⌛️ Tezos Mainnet, Tomorrow, September 17 ⌛️
🚀 Tomorrow, on September 17, Tezos Foundation will officially complete beta testing of its protocol. It means that Tezos mainnet arrives Monday.
👍 It's noted that the forthcoming event is conceptual in nature, because a viable version of the software was launched at the end of June. After that, Tezos tokens (XTZ) appeared in the listings of several exchanges.
✳️ Despite the fact that already then the Tezos blockchain could have been used as intended, technically the system remained in the beta testing stage, and its work could be suspended at any time for technical reasons.
👾 According to informed sources, since the launch of the network there was only one failure: in mid-July for an hour, correct block validation was not performed. The problem was solved, and since then the blockchain system has been functioning effectively.
🔅 At first, after the launch of the network, transactions were validated only by the Tezos Foundation itself. However, on July 20, access to the system was opened for third-party validators.
🚀 Tomorrow, on September 17, Tezos Foundation will officially complete beta testing of its protocol. It means that Tezos mainnet arrives Monday.
👍 It's noted that the forthcoming event is conceptual in nature, because a viable version of the software was launched at the end of June. After that, Tezos tokens (XTZ) appeared in the listings of several exchanges.
✳️ Despite the fact that already then the Tezos blockchain could have been used as intended, technically the system remained in the beta testing stage, and its work could be suspended at any time for technical reasons.
👾 According to informed sources, since the launch of the network there was only one failure: in mid-July for an hour, correct block validation was not performed. The problem was solved, and since then the blockchain system has been functioning effectively.
🔅 At first, after the launch of the network, transactions were validated only by the Tezos Foundation itself. However, on July 20, access to the system was opened for third-party validators.
🚨 Important Decisions 🚨
✅ Representatives of the New York-based exchange Gemini announced the support for Litecoin, the 7th cryptocurrency in terms of market capitalization.
🔊 The statement was made during the Litecoin Summit in San Francisco:
"We are pleased to announce Gemini will be launching Litecoin support starting October 13th, 2018!"
🎊 The company mentioned that October 13 is also Litecoin's birthday.
💎 As a reminder, less than a week ago, Winklevoss brothers' Bitcoin exchange announced the launch of its own US dollar-backed stable coin Gemini Dollar (GUSD).
✅ Abra, a mobile cryptocurrency wallet app, added support for Bitcoin Cash (BCH), thus allowing users to deposit and withdraw funds in BCH, said the service on its website.
🔥 Anyone who previously had BCH in Abra can now transfer it to a hardware wallet or use it to pay for goods and services. The application also facilitates the use of BCH for investing in other digital currencies in Abra.
✅ Representatives of the New York-based exchange Gemini announced the support for Litecoin, the 7th cryptocurrency in terms of market capitalization.
🔊 The statement was made during the Litecoin Summit in San Francisco:
"We are pleased to announce Gemini will be launching Litecoin support starting October 13th, 2018!"
🎊 The company mentioned that October 13 is also Litecoin's birthday.
💎 As a reminder, less than a week ago, Winklevoss brothers' Bitcoin exchange announced the launch of its own US dollar-backed stable coin Gemini Dollar (GUSD).
✅ Abra, a mobile cryptocurrency wallet app, added support for Bitcoin Cash (BCH), thus allowing users to deposit and withdraw funds in BCH, said the service on its website.
🔥 Anyone who previously had BCH in Abra can now transfer it to a hardware wallet or use it to pay for goods and services. The application also facilitates the use of BCH for investing in other digital currencies in Abra.
🗑 Time To Replace USDT 🗑
⌛️ The Singapore cryptocryptocurrency exchange Digifinex, the 13th crypto exchange in terms of daily trading volume according to CoinMarketCap, announced the delisting of Tether (USDT) and its replacement with TrueUSD (TUSD) from the developers of the TrustToken asset tokenization platform.
🙅🏻 "I simply don't believe in Еether but I had no choice, but to list it. I've been looking for ways to get rid of USDT for months", - said Kiana Shek, Digifinex's co-founder.
💎 Kiana Shek noted that the TrustToken team is committed to the use of industry-leading best practices. Moreover, its activities fully comply with the standards of the U.S. Financial Crime Enforcement Network's (FinCEN).
🔛 According to the available information, TUSD deposit is available on the platform since Septemeber 15. Trading is also available, starting today, September 17.
⚖️ Debate over Tether Ltd, the issuer of the same-name stablecoin, has been actively conducted for already a year. In comparison, a bit earlier, TrueUSD support was also added by Bittrex and Binance exchanges.
⌛️ The Singapore cryptocryptocurrency exchange Digifinex, the 13th crypto exchange in terms of daily trading volume according to CoinMarketCap, announced the delisting of Tether (USDT) and its replacement with TrueUSD (TUSD) from the developers of the TrustToken asset tokenization platform.
🙅🏻 "I simply don't believe in Еether but I had no choice, but to list it. I've been looking for ways to get rid of USDT for months", - said Kiana Shek, Digifinex's co-founder.
