With traditional fundraising methods becoming more difficult to access, we discuss how the STO framework has the possibility to become the norm for growing businesses looking to raise funds. Read more opinion pieces here. After the Initial Coin Offering (ICO) boom of 2017, many businesses began looking towards blockchain technology to raise funds. Utilising blockchain, growing businesses were able to access a wider investor base and create a sense of community within the project itself. The Security Token Offering (STO) framework has been making noise since late 2018 and, much like the ICO space, has been met with both scepticism and acceptance. There is no denying the level of opportunity that the STO market has. Analysts have predicted the STO could capitalise on a $10 trillion market. In this … [Read More...]
Blockchain Will Reshape the Future of Sustainability
With sustainability playing a more important role in everyday life than ever before, we explain how blockchain technology will drastically improve current problems if it receives mass adoption. Read more Opinion pieces here. In the last 10 years, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of businesses and consumers looking to become more sustainable. From supermarkets, energy providers, banks and consumer goods manufacturers, the shift to go green has become more prominent. Below we will examine how blockchain technology can play an integral role in tracking and improving sustainability measures. We will discuss how distributed ledger technology (DLT) could be a breakthrough solution for governments, businesses and consumers alike. Waste In 2016, the entire planet produced over 2.01 billion tonnes of waste and, with that figure only expected … [Read More...]
Which Jurisdictions Are Preparing for the STO Revolution?
In Q1 of 2019 alone the number of STOs increased by 130%, highlighting the rapid speed at which this form of fundraising is taking place. In this article, we examine which jurisdictions are gearing up for the STO revolution. Read more Opinion pieces here. Security token offerings (STOs) are rapidly picking up momentum. In order to keep up with the growing demand, more countries are looking at their traditional securities laws and regulatory efforts. With the tokenisation space now beginning to enter a maturity period, many of these countries are beginning to see how the STO will fit in. In this article, we examine a list of the major jurisdictions that are preparing for STOs. We discuss what each jurisdiction is doing, as well as the regulatory measures … [Read More...]
The Landscape of Cryptocurrencies in China
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to learn that cryptocurrencies have been wildly popular almost everywhere in the world. This is because they offer a decentralized payment method that can be used anywhere on Earth, without having to abide by international regulations. However, cryptocurrency’s immense popularity has not sat very well with the Chinese government. In fact, the government has moved to ban all cryptocurrency trading activities within the country, as well as any events related to digital currency by using what is known as geo-blocking. But despite this, Chinese authorities still appear to be embracing blockchain technology, the underlying tech that supports cryptocurrencies. So much so that China Center for Information Industry Development has started releasing ratings on different digital currencies based on three different … [Read More...]
Some Popular Online Places Where You Can Use Your Bitcoins
We are well past the era when people used to wonder what cryptocurrencies and Bitcoins are. In fact, nowadays you can find various off-line and online places where you can freely use your cryptocurrencies to pay for goods and services. Such widespread adoption and acceptance has forced bitcoin out of the domain of tech-savvy people, and evolved it as one of the preferred means of paying for transactions in different parts of the world. To give you an example, people now actively pay for their purchases at Whole Foods, Starbucks and various other big retailers, using Bitcoin. Let’s tell you about few well-known online places where you can pay with bitcoin. Sports Betting Websites The past few years have seen a great multitude of … [Read More...]
Ravencoin (RVN) Will Be Moving From X16R to X16RV2 Algorithm on Tuesday Oct 01 2019 16:00:00 UTC
The Ravencoin Dev team has now confirmed the upcoming algorithm changes to the new X16Rv2 algorithm planned to happen on Tuesday October 1st 2019 at 16:00:00 UTC. The new X16Rv2 will have the algorithm Tiger into three separate parts of the current X16R algo with the Tiger hash performed before the algorithms Luffa512, Keccak512, and SHA512. A new build should be made available this week or at the beginning of the next (version 2.5.0) that will have the algorithm switch in it. The new build will also be fixing some bugs, and adding some improvements into the Ravencoin Core Client. It is recommended that all users/nodes update to 2.5.0 as soon as it becomes available even though there is more than a month before the algorithm… [Read More...]
Hash Altcoin BlackMiner F1+ FPGA Miner Available at Reduced Price
Hash Altcoin is probably the only user friendly FPGA miner out there that can be used by miners that are not into FPGA mining and the company also offers not only to ship the hardware to you, but also to hast it for you at very reasonable cost ($2.4 per day fixed). The company is currently running a promotion for their top product BlackMiner F1+ that is available at a price of $2450 USD, so if you are interested in giving it a try you might want to check out the offer. The miner has a large number of supported algorithms with new ones being introduced quite often with bst, c11 and bmw512 just recently added in the list of already over 20 supported ones. There is… [Read More...]
