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The blockchain project TRON has announced the launch of an accelerator program with funding of $ 1 million in order to support developers of decentralized applications (DApps) and products based on its protocol. #TRON 's #niTROn Summit themed “acceleration” will be held on January 17 and 18, 2019 (PST) at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. Welcome to join us https://t.co/jRvh0xCfFu . See you there. #TRX $ TRX https://t.co/dnymbJcrHz – Justin Sun (@justinsuntron) 17 November 2018 The initiative aims to promote the distribution of blockchain technology to consumers after the recent acquisitions of the company developer BitTorrent…

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From mid-week, the digital asset market is in red, marking a 12-month low. So, from Wednesday to Thursday, the total capitalization of the digital assets market declined by almost 14%, falling from $ 210 to $ 180 billion. According to Coinmarketcap, today the total capitalization of cryptocurrency is slightly higher, at $ 182 billion. Nevertheless, this is the lowest figure since the beginning of the year, during which the market has never dropped below $ 200 billion. We offer an analysis of the possible causes of such a sharp collapse and comments from leading experts. The collapse of cryptocurrency courses…

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West Virginia's state secretary of state, Mac Warner, announced the successful completion of the remote voting experiment using the Voatz blockchain platform, which was held during the recent mid-term elections in the United States. Warner's statement said that during the November midterm elections, 144 military stationed in 24 countries around the world were able to cast their ballots remotely. As the West Virginia State Secretary noted, this is the first such project in the United States. The mobile application developed for this purpose was presented by the blockchain-startup Voatz. It was first tested in May of this year, when voters…

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The new report of the ICORating portal on the state of the industry of initial coin offers (ICO) for the third quarter of 2018 states that the market shows signs of general disappointment in traditional ICOs as in the method of venture financing. According to the authors of the report , the key characteristics of the period from July to September were general disappointment in the concept of traditional ICOs, the proliferation of security tokens, stricter regulation, and a decrease in capitalization of high-profile projects launched in 2017 and 2018. Among the reasons that led to this state of affairs…

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In touch review of cryptomems, ready to console any cryptohomyachka) But let's start with sore: Shut your mouth James! • ___ #bitcoin #Crypto #funny #blockchain # share2steem #monero #ethereum #hodler #coinmarketcap #gpumining #cryptomining #bitcoinminer #Crypto #cryptohumor #cryptogram #cryptomemes #cryptocurrency #bitcoinmemes #friday #comedy #money #grumpycat #mining … the pic. twitter.com/CnwISXuKXI – crypto vybe✌ (@cryptovybe) November 12, 2018 On Wednesday, November 14, the price of bitcoin dropped to its lowest value in 2018 – $ 5,877.72. On Friday, on a number of exchanges, the rate of the first cryptocurrency was $ 5,400, despite the fact that since the beginning of the week…

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Professor of Economics at the Lebanese American University and author of the book "Bitcoin Standard" Saifdeddin Ammous (Saifedean Ammous) believes that, despite the current difficulties of the cryptocurrency market, " Bitcoin is the strongest money ever created." And the limitations of its issuance will allow it to defeat existing fiat currencies and always be the best option for saving money. “Bitcoin is not the toy you want, but the medicine you need,” Ammus added in Express.co.uk's commentary. At the same time, Ammus is confident that with the increase in the number of bitcoins in circulation, the cryptoactive asset becomes more…

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Two cryptocurrency startups agreed to register the tokens issued during the initial offer of coins (ICO) as securities due to claims from the US financial regulator. It is reported by CoinDesk . The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) document contains two firms: CarrierEQ Inc. (also known as Airfox) and Paragon Coin Inc. Both projects had tokensale last year. Airfox managed to raise $ 15 million, and Paragon $ 12 million. The SEC claims that none of these projects have registered their ICO as an offer of securities and, at the same time, does not fall under the exception…

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The supplier of software solutions for the aftermarket of auto parts and other sectors, the Japanese IT giant Broadleaf, has invested in a decentralized auction Shelf.Network. About this BlockchainJournal said the project founder Lasha Antadze. At the same time, Broadleaf received a license to distribute Shelf.Network technology to create a sales network for car and component sales in Southeast Asia, including Japan, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Australia, India Lanka and Singapore. The development of Shelf.Network allows sellers and car dealers in one click to conduct synchronized auctions simultaneously on multiple online marketplaces. The decentralized network of such sites expands…

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The operator of the Hong Kong Bitcoin Exchange Bitfinex company iFinex Inc. hired a new provider of offshore services in the face of the law firm SHRM Trustees (BVI) Ltd., ceasing cooperation with Estera Corporate Services (BVI) Ltd. (formerly Appleby), CoinDesk reports. SHRM Trustees provides services for the creation and administration of onshore and offshore companies in the Virgin Islands (Rhode Town), and also offers management personnel for these purposes. At one time, Estera Corporate Services served both iFinex and Tether Limited. Both companies subsequently appeared in the “ Documents from the Paradise Islands ”, in which evidence appeared that…

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Californian startup BitGo now provides storage services for 101 digital assets. The listing of new cryptocurrencies is dictated by the demand of institutional investors, reports CoinDesk . The most recently added assets are the steel coil USD Coin (USDC) and the Gemini Dollar (GUSD). According to internal BitGo statistics, it is the steakbloins that are most popular. So, from October 9 to November 9, customers of the site searched 151,768 times for TrueUSD and 137,649 – USD Coin. “Investors want a comprehensive solution where they could keep all their cryptocurrency assets, ” explained BitGo technical manager Isaac Eleftheriadis. Note that…

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