Timofey Musatov, Russian lawyer Alexander Vinnik, suspected of laundering at least $ 4 billion through the BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange, spoke about his client’s story on the Russian radio station Vesti FM. Immediately, we note that the interview was conducted by journalist Vladimir Solovyov. During the conversation, it became clear that he was rather poorly versed not only in the Vinnik case, but also in […]
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At the Deconomy 2019 conference in Seoul, South Korea, a public debate took place between the creator of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, and the economist Nouriel Rubini, better known as “Doctor Doom”. The latter is a strong critic of Bitcoin and ideas of financial anonymity. About the details from the scene reported The Block. “@Nouriel makes cryptocurrency and […]
The Russian company Waves Platform introduced the Oracle Data Tool for creating data oracles based on date transactions. Data oracles allow access to data from various sources outside the blockchain, which are necessary to comply with the conditions of smart contracts and the operation of dApps. These can include currency exchange rates, election and sports scores, weather, and even delays on airplanes and trains. […]
105 global technology companies, including SWIFT, IBM, Ripple and Consensys AG, became part of the International Association of Trusted Application Blockchain (INATBA) to promote DLT-technologies in the European Union. A full list of organizations is presented in a press release. INATBA members will develop uniform standards for blockchain compatibility, as well as create a transparent regulatory model for the technology. The European Commission, the World […] will advise the new association.
The world's leading developer of blockchain solutions, Digital Asset Holdings, revealed the programming language code for writing DAML smart contracts and the Software Development Kit (SDK) under the Apache 2.0 license. We are thrilled to announce that our smart contract language is now open source. This will enable broader […]
Celo blockchain startup has completed a $ 30 million round of financing with the participation of large venture funds Andreessen Horowitz and Polychain Capital, according to The Wall Street Journal. Investors purchased project tokens for $ 15 million and $ 10 million, respectively. Another $ 5 million startup received from "several leading structures", whose names did not disclose. Celo has offices in San Francisco and Berlin […]
A pesar de todos los logros en el mundo de la criptomoneda en los últimos 10 años, algunos problemas de la industria, en particular, que brindan protección contra ataques del…
The IEO project VeriBlock on the Bittrex International cryptocurrency exchange lasted only 10 seconds. The IEO for @ Veriblock ended within 10 seconds. Thanks for participating in the Initial Exchange Offering. Stay tuned for future IEOs coming soon. – Bittrex International (@BittrexIntl) 2 April 2019 p. Details about the campaign are still unknown – the representatives of the exchange only thanked in […]
Payment giant PayPal made the first investment in a startup working with blockchain technology, reports CoinDesk. The American company has joined the extended round of financing of the A Series of the Cambridge Blockchain startup, which helps financial institutions and other organizations manage confidential data through distributed registry technology. The participants in the transaction did not disclose information on the amount of investment. However, according to recent subjects to the Commission on Valuable […]
US Congressmen presented two regular bills aimed at regulating the cryptocurrency industry in the country. This writes Bitcoinist. The first draft law “On the protection of the rights of consumers of virtual currencies” is aimed at countering price manipulation. In case of its adoption, the Commission for urgent exchange trading (CFTC) will have to prepare a report describing possibilities for manipulating prices in virtual currency, including […]