💎 Kiana Shek noted that the TrustToken team is committed to the use of industry-leading best practices. Moreover, its activities fully comply with the standards of the U.S. Financial Crime Enforcement Network's (FinCEN).
🔛 According to the available information, TUSD deposit is available on the platform since Septemeber 15. Trading is also available, starting today, September 17.
⚖️ Debate over Tether Ltd, the issuer of the same-name stablecoin, has been actively conducted for already a year. In comparison, a bit earlier, TrueUSD support was also added by Bittrex and Binance exchanges.
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🌐 Facilitating International Payments 🌐
🇰🇷 The South Korean telecommunications company LG UPlus, which is part of the country's 4th largest conglomerate LG Corp., is launching an international payment network based on the blockchain technology.
🤝 A memorandum of understanding between LG UPlus, Taiwan's Far EasTone Telecommunications, Japanese SoftBank and American TBCASoft was signed last week.
🔥 With the help of a new service, users of one mobile operator will be able to carry out transactions in payment networks of other operators. For example, LG UPlus users will be able to buy goods using mobile phones, while in Taiwan or Japan, and Far EasTone users will get the same opportunity when traveling to Korea or Japan.
⚙️ The launch of a new payment network in the test mode is scheduled for early 2019. The blockchain technology will be used to quickly confirm transactions and will allow users to save considerably on fees, usually charged for international payments with bank cards. In addition, the solution will eliminate another common problem - ever-changing exchange rates.
📣 For your information, in August it became known that Ripple is going to enter the Chinese market also with a blockchain solution for international payments.
🇰🇷 The South Korean telecommunications company LG UPlus, which is part of the country's 4th largest conglomerate LG Corp., is launching an international payment network based on the blockchain technology.
🤝 A memorandum of understanding between LG UPlus, Taiwan's Far EasTone Telecommunications, Japanese SoftBank and American TBCASoft was signed last week.
🔥 With the help of a new service, users of one mobile operator will be able to carry out transactions in payment networks of other operators. For example, LG UPlus users will be able to buy goods using mobile phones, while in Taiwan or Japan, and Far EasTone users will get the same opportunity when traveling to Korea or Japan.
⚙️ The launch of a new payment network in the test mode is scheduled for early 2019. The blockchain technology will be used to quickly confirm transactions and will allow users to save considerably on fees, usually charged for international payments with bank cards. In addition, the solution will eliminate another common problem - ever-changing exchange rates.
📣 For your information, in August it became known that Ripple is going to enter the Chinese market also with a blockchain solution for international payments.
⚽️ Football Tokens ⚽️
🇬🇧 In the hope of solving their financial problems, Newcastle United and Cardiff City, the clubs of the English football Premier League, consider the opportunity to launch ICOs.
🤝 The management of both clubs are already negotiating with the decentralized investment platform SportyCo to launch their ICOs with the subsequent release of tokens. It's expected that future coins holders will receive a certain share of club revenues or additional benefits.
💰 As mentioned above, both English clubs made that decision because of financial problems. Newcastle United lost part of its profit due to ill-considered management decisions. Cardiff City, in its turn, is obligated to pay $150 million to Malaysian investment magnate Vincent Tan.
🗣 "Money raised from the crowdsale goes straight into club infrastructure which will stay with the club forever. With this initial money offer, we are opening a new chapter in football and the sports industry in general", - said SportyCo co-founder Marko Filej.
🇧🇷 Earlier on the cooperation with SportyCo announced the Brazilian football club Avai Futebol Clube. The club plans to raise $20 million during the ICO and issue its own cryptocurrency.
🇫🇷 As a reminder, recently the French football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) also announced plans to issue its own cryptocurrency.
🇬🇧 In the hope of solving their financial problems, Newcastle United and Cardiff City, the clubs of the English football Premier League, consider the opportunity to launch ICOs.
🤝 The management of both clubs are already negotiating with the decentralized investment platform SportyCo to launch their ICOs with the subsequent release of tokens. It's expected that future coins holders will receive a certain share of club revenues or additional benefits.
💰 As mentioned above, both English clubs made that decision because of financial problems. Newcastle United lost part of its profit due to ill-considered management decisions. Cardiff City, in its turn, is obligated to pay $150 million to Malaysian investment magnate Vincent Tan.
🗣 "Money raised from the crowdsale goes straight into club infrastructure which will stay with the club forever. With this initial money offer, we are opening a new chapter in football and the sports industry in general", - said SportyCo co-founder Marko Filej.
🇧🇷 Earlier on the cooperation with SportyCo announced the Brazilian football club Avai Futebol Clube. The club plans to raise $20 million during the ICO and issue its own cryptocurrency.
🇫🇷 As a reminder, recently the French football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) also announced plans to issue its own cryptocurrency.
📋 Schedule For Ethereum Transactions 📋
🆕 Ethereum wallet MyCrypto added a new transaction function. The new service operates on the basis of Chrono Logic smart contracts.
⏰ Thanks to the innovation, users of the wallet can pre-set the time for transactions, sending funds to the ICO project, subscription or invoices payments, and receiving an ENS domain. Users can even set reminders.
