Kyle Samani: Crypto Custodianship Will Release “Big Wave of Capital”
Kyle Samani, hedge fund manager at Multicoin Capital, says the final barrier stopping institutional investment was proper cryptocurrency custodianship, and over the next year investors will recognize that this barrier has finally been broken down, leading to a huge release of capital into the cryptocurrency markets.
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Mathematician Trailblazing for Bitcoin Privacy with “Scriptless Scripts”
Mathematician Andrew Poelstra is working on a system whereby Bitcoin users will be able to enjoy increased privacy.
Poelstra feels that companies have now become completely intrusive, delving into to the lives of users who wish for a certain degree of anonymity as they use the blockchain; data is shared and sold on with no benefit whatsoever to the owner. Cases in point being Facebook and Instagram, to name just two of the numerous companies in cyberspace sharing unowned data.
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Mathematician Andrew Poelstra is working on a system whereby Bitcoin users will be able to enjoy increased privacy.
Poelstra feels that companies have now become completely intrusive, delving into to the lives of users who wish for a certain degree of anonymity as they use the blockchain; data is shared and sold on with no benefit whatsoever to the owner. Cases in point being Facebook and Instagram, to name just two of the numerous companies in cyberspace sharing unowned data.
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Africans Turn to Bitcoin to Beat the System
Africans are increasingly going digital as the continent undergoes a period of sustained interest in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, according to Finance Magnates.
There are many reasons why Africans are beginning to turn to cryptocurrencies rather than traditional currencies. Many nationals fall foul of inflation and hyperinflation, resulting in weak and unstable financial systems. Recently, countries such as Zimbabwe, South Sudan, and oil-rich Nigeria have all suffered, many of these countries with inflation rates well into the hundreds of percentages. In these situations, it is hardly surprising that populations look to a more stable form of monetary solution in their daily lives.
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Africans are increasingly going digital as the continent undergoes a period of sustained interest in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, according to Finance Magnates.
There are many reasons why Africans are beginning to turn to cryptocurrencies rather than traditional currencies. Many nationals fall foul of inflation and hyperinflation, resulting in weak and unstable financial systems. Recently, countries such as Zimbabwe, South Sudan, and oil-rich Nigeria have all suffered, many of these countries with inflation rates well into the hundreds of percentages. In these situations, it is hardly surprising that populations look to a more stable form of monetary solution in their daily lives.
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Malta Banker Association Chair Says Crypto Will Make Banks Obsolete
Marcel Cassar, chairman of the Malta Bankers Association (MBA), has told The Malta Independent that cryptocurrencies may pose a significant threat to banks, possibly making them obsolete.
He suggested that the threat to banking of mainstream cryptocurrency adoption was because “their traditional role as main payment intermediary for funds and currency transmission will become challenged, if not obsolete”.
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Marcel Cassar, chairman of the Malta Bankers Association (MBA), has told The Malta Independent that cryptocurrencies may pose a significant threat to banks, possibly making them obsolete.
He suggested that the threat to banking of mainstream cryptocurrency adoption was because “their traditional role as main payment intermediary for funds and currency transmission will become challenged, if not obsolete”.
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Hilton to Auction Off $44M Mansion For Cryptocurrency
Hotel mogul Richard Hilton, chairman of Hilton & Hyland and the father of American celebrity Paris Hilton, is auctioning the Palazzetto Roman mansion on 28 June 2018 with a reserve price of EUR 38 million (USD 44 million) on the blockchain-based real-estate website Propy. This will be the largest blockchain-based auction in history, and also potentially the largest cryptocurrency real estate purchase in history.
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Hotel mogul Richard Hilton, chairman of Hilton & Hyland and the father of American celebrity Paris Hilton, is auctioning the Palazzetto Roman mansion on 28 June 2018 with a reserve price of EUR 38 million (USD 44 million) on the blockchain-based real-estate website Propy. This will be the largest blockchain-based auction in history, and also potentially the largest cryptocurrency real estate purchase in history.
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Bitcoin Bottom Likely, Volatility at Lowest Levels in over a Year
The president of commodities brokerage and trading firm Blue Line Futures, Bill Baruch, said in a video for CNBC that Bitcoin volatility has plummeted and is at its lowest level in more than a year. He says this is a sign that selling has become exhausted, and now that the price and volatility are stable, the bottoming process can begin.
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The president of commodities brokerage and trading firm Blue Line Futures, Bill Baruch, said in a video for CNBC that Bitcoin volatility has plummeted and is at its lowest level in more than a year. He says this is a sign that selling has become exhausted, and now that the price and volatility are stable, the bottoming process can begin.
