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Photo: ShutterstockVoyage, a startup in the business of autonomous vehicles has just announced that it successfully raised $31 million in a recently concluded series B funding round. The round was led by Franklin Templeton but with other players like Chevron Technology Ventures, Khosla Ventures and Jaguar Land Rover’s InMotion Ventures were also in participation.Voyage was birthed out of education start-up Udacity, based in Silicon Valley back in 2017. The company quickly joined the long...

Frankreich will Facebook-Währung in Europa blockieren: Frankreichs Finanzminister Bruno Le Maire gibt der von Facebook geplanten Digitalwährung Libra derzeit keine Chancen auf Genehmigung in Europa Frankreichs Regierung will Facebooks Digitalwährung Libra europaweit blockieren. Aus Sicht des französischen Finanzministers Le Maire geht von der für das Jahr 2020 geplante Währung...

[Featured]It goes without saying that Bitcoin, as well as other cryptocurrencies, have been booming in popularity over the past couple of years. After their massive surge in 2017, digital currencies became a hot topic that the mainstream audience couldn’t really ignore.As you may know, the “production” of Bitcoin is particularly different from how traditional fiat currencies are printed. There’s no central authority and instead, bitcoins are generated through a process commonly referred to as...

Photo: ShutterstockOver the last one month, cryptocurrency exchange Huobi has been flexing its muscles to launch its IPO. The latest filing documents suggest that Hubo is planning for a backdoor entry to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX).The filing dated September 10, mentions Hong Kong-based electronics manufacturer Patronics Holdings Ltd. Huobi acquired this company last August and has renamed it to Huobi Technology Holdings Ltd. Upon its acquisition, Patronics transferred over 220...

Photo: ShutterstockEthereum Classic has completed its long-awaited hard fork named Atlantis. The network hard forked at block height 8,772,000 and implemented new upgrades to the blockchain.The #EthereumClassic network successfully upgraded today on block 8,772,000. This upgrade, nicknamed “Atlantis”, includes features on #SpuriousDragon and #Byzantium EIPs from the #Ethereum blockchain.https://t.co/lKHgphlNU9 via @MyEtherplan— Ethereum Classic (@eth_classic) September 12, 2019As Coindesk...

Immer wieder versucht der Staat die Kontrolle über den Cryptomarkt zu erlangen, indem Regulierungen geplant werden. Doch bisher konnte keine Regierung den Hebel erfolgreich ansetzen. In Holland versucht man es daher mit einer Regulierung der Crypto-Unternehmen.Crypto News: Holland versucht sich nun an der Regulierung des CryptomarktesNoch bezieht sich die zwingende Regulierung nur auf Unternehmen außerhalb der EU, jedoch könnten die neuen Regulierungen ab 2020 den Cryptomarkt weltweit...

Many traders have turned bearish on Ethereum way too soon, according to a leading technical strategist. | Source: Shutterstock Ethereum (ETH/USD) has gone through a corrective period over the last two months. Since posting a 2019 high of $363.30 on June 26th, the cryptocurrency lost more than 50% of its value. The sentiment has become so bearish that some traders...

Cryptocurrencies and other digital tokens have always been opposed to fiat money for their inherent volatility. The reason for these constant fluctuations in prices lays in the fact that cryptocurrencies have no tangible backing. Despite fiat currencies are not backed by gold any more, their prices are still calculated against reserves and assets their government owns, while decentralized assets’ value is purely market based.During the whole history of mankind, there has not been anything...

Le deuxième Forum mondial de l’OCDE sur les politiques en matière de « technologie des chaînes de blocs » réunit hier et aujourd’hui « des décideurs de haut niveau issus des secteurs public et privé, des experts, des universitaires et d’autres parties prenantes ». Hier matin, après le discours d’ouverture du Secrétaire général, Bruno Le Maire, ministre français de l’Économie et des Finances, a jeté...

The need and desire for a bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) is growing stronger every day, and while the ETF may not be out yet, VanEck Solid X has, as it announced just over a week ago, released a product to satisfy that need somewhat while we all wait for a final decision from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). That product has already made serious headway in the crypto community.VanEck Solid X Just Keeps Moving ForwardThe product is a fund designed to allow institutional...