🌐 The new function is available to users of the Trezor hardware wallet and the MetaMask browser extension, which can be integrated with MyCrypto.
🥇 "I believe we're the first to implement ChronoLogic's scheduling function on the Ethereum mainnet, and we're very excited to see where it goes", - said Jordan Spence, chief marketing officer for MyCrypto.
👤 The advantage of the service was also noted by the Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin. He said that scheduling transactions can be a very valuable function for a crypto community.
🆕 Ethereum wallet MyCrypto added a new transaction function. The new service operates on the basis of Chrono Logic smart contracts.
⏰ Thanks to the innovation, users of the wallet can pre-set the time for transactions, sending funds to the ICO project, subscription or invoices payments, and receiving an ENS domain. Users can even set reminders.
🌐 The new function is available to users of the Trezor hardware wallet and the MetaMask browser extension, which can be integrated with MyCrypto.
🥇 "I believe we're the first to implement ChronoLogic's scheduling function on the Ethereum mainnet, and we're very excited to see where it goes", - said Jordan Spence, chief marketing officer for MyCrypto.
👤 The advantage of the service was also noted by the Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin. He said that scheduling transactions can be a very valuable function for a crypto community.
💠 New Platforms To Manoeuvre 💠
1️⃣ The Kraken cryptocurrency exchange has added the over-the-counter (OTC) block trading service. The minimum order size on the new OTC-platform is $100,000.
🌐 According to the Kraken blog, the OTC-platform will be available "for clients worldwide".
"We offer deeper liquidity and private, personalized service to institutions and high net-worth individuals needing to fill large orders", - the exchange's team said.
💰 17 cryptocurrencies are available on the platform: Bitcoin (XBT), Ether (ETH), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ether Classic (ETC), Ripple (XRP), Lumens (XLM), EOS (EOS), Litecoin (LTC), Monero (XMR), Dash (DASH), Zcash (ZEC), Melon (MLN), Augur (REP), Gnosis (GNO), Iconomi (ICN), Tether (USDT), Dogecoin (DOGE).
💰 Additionally, 3 fiat currencies are offered: US dollars (USD), Euros (EUR), Japanese yen (JPY).
🤓 The company's blog also underlines that the Kraken OTC team has nine professional traders from North America, Europe and Asia, ready to provide assistance to customers.
"Members have a combined 100 years of trading experience working for major financial institutions such as JP Morgan, Credit Suisse, UBS, Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch. Kraken OTC sets itself above competitors by offering superb, hi-touch service at every step ranging from initial consultation and expert market insight, all the way through final settlement", - said the company's representatives.
2️⃣ LXDX, a firm providing high-performance exchange technology and services, launches a new trading platform for digital assets. Joshua Greenwald, the company's CEO, said that the new platform will make institutional trading instruments available to a wide range of crypto traders:
💬 "Our immediate focus is on cryptocurrency and enabling every investor to utilize the exclusive tools, like smart order routing, that only institutions previously could access".
‼️ What's no less important, the platform will fully comply with the KYC/AML requirements.
1️⃣ The Kraken cryptocurrency exchange has added the over-the-counter (OTC) block trading service. The minimum order size on the new OTC-platform is $100,000.
🌐 According to the Kraken blog, the OTC-platform will be available "for clients worldwide".
"We offer deeper liquidity and private, personalized service to institutions and high net-worth individuals needing to fill large orders", - the exchange's team said.
💰 17 cryptocurrencies are available on the platform: Bitcoin (XBT), Ether (ETH), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ether Classic (ETC), Ripple (XRP), Lumens (XLM), EOS (EOS), Litecoin (LTC), Monero (XMR), Dash (DASH), Zcash (ZEC), Melon (MLN), Augur (REP), Gnosis (GNO), Iconomi (ICN), Tether (USDT), Dogecoin (DOGE).
💰 Additionally, 3 fiat currencies are offered: US dollars (USD), Euros (EUR), Japanese yen (JPY).
🤓 The company's blog also underlines that the Kraken OTC team has nine professional traders from North America, Europe and Asia, ready to provide assistance to customers.
"Members have a combined 100 years of trading experience working for major financial institutions such as JP Morgan, Credit Suisse, UBS, Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch. Kraken OTC sets itself above competitors by offering superb, hi-touch service at every step ranging from initial consultation and expert market insight, all the way through final settlement", - said the company's representatives.
2️⃣ LXDX, a firm providing high-performance exchange technology and services, launches a new trading platform for digital assets. Joshua Greenwald, the company's CEO, said that the new platform will make institutional trading instruments available to a wide range of crypto traders:
💬 "Our immediate focus is on cryptocurrency and enabling every investor to utilize the exclusive tools, like smart order routing, that only institutions previously could access".
‼️ What's no less important, the platform will fully comply with the KYC/AML requirements.
💫 High Expectations 💫
🔜 The commercial version of the xRapid payment platform from Ripple will be launched approximately next month, according to Sagar Sarbhai, the head of regulatory relations for APAC and Middle East at Ripple.
