The centralized lending and borrowing platform of Celsius Network will manage the Impact on Sustainable Development Fund (SDG) under the United Nations (UN) initiative "Sustainable Development Goals". The goals of sustainable development are an international program aimed at providing a "better and more sustainable future for all". It addresses global issues such as poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, prosperity, peace and justice. The initiative is aimed at achieving a series of goals by 2030. According to the announcement, the SDG Fund will be launched by the financial services company Fifth Element in order to attract several hundred million dollars…
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Partner of the venture firm Castle Island Ventures and co-founder of the analytical resource Coinmetrics Nick Carter is convinced that market capitalization is an irrational and inaccurate tool for measuring the amount of capital in the bitcoin. He stated this during his speech at the Baltic Honeybadger 2018 conference in Riga. According to a number of studies, several million coins have not moved since 2009-2010, including the alleged addresses of Satoshi Nakamoto. Probably, Carter said, they can be in a "cold" storage, but they can also be lost forever. "I'm not sure that we should take into account their total…
The growing popularity of crypto-currencies has led to unprecedented attention to the nature of money. Such terms "Money theories" as a means of accumulation, a measure of value and a medium of circulation are becoming more and more common. Because of its high popularity, bitcoin gradually turns from a means of circulation into a means of accumulation. Although at the beginning of its existence, the commission was quite low, so the BTC was perfectly suited for everyday calculations. Alas, these days have long passed. Which of the thousands of crypto-currencies are capable of occupying its niche and bringing digital assets…
is represented in Riga At the Baltic Honeybadger 2018 conference in Riga, the founder of BHBnetwork Giacomo Zucco and the cofounder of the Czech startup SatoshiLabs Alain Vranova presented the organization The B Foundation, whose goal will be to attract funding for the development of the bitcoin ecosystem and the Lightning Network. It's happening! We're announcing "The B" with the kind of support of @AlenaSatoshi @ adam3us @starkness @giacomozucco @pavolrusnak @slushcz @francispouliot_ @keidunm @kanzure @lopp and more soon to be announced .. pic.twitter.com/Ahi536OGX2 – The B (@TheB_Foundation) September 23, 2018 "In the long term, bitcoin does not need any centralized…
The newly elected co-chairman of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus cross-party group, Congressman Tom Emmer (Tom Emmer), presented three bills on supporting and developing blockbuster technology and digital media. According to the official message, the bills focus on strengthening government support for the blockade space, clarifying the rules for companies providing money transfers, and developing a tax scheme for crypto-currencies . In Emmer's statement, in particular, it says : "The United States should make it a priority to accelerate the development of blockade technology and create an environment that will allow the US private sector to lead the innovation processes and…
Co-founder and CEO Ripple talks about his vision of how cryptotechnology and the block system will change the global system of payments. At the Crypto Finance conference in Half Moon Bay, California, Chris Larsen said that, in his opinion, payments are a murderous blockchain application, and also told how Ripple will use XRP to pay payments around the world. "XRapid, is a component of RippleNet that allows payment providers to reduce the cost and liquidity of global payments. Thus, the technology allows, for example, a bank to send funds to Mexico using XRP. They do not have to use XRP,…
The BCEX currency exchange, which ranks 11th in the daily trading volume in the CoinMarketCap analytical resource rating, will soon add support for two stablkoins: Gemini Dollar (GUSD) and Paxos Standard (PAX). BCEX announces that GUSD is issued by the Gemini Trust Company, a US regulated stable coin, will be listed on the exchange platform shortly. The listing of GUSD aligns with the BCEX vision of building a more trustworthy, transparent and reliable digital trading world. @GeminiDotCom – BCEX (@BCEXofficial) September 21, 2018 BCEX officially announces that the Paxos Standard (ticker PAX), a US regulated stable, will be listed on…
At 6 o'clock on Sunday, the TOP-10 crypto currency market is predominantly in a downtrend. Bitcoin yesterday made a correction to the level of 6500 again returned to its previous position. In the day's totals, it loses insignificant -0.82% and is traded at the price level of $ 6,700 . Altkoins are mostly in the red zone, but there are those that continue to grow. In the first five continues to ignite Ripple with the dynamics of + 10.94% . The remaining assets in the red zone around 2%. In the second five on the rocket we have Stellar with…
We tell you what catastrophes can happen with your crypto-currency investment portfolio so that you can protect yourself. Phishing and billing Imagine that you decided to transfer a few coins to a friend. You copy the address of his wallet , but at the last second, just before you press the "send" button, the virus sitting on your computer, this address replaces. Not everyone will come up with a second time to check the address before sending, especially since this is a long string consisting of random characters. In the case of phishing, the attacker clones the site of a…
The private British port operator, Associated British Ports (ABP), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Marine Transport International forwarder to develop a technological blockchain application aimed at improving operations in port 21. The Memorandum of Understanding noted that ABP tested the blockchain solution developed by MTI, thereby easing one of the biggest headaches in the logistics sector – the lack of interoperability of the system. It is expected that the solution will increase efficiency, since the time to re-enter the data will not be wasted. Currently, the port operator serves a quarter of the sea trade in the…