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Jeff Garzik Develops Cryptocurrency Designed to Last Forever
Jeff Garzik, one of the earliest developers of Bitcoin who participated in Bitcoin development between 2010 and 2015, has created and is launching a cryptocurrency named Metronome. The motto of Metronome is “The Built-to-Last Cryptocurrency”, and indeed it is specifically designed to survive as long as blockchains exist.
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Jeff Garzik, one of the earliest developers of Bitcoin who participated in Bitcoin development between 2010 and 2015, has created and is launching a cryptocurrency named Metronome. The motto of Metronome is “The Built-to-Last Cryptocurrency”, and indeed it is specifically designed to survive as long as blockchains exist.
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Former Indian Legislator Named ”Offender” in Bitcoin Extortion Inquiry
A former Indian legislator has been found a “proclaimed offender” by the local court presiding over a USD 1.3 million Bitcoin extortion case.
As reported by The Indian Express, former member of Legislative Assembly Nalin Kotadiya failed to show up in court regarding the case, despite multiple summonses. The Indian Criminal Investigation Department (CID) was not able to serve him an arrest warrant.
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A former Indian legislator has been found a “proclaimed offender” by the local court presiding over a USD 1.3 million Bitcoin extortion case.
As reported by The Indian Express, former member of Legislative Assembly Nalin Kotadiya failed to show up in court regarding the case, despite multiple summonses. The Indian Criminal Investigation Department (CID) was not able to serve him an arrest warrant.
Read full article at https://bitcoinnews.com/former-indian-legislator-named-offender-in-bitcoin-extortion-inquiry/
Max Keiser: Bitcoin Price Rise to Follow Increasing Hashrate
Journalist and former Wall Street trader Max Keiser has expressed his views that with the Bitcoin hash rate reaching another all-time high and 15% spike this month, an increase in the value of Bitcoin will be triggered.
Sharing a post on Twitter illustrating the growing hashrate in a graph, Keiser wrote: ”My mantra since $3. Price follows hashrate. If you don’t understand this then you don’t understand Bitcoin.”
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Journalist and former Wall Street trader Max Keiser has expressed his views that with the Bitcoin hash rate reaching another all-time high and 15% spike this month, an increase in the value of Bitcoin will be triggered.
Sharing a post on Twitter illustrating the growing hashrate in a graph, Keiser wrote: ”My mantra since $3. Price follows hashrate. If you don’t understand this then you don’t understand Bitcoin.”
Read full article at https://bitcoinnews.com/max-keiser-bitcoin-price-rise-to-follow-increasing-hashrate/
New Point-of-Sale Crypto Device Could Become Future of Retailing
Pundi X, a blockchain-based Point-of-Sale (POS) provider, has announced a partnership with Hong Kong group FAMA to improve retailing using cryptocurrency, writes Global Finance and Banking Review (GFBR).
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Pundi X, a blockchain-based Point-of-Sale (POS) provider, has announced a partnership with Hong Kong group FAMA to improve retailing using cryptocurrency, writes Global Finance and Banking Review (GFBR).
Read full article at https://bitcoinnews.com/new-point-of-sale-crypto-device-could-become-future-of-retailing/
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Blockchain Can Have Huge Impact on Failing Economies and Developing Countries
Blockchain, as an emerging technology, is proving that its breadth and scope offers many significant new approaches to a range of societal, economic, technological, ecological, and commercial problems, particularly in emergent economies.
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Blockchain, as an emerging technology, is proving that its breadth and scope offers many significant new approaches to a range of societal, economic, technological, ecological, and commercial problems, particularly in emergent economies.
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Blockchain Operated “FrenchDreamTowers”: A Skyscraper with Ecology at Its Heart
Last month, French architecture firm XTU Architects partnered with Systematic and an undisclosed Chinese developer to construct a blockchain-powered skyscraper.
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Last month, French architecture firm XTU Architects partnered with Systematic and an undisclosed Chinese developer to construct a blockchain-powered skyscraper.
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Video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XeI_B378y4k
Shanghai Stock Exchange Looks to DLT to Further Regulation
The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) published a research paper on Tuesday, which analyzed the use of DLT in various stages of a security transaction, writes Coindesk.
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The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) published a research paper on Tuesday, which analyzed the use of DLT in various stages of a security transaction, writes Coindesk.
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Coinbase Among Backers of “Decentralized Information Curation” in $3B Seed Funding
DIRT (Decentralized Incentive Registry Token), a startup that wants to develop a protocol for “decentralized information curation”, has successfully concluded a USD 3 million seed funding round.
