Asia Blockchain Week Showcases Maturity of the Ecosystem with an Impressive Speaker LineupThe impressive line up at Asia Blockchain Week fits perfectly with the theme of Making Blockchain Mature. Expect high quality discussions and discourse.
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Asia Blockchain Week Showcases Maturity of the Ecosystem with an Impressive Speaker Lineup
Bitcoin Cash Surges Towards $550 as Major Exchanges Announce Upcoming Hard Fork SupportBitcoin Cash (BCH), the fourth largest cryptocurrency in terms of market cap, is trading well over $540 on the majority of exchanges on Sunday, November 4, having increased by almost 15% over the past 24 hours, and by more than 24% over the 7 day streak.
Coinbase Deny IPO Rumors as Crypto Giant Closes $300 Million Series ECoinbase announced a $300 million fundraising round on Tuesday, October 30, which puts the San Francisco-based company’s new valuation at $8 billion and makes it one of the most highly valued startups in the United States. However, in an interview with Bloomberg TV following the announcement, Coinbase President and Chief Operating Officer, Asiff Hirji, said […]
Bitstamp Insists Things Remain the Same After the Exchange is Acquired by a Belgian Investment FirmNXMH, a Belgium-based investment company, has acquired Bitstamp, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the European Union by volume, it was announced on Monday, October 29.
The New Zcash Sapling Protocol Is Now Live After Successful Network UpgradeDevelopers behind Zcash blockchain announced successful Sapling hard fork, which introduces new shielded addresses with significantly improved performance.
P2P Exchange Hodl Hodl Enables 2 out of 3 Multisig ContractsHodl Hodl – a global P2P cryptocurrency exchange that doesn’t hold users funds – recently enabled 2 out of 3 multisig escrow contracts on its platform.
AI Must Have Freedom! The FreeAI Manifesto Presented by Pandora BoxchainDr Maxim Orlovsky, founder and visionary at Pandora Boxchain, recently presented The FreeAI Manifesto, a call for the cooperation between the humankind and multiple artificial intelligences and withdrawal from any form of censorship or control.
Bakkt Bitcoin Futures Launch Date RevealedThe Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has confirmed that its upcoming cryptocurrency trading platform Bakkt will officially launch on December 12, pending regulatory approval.
Visa Integrates Hyperledger Tech for B2B Blockchain PaymentsGlobal payments technology provider Visa has announced new product details surrounding digital identity in preparation for a Q1 2019 launch of Visa B2B Connect, its enterprise blockchain platform that enables cross-border payments between businesses.
ING Bank Introduces Open-Source Zero Knowledge Technology for Blockchain PrivacyING, the Dutch multinational banking and financial services corporation, announced today the release of its open source blockchain tool Zero-Knowledge Set Membership (ZKSM).
Ethereum’s Constantinople Upgrade Delayed Until 2019, Called the “Most Reasonable” DecisionEthereum’s planned hard fork of the protocol, dubbed Constantinople, will be postponed until the end of January 2019 earliest, developers confirmed in a meeting Friday.
Litecoin Core 0.17 Release Will See LTC Fees Reduced by 10xThe next release of Litecoin Core will lower network fees by a factor of 10, the development team behind the project announced on Friday, October 17.