Foreign investors have an interest in the blockchain project in Crimea. Georgy Muradov, the representative of the Republic of Crimea under the President of the Russian Federation, told reporters that foreign businessmen are ready to finance the launch of blockchain projects in the peninsula. Financing will be made through a cryptocurrency investment fund, reports RIA Novosti . There are several projects based on the use of decentralized technologies. Of particular interest to blockchain projects in the Crimea are investors from China, Muradov stressed. He also stated : At the moment in Russia at the legislative level, no provisions have been…
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has been created in the state of New York New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill to create a special cryptocurrency commission from New York State. This was announced by State Assembly Member Clyde Vanel. “New York is the financial capital of the country. We must lead in regulating fintech. A special commission will allow us to strike a balance between a stable blockchain- / cryptoindustry and protecting the rights of investors and state consumers, ” he stressed. The commission will consist of nine members, including representatives of developers, consumers, businesses and investors. The task of the new…
In order for real crypto enthusiasts to have a good rest during the New Year holidays, we offer you a list of documentaries about Bitcoin and blockchain technology . We tried to select only the best and current paintings. Blockchain and Us Year of release: 2017 Duration: 31 minutes Director: Manuel Staggars [embedded content] The documentary “Blockchain and We” was very warmly received by both critics and the crypto-community. He is rightfully recognized as one of the highest quality documentaries about the blockchain and bitcoin. The film received several awards at major film festivals around the world: in particular, it…
was extracted on the Bitcoin network On January 3, 2009, exactly ten years ago, a person or a group of people under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto launched the main network of the first cryptocurrency, extracting the genesis-block with 50 Bitcoins. Note that the launch of the network was preceded by the publication of white paper (October 31, 2008). The crisis of 2020 and the arms race Bitcoin: where were the world and the first cryptocurrency 10 years later https://t.co/Xyi2wIk7my # Bitcoin # SatoshiNakamoto pic.twitter.com/zQ12sUXD1F – BlockchainJournal (@BlockchainJournal) October 31, 2018 The personality of Satoshi Nakamoto and the motives for creating…
The CEO of the Bakkt cryptocurrency platform Kelly Leffler entered the list of the most influential people in the financial sector according to the American edition of Worth, taking 72nd place. The WorthPower100 rating was headed by Presidents Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and PRC Chairman Xi Jinping. . @worthmag just released their # WorthPower100 list: the 100 most powerful Coming in at # 72 is our CEO Kelly Loeffler https://t.co/UuIKgQM4TA – Bakkt (@Bakkt) January 2, 2019 Note that the 44th place was placed by Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, who managed to overtake IMF Chairman Christine Lagarde and Nasdaq Stock Exchange…
The year 2018 will be remembered not only by the unprecedented fall in cryptocurrency quotes, but also by the increased activity of the community, from companies and developers to ordinary users. Individuals in this boiling pot of events, ideas and emotions stood out especially, whether through the creation of new services and products or their participation in heated debates and scandalous statements. BlockchainJournal has compiled its own ranking of top personalities in 2018 in the cryptocurrency industry, which it hastens to share with readers. Changphen Zhao, CEO Binance 2018 was for Changpen Zhao, a former employee of Blockchain.info and technical…
Ex-partner of Goldman Sachs Mike Novograts has increased his stake in the cryptocurrency-oriented trading bank Galaxy Digital, reports Bloomberg . Currently, CEO Galaxy Digital owns 221.2 million ordinary shares, representing 79.3% of the total. Prior to this, Novograz owned 213.7 million shares (76.6% share). Thus, Mike Novograts bought 7.5 million shares of his company (2.7% of their total outstanding) in the amount of 7.42 million Canadian dollars ($ 4.8 million). Shares of Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd, which are listed on the Canadian TSX Venture Exchange, responded to this news with an increase of 16%. Data: TradingView Apparently, Mike Novograts does…
A well-known manufacturer of cryptomatics Lamassu moved to Lucerne, Switzerland. The company will now be officially named Lamassu Industries AG. We Are Now Lamassu Industries AG of Lucerne, Switzerland ???????️ https://t.co/nnSF054UtF – Lamassu (@LamassuBTC) 1 січень 2019 р. Co-founder Zach Harvey blog notes that other jurisdictions Switzerland distinguish openness to innovation and development of the regulatory framework. Also, according to him, Lamassu had long experienced difficulties with banking services, but now this problem has been solved. “Fifteen banks rejected us only for the fact that we produce terminals for Bitcoin. I note that our company produces only hardware and does…
At the beginning of 2019, the infrastructure of the Lightning Network (LN) continues to grow rapidly – the number of nodes on this second-tier network has increased by 16.57% over the past 30 days. According to the 1ml service, currently the number of LN nodes is 5008. These nodes connect more than 17 thousand payment channels, through which 532 BTC is transmitted in total, which is equivalent to $ 2 million. On average, 29 new nodes and 462 new channels appear every day. The total number of the latter has increased over the month by 36%. Recently, a veteran of…
Data from statistical resources Blockchain and Bitcoin Wisdom confirm that the most recent adjustment to the complexity of the Bitcoin network has grown by 10%, for the first time in several months. “ Difficulty ” means the total network capacity (hashrate of all equipment of a mining BTC), it depends on the ease with which miners can solve equations for checking the transaction block and getting a reward for a block in the bitcoin blockchain (now it is 12.5 BTC). Since July, there have been several downward adjustments, the price of Bitcoin has fallen, and miners needed to reduce their…