In total, 26 prominent investors were involved, including Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam, Pantera Capital, and Digital Currency Group. The final split was between 15 venture firms and 11 angel investors.
Read the full article at https://bitcoinnews.com/coinbase-among-backers-of-decentralized-information-curation-in-3b-seed-funding/
Video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cNqFiFZIvyQ&t=2s
DIRT (Decentralized Incentive Registry Token), a startup that wants to develop a protocol for “decentralized information curation”, has successfully concluded a USD 3 million seed funding round.
In total, 26 prominent investors were involved, including Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam, Pantera Capital, and Digital Currency Group. The final split was between 15 venture firms and 11 angel investors.
Read the full article at https://bitcoinnews.com/coinbase-among-backers-of-decentralized-information-curation-in-3b-seed-funding/
Video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cNqFiFZIvyQ&t=2s
Crypto Trading Bots: Why It May Be Easier to Train Your Dog
Is there a correct way to use cryptocurrency bots in order to enhance trader’s profits and if so, how? Ruchi Gupta asked the question in CryptoGlobe, questioning the effectiveness of automated crypto trading.
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Is there a correct way to use cryptocurrency bots in order to enhance trader’s profits and if so, how? Ruchi Gupta asked the question in CryptoGlobe, questioning the effectiveness of automated crypto trading.
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Cobra Bitcoin Believes Bitmain Controls 80% of Bitcoin Hash Rate
Cobra Bitcoin, the anonymous yet influential Bitcoin personality, has Tweeted his suspicions that giant mining firm Bitmain controls more than 80% of Bitcoin mining hash rate through mining pools that it owns, which means the network has become dangerously centralized. A co-owner of popular websites bitcoin.org and bitcointalk.org, Cobra is calling for a change of the proof-of-work mining protocol to save Bitcoin.
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Cobra Bitcoin, the anonymous yet influential Bitcoin personality, has Tweeted his suspicions that giant mining firm Bitmain controls more than 80% of Bitcoin mining hash rate through mining pools that it owns, which means the network has become dangerously centralized. A co-owner of popular websites bitcoin.org and bitcointalk.org, Cobra is calling for a change of the proof-of-work mining protocol to save Bitcoin.
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Amsterdam Installs First Airport Bitcoin ATM in Europe
Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, the main international airport in the Netherlands, has installed the first European airport Bitcoin ATM according to a press release on 20 June 2018. This is the 20th Bitcoin ATM installed in the Netherlands, placing the Netherlands 12th in the world for number of Bitcoin ATMs. Currently, Europe has 21.45% of the 3,292 Bitcoin ATMs in the world, while North America dominates at 74.39%.
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Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, the main international airport in the Netherlands, has installed the first European airport Bitcoin ATM according to a press release on 20 June 2018. This is the 20th Bitcoin ATM installed in the Netherlands, placing the Netherlands 12th in the world for number of Bitcoin ATMs. Currently, Europe has 21.45% of the 3,292 Bitcoin ATMs in the world, while North America dominates at 74.39%.
Read full article at https://bitcoinnews.com/amsterdam-installs-first-airport-bitcoin-atm-in-europe/
Akon’s Crypto City in Senegal Will Be “Real-Life Wakanda”
Famous American singer Akon has embraced cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, and will be launching his own cryptocurrency named AKoin while building a city in Africa called Akon Crypto City. The focus of both of these crypto projects is to help Africa, which is Akon’s passion.
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Famous American singer Akon has embraced cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, and will be launching his own cryptocurrency named AKoin while building a city in Africa called Akon Crypto City. The focus of both of these crypto projects is to help Africa, which is Akon’s passion.
Read full article at https://bitcoinnews.com/akons-crypto-city-in-senegal-will-be-real-life-wakanda/
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong “Enjoying” Low Bitcoin Prices
The CEO of prominent cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, shared a series of posts on Twitter Tuesday promoting the positive benefits of extended periods of low Bitcoin prices.
Armstrong focused on three cycles of Bitcoin prices from 2013, 2014, and 2017, commenting that the up and down momentum of Bitcoin is normal for the cryptocurrency.
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The CEO of prominent cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, shared a series of posts on Twitter Tuesday promoting the positive benefits of extended periods of low Bitcoin prices.
Armstrong focused on three cycles of Bitcoin prices from 2013, 2014, and 2017, commenting that the up and down momentum of Bitcoin is normal for the cryptocurrency.
Read full article at https://bitcoinnews.com/coinbase-ceo-brian-armstrong-enjoying-low-bitcoin-prices/
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