Saturday, February 4, 2017

Banks Should Embrace Blockchain, Not Oppose It: Matthias Klees

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann, a member of European Central Bank’s Governing Council, has recently called for sweeping regulatory oversight of the Blockchain.

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Friday, February 3, 2017

Techstars Berlin Invests in Bitcoin Gold Exchange Vaultoro

Bitcoin Gold Exchange Vaultoro has recently announced that they have been chosen to participate in the 2017 Techstars Berlin Accelerator.

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Jaxx Cancels Monero Integration, Cites Difficulties Working With Community

Jaxx abruptly cancelled its much-anticipated integration of Monero into its platform, citing “too many difficulties” working with its community and developers.

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Strictly Confidential: Blockchain-based Solutions for Securing User Data

Last year HashCoin started playing around the idea of creating the world’s first decentralized system of digital key management based on Emercoin Blockchain - emcSSL.

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Bitstamp Launches One-Stop BTC Purchases For Non-EU Countries

The Luxembourg-based exchange Bitstamp has expanded its credit card purchasing facility to include a raft of countries outside the European Union.

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Swedish Pirate Party's Founder: Bitcoin Community Has Political Problems

Swedish Pirate Party's Founder Rick Falkvinge is a political evangelist and IT entrepreneur. He explains to Cointelegraph why he’s not satisfied with the Bitcoin situation today and what to expect in 2017.

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Gavin Andresen Slams Bitcoin Core in $12,000 Bug Loss Twitter Jibe

Gavin Andresen expressed his negative feelings about Bitcoin Core known after a miner with a node running Bitcoin Unlimited lost $12,000 through a bug. Roger Ver has hit back.

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Microsoft Partners With Tierion to Develop Immutable Blockchain For Identities

Tech giant Microsoft established a partnership with blockchain identity startup Tierion to secure sensitive pieces of information on a public blockchain.

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Bitcoin Price $2000 Is Just Starter, Unless Compromise is Reached

$2000 would be the Bitcoin’s starting price if the trade war started between the US and China.

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Thursday, February 2, 2017

Switzerland Set to Ease Finance Regulations, Support Blockchain Innovation

The Swiss government has said that finance regulations should be “swiftly adjusted” to cater for fintech innovations, “in particular the Blockchain area.”

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ICO Roundup 2017 by Cointelegraph: Cashing In On Blockchain Apps’ Mainstream Year

Fledgling businesses preparing to unleash the “killer app” in decentralized tech are raising funds with ease. But which are worth taking a closer look at?

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Bitcoin Ban in Marijuana Industry Considered By Washington State Senate

Ann Rivers, a Washington State senator, introduced last week a bill to ban the use of bitcoin in purchasing or selling marijuana-related products.

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