The World Economic Forum (WEF) issued a press release, which shows its intention to contribute to the blockchain technology in the industry supply chain, as well as to cooperate with several partners to achieve this goal. The WEF, together with the International Organization of Public-Private Cooperation and more than 20 governments, are working together to accelerate the implementation of blockchain solutions. The release reads : “Leaders of the global supply chain and logistics industry, the world's largest ports, startups, importers, exporters and civil society have teamed up with the World Economic Forum, the International Public-Private Cooperation Organization and more than…
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Summing up the past week, we recall the news about the upcoming IEO Bitfinex, the release of Bitcoin Core 0.18.0, the launch of a regulated platform for the spot trading of ErisX cryptocurrencies, the closure of a large market on the darknet and other important events. Bitcoin appreciation The first cryptocurrency fully recovered the losses of the previous week, at some point rising in price by about 10%. According to CoinMarketCap, the highest value ($ 5,886.89) bitcoin reached on Saturday, May 4th. At the same time, the BTC capitalization rose above $ 103 billion, and the dominance index approached 56%.…
came into force On May 5 in Russia, the rules for identifying instant messengers by phone number came into force. From now on, instant messengers are required to interact with telecom operators to establish the user's identity. The identification procedure is as follows : during registration, the user enters a phone number; instant messenger confirms it via SMS; the service provider checks whether there is a passport data of the user in the subscriber database; if there is data, the service provider records that the subscriber is using the instant messenger. If a person has been using an instant messenger…
Over the past decade, the burning question among crypto lovers has become the question: who is Satoshi Nakamoto and where to find him. Satoshi Nakamoto is the alleged creator of Bitcoin (BTC) , however, it is possible that this is even an alias for a whole group of people who also wrote whitepaper of Bitcoin . So, taking advantage of Satoshi’s anonymity, many individuals have already stated that they themselves are them, or they said that they could solve this greatest riddle of the world of cryptocurrencies . Now a new website has appeared on the Internet, which is also…
Ethereum Blockchain may soon become the standard when Amazon Web Service (AWS) enters the blockchain. Amazon will launch a new tool that will allow users to create scalable blockchain networks and manage them using public blockchains, such as Ethereum, and private and allowed blockchains, such as Hyperledger Fabric. Why does Amazon choose Ethereum? According to a press release on April 30, Amazon reports that through the Amazon Managed Blockchain (AMB) companies can now create a network of blockchains via Hyperledger Fabric. Ethereum will also be available this summer. It is assumed that the new AWS tool will allow customers to…
Bitfinex Cryptocurrency Exchange plans to raise $ 1 billion during the initial stock exchange placement (IEO) of its token, according to white paper, which The Block has read. The final version of the document can still be changed, but analysts have already warned that the planned campaign may adversely affect the price of Bitcoin. According to one of the passages of the document published by the investor of the Zhao Exchange […]
Earlier this week, Bitcoin (BTC) showed a significant increase, rising to the level of $ 6000. Heshrayt cryptocurrency also showed significant growth. According to Blockchain.com, a six-month high of 58.11 million TH / s was registered. On August 27, 2018, the bitcoin hash rate increased to a record level of 61.8 thousand TH / s, after which, four months later, the computing power of network validation fell to 37.8 thousand TH / s. According to the above schedule, the hash rate gained momentum, gradually increasing over the past six months. It is assumed that it rose sharply after the April…
The resolution of the Russian government, which obliges messenger operators to identify their users by phone number, entered into force on Sunday, May 5th. The relevant document, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed on November 6, 2018, reports TASS. Before the entry into force of the new rules, the messengers performed user authorization using the code sent in the SMS message. The identification procedure involves the direct interaction of the messenger […]
The famous Bitcoin critic, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett not only did not change his attitude to the first cryptocurrency, but also picked up new phrases to describe his pessimism. So, in an interview with Fox Business, the billionaire called Bitcoin a tool for gambling, which does not produce anything useful. “Bitcoin does not produce anything. He does not talk to you, he does not […]
Representatives of two cryptocurrency companies announced a bull market. Is the rise in Bitcoin price a temporary phenomenon or a new trend? Fundstrat Global Advisors, a research firm, believes this is already a trend. According to experts, despite the fact that subsidence prices are possible, they nevertheless recommend investors to take actions that should be done if a strong market rise is expected. Fundstrat Global Advisors analyst Robert Sluymer believes that this is about the beginning of a long rise in the market, when Bitcoin was able to rise not only to the maximums of the year, but also rose…