Bitcoin Press Release: Decentralized protocol for data sharing, Ocean Protocol, has announced the launch of its Global Data Economy Challenge to bring together top minds worldwide to kick-start a new data economy. 22nd August 2019, Singapore – The 6-week competition calls for developers, hackers, tech talents to tackle issues around data marketplaces, network integrations, and more. 3.4 million tokens prizes await and participating teams are to produce a working Proof-of-Concept (POC) on Ocean Protocol under one of the following 3 tracks: Data Marketplaces?—?kickstart the New Data Economy through building data marketplaces to connect data providers and consumers and expose data, storage, compute and algorithms for consumption. Network Integrations?—?Use Ocean Protocol to help Data Scientists and unlock value from data. Whether for straight statistical … [Read More...]
Cryptocurrencies Being Used for Funding Terrorism by Pro-ISIS Groups, Al-Qaeda Affiliates Among Others – Report
Although cryptocurrency is still a relatively new innovation in the financial industry, its use is growing among Jihadist groups in the Middle East. A recent report by the JITM (MEMRI Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor) shows that funding terrorism with cryptocurrencies is on the rise. Crypto and Terror-Financing The long report prepared by JITM was […] [Read More...]
11.20.18 Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of The Bitcoin Foundation
Minutes of The Bitcoin Foundation Board Meeting held on November 20, 2018 Present: Bobby Lee Brock Pierce (Chairman) Bruce Fenton Llew Claasen (Executive Director) Michael Perklin Vinny Lingham Absent: none Approval of the agenda The agenda for the meeting was approved by the Board. Approval of the minutes The minutes of the meeting held on October 16, 2018, were approved by all present. Financial update – October 2018 October revenue includes Membership contributions of $728. There were 6 new members. Operating expenses for the period were $6,250 which is well within the average monthly expenditure. This expense was before a loss in BTC value of $164 and a loss in ETH value of $5,638 The net deficit for the period was $11,313 10/31/18 Bitcoin Balance was 0.5973 coins equating to $3,787 10/31/18 ETH Balance was 158.9459 Ether … [Read More...]
UCL Researcher: Ethereum is Like Bitcoin in 2015, Has Potential and is “Safe Bet”
Ether, the native token of Ethereum, the world’s second-largest blockchain project by market capitalization, has surged by more than 40 percent so far in 2019. It is a stunning performance for an asset which has been around for only four years. But in the world of cryptocurrencies, Ether is an underperformer, majorly because its rival asset bitcoin has risen by more than 160 percent in the same time. Ethereum price in recent times | Image credits: TradingView.com That marks the beginning of a narrative that portrays bitcoin as the only winner of the ongoing cryptocurrency boom. It depicts that projects like Ethereum – even with having the backing of thousands of developers and a decently large community – would eventually lose their share of the market, and … [Read More...]
Iconloop Signs Deal With Art Site to Create Record of Ownership
The works include five by Lee Ufan, founder of the avant-garde School of Things, and three works of Whanki Kim, an early abstract artist in Korea. [Read More...]
Daily Discussion, August 22, 2019
Please utilize this sticky thread for all general Bitcoin discussions! If you see posts on the front page or /r/Bitcoin/new which are better suited for this daily discussion thread, please help out by directing the OP to this thread instead. Thank you! If you don't get an answer to your question, you can try phrasing it differently or commenting again tomorrow. We have a couple chat rooms now! General Price Talk Please check the previous discussion thread for unanswered questions. submitted by /u/rBitcoinMod [link] [comments] [Read More...]
Bitcoin News Summary – April 15, 2019
The post Bitcoin News Summary – April 15, 2019 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. Here’s what happened this week in Bitcoin in 99 seconds. ???? We reported previously that Electrum Bitcoin wallets were under phishing attack, and recommended that users update to the latest version only via the official Electrum dot org website. This has now escalated to a Denial of Service attack from over 25,000 IP addresses, aimed [Read More...]
Everex US receives Money Service Business license for crypto-to-fiat exchange
Beating the general narrative of crypto resistance from the U.S. government, Everex, the payments and trading platform just announced the issuance of “full Money Transmitter (MSB) License” from the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance. The information was brought to light through Everex official Twitter handle, which read, “We’re excited to announce that New […] [Read More...]
Craig Wright to become the world’s top philanthropist. Allegedly.
