- Estonia has renounced plans to establish a national cryptocurrency - Japanese banking conglomerate SBI Holdings will be launching its own crypto exchange VCTRADE - HitBTC, a crypto exchange, has stopped dealing with Japanese residents - Ripple is launching the University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI), an educational fund, with a starting capital of $50 million … [Read more...] about Crypto news in brief (June 6, 2018): Estonia, SBI Holdings, HitBTC, Google, Ripple, GitHub, Bitcoin Core, EOS
National Assembly of South Korea suggests making ICOs legal again
According to the online media, Business Korea, the National Assembly of South Korea has proposed to allow initial coin offerings (ICOs), a popular fundraising scheme that gained popularity in 2017-2018. … [Read more...] about National Assembly of South Korea suggests making ICOs legal again
Green Power Exchange review: peer-to-peer energy trading via blockchain
The Event Horizon 2018 conference drew loads of professionals from energy and blockchain industries. The main objective was to connect developers and startups creating software infrastructure for renewable energy trading via blockchain with investors and venture capital firms looking to support promising projects. … [Read more...] about Green Power Exchange review: peer-to-peer energy trading via blockchain
Coinbase acquires trading platform Paradex
Coinbase, the most popular US cryptocurrency exchange, has acquired Paradex, a decentralized cryptocurrency trading platform that enables users to trade ERC-20 tokens. … [Read more...] about Coinbase acquires trading platform Paradex
Meeting WBC Summit Moscow 2018 exhibitors: Nexty, Aworker, Leonardo Render, Root Blockchain
Having attended the World Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Summit 2018 in Moscow on May 19-20, we've come up with the list of the most interesting projects. … [Read more...] about Meeting WBC Summit Moscow 2018 exhibitors: Nexty, Aworker, Leonardo Render, Root Blockchain
Root Blockchain review: easy-to-integrate blockchain solution for businesses
We met Root Blockchain team at the World Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Summit 2018 in Moscow. Co-founders Girish Kumar and Neeraj Tiwari, as well as CBO Pi Arora, spoke in detail about their blockchain platform. … [Read more...] about Root Blockchain review: easy-to-integrate blockchain solution for businesses
Aworker review: a recruitment platform powered by blockchain
We had a chance to exchange opinions with Aworker team at the World Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Summit 2018 in Moscow. Co-founders Michael Barkov and Anton Cherkasov talked in depth about their blockchain platform. … [Read more...] about Aworker review: a recruitment platform powered by blockchain
Crypto news in brief (May 20, 2018): Ripple, Bitcoin Cash hard fork, Bitcoin mining, MUFG Bank
- Ripple will provide investments and grants to companies, using digital asset XRP and XRP Ledger in their operating activities. - Economist Alex de Vries published a research, estimating the current total energy consumption for bitcoin mining and making a forecast for the future. - Due to Bitcoin Cash hard fork the block size increased from 8MB to 32MB. - MUFG Bank plans to … [Read more...] about Crypto news in brief (May 20, 2018): Ripple, Bitcoin Cash hard fork, Bitcoin mining, MUFG Bank