Particl Matures With Feature Push and New Wallet App Release
nnnnnnnnnWhile governments and mainstream media still equate privacy with onlynbad things as demonstrated by Europols recent report,nthe Particl Project has over delivered on its roadmap and quietly made bignleaps in building apps for its decentralized privacy platform.Particls most recent advancements include the release of a new multi-signaturenwallet, user interface updates and security upgrade with the latest Bitcoinnprotocol.GUInEnhancementsFrom a usability perspective, Particlnis evolvi
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Op Ed The SEC Is Watching Cryptocurrencies, So Beware But Don't Overreact
A startling trend has recently emerged in the cryptocurrency industry. Since July 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission SEC has regularly begun asserting itself in this space. It has taken various actions against several companies relating to their Initial Coin Offerings, or ICOs, or other cryptocurrency activities. It investigated The DAO, an online corporation, and declared that its ICO involved securities subject to regulation under federal securities laws. It also suspended tr
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Gem Teams Up With Nordic Tech Giant Tieto and the CDC to Put Healthcare on the Blockchain
Enterprise blockchain provider Gem is forging new partnerships in the healthcare sector. First announced at the Distributed Health 2017 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, earlier this week, the blockchain startup is teaming up with European technology service provider Tieto as well as with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC.We fundamentally believe that data should not be centralized it should exist at the edges where it already lives. Gem is partnering with Tieto and th
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Op Ed Where Pseudonymous Cryptocurrency Transactions Meet AML Reporting Requirements
Two months ago, the U.S. Treasurys Financial Crimes Enforcement Network FinCEN, working with the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Northern District of California USAO, assessed a civil money penalty of over $110 million against BTC-e aka Canton Business Corporation for willfully violating U.S. anti-money laundering AML laws. Alexander Vinnik, a Russian national who was one of the operators of BTC-e, was arrested abroad and indicted for conspiracy and money laundering in connection with facilitat
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How Blockchain Technology is Helping to Clean the Niger River
Ogoniland, situated off the coast of the Gulf of Guinea in southeastern Nigeria, is considered the most polluted region along the Niger Delta and among the worst in the world.Even though the Niger Delta is rich in resources, poverty, pollution and unemployment are rife. One of its primary resources is oil, and consequently, many companies take advantage of the region. According to the United Nations Environment Programme UNEP, the oil industry has been a key factor in Nigerias economy for 50
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Op Ed How the Blockchain and Distributed Ledgers Will Transform the Real Estate Market
In its Distributed Ledger Technology Beyond Block Chainreport published in 2016, the U.K. Government Office for Science deemed the impact of blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies DLTs probably as significant as foundational events such as the creation of the Magna Carta and the steam engine.In the real estate market, the introduction of blockchain technology will have a similarly significant impact, making transactions more transparent, more efficient and more accessible.What C
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GoldMint Partnership Signals Strategic Advancement
nnnnnnnnnGoldMint, anblockchain-based startup that helps gold owners profit from digital assetsnbacked 100 percent by physical gold, recently announced an innovativencollaboration with the mineral production company Eurasia Mining.GoldMintsnboard of directors and nominated advisors demonstrate significant experience innthe rapidly developing world of blockchain technology. Their creative vision isnto redefine the architecture of the physical gold market by fostering thennecessary infrastructu
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South Korea's ICO Ban A Reaction to Serious Concerns Over Cryptocurrency Investment Practices
The South Korean Financial Services Commission FSC has announced it will ban all forms of initial coin offerings ICOs. After a meeting to discuss virtual currency control, the vice-chairman of financial affairs, Kim Yong-bum, made this comment as part of an official statementWe expressed a serious concern that the recent inflow of funds into the nonproductive speculative direction is showing up. As a result, we believe that additional measures are inevitable in order to switch to productive i
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Web Mining Monetize Your Website through User Browsers
The post Web Mining &8211 Monetize Your Website through User Browsers appeared first on 99 Bitcoins.nCoinhive is a Monero XMR miner that runs on users&8217 web browsers when they&8217re visiting certain sites don&8217t worry, we don&8217t employ this on 99Bitcoins. Recently, The Pirate Bay and CBSs Showtimewere busted for running Coinhive on visitors&8217 browsers without their knowledge or consent. Before we get into a discussion about how to use Coinhive ...n
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IOHK Launches Cardano Blockchain Ada Now Trading on Bittrex
So far, Ethereum has been the lead player in the smart contract platform space. Now a new competitor is steadily creeping into the game. And, in an interesting twist, the effort is being led by a former Ethereum CEO.Last week, blockchain development firm IOHK, led by Charles Hoskinson, launched Cardano, a new blockchain. And yesterday, Ada ADA, the platforms native cryptocurrency, began trading on the U.S.-regulated exchange Bittrex. The 10,000 Ada voucher holders who participated in the earl
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Safeguarding against phone porting
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Announcing Coinbase phone support 1 888 9087930
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Announcing Ethereum & Litecoin vaults
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Creating Intrinsic Value in Cryptocurrencies
nnnnnnnnnThe investment banker Jamie Dimon caused a stir when he declarednrecently that Bitcoin will collapse because it is worth nothing.nBitcoins current market value, he claimed, is driven almost entirely by speculation,nrather than by any real and present intrinsic value that Bitcoin actuallynprovides.Casting aside the debate over whether Bitcoinnhas intrinsic value or not, it seems fair to say that Dimon doesnt know thencryptocurrency market well. If he did, he might have noted that Bitc
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IMF's Lagarde Ignoring Cryptocurrencies 'May Not Be Wise'
Cryptocurrencies and their potential for growing use shouldn't be ignored, according to IMF chief Christine Lagarde.
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Two More Bitcoin Futures ETFs Are Up for SEC Approval
A growing number of companies are looking to launch ETFs tied to bitcoin derivatives contracts, public records show.
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Former Virtu Trader Plans Decentralized Cryptocurrency Exchange
A former trader at the high frequency trading HFT firm Virtu Financial is launching a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange.
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Bull Trap Bitcoin Prices Struggle to Build Momentum Above Moving Average
The price of bitcoin is still holding strong above $4,000, but a failure to move above a key indicator could temper bullish sentiment.
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Macquarie Analyst Rejects Jamie Dimon's Bitcoin 'Fraud' Critique
An senior analyst forMacquarie Group has pushed back against some of the criticism against bitcoin coming from Wall Street.
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The Head of the SEC Is 'Concerned' About ICO Pump-and-Dumps
The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission is worried about the risk of pump-and-dump schemes in the ICO space.
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