American cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is confident in obtaining the license of the regulator of Japan to work in the country next year. About this in an interview with Nikkei said the company's strategic director Mike Lempers (Mike Lempres). He added that negotiations with the Financial Services Agency (FSA) “are going well” and even further tightening of the cryptographic control by the regulator will not prevent obtaining approval. As Lempers noted, the main concern of the FSA at present is cybersecurity of cryptobirth , since during the year major hacks occurred in the country – Coincheck in January and Zaif in…
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MasterCard has received a patent that describes a system that allows you to run different types of blockchains – including those that support different currencies. An application for this patent was filed back in July 2016. A patent published on Tuesday on the website of the United States Patent and Trademark Office refers to a hypothetical organization that may need to store different types of transactional information on the same platform, which is now difficult to do with a single blockchain. To solve this problem, MasterCard offers a special block generation method for an exclusive blockchain that allows you to…
The behavior of bitcoin has recently again puzzled traders and hodlers: what to do with the first cryptocurrency? What strategy to follow? According to the researcher of the main exchange cryptocurrency strategies, the answer is unequivocal: go . Why he made such conclusions and how low Bitcoin volatility that has been observed lately may affect his relations with the regulators, he understood our material. Why is HODL the best strategy? There are many different tools to get a relatively accurate prediction of bitcoin prices . But the main snag in the study of the most useful and valid methods lies…
The current situation on the cryptocurrency market can be described as a continuing correction. The short-term outlook of the crypto market is seen in achieving the goals of a local decline, with a consequent rise to the upper limits of the current correctional corridors. The market may be waiting for some kind of external incentives or catalysts that will help cryptocurrency out of consolidation. A further RoboForex analyst Dmitry Gurkovsky will tell about further possible scenarios for the price movement of several popular altcoins. Bitcoin Cash The technical picture of Bitcoin Cash on the hourly timeframe demonstrates the continuation of…
yuan In China may appear steyblekoin, secured by the yuan. About the need to launch such a digital asset curled in the People's Bank of China, reports CoinDesk. Chinese central bank analysts have published a study analyzing the prospects for the introduction of digital currency. They noted that now most of the Stablecoins are provided by the American dollar ( Tether , Gemini Dollar, Paxos Standard , etc.). Using the US currency as a material security for tokens allows the dollar to hold key positions in the global market. The domination of the American currency can be shaken only by…
On October 24-25, 2018, at the Exhibition of Economic Achievements in the pavilion No. 75, the Forum “SayFuture: Security” will be held for the first time on the Russian exhibition market, created according to the format of the Finnish Forum Slush. SayFuture: Security is an international-level forum on modern security technologies and future technologies that will bring together over 5,000 reputable domestic and foreign experts and practitioners in the same space for free and business communication and discussion of current security issues and technologies. Speakers in a dynamic Stand Up format will answer current security questions and present the latest…
A group of scientists from Princeton University and Florida International University Ben Kaiser, Mireya Jurado and Alex Ledger published a study entitled "The Looming Threat of China: An Analysis of Chinese Influence on Bitcoin." It says that the Chinese government currently has sufficient tools and resources to substantially change or even destroy the first cryptocurrency. The researchers note that one of the key factors that made it possible for the government to significantly influence the first cryptocurrency is a significant concentration of miners and computing power in China. “Bitcoin mining has become extremely centralized due to the development of specialized…
took place After three years of development, the Liquid Sidechain is ready for commercial use, and this solution will soon be launched by 23 Blockstream partners. Sidechain Liquid, from the end of 2015 working in a test version, was launched in beta mode in May last year. The technology is intended for servicing Bitcoin exchanges, processing services and traders, reducing the time required to carry out large volumes of transactions between different accounts. Of The @Blockstream team is excited to announce the #LiquidNetwork is now! Just the live with 23 members! Enables fast the Liquid, the secure, confidential and Transactions,…
Despite the recession and legal uncertainty, during the first seven months of this year, 96 new cryptocurrency hedge funds appeared. New Crypto Funds Are Being Launched at a Record Pace in 2018 https://t.eWV6yo6tPL – Crypto Fund Research (@CryptoFResearch) 8 September 2018 р. According to the researchers of Crypto Fund Research, if the trend continues, then in annual terms this number will reach 165 and, thus, will exceed the figure of last year (according to the company, in 2017 there were 156). Number of running crypto funds by year Currently in the world there are 466 cryptocurrency funds. Of them: -…
The first pilot zone in China investigating the use blokcheyn technology opened in Hainan Province in the south of the country, reported the state news agency Xinhua. The zone is located on the territory of the Hainan Resort Software Community (RSC) high-tech park and includes several projects, including the blockchain research institute and the innovation center. The research institute is a joint project of RSC and Oxford Blockchain College at Oxford University (UK) and has already begun its work. The innovation center will be created by RSC in partnership with the Peoples' University of China (Beijing). The head of the…