Reuters, the leading news network will soon have Hedge Project’s BC30 (Buchman Crypto 30 Index) cryptocurrency indices listed alongside its mainstream counterparts like S&P500 and others. With the inclusion of BC30 (Buchman Crypto 30 Index) on a popular global news media outlet, the cryptocurrency market is poised to handle extra attention it is going to…
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Blockchain May Help Prevent Voting Fraud, Increase Governments’ Responsiveness
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Under a Blockchain-powered system, voters will utilize decision tokens to cast their votes from mobile phones or personal computers.
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Former Goldman Sachs VP Believes Bitcoin is the Next Internet
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Matthew Goetz, former vice president at the famous financial institution Goldman Sachs believes that investing in Bitcoin is like investing in the Internet in the late 90’s. Betting Big On Bitcoin The decentralized cryptocurrency had a very good run this year. Even after receiving bad publicity from the comments of the JP Morgan CEO and the…
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Bitcoin Illegal in Nepal? Police Arrest Seven Individuals for Trading Operations
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This week seven individuals were arrested for running illegal bitcoin exchange operations in Nepal. According to Nepal’s Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), the suspects were trading bitcoins without authorization and the agency’s Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Jeevan Kumar Shrestha says this is one of the first cryptocurrency arrests of this magnitude. Also Read: Tealet is Decentralizing…
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Recent Ethereum Upgrade May Make Wall Street Fall in Love With Blockchain
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According to Harvard Business Review, Blockchain Key To Reclaiming Data Privacy
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7 Global Banks Partner Up to Develop Blockchain-based Syndicated Loan Market
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A new syndicated loan market platform will be underpinned by R3’s Blockchain-inspired Corda system and is to be commercially launched in 2018.
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Indian Self-Drive Car Rental Firm Beats Uber in Bitcoin Adoption
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A small self-drive rental firm in India has raised $10 mln in funds, accepts cryptocurrencies and is planning an ICO.
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SEC Asks For Two New Bitcoin ETF Applications Withdrawal
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Bitcoin Exchanges Coinbase, Bitfinex Issue Guidance Before SegWit2X Hard Fork
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Coinbase and Bitfinex both offer guidance on the upcoming fork and their positions regarding how to proceed.
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Japan’s Largest Bitcoin Exchange Bitflyer Launches Bitcoin Visa Prepaid Card
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Japan’s largest bitcoin exchange by volume, Bitflyer, has launched its own reloadable Visa prepaid card. Customers can fund them using bitcoin through Bitflyer or other bitcoin wallets. The exchange is also giving away gifts to 1,000 customers during the launch period. Also read: Bitcoin Debit Cards Halt Service to Non-European Residents Due to Visa’s New…
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Coinbase Reveals its 2x Fork Plans
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Another large bitcoin exchange in the industry, Coinbase, has announced an update concerning the upcoming Segwit2x hard fork. The San Francisco-based trading platform and wallet provider follows the recent Bitfinex announcement detailing plans for a possible bitcoin split. Also read: An Inside Look at Genesis Block — Hong Kong’s New Cryptocurrency Working-Space Coinbase Reveals Customers Will…
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The Satoshi Revolution – How and Why Government Outlawed Private Money
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The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations. Chapter 1: Listening to the Past (part 2). by Wendy McElroy How did ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788 affect private money? People assume the United States Constitution grants Congress a monopoly ‘right’ to issue money. The assumption comes from Article 1, Section 8, Clause…
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England Can Now Use Left-Over Pence to Automatically Buy Bitcoin
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England’s new application Dust links user bank accounts to exchanges, using leftover pence and pounds. Once the requisite amount is triggered, automatically, bitcoin can be purchased as a form of unit-cost-averaging. Also read: The Satoshi Revolution Paging Satoshi Nakamoto The world’s oldest currency still in use since its organic inception, pound sterling has seen its…
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England Can Now Use Left-Over Change to Automatically Buy Bitcoin
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England’s new application Dust links user bank accounts to exchanges, using leftover pence and pounds. Once the requisite amount is triggered, automatically, bitcoin can be purchased as a form of unit-cost-averaging. Also read: The Satoshi Revolution Paging Satoshi Nakamoto The world’s oldest currency still in use since its organic inception, pound sterling has seen its…