This Illegal $14 Million Crypto Racket Hijacked Chinese Internet Cafes
Fifteen Chinese individuals have reportedly been arrested for their involvement in an illegal cryptocurrency mining operation that hijacked the bandwidth of scores of internet cafes to mine approximately 100 million yuan (nearly $14 million) in cryptocurrency. The operation involved the bribery of over 9,000 internet cafe administrators who infected their systems with a Trojan allowing […] The post This Illegal $14 Million Crypto Racket Hijacked Chinese Internet Cafes appeared first on CCN Markets The post This Illegal $14 Million Crypto Racket Hijacked Chinese Internet Cafes appeared first on Belher Mining. [Read More...]
Bitcoin SV Leads Intraday Recovery Despite Craig Wright’s Billions Blow
Bitcoin SV (BSV) is delivering better returns than rival assets this Friday even after its founder Craig Wright’s embarrassing loss in a recent courtroom battle. As of 11:00 GMT, the BSV-to-dollar exchange rate was trading more than 4 percent higher on a 24-hour adjusted timeframe, according to data fetched by CoinMarketCap.com. In comparison, benchmark cryptocurrency […] The post Bitcoin SV Leads Intraday Recovery Despite Craig Wright's Billions Blow appeared first on CCN Markets The post Bitcoin SV Leads Intraday Recovery Despite Craig Wright's Billions Blow appeared first on Belher Mining. [Read More...]
Ethereum Price (ETH) Testing Crucial Support While Bitcoin Holding Gains – newsBTC
Ethereum Price (ETH) Testing Crucial Support While Bitcoin Holding Gains newsBTCETH price failed to settle above $180 and started a *fresh* decrease against the US Dollar. The price is currently trading near the $174 support and it could …from “ethereum” – Google News https://www.newsbtc.com/2019/09/05/ethereum-price-eth-testing-crucial-support-while-bitcoin-holding-gains/ [Read More...]
To Mixers and Beyond: presenting Semaphore, a privacy gadget built on Ethereum
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Devcon Tickets: Wave 3 and beyond
??, We are now fewer than 60 days away from Devcon, and we wanted to provide important updates and further details about how to obtain remaining Devcon tickets for everyone looking to join us in Osaka. First, save the date: Wave 3 of Devcon ticket sales will take place on… [Read More...]
Translating Ethereum for our Global Community
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London’s Bitcoin And Blockchain Nightmare Could Be Coming True – Forbes
London’s Bitcoin And Blockchain Nightmare Could Be Coming True ForbesBitcoin, cryptocurrency and blockchain startups exploded onto the London scene over the last few years, but now, due to a combination of tougher new … [Read More...]
Blockchain Interoperability, Explained – Cointelegraph
Blockchain Interoperability, Explained CointelegraphA guide to blockchain interoperability — one of the main hurdles in the way of mass adoption of the technology and the ways it could be overcome. [Read More...]
Thought for the weekend
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He’s not Satoshi, he’s a very naughty boy
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Why Every Bitcoin Miner Needs A VPN
The need for a VPN has shot up over the past few years. As we get closer and closer to living our entire lives online, our data becomes ever more vulnerable. We put everything out there when using the internet, from our credit card details to our personal identification. It’s no wonder that identity theft has become a common occurrence. Identity theft can be devastating. Not only do victims of identity theft lose masses of money. They also compromise their entire reputation. Getting credit or even a job in future becomes problematic because of misdeeds committed under their name. However, many people engaged in bitcoin mining aren’t convinced of the need for a VPN. Blockchain is indeed very secure and seems to offer the protection of encryption … [Read More...]
Making Good Money Mining Bitcoin? Time To Invest It
At some point, you will start making good money from bitcoin mining. Hopefully, that point has come already. But ultimately, what matters is what you do with that money. Chances are you’re not mining as a full-time thing. You do it in your spare time for some extra cash. Well, that extra cash can become a goldmine. You may not have any experience investing in any market, but these days you no longer need it to get off to a strong start. This investing blog has all the information a beginner investor needs to get going, as well as plenty of more advanced articles. Everything can be learned online now. Furthermore, you don’t need all that much time to invest, either. These days, artificial intelligence is … [Read More...]
Claymore’s Dual Ethereum AMD+NVIDIA GPU Miner v15.0
As both Ethereum (ETH) and Ethereum Classic (ETC) are getting close to Epoch 299 (the currently supported one by the previous Claymore miners) Claymore has released an updated miner for Ethash with the new version 15.0 supporting up to Epoch 384. If you don’t know the Epoch 384 will mark the limit for the GPUs with 4GB video memory meaning that they will not be able to mine Ether anymore. Currently Ethereum Classic is at Epoch #289 or slightly ahead of Ethereum which is at Epoch #281, so make sure you update your Claymore miner before reaching #299 if you are mining any of these Ethers. Reaching Epoch #384 is probably going to happen near the end of 2020 and the next 6GB Epoch is probably going to be reached sometime… [Read More...]