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“Lawmakers Should Be Open to Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies,” Says IMF Chief Christine Lagarde
10.9.2019
Christine Lagarde, the current chairperson of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and presidential nominee for European Central Bank (ECB), has often made headlines for her bold statements regarding blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. Last week, in an opening statement, addressed to...
Little-Known Exchange Claims It Will Be First to Sell Telegram’s TON Tokens
10.9.2019
Blackmoon, a little-known crypto exchange, is angling to be the go-to marketplace for Telegram's soon-to-be-issued gram tokens
How to Contribute to an Open Source Project
9.9.2019
The following is going to get slightly opinionated and aims to guide someone on their journey into open source. As a prerequisite, you should have basic familiarity with the command line and Git. If you know the concepts and want to dive right into the step by step how-to guide, check out this part...
Bitcoin Price: Will Another Drop Below $10K Open the Door to $8.5K?
9.9.2019
Bitcoin price could blast through the descending wedge or fall victim to an attack from bears
Bitcoin Cash-Powered File Storage Concept Sparks Interest and Debate
7.9.2019
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponents were introduced to a new project called the Cashweb protocol on Friday. The blockchain file sharing scheme allows people to store and load arbitrary data to the BCH chain. While the new protocol still has “a long way to go,” the developer decided to share...
Telegram Finally Releases Code for Its $1.7 Billion TON Blockchain
6.9.2019
Telegram’s blockchain project, TON, has entered the last preparation stage before going live
Paxful along with Coinlogiq Would Open 20 New Crypto ATMs In Colombia
5.9.2019
The Peer-to-peer crypto exchange serving Latin America, Paxful has joined hands with the blockchain firm, CoinLogiq to bring cryptocurrency ATM’s to Colombia. Paxful is a crypto trading platform that strives to ensure availability and equality of opportunities to access financial services. They...
Simple Ledger Protocol Announces Virtual Hackathon Devoted to SLP Token Ecosystem
5.9.2019
For 72 hours on Sep. 27-30, teams from around the world will participate in a Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) Virtual Hackathon. Participants will compete for $2,000 worth of prizes by submitting open source code utilizing the SLP framework. The Hackathon’s website details that winners with...
As Crypto Markets Go Cold, Who Will Pay for Open-Source Code?
5.9.2019
Formerly a CoinDesk Contributing Editor, Daniel Cawrey is author of the upcoming “Mastering Blockchain” book to be published by O’Reilly Media. Earlier this year IBM purchased Red Hat, the oft-referred to model for how open source can thrive, for $34 billion. Long the consultant to enterprises,...
IMF Chief Christine Lagarde Encourages Open Cryptocurrency Regulation
4.9.2019
Central banks and regulators should protect consumers while being open to innovation like crypto, says outgoing IMF chief Christine Lagarde
Liquid Exchange Reveals Escrow Account for Sale of Telegram Tokens
2.9.2019
Crypto exchange Liquid has disclosed a wallet address where the proceeds from its July sale of Telegram's GRAM tokens are being held in escrow
TON Blockchain to Launch Public Testing on 1st September
31.8.2019
TON (Telegram Open Network) blockchain public testing will be initiated on 1st September, as indicated by one of the investors. On 28th August, Russian news outlet cited an unknown TON investor stating to have taken in this data from the development team, and the head of one organization who took...
How the New FATF Rules Will Open up Crypto to a Layer of Middlemen
31.8.2019
The new guidelines by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a multi-government body, have profound implications for how cryptocurrency exchanges and some other virtual asset companies operate. It requires them to collaborate with major financial service companies, with blockchain analysis firms...
Terrorist Groups Like Hamas Counting on Telegram For Raising Cryptocurrency: Report
30.8.2019
As per the latest report by MEMRI, short for Middle East Media Research Institute which is based in Washington DC, multiple infamous terrorist groups, such as Al-Qaeda, ISIS, Muslim Brotherhood, and the Hamas, are banking on Telegram, as well as other social media channels, for raising digital...
Agorism and Bitcoin: Free People Don’t Ask Maxine Waters for Permission
30.8.2019
Anti-agorism Congressional Representative Maxine Waters still has misgivings about Facebook’s proposed Libra digital currency, even after meeting with Swiss government officials to discuss the tech last week. The sustained reservations echo the message of July’s open letter from...
DLT Platform Hedera Hashgraph’s Open Beta Test to Start in September
30.8.2019
Hedera Hashgraph invites DApp developers to test its DLT platform in September
Binance Funds 40 Developers to Build Open-Source Crypto Software
30.8.2019
One of the world's largest crypto exchanges has launched an initiative to boost open-source blockchain development
[aktualita] Český fintech Wultra vydává open source nástroj pro ověření síly PINu
29.8.2019
Český fintech Wultra (dříve Lime) vydává open source nástroj pro vývojáře, který hodnotí sílu zadaného PIN kódu v aplikaci. Knihovna Wultra Passphrase Meter je k dispozici na GitHubu a další informace a integrační návody pro Android a iOS jsou pak zde. Wultra svůj nástroj popisuje takto:...
Telegram Will Release Code for Its TON Blockchain on Sept. 1
29.8.2019
Telegram is expected to release the code needed to run nodes on its TON blockchain on Sunday, two sources tell CoinDesk. The release will allow developers to test TON nodes in advance of a mainnet launch at the end of October
Telegram’s Cryptocurrency – Gram, All Set to Debut by 31st October
28.8.2019
Bitcoin’s bull run till now has been largely affected owing to other global tech giants stepping into the bitcoin and cryptocurrencies space. BTC price having plateaued somewhere around $10,000, the crypto world received another huge blow when Facebook, earlier this year, announced plans...