Craig-toshi reckons he’s going to give the poor $8bn and he doesn’t care if you believe him or not. [Read More...]
Crypto Market And Bitcoin Turn Vulnerable: BCH, BNB, EOS, TRX Analysis
The total crypto market cap extended its decline and broke the key $260.0B support. Bitcoin price declined around 8% and settled below the key $10,000 support. EOS price traded below the $3.550 support and remains at a risk of more downsides. Binance Coin (BNB) is extending its decline below the key $27.50 support level. BCH price is down around 5% and it recently broke the $300 support area. Tron (TRX) price is now trading below the $0.0170 level and it might continue to slide. Bitcoin (BTC) and the crypto market cap declined heavily. Binance coin (BNB), Ethereum (ETH), BCH, tron (TRX), litecoin, ripple and EOS are also trading in a bearish zone. Bitcoin Cash Price Analysis After a failed attempt near the $325 level, BCH price… [Read More...]
We couldnt find a simple book that explained Bitcoin to our parents, so we wrote one!
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‘Power to the People’: Privacy Was the Rallying Cry of Berlin’s Web3 Summit
It may seem trivial in some cases, but digital anonymity is no joking matter to American whistleblower and privacy advocate Edward Snowden. [Read More...]
Bitcoin News Summary – May 6, 2019
The post Bitcoin News Summary – May 6, 2019 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. Here’s what happened this week in Bitcoin in 99 seconds. ? The forthcoming Bakkt exchange, notable for its high level of investment by the company behind New York Stock Exchange, announced that it acquired a company specializing in cold storage, Digital Asset Custody Company. Bakkt also revealed a partnership with Bank of New York Mellon [Read More...]
Moscow’s blockchain-based voting system not foolproof
A security and privacy researcher from France has found a significant loophole in Moscow’s blockchain-based voting system. As preparations for Moscow’s upcoming city council elections hit the ground running, a security and data privacy researcher has cracked the code for the city’s blockchain-based voting system within minutes of unchallenging attempts. Apparently, Pierrick Gaudry could effortlessly […] [Read More...]
01.15.19 Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of The Bitcoin Foundation
Minutes of The Bitcoin Foundation Board Meeting held on January 15, 2019 Present: Bobby Lee Brock Pierce (Chairman) Llew Claasen (Executive Director) Michael Perklin Vinny Lingham Absent: Bruce Fenton Approval of the agenda The agenda for the meeting was approved by the Board. Approval of the minutes The minutes of the meeting held on November 20, 2018, were approved by all present. Financial update – December 2018 December revenue includes Membership contributions of $398. There were seven new members. A donation of $3,000 was received this month in the form of a discount to the conference costs for Llew to attend the Satoshi roundtable Conference in Cancun, Mexico hosted by Bruce Fenton. Operating expenses for the period were $4,618. This was lower than the prior months because there was no travel expenditure … [Read More...]
A pictorial guide to Deutsche’s risk culture (Updated)
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[Guest Post] The True Use Cases for Bitcoin and Its Role in Banking the Unbanked
by Ray Youssef, Co-Founder & CEO of Paxful Bitcoin and cryptocurrency as we know it was born from Satoshi Nakamoto’s dream of creating a peer-to-peer electronic cash system. The white paper proposed a system that would replace the need for central authorities like banks and financial institution… The post [Guest Post] The True Use Cases for Bitcoin and Its Role in Banking the Unbanked appeared first on CoinReport. [Read More...]
RBI Ignored Exchanges’ Arguments on Bitcoin Ban: Court
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) did not correctly respond to the presentation that could have removed the necessity of banning bitcoin trading in the country, found the apex court. The Supreme Court of India noted in a hearing today that the central bank forwarded the presentation to the government. But what it should have done is provide the exchanges with a detailed, point-by-point response. Judge Rohinton Fali Nariman ordered the RBI to respond to the same presentation in two weeks, shifting the next hearing date to September 25, 2019. “After hearing arguments we are of the view that detailed representations by exchanges purusant to this court’s order 17.05.2018, have not been answered point by point, therefore RBI to reply them with in 2 weeks. SG to … [Read More...]
Daily Discussion, August 21, 2019
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South Korea’s Woori Financial Teams up with Kakao’s Crypto Payments Group
The banking company is latest major organization in the country to join the blockchain rush. [Read More...]
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