💎 The xRapid main feature is the use of XRP token, one of the top CoinMarketCap coins. xRapid solution is focused on payment providers and financial institutions seeking to improve user experience and minimize costs when implementing cross-border payments, and also to increase the speed of payments.
🔮 In June, Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple, expressed the opinion that by the end of 2019, "dozens" of banks will use xRapid.
🤝 For your information, in August, Ripple entered into a partnership with three exchanges - the American Bittrex, the Mexican Bitso and the Philippine Coins.Ph. These trading platforms will use the xRapid product to conduct transactions with XRP tokens and then re-convert them to the national currency, and vice versa.
‼️ According to the available information, financial organizations piloting xRapid were able to save 40-70% on average compared to traditional foreign exchange brokers who facilitate cross-border payments. In addition, transactions take slightly more than two minutes, while usual international bank payment takes 2-3 days.
🚀 The Japanese financial giant, SBI Holdings, is going to launch this year the payment application MoneyTap for Android and iOS. What's important, the main feature of the new app is that it will be based on Ripple technology (however, there is no information whether this solution will be xCurrent or xRapid).
⚙️ To conduct transaction using MoneyTap, users will only need to specify the bank account and phone number or scan the QR code. The app will allow users to make payments in 24/7 mode.
🔜 The commercial version of the xRapid payment platform from Ripple will be launched approximately next month, according to Sagar Sarbhai, the head of regulatory relations for APAC and Middle East at Ripple.
💎 The xRapid main feature is the use of XRP token, one of the top CoinMarketCap coins. xRapid solution is focused on payment providers and financial institutions seeking to improve user experience and minimize costs when implementing cross-border payments, and also to increase the speed of payments.
🔮 In June, Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple, expressed the opinion that by the end of 2019, "dozens" of banks will use xRapid.
🤝 For your information, in August, Ripple entered into a partnership with three exchanges - the American Bittrex, the Mexican Bitso and the Philippine Coins.Ph. These trading platforms will use the xRapid product to conduct transactions with XRP tokens and then re-convert them to the national currency, and vice versa.
‼️ According to the available information, financial organizations piloting xRapid were able to save 40-70% on average compared to traditional foreign exchange brokers who facilitate cross-border payments. In addition, transactions take slightly more than two minutes, while usual international bank payment takes 2-3 days.
🚀 The Japanese financial giant, SBI Holdings, is going to launch this year the payment application MoneyTap for Android and iOS. What's important, the main feature of the new app is that it will be based on Ripple technology (however, there is no information whether this solution will be xCurrent or xRapid).
⚙️ To conduct transaction using MoneyTap, users will only need to specify the bank account and phone number or scan the QR code. The app will allow users to make payments in 24/7 mode.
📰 Some Good News 📰
💫 Bithumb and Binance announced the listing of new coins.
📢 Adding support for new crypto assets by the leading exchanges is always big news for both tokens and platforms. Coins receive more attention, active trading and confidence from cautious investors, while exchanges receive more traffic and customers.
✅ Yesterday, Bithumb announced on its Twitter the addition of two new cryptocurrencies: Waves (WAVES) and ChainLink (LINK).
🎉 Moreover, to celebrate the listing, Bithumb launched "1% pay-back event": if you deposit and trade WAVES and LINK during the periods indicated below, 1%of pay-back will be applied.
➡️ Deposit period: September 19-21.
➡️ Trading period: September 19-25.
✅ It wasn't all positive news. Binance also listed new trading pair: TRX/BNB. The most popular exchange in the world eventually decided to launch the purchase of TRON tokens with its own Binance coin.
💫 Bithumb and Binance announced the listing of new coins.
📢 Adding support for new crypto assets by the leading exchanges is always big news for both tokens and platforms. Coins receive more attention, active trading and confidence from cautious investors, while exchanges receive more traffic and customers.
✅ Yesterday, Bithumb announced on its Twitter the addition of two new cryptocurrencies: Waves (WAVES) and ChainLink (LINK).
🎉 Moreover, to celebrate the listing, Bithumb launched "1% pay-back event": if you deposit and trade WAVES and LINK during the periods indicated below, 1%of pay-back will be applied.
➡️ Deposit period: September 19-21.
➡️ Trading period: September 19-25.
✅ It wasn't all positive news. Binance also listed new trading pair: TRX/BNB. The most popular exchange in the world eventually decided to launch the purchase of TRON tokens with its own Binance coin.
🚀 EOSIO 1.3.0 🚀
🌟 The blockchain startup Block.one introduced EOS software new version -1.3.0. You can find the detailed release notes on Github.
💭 The developers noted that they continue to collect feedback on how the community is building applications on the platform in order to consistently improve the developer experience on EOSIO.
🗓 Going forward, the developers are going to update the software the second Tuesday of each month. The team also decided to share summaries of the features and benefits of each release to keep the community informed.
📌 In EOSIO v1.2.0 the focus was on the issue that as the blockchain grows, the time needed to set up a new node and replay the chain will also continue to rise. In the new version, the vector of development was retained: the developers have implemented more performance enhancements called Trusted Producer Light Validation.
