Month: March 2018

Fintech chat app Consentium launches in Asia, raises USD$10 million in funding

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Consentium is a new chat application, which is the first to reward its users with cryptocurrency for virtually any group or community they create Developed in Singapore, the application has raised USD$10 million in funding. With fresh funding Consentium aims at geographic expansion including into China, as well as product development Hailed as the first … Read more

Auctus releases the first blockchain based retirement planning platform

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Auctus, the world’s first platform for smart contract-powered retirement plans, which allows you to create customized retirement focused portfolios, consisting of traditional assets and cryptocurrencies, just released their alpha platform on Ethereum’s Rinkeby testnet. The released platform allows you to choose between portfolio recommendations, created by the community, in the human advisory marketplace, or be … Read more

Blockchain and FutureTech Expo 2018 – Register by March 18th and Get Complimentary Recordings of the Feb 2018 Super Conference

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AUSTIN, TX – Following the amazing feedback from the Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Blockchain Super Conference in 2018, organizer Richard Jacobs is hosting a second conference in September – except, this time, he’s taking things to the next level. Those who register before Sunday, March 18th will not only benefit from a special “Hyper Early Bird” … Read more

Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies Are Commodities, Federal Court Rules

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Courts, financial regulators, legislators and governments around the world are struggling to fit bitcoin into their existing frameworks. Different legal definitions for the disruptive innovation that is cryptocurrencies can have profound ramifications for the instruments in each jurisdiction such as what agencies will regulate them, under what laws, and how users will be taxed, if … Read more

Venezuela Picks FX Platform to Auction Petro ‘Oil-Backed Cryptocurrency’

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Venezuela has chosen a platform on which to auction its “oil-backed cryptocurrency”, the petro. While the country’s National Assembly has repeatedly declared this new currency illegal, the Venezuelan government will proceed with the auction of the petro on the country’s official foreign exchange platform. Also read: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Exchange Opens for Business With 7 Cryptocurrencies … Read more

Domains Running Cryptocurrency Mining Scripts Surge 725 Percent

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The number of domains with cryptocurrency mining scripts installed has skyrocketed 725 percent in four months, according to a security firm’s research. Approximately 2.7 million users were attacked by malicious crypto miners last year, with the most successful cybercriminals earning millions of dollars. Also read: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Exchange Opens for Business With 7 Cryptocurrencies Domains … Read more