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Within the framework of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), the conference “Blockchain Technologies and Cryptocurrencies: Past, Present, Future” was held, where representatives of major industry players discussed the current state and development prospects of the cryptocurrency market. Reports about it DeCenter. In particular, the participants of the meeting were Vitalik Buterin, founder of Ethereum, Chris Lee, Chief Financial Officer of the Huobi Exchange, Ted Lin, Development Director of Binance, President […]

The Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM and the Mail.ru Group signed a memorandum of cooperation for the development of the digital economy in the Russian Federation. The companies entered into a partnership during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). Within the framework of cooperation, the company will be engaged in the development, implementation and joint promotion of digital products in the field of cloud computing and IT infrastructure virtualization, big data management, artificial intelligence and […]

Sberbank of Russia signed an agreement with a French IT-company on the development of "smart cities" in the Russian Federation. The parties agreed on cooperation within the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), reports TASS. In particular, the companies will work together on solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT), big data analytics and software development. Responsibility for strategy and operational and financial support will take on […]

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against the company-developer of instant messenger Kik, accusing it that during the ICO in 2017, she led an unregistered sale of securities. It is reported by CoinDesk. In particular, the Canadian Kik Interactive Inc. accused of violating the provisions of section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, in accordance with […]

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) appealed to former QuadrigaCX users of the Bitcoin exchange, who suffered as a result of its collapse, to help with establishing the circumstances of the incident. Reported by the Cointelegraph. In particular, a questionnaire has been published on the agency’s website, the answers to which the FBI plans to use as part of an ongoing investigation. Among other things, users are asked to report logins on QuadrigaCX and clarify whether they passed […]

The Russian retail network Dixy will interact with suppliers using the blockhorin platform “Factorin”. Reports about it PRIME. The platform provides for the exchange of data and documents between member accounting systems, while maintaining security and confidentiality. It is reported that now suppliers of Dixy will be able to receive financing from such market participants as GPB Factoring, Pervouralskbank, Alfa Bank, NFC and others. In addition, they will be able to interact with […]

The widespread use of cryptocurrencies issued by central banks can have “serious consequences” and should not be allowed without careful preparation. This was stated by the president of the German Federal Bank Jens Weidman, writes CoinDesk. Weidman's speech took place on May 29 at the opening of the Bundesbank Symposium in Frankfurt, but the transcript of his speech was published just now. In his opinion, cryptocurrencies issued by central banks can […]

The Russian blockchain-company Waves Platform has announced the launch of a new website, Waves DEX, as well as the reformatting of the Waves Client application. This was reported to ForkLog by the project representatives. In particular, some functions that were used only by developers will be removed from the Waves Client, and the development of the application will now be directed towards trading tools. The project team came up with this decision following the results of the research […]

The company Block.one has officially confirmed the information on preparations for the launch of the social network Voice based on the blockchain EOS. Https://t.co/0qYiE2HYsy – Block.one (@block_one_) 2 worm 2019 p. The company's website says that user interaction with the new platform will be as transparent as possible. At the same time the placement, distribution and promotion of content will be recorded in […]

On June 28-29, a large-scale blockchain-conference “Digital Heat” will be held in Tbilisi, Georgia, during which more than 40 speakers will speak. Guests of the event will be able not only to discuss such industry-relevant topics as IEO, scams and effective marketing, but also the conditions for running a digital business in Georgia, as well as the opportunities that are opening up for companies in the event of relocation. About the last detail […]