☝️ It's worth noting that the existing backend was replaced by a number of tools based on the WebAssembly standard. According to the developers, the new WASM backend will allow to EOSIO-based blockchains to increase the efficiency of each microsecond spent processing transactions.
💎 Additionally, the Block.one representatives underline that in subsequent releases the the eosiocpp utility for writing smart contracts of decentralized applications will be gradually deprecated. So, already in v1.3.0 an alternative was presented - the EOSIO Contract Development Toolkit (EOSIO.CDT) with the support for Gnu and C ++ programming languages.
🌟 The blockchain startup Block.one introduced EOS software new version -1.3.0. You can find the detailed release notes on Github.
💭 The developers noted that they continue to collect feedback on how the community is building applications on the platform in order to consistently improve the developer experience on EOSIO.
🗓 Going forward, the developers are going to update the software the second Tuesday of each month. The team also decided to share summaries of the features and benefits of each release to keep the community informed.
📌 In EOSIO v1.2.0 the focus was on the issue that as the blockchain grows, the time needed to set up a new node and replay the chain will also continue to rise. In the new version, the vector of development was retained: the developers have implemented more performance enhancements called Trusted Producer Light Validation.
☝️ It's worth noting that the existing backend was replaced by a number of tools based on the WebAssembly standard. According to the developers, the new WASM backend will allow to EOSIO-based blockchains to increase the efficiency of each microsecond spent processing transactions.
💎 Additionally, the Block.one representatives underline that in subsequent releases the the eosiocpp utility for writing smart contracts of decentralized applications will be gradually deprecated. So, already in v1.3.0 an alternative was presented - the EOSIO Contract Development Toolkit (EOSIO.CDT) with the support for Gnu and C ++ programming languages.
🔥 Ripple Is On The Rise 🔥
👍 One of the Top10 US banks in terms of assets value, PNC, started using Ripple's xCurrent solution for cross-border payments. This was announced by Ripple's senior vice president, Asheesh Birla.
🚥 PNC has successfully completed a pilot phase of the system testing, and even provided services to several clients during the stage. For now, the bank's Treasury Management division will only be accepting inbound transactions using xCurrent.
💎 Asheesh Birla believes that this step of PNC will bring benefits to other participants of the RippleNet partner network too. He added that xCurrent allows to make instant transactions, unlike traditional systems that temporary block capital at the time of transaction.
🏃🏻 Nevertheless, according to Asheesh Birla, xCurrent is a smooth transition to another solution of the company - xRapid - a full-scale launch of which is scheduled for the next month.
🌍 For your information, recently, Ripple announced that it it has clients in 40 countries across six different continents now, having opened new payment corridors to parts of East and Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe and South America.
👍 One of the Top10 US banks in terms of assets value, PNC, started using Ripple's xCurrent solution for cross-border payments. This was announced by Ripple's senior vice president, Asheesh Birla.
🚥 PNC has successfully completed a pilot phase of the system testing, and even provided services to several clients during the stage. For now, the bank's Treasury Management division will only be accepting inbound transactions using xCurrent.
💎 Asheesh Birla believes that this step of PNC will bring benefits to other participants of the RippleNet partner network too. He added that xCurrent allows to make instant transactions, unlike traditional systems that temporary block capital at the time of transaction.
🏃🏻 Nevertheless, according to Asheesh Birla, xCurrent is a smooth transition to another solution of the company - xRapid - a full-scale launch of which is scheduled for the next month.
🌍 For your information, recently, Ripple announced that it it has clients in 40 countries across six different continents now, having opened new payment corridors to parts of East and Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe and South America.
📣 Support Crypto Market 📣
🏦 The management of the largest Brazilian broker Grupo XP decided to launch the trading platform XDEX in the coming months, with support for Bitcoin and Ethereum, with a staff of 40 specialists.
💁🏻♂️ Guilherme Benchimol, Chief Executive Officer at Grupo XP, stressed that at the moment about 3 million Brazilians are invested in Bitcoin, and only 600,000 of the country's residents - in stocks.
💭 "We felt obligated to start advancing in the cryptocurrency market", - said Guilherme Benchimol.
🔮 XP is aiming to have 1 trillion reais ($245 billion) under custody by 2020, four times what it expects to have by year-end. The brokerage is also launching a bank in the next few months, Benchimol said.
🇧🇷 Concerning the attitude to cryptocurrencies in the country:
in the past, Brazil’s central bank chief, Ilan Goldfajn, expressed his negative attitude, comparing Bitcoin with a Ponzi scheme and a bubble.
🏦 The management of the largest Brazilian broker Grupo XP decided to launch the trading platform XDEX in the coming months, with support for Bitcoin and Ethereum, with a staff of 40 specialists.
💁🏻♂️ Guilherme Benchimol, Chief Executive Officer at Grupo XP, stressed that at the moment about 3 million Brazilians are invested in Bitcoin, and only 600,000 of the country's residents - in stocks.
💭 "We felt obligated to start advancing in the cryptocurrency market", - said Guilherme Benchimol.
