bitcoin Payments for Public Transport

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Bitcoin (BTC)trade is seeing rapid adoption into the real world and starting to reach the day-to-day user. A major step in that direction was the announcement that citizens of Fortaleza, Brazil, will now be able to use Bitcoin to buy tickets for public transport with the transportation operator Cooperative of Independent Transport of Passengers of the State of Ceará (Cootraps). A report by Jornal do Povo, a Brazilian media outlet, elaborates on the method that will be used to allow daily users to access this new cryptocurrency functionality. Payments made…

Huobi Partners With Global Digital Finance to Develop Crypto Standards

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Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi announced that it partnered with industry membership body Global Digital Finance (GDF) to develop crypto standards in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on July 31. Per the release, the exchange has joined major crypto companies Circle, Coinbase, ConsenSys, DLA Piper, Diginex, Hogan Lovells and R3 on the organization’s Patron Board and Advisory Council. The patron board reportedly supports GDF in the development of its global strategy and acquiring new partners. Furthermore, the author of the release claims that now co-chairs GDF’s Market Integrity Working Group and…