Google Inc. has announced upcoming changes that will be made to the rules for developing applications for its Chrome browser that require extended powers, which should help protect users from malicious software, including hidden miners and tools used to steal cryptocurrencies . “It is crucial that the user can be confident that the extensions that he installs are safe, effective and ensure the safety of privacy. The user should always have an understanding of the scale of the possibilities of expansion and access to data, ”the company writes . Starting with Chrome 70, which is currently available in beta, users…
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Only two German blockchain startups Neufund and Wysker released tokens, the price of which did not fall by 90% after the initial placement of coins (ICO). This is stated in a study of the business publication WirtschaftsWoche . From the moment of issue until September 2018, the rate of most tokens of German startups has decreased by 40-90%. For example, the cryptomonet of the financial company Savedroid (SVD) lost 40% of the price, and the Iconiq Lab token (ICNQ) depreciated by 92%. Most of the German ICO conducted foreign firms. Only eight ICO campaigns organized local startups with headquarters in…
The Russian State Duma plans to adopt several laws on digital currencies and blockchain at the end of this year. Dmitry Sazonov, who holds the post of deputy committee of the lower house of parliament on economic policy, innovative development, industry and entrepreneurship, told reporters about this. It clarifies the "Parliamentary Newspaper", the State Duma wants to pay particular attention to the elaboration of all the details of the company's exit procedure for the initial placement of tokens (ICO) . Sazonov stressed : It is of fundamental importance for us to take into account the opinion of not only the…
From 26 to 29 October, blockchain developers will gather at LongHash Hackathon in Berlin to compete for prizes worth 115 ETH. The organizer of the hackathon is the venture fund Fenbushi Capital. About 150 blockchain developers plan to attend the event. They will be divided into teams in order to develop prototypes of mash-ups or blockchains within two days. All participants will receive a free video course on blockchain development. Hackathon topics: How to prevent the disappearance of the physical form of digital assets? How can a blockchain-based protocol for micropayments change payment for offline business? How to efficiently request…
Many newcomers and old-timers of the market constantly reiterate that technical analysis is not applicable to digital currencies. They often argue their arguments that all power is concentrated in the hands of whales, who manipulate the market and enrich themselves at the expense of naive hamsters. They are also confident that the release of high-profile news destroys "entertaining geometry" on the analyst's charts. Among such irreconcilable skeptics, not only bitcoin maximalists and supporters of long-term portfolio investment, but also the so-called nokoineri – missed the opportunity to buy BTC at a low price, or merged everything, fearing a rapid collapse.…
Singapore Exchange ABCC launched its own service ABCC Cloud to create cryptocurrency exchanges based on cloud computing. What is ABCC Cloud? This is a service that is provided through the cloud and allows you to use software as a service (SaaS). It is also a set of infrastructure solutions for working together with information, security, over-the-counter transactions and finances. ABCC seeks to strengthen its position in the blockchain technology market, and therefore invests in infrastructure projects. The new ABCC solution will allow the company's partners to create cryptocurrency exchanges in just one day. Why use ABCC Cloud? The ABCC solution…
In the crypto industry, there is a noticeable decline in investments in ICO due to regulatory difficulties, cryptocurrency volatility and a large number of scammers. But traditional venture capital instruments (VC), on the contrary, increased their influence. A recent report from analyst firm Diar says that blockchain and crypto startups collected almost $ 3.9 billion through VC in the first 3 quarters of the current year. This is 280% more than in the whole of 2017. The number of deals also doubled during this period, according to the Pitchbook. At the same time, the average size of investments increased by…
Coinbase, the largest US cryptocurrency company, is in the final stages of negotiating a new round of financing in the amount of up to $ 500 million, after which its investment valuation will rise to $ 8 billion, reports Recode , citing sources familiar with the situation. According to the publication, the company based in San Francisco, which owns the same name bitcoin exchange and wallet, as well as a number of other cryptocurrency services, is in talks with New York investment firm Tiger Global. Also in the transaction involved the current investors Coinbase, with Tiger Global plans to buy…
Many blockchain projects promise an interesting development of technology. We offer a look at 15 startups that are working on the use of the blockchain in a variety of industries. Some projects in the list have already completed ICO. They should be monitored to find out how the industry will develop further. In addition, their tokens can be a profitable investment – if not at the ICO stage, then in trading on exchanges. Content Dadi Dadi is a blockchain start-up whose name stands for “Decentralized Architecture for the Democratic Internet”. The developers say they are working on the basics of…
In the first three quarters of 2018 alone, venture investments in blockchain- and cryptocurrency start-ups amounted to $ 3.9 billion, which is 280% more than in all of 2017. This is stated in the new report of the research group Diar. We've published our latest issue for your read: • US #Cryptocurrency Exchanges Move at Different Speeds • Venture Capital Firms Go Deep and Wide with #Blockchain Investments • Cryptocurrency Operations Maneuver to Launch “Blockchain Banks” https://t.co/51WRfpKqGI – Diar (@DiarNewsletter) 1 October 2018 In addition, as shown in the graph below, the number of investment transactions in 2018 almost doubled,…