🔮 XP is aiming to have 1 trillion reais ($245 billion) under custody by 2020, four times what it expects to have by year-end. The brokerage is also launching a bank in the next few months, Benchimol said.
🇧🇷 Concerning the attitude to cryptocurrencies in the country:
in the past, Brazil’s central bank chief, Ilan Goldfajn, expressed his negative attitude, comparing Bitcoin with a Ponzi scheme and a bubble.
⚡️ For The Stability ⚡️
✔️ The HitBTC exchange has listed stable coin from the Winklevoss twins' trading platform - Gemini Dollar (GUSD). In doing so, HitBTC stressed that it strongly supports the concept and philosophy of stable coins in general.
🔄 GUSD trading is available against Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether USD and EOS.
💫 Earlier, support for GUSD was added by the DEx.top decentralized exchange. Thus, DEx.top became the first exchange listed Gemini Dollar, apart from the Gemini platform itself.
🔮 Moreover, the Singapore BITKOP exchange is ready to join the above mentioned exchanges and plans to add GUSD in the near future.
☝️ At the same time, the world's leading Bitcoin exchange Binance has added support and opened deposits for another stable coin - Paxos Standard (PAX).
🚩 For your information, both stable coins (PAX and GUSD) were launched on September 10.
✔️ The HitBTC exchange has listed stable coin from the Winklevoss twins' trading platform - Gemini Dollar (GUSD). In doing so, HitBTC stressed that it strongly supports the concept and philosophy of stable coins in general.
🔄 GUSD trading is available against Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether USD and EOS.
💫 Earlier, support for GUSD was added by the DEx.top decentralized exchange. Thus, DEx.top became the first exchange listed Gemini Dollar, apart from the Gemini platform itself.
🔮 Moreover, the Singapore BITKOP exchange is ready to join the above mentioned exchanges and plans to add GUSD in the near future.
☝️ At the same time, the world's leading Bitcoin exchange Binance has added support and opened deposits for another stable coin - Paxos Standard (PAX).
🚩 For your information, both stable coins (PAX and GUSD) were launched on September 10.
👨👩👧👦 On Behalf Of The Children Of The World 👨👩👧👦
🔊 The charitable fund UNICEF France announced that it's ready to accept donations in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, thereby joined the cryptocurrency community.
✅ According to the press release, The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) France now accepts donations in the following cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin (BTC), Etherium (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), Ripple (XRP), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), EOS ( EOS), Monero (XMR), Dash (DASH) and Stellar (XLM).
🗣 Sebastian Lyon, General Director of UNICEF France, explained the decision:
"Speaking of charity, cryptocurrency and blockchain technology offer a new opportunity to appeal to the public's generosity and continue to carry out our missions for children in the countries where we operate. This is an innovation in terms of solidarity and fundraising".
👏 Let us note, this is not the first UNICEF initiative of such a plan. This February, UNICEF announced a new charity format with the participation of cryptocurrency miners. Under this initiative the Fund launched a fundraising campaign as part of its child protection programme in Syria, called "Game Chaingers" (funds are raised through crypto mining). Additionally, in April, UNICEF Australia launched the Hopepage browser platform for cryptocurrency mining.
🔊 The charitable fund UNICEF France announced that it's ready to accept donations in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, thereby joined the cryptocurrency community.
✅ According to the press release, The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) France now accepts donations in the following cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin (BTC), Etherium (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), Ripple (XRP), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), EOS ( EOS), Monero (XMR), Dash (DASH) and Stellar (XLM).
🗣 Sebastian Lyon, General Director of UNICEF France, explained the decision:
"Speaking of charity, cryptocurrency and blockchain technology offer a new opportunity to appeal to the public's generosity and continue to carry out our missions for children in the countries where we operate. This is an innovation in terms of solidarity and fundraising".
👏 Let us note, this is not the first UNICEF initiative of such a plan. This February, UNICEF announced a new charity format with the participation of cryptocurrency miners. Under this initiative the Fund launched a fundraising campaign as part of its child protection programme in Syria, called "Game Chaingers" (funds are raised through crypto mining). Additionally, in April, UNICEF Australia launched the Hopepage browser platform for cryptocurrency mining.
🔍 Analyzing Cryptocurrency 🔍
👁🗨 Blockchain explorers and websites devoted to the cryptocurrency analysis continue to improve. While CoinMarketCap (CMC) still dominates, today it has decent competitors:
🔅 Blockchair
Blockchair had already been an excellent resource reflecting the state of BCH, BTC, ETH and LTC networks. Since then, it has expanded: it has added the Omni level protocol for storing tabs on Tether transactions, and the Wormhole layer for monitoring activity of tokens created on Bitcoin Cash and smart contracts. Blockchair also added the ability to generate printed receipts for BCH, BTC and LTC transactions.
🔅 Onchainfx
Breakeven Multiple, the latest Onchainfx tool, added a few weeks ago, shows how many times your altcoin should grow to reach its previous historical maximum. You can also mark the fundamental events on the charts using Onchainfx. This allows observers to compare the market movements with the actions. If you want to understand why growth starts or stops, analyzing the reasons ranging from mining to hard forks, the new Onchainfx function is designed to help you.
