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Top Blockchain Investors and Experts are Joining Blockchain Economic Forum

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Co-founder of SuperAngelsVentures Tony Tong, Founding Partner of SuperCharger Renu Bhatia, CEO of Australian Digital Commerce Association Nick Giurietto are now among 20+ top-notch confirmed speakers of the Blockchain Economic Forum. Disclosure: This is a Sponsored Article Forbes says 2017 has been a breakout year for crypto with a truly mind-bending appreciation of cryptocurrencies, transaction volumes (in USD) for Bitcoin … Read more

Here Are 5 Coins Currently Providing Consumers With a Product

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In a market dominated by lofty ideas and little in the way of concrete development, it’s easy to overlook the more grounded projects, those that are actively working towards and already providing real-world solutions. However, there are a number of projects that are actively providing a product to consumers every day. Here are five that … Read more

Global Crypto Bank to help over 5 billion unbanked persons

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During the last couple of years, banks and other financial institutions throughout the world have begun investing in blockchain technology, granted that it provides numerous advantages over traditional payment solutions. Regardless, there is no bank fully based on the technology so far, and Global Crypto Bank hopes to change this. Disclosure: This is a Sponsored … Read more

Here Are 7 Tips for Launching a Successful ICO

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In case you haven’t noticed, cryptocurrency has become one of the most popular words in 2017. Bitcoin made a gigantic breakthrough, while digital currencies like Ethereum, Litecoin, and many others made their own contributions to this craze. Though still a relatively unknown phenomenon, cryptocurrencies proved that they are here to stay.  This is why people all over the world are launching … Read more

Dentistry 4.0: Blockchain Technology Plays a Major Part In The Era of Digital Dentistry

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Dentistry and technology go together very well.  Advances in pain-killing anesthetics took the practice out of the medieval era, and preventive dentistry ushered in Dentistry 3.0.  New advances in body imaging technology and on-demand 3-D printing will completely revolutionize dentistry in a very short time.  Blockchain has a role to play in this next step … Read more

Kidnapped Exchange Analyst Pavel Lerner Freed After Paying Bitcoin Ransom

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Pavel Lerner has been freed from captivity following his kidnapping this week. The EXMO analyst is physically unharmed and no longer being held hostage, according to a company press release. Free at Last On December 26, Pavel Lerner, 40, was wrapping up work at his office in Kiev, Ukraine, where he works as the lead analyst … Read more

The Man Who Lost 7,500 BTC to a Landfill, and the Council That Won’t Let Him Go Digging

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Imagine that you had over US$100 million worth of Bitcoin rotting away in a landfill and there was nothing you could do about it. Welcome to the world of James Howells, a Welsh IT worker who threw away a hard drive containing Bitcoin he’d mined back in 2009. The Newport South Wales City Council has repeatedly denied his … Read more

Japan Approves New Bitcoin Exchange as Adoption Grows and Peers Expand Overseas

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The Japanese financial regulator has approved one more cryptocurrency exchange, making it the 16th exchange to be licensed. As competition intensifies, some local exchanges are branching abroad in search for more volume and liquidity. Meanwhile, more merchants are embracing bitcoin. Also read: Russian Regulators Draft Law to Restrict Crypto Mining, Payments, and Token Sales Another Bitcoin … Read more

Singapore Judge Dismisses $43M High Profile Bitcoin Case

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Recently Singapore had its first high profile legal case involving over 3,000 BTC in a dispute between the UK-based company B2C2 and the local cryptocurrency exchange Quoine. According to the Singapore Commercial Court documents, Judge Simon Thorley has dismissed the plaintiff B2C2’s case for US $43Mn worth of bitcoins. Also read: While Bitcoin Trades Above $19K … Read more

Crypto Market Struggling, Retains $500-$600B Capitalization

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The overall cryptocurrency market seems to have stabilized after a correction that lowered its total capitalization to below US$450 billion last week. That said, the market has yet to convincingly bounce back to pre-correction levels, as its market cap continues to drift between US$500 billion and US$600 billion. The Bears are Back November and December saw record highs across most cryptocurrency markets. … Read more