Blockchain

CV VC Top 50 Report: Crypto Valley in Schweiz und Liechtenstein zählt 842 Bitcoin und Blockchain Unternehmen Die Blockchain-Unternehmen im Crypto Valley haben an Substanz gewonnen: Die Zahl der Unternehmen erhöhte sich moderat auf 842 (erstes Halbjahr 2019: 810). Diese beschäftigen über 4’400 Mitarbeitende. Dies geht aus der vierten Ausgabe des CV VC Top 50 Reports hervor, der von der Investmentgesellschaft CV VC (Crypto Valley Venture...

[PRESS RELEASE – Hong Kong — January 27, 2020]TOKEN2049, the premier crypto conference in Asia, will be returning to Hong Kong this year on 17-18 March 2020 at Shangri-La’s Kerry Hotel. As the flagship event of Asia Crypto Week, TOKEN2049 will bring together leading projects as well as key decision-makers and thought leaders throughout the blockchain space.Christopher Strauch, Co-Host of TOKEN2049 said, “With crypto running full steam ahead, we’recontinuing to see meaningful progress across...

Fresh trouble brews up for the TRON Foundation founder Justin Sun as two former employees sued him on charges of workplace hostility. The two employees Richard Hall, 50, and Lukasz Juraszek, 28, filed a lawsuit in the state of California last October 2019.These two employees were part of BitTorrent, a decentralized file-sharing platform acquired by TRON back in 2018. In the court document, the two employees wrote of escalating hostilities which thus resulted in their termination in the summer...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 799. Heute sprechen wir über folgende Themen: Französische Zentralbank lehnt private Kryptowährungen ab, Litecoin 1% Miner Abgabe für Entwicklung & Dubai plant eigenes Crypto Valley. 1.) Französische Zentralbank lehnt private Kryptowährungen abhttps://coincierge.de/2020/franzoesische-zentralbank-lehnt-private-kryptowaehrungen-ab/ 2.) Litecoin Creator Proposes Miners Voluntarily Donate 1% for...

Ripple, the company that actively uses the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency XRP in its solutions, is having big plans ahead this year in 2020. In the latest development, Ripple said that it plans to launch its XRP-based cross-border payments systems to global markets.In the newly released XRP Market Report, Ripple said that plans to bring XRP-based international payments to companies and individuals alike. Furthermore, the blockchain startup explained that XRP provides real-time gross...

Popular Bitcoin payment processor BitPay has sealed a partnership with fiat-to-crypto payment processor Simplex, enabling users to purchase Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies directly within the BitPay app using a credit card. They can also transfer funds, make purchases and send money to friends from a single dashboard.In providing BitPay with a fiat onramp to conduct and settle crypto transactions, Simplex has created a major on-ramp to the cryptoconomy. Over 30,000 merchants use BitPay,...

During the interview given to Erik Schatzker on the World Economic Forum in Davos, Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman was discussing her LinkedIn post concerning ”market economy”. She was also touching the cryptocurrency sphere, saying that Bitcoin futures are a viable option and that they have an unnamed partner helping to set everything up.Two Main Reasons Nasdaq Will Consider Regarding Bitcoin FuturesAfter observing the market conditions, Nasdaq wants to bring up a viable solution that will be...

Another major partner has left the Libra project in the dust. This time, the one making a grand exit is Vodafone, an international prepaid phone carrier.Libra Is Still SufferingLibra has had a very rough history. First introduced to users in June of 2019, the project has seen its fair shares of ups and downs (more downs, at this stage) and has been the subject of widespread criticism from international leaders and U.S. regulators alike.The company has also lost several big-name supporters...

The attack on Bitcoin Gold was first spotted by James Lovejoy, a researcher from MIT Bitcoin Club.Bitcoin Gold ($BTG) was 51% attackedhttps://t.co/KxFvrsOhuO— James Lovejoy (@metalicjames) January 24, 2020The short review of the attack is already on GitHub. The review says that on January 23, and 24, the attackers have removed blocks from the BTG network. Then, they re-added them and added new transactions instead of their old ones. Why did they do that? Because such thing as pulling the...

An interesting graphic compiled by Deutsche Bank compares the early-stage evolution of the Internet and blockchain technology. It shows that the two have relatively similar difficult beginnings, but ultimately the former receives more mass adoption than the latter.Internet Vs. Blockchain Adoption RatesNowadays, it’s hard to imagine living a normal life without constant access to the world wide web. The Internet was one of the most disruptive and ingenious creations of the 20th...