🔅 NFT Marketcap
Nftmarketcap.co is a CoinMarketCap for non-fungible tokens. Anyone who wants to check the status of the ERC721 token market should go to Nftmarketcap.co, which allows to track and trade in everything from Decentraland to Cryptokitties. Statistics shows the number of tokens traded in the last 24 hours, their average value and the number of active users.
🔅 Blockmodo and Coinratecap
For those who are looking for Coinmarketcap with added features, Blockmodo and Coinratecap have their advantages. Blockmodo adds social, video and other community data, providing a more holistic view of how markets work and why. Meanwhile, Coinratecap provides price updates in real time, and also adds a list of the top100 crypto exchanges.
🔅 Satoshi Pulse
Finally, the cryptocurrency tracking service from Bitcoin.com, Satoshi Pulse, is a more beautiful Coinmarketcap with a Bitcoin Cash bias. Its charts are especially good for those who are looking for clear tools for viewing current or historical market data.
👁🗨 Blockchain explorers and websites devoted to the cryptocurrency analysis continue to improve. While CoinMarketCap (CMC) still dominates, today it has decent competitors:
🔅 Blockchair
Blockchair had already been an excellent resource reflecting the state of BCH, BTC, ETH and LTC networks. Since then, it has expanded: it has added the Omni level protocol for storing tabs on Tether transactions, and the Wormhole layer for monitoring activity of tokens created on Bitcoin Cash and smart contracts. Blockchair also added the ability to generate printed receipts for BCH, BTC and LTC transactions.
🔅 Onchainfx
Breakeven Multiple, the latest Onchainfx tool, added a few weeks ago, shows how many times your altcoin should grow to reach its previous historical maximum. You can also mark the fundamental events on the charts using Onchainfx. This allows observers to compare the market movements with the actions. If you want to understand why growth starts or stops, analyzing the reasons ranging from mining to hard forks, the new Onchainfx function is designed to help you.
🔅 NFT Marketcap
Nftmarketcap.co is a CoinMarketCap for non-fungible tokens. Anyone who wants to check the status of the ERC721 token market should go to Nftmarketcap.co, which allows to track and trade in everything from Decentraland to Cryptokitties. Statistics shows the number of tokens traded in the last 24 hours, their average value and the number of active users.
🔅 Blockmodo and Coinratecap
For those who are looking for Coinmarketcap with added features, Blockmodo and Coinratecap have their advantages. Blockmodo adds social, video and other community data, providing a more holistic view of how markets work and why. Meanwhile, Coinratecap provides price updates in real time, and also adds a list of the top100 crypto exchanges.
🔅 Satoshi Pulse
Finally, the cryptocurrency tracking service from Bitcoin.com, Satoshi Pulse, is a more beautiful Coinmarketcap with a Bitcoin Cash bias. Its charts are especially good for those who are looking for clear tools for viewing current or historical market data.
🔥 New Ground 🔥
🤝 Wix.com Ltd., an Israeli cloud-based web development platform, written in Ruby on Rails, has entered into a partnership with the Cyprus startup PumaPay to add cryptocurrencies to its payment options.
🚀 According to the press release, WIX's user base is over 100 million customers, including individuals and legal entities. Now, the platform is ready to provide them with the ability to pay their subscriptions and website services with cryptocurrencies.
🇮🇱 PumaPay is a young blockchain company specializing in the implementation of crypto-fiat payment processes. It has raised $117 million at its private ICO in May.
💬 PumaPay CEO, Yoav Dror , commented on the partnership with WIX:
"Merchants will see a tool they can use to process payments , as well as to pay for their own subscriptions . This is a big step forward in the increased use of blockchain technology. Our protocol uses different billing scenarios, we offer merchants reduced transaction fees, avoid back-billing and guarantee immediate settlement of transactions".
❓ Nevertheless, the exact date of integration of the new payment option was not mentioned.
🤝 Wix.com Ltd., an Israeli cloud-based web development platform, written in Ruby on Rails, has entered into a partnership with the Cyprus startup PumaPay to add cryptocurrencies to its payment options.
🚀 According to the press release, WIX's user base is over 100 million customers, including individuals and legal entities. Now, the platform is ready to provide them with the ability to pay their subscriptions and website services with cryptocurrencies.
🇮🇱 PumaPay is a young blockchain company specializing in the implementation of crypto-fiat payment processes. It has raised $117 million at its private ICO in May.
💬 PumaPay CEO, Yoav Dror , commented on the partnership with WIX:
"Merchants will see a tool they can use to process payments , as well as to pay for their own subscriptions . This is a big step forward in the increased use of blockchain technology. Our protocol uses different billing scenarios, we offer merchants reduced transaction fees, avoid back-billing and guarantee immediate settlement of transactions".
❓ Nevertheless, the exact date of integration of the new payment option was not mentioned.
🔍 Tracking A Bitcoin’s Journey 🔍
😇 Analytical resource Longhash launched its own Bitcoin tracker. More specifically, Longhash has added Bitcoin address search to its homepage. With its help, users will be able to assess the safety of addresses in the network of the first cryptocurrency.
