Author: BlockchainJournal

Due to the globalization that the cryptocurrency market has reached by 2019, from the users' side, the demand for a trading platform, which provides stability, security and easy access to all major market instruments, increases significantly. Combining both traditional investment products and crypto assets into one trading platform, the company Lykke from Switzerland announces the launch of the LyCI service token (ticker: LyCI). LyCI platform – one-click cryptocurrency trading LyCI platform provides a service token that allows customers to purchase and exchange the top 25 largest cryptocurrencies in one click. It is extremely important that LyCI is also tied to…

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The payment startup Bitspark has released a steablocoin Sparkdex.HKD pegged to a Hong Kong dollar. This is reported by the local edition of Fintech Hong Kong. According to the company, this is the first “stable coin” in the world based on the Hong Kong currency (HKD). “Until now, the market has been dominated by stablecoins pegged to the US dollar. However, there are many other national currencies in the world, including the Hong Kong […]

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According to Fluence Network, a research blockchain startup startup, the vast majority of decentralized applications (DApps) run on the Ethereum platform. This is reported by Trustnodes. 87% of applications use the Ethereum blockchain, 19% are built on EOS, and 8% are based on Tron. 6% of applications in their systems use both options at once, and 4% – all three. Researchers at the Fluence Network reported and […]

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SBI Holdings and supplier of blockchain solutions R3 Holdo LLC announced the creation of a joint venture SBI R3 Japan Co. This is reported in the official release. A company with a capital of 500 million yen ($ 4.57 million) plans to conduct business in East Asian countries. Among the tasks of SBI R3 Japan Co will be to provide and provide licenses for the blockchain platform Corda R3, as well as […]

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The main reason why companies spend ICO is to collect funds for the development of their projects. At the same time, ICO provides a closer link between the company and investors. Buying tokens, users contribute to the development and development of the blockchain – they finance it and use tokens, in some way “reviving” this network. In addition, the launch of the ICO project allows digital tokens to “see the light” and create some liquidity for them before they become publicly traded. ICO promoters include celebrities such as boxer Floyd Mayweather, Paris Hilton hotels successor and actor Stephen Seagal, although…

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The largest bank of Belarus – Belarusbank OJSC is considering the possibility of launching an exchange platform for trading cryptocurrencies . The chairman of the bank, which is 99.99% state-owned, reported this on the TV channel “Belarus 1”. According to Viktor Ananich, digitalization is one of the most important tasks for the bank in the coming year. “At the moment, the possibility of organizing an exchange platform for trading cryptocurrencies is being studied. Now we are dealing with this issue , ”he said. He also said that in the near future, together with mobile operators, it is planned to issue…

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The manufacturer of crypto-hardware wallets Ledger announced that the Ledger Live mobile app is officially available for download on both Android and iOS devices. According to the announcement, users of Ledger Nano S and Ledger Blue can now view their balances by scanning the LiveQR code available in the Live version of the application. The new mobile version is designed so that users can check the value of their cryptocurrency at any time and in any place. However, in Ledger Live, there will be much more functionality with the launch of the Nano X, the new Bluetooth-enabled Bluetooth wallet, which…

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The Italian bankruptcy court declared the hacked BitGrail cryptocurrency exchange and its owner Francesco Firano bankrupt and ordered the latter to return to clients the maximum possible amount of $ 170 million they lost. This is evidenced by court documents published by the BitGrail Victims Group (BGVG). Also, by a court decision, a significant part of its own assets was confiscated from Firano. "The authorities of Italy already […]

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The decentralized Binance DEX crypto-exchange that is being prepared for launch will support hardware wallets from the very first day of operation. This was the head of the company Changpeng Zhao on Sunday wrote on Twitter. Noting that Binance DEX is in the process of being actively developed, he also stressed that the use of hardware wallets will help users to be sure that they have full control over their private keys. Binance DEX will support hardware wallets from day one of launch. You can save your device. – CZ Binance (@cz_binance) January 27, 2019 Changphen Zhao did not specify…

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