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Winklevoss Twins Poach NYSE Executive to Serve as Gemini’s First CTO

Gemini, the Winklevoss twins’ cryptocurrency exchange, has joined the trend of hiring institutional trading executives for crypto exchanges by hiring Robert Cornish of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to serve as its first chief technology officer.

Read more: https://www.ccn.com/winklevoss-twins-poach-nyse-executive-to-serve-as-geminis-first-cto/

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Tezos Investors Got a Chance to Sell This Week – And They Took It

After waiting nearly a year to get their tokens, the first thing many Tezos investors did was get rid of them.

At least, that seems to be the case according to available market data, which indicates a wave of selling has taken place since the tech backing the crypto asset was released in beta.

https://www.coindesk.com/tezos-investors-got-a-chance-to-sell-this-week-and-they-took-it/

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Cloud Provider Xunlei Launches New Blockchain File System

Chinese technology company Xunlei Limited, known to some as the BitTorrent of China, announced Friday that it has launched a new distributed file system aimed at supporting blockchain platforms.

https://www.coindesk.com/cloud-provider-xunlei-launches-new-blockchain-file-system/

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Are Cryptocurrency Crimes Exceeding that of Fiat Crimes ?

It is true that there are always two sides to a good invention which are always the good and the evil.

The first half of 2018 could be agreed to be a turbulent moment for most coins that were struggling with retaining the gains that was made towards the last quarter of 2017 and the bearish movement of the market which could be observed till this present time.

Read more: https://zycrypto.com/are-cryptocurrency-crimes-exceeding-that-of-fiat-crimes/

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Crypto Exchange Gemini Hires Former NYSE Tech Chief

Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has hired former New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) chief information officer Robert Cornish to serve as its first chief technology officer.

The exchange, founded by investor-brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, announced Friday that Cornish would be in charge of Gemini's technology team and strategy, according to a press release. Further, Cornish will be overseeing the deployment of Nasdaq's SMARTS Market Surveillance, a benchmark for "real-time and T1" solutions for market surveillance.

https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-exchange-gemini-hires-former-nyse-tech-chief/

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Bittrex and Invest.com Partner on New Crypto Trading Platform

Bittrex, a U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange platform, and invest.com, a fintech startup based in London, are set to launch a new EU-focused crypto trading platform.

The collaboration, announced Thursday, aims to provide cryptocurrency investors with "the ultimate platform to trade cryptocurrency in a safe and secure environment," according to a press release.

https://www.coindesk.com/bittrex-partners-with-invest-com-to-launch-new-crypto-trading-platform/

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Mastercard Is Looking to Stem Theft Through Blockchain Technology

Thieves who "skim" credit card numbers are stealing some $2 billion globally every year. They simply pick up the magnetic images from these cards and they're off to commit crimes with the stolen data.

Mastercard and other credit card companies are working on solutions that employ blockchains to end these information thefts. The credit card giant, which first began eyeing blockchain technology to thwart thefts in 2016 , has applied for several patents for the nascent applications.

Read more: https://www.nasdaq.com/article/mastercard-is-looking-to-stem-theft-through-blockchain-technology-cm988015

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Facebook Has a New Director of Engineering for Blockchain

Facebook appears to be getting more serious about blockchain, having recently named an engineering director dedicated to the technology.

The social media giant has appointed one of its senior engineers, Evan Cheng, as its first "director of engineering, blockchain." The new position was first reported by TechCrunch and confirmed by Facebook on Thursday.

https://www.coindesk.com/facebook-appoints-new-blockchain-engineering-director/

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Chinese Exchange FCoin Accused of Crippling Ethereum Network for Cheap Publicity

A little-known Chinese crypto exchange is allegedly responsible for the unusually high Ethereum network congestion and gas fees recorded over the past few days.
FCoin, founded by Zhang Jian, formerly of Huobi, is accused of deliberately encouraging a rash of Sybil attacks so as to temporarily cripple the Ethereum blockchain and attract undeserved attention in the process.

https://www.ccn.com/chinese-exchange-fcoin-accused-of-crippling-ethereum-network-for-cheap-publicity/

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Asian Telecoms Join Global Consortium to Build Next-Gen Cross-Border Blockchain Ecosystem

A group of ASEAN and South Asian global telecommunications carriers have joined a global consortium to jointly explore how they can work together on building a next-generation cross-carrier blockchain platform and ecosystem.

Read more: https://cryptovest.com/news/asian-telecoms-join-global-consortium-to-build-next-gen-cross-border-blockchain-ecosystem/

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MakerDAO Pilots Stablecoin With TradeShift to Speed Up Payments

MakerDao, the blockchain startup behind the ERC-20 based stablecoin DAI, announced it has started a pilot program with the supply chain management startup Tradeshift to speed up the payment process for small businesses via blockchain.

https://www.coindesk.com/makerdao-pilots-stablecoin-with-tradeshift-to-speed-up-payment/

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World’s Largest Crypto Exchange Binance ‘Expects’ 2018 Profits up to $1 Billion

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance “expects” profits to reach $1 bln in 2018, CEO Changpeng Zhao told Bloomberg in an interview today, July 6.

Speaking as his platform recovers from a week of technical difficulties which saw trading temporarily suspended, Zhao revealed figures that defied the idea crypto exchanges’ success depends on market prices.

Read more: https://cointelegraph.com/news/world-s-largest-crypto-exchange-binance-expects-2018-profits-up-to-1-billion

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Swiss Stock Exchange to Tokenize Securities In New DLT Platform

Switzerland's principal stock exchange has announced it is developing a blockchain-based platform to tokenize traditional securities with further trading, settlement and custody services for these tokenized assets.

https://www.coindesk.com/swiss-stock-exchange-to-tokenize-securities-in-new-dlt-platform/

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Another Ripple Lawsuit Claims XRP Is A Security

Distributed ledger startup Ripple is facing another class-action lawsuit tied to the legal classification of the XRP cryptocurrency.

A lawsuit filed in the Superior Court of California (San Mateo County) claims that Ripple "created the XRP token and then used sales of the tokens in order to fund its operations and the development of the XRP ecosystem."

https://www.coindesk.com/third-ripple-lawsuit-claims-xrp-is-a-security/

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The mobile version of ICONex for Android has been launched on June 4th. You can store and manage your ICX and ETH just as you do on the chrome extension wallet.

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CoinJoinXT: Using the Lightning Network to Hide Bitcoin Transactions in Plain Sight

There’s a common misconception among the general public that bitcoin is an inherently-anonymous currency. In fact, bitcoin offers users pseudonymity, and the privacy it offers is fragile at best.
Though still masked from the average user, blockchain analysts can use powerful tools to sift through blockchain data and use it to identify the owners of particular addresses. Privacy quickly fades away once a person associates their funds with a service that requires identity verification...Read more

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IBM Wins AUD $1 Billion Contract to Develop Blockchain, Tech Initiatives for Australia Govt.

Computing giant IBM has been awarded a landmark contract to develop blockchain and other digital technology initiatives for the government of Australia.

Announced on Thursday, the five-year, AUD $1 billion (~USD $740 million) contract is Australia’s latest attempt to make good on its goal to become one of the world’s “top-three digital governments” by 2025 by investing in research into blockchain technology, as well quantum computing and artificial intelligence.

“This agreement is a testament to our forty-year partnership with the Australian Government. It shows trust and belief in our ability to transform and provide world-leading capabilities, leveraging our investments locally in AI, blockchain, quantum and cloud,” said David La Rose, managing director of IBM Australia & New Zealand. “We look forward to helping the Australian Government to re-define the digital experience for the benefit of all Australians.”

IBM already had agreements in place with four federal agencies, and this new contract — which was spearheaded by the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) and runs through June 2023 — will extend the public-private partnership to the remainder of the government as well.

https://www.ccn.com/ibm-wins-aud-1-billion-contract-to-develop-blockchain-tech-initiatives-for-australia-govt/

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Western Union Patent Eyes Cryptocurrency for Secure Transfer System

A newly-published Western Union patent envisions a system that manages recurring transfer notifications and secure payments for a cryptocurrency network.
According to filing documents published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, the Englewood, CO-based firm — the largest money transfer service in the world — has sought to devise a method to increase the security of electronic payments. The firm first applied for the patent in Dec. 2016...Read more

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Summer Blues or Crypto Moon? Take CoinDesk's State of Blockchain Survey

Price declines, hacks, regulatory clarity – Q2 held no shortage of surprise for the crypto market.

Exchanges faced hacks and several smaller blockchains were hit with attacks resulting in millions of lost funds. Further, prominent industry critics Warren Buffet, Bill Gates and Nouriel Roubini all launched new rounds of criticism in the media, with Buffet even going so far as to call bitcoin "rat poison squared."

https://www.coindesk.com/summer-blues-or-crypto-moon-take-coindesks-state-of-blockchain-survey/

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BIS Chief to Crypto Coders: 'Stop Trying to Create Money'

The head of the Bank of International Settlements has predicted a bad ending for cryptocurrencies, calling for an end to their production in a recent interview.
In an interview with a Basel-based media outlet on June 30, Agustín Carstens took aim at cryptocurrencies and reiterated his belief that they represent "a bubble, a Ponzi scheme and an environmental disaster," according to a transcript published by the BIS on Wednesday...Read More

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