‼️ "To be clear, we are not revealing the identities of Bitcoin holders. We just hope to offer more peace of mind to investors, regulators and the general public. The mainstream perception that cryptocurrency is associated with crime is not good for the industry as a whole", - says on the Longhash website.
📋 Users can now enter a Bitcoin address and find out its balance, the amount of Bitcoin it received and sent, as well as transactions.
🔊 "We rate addresses by analyzing their transactions as well as the addresses that it sends money to and receives money from. If we find, for example, that an address is transacting with another address that is affiliated with crime, the first address will get a lower rating. The higher the address rate, the more trustworthy the address", - says the description of the tracking system.
😇 Analytical resource Longhash launched its own Bitcoin tracker. More specifically, Longhash has added Bitcoin address search to its homepage. With its help, users will be able to assess the safety of addresses in the network of the first cryptocurrency.
‼️ "To be clear, we are not revealing the identities of Bitcoin holders. We just hope to offer more peace of mind to investors, regulators and the general public. The mainstream perception that cryptocurrency is associated with crime is not good for the industry as a whole", - says on the Longhash website.
📋 Users can now enter a Bitcoin address and find out its balance, the amount of Bitcoin it received and sent, as well as transactions.
🔊 "We rate addresses by analyzing their transactions as well as the addresses that it sends money to and receives money from. If we find, for example, that an address is transacting with another address that is affiliated with crime, the first address will get a lower rating. The higher the address rate, the more trustworthy the address", - says the description of the tracking system.
🇨🇭 Keep It Simple 🇨🇭
🆕 The Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) has published a new directive on the treatment of companies related to cryptocurrencies and blockchain. The directive is designed to promote the development of the blockchain ecosystem in Switzerland.
👍 The new guidelines has already been approved by the Swiss regulators: the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) and the Federal Department of Finance (FDF).
🤝 Published guidelines were developed in cooperation with the Crypto Valley Association of Switzerland (CVA). Its president, Oliver Bussmann, said:
📢 "We have seen a lot of positive growth in the ecosystem over the past 18 months and now it was very important that the SBA, CVA and authorities could come together and successfully work on a solution that can ease some of the restrictions that could hamper the continuation of that growth".
✂️ The organizations considered it necessary to draw a clear distinction between blockchain companies that raise funds through ICOs and those that are not involved with ICOs at all. Thus, the companies outside the ICO space should be treated as regular Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), while blockchain companies associated with ICO can be subject to additional regulations (e.g. anti-money-laundering policy and KYC ("Know Your Customer")).
👏 Switzerland is known as a country that is friendly to the blockchain industry. However, due to additional restrictions, it had become increasingly difficult to open bank accounts for the industry's representatives. So, the new directive calls for local banks to contribute to progress and promises to help banks take a differentiated approach to account opening, based on the company’s involvement with blockchain technology.
🆕 The Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) has published a new directive on the treatment of companies related to cryptocurrencies and blockchain. The directive is designed to promote the development of the blockchain ecosystem in Switzerland.
👍 The new guidelines has already been approved by the Swiss regulators: the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) and the Federal Department of Finance (FDF).
🤝 Published guidelines were developed in cooperation with the Crypto Valley Association of Switzerland (CVA). Its president, Oliver Bussmann, said:
📢 "We have seen a lot of positive growth in the ecosystem over the past 18 months and now it was very important that the SBA, CVA and authorities could come together and successfully work on a solution that can ease some of the restrictions that could hamper the continuation of that growth".
✂️ The organizations considered it necessary to draw a clear distinction between blockchain companies that raise funds through ICOs and those that are not involved with ICOs at all. Thus, the companies outside the ICO space should be treated as regular Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), while blockchain companies associated with ICO can be subject to additional regulations (e.g. anti-money-laundering policy and KYC ("Know Your Customer")).
👏 Switzerland is known as a country that is friendly to the blockchain industry. However, due to additional restrictions, it had become increasingly difficult to open bank accounts for the industry's representatives. So, the new directive calls for local banks to contribute to progress and promises to help banks take a differentiated approach to account opening, based on the company’s involvement with blockchain technology.
⚽️ Juventus In Crypto ⚽️
🤝 Turin football club "Juventus" together with the Socios.com blockchain platform will issue tokens for fans called "Juventus Official Fan Token". This is reported on the club's website.
🌐 According to Juventus representatives, the club has more than 340 million fans around the world. Token holders will be able to participate in votes and polls.
🔜 Socios.com organizes the Fan Token Offering (FTO) scheme, through which fans will have access to the purchase of coins. The blockchain platform aims to release fan tokens as early as the first quarter of 2019.
🔄 The Juventus Official Fan Token will only be available through Socios.com, and will be tradeable against the platform’s native token, $CHZ.
📣 Giorgio Ricci, Co-Chief Revenue Officer, Head of Global Partnerships and Corporate Revenues of Juventus said: "Juventus is glad to welcome Socios.com to our partners. At the Club we are always very careful and pro-active towards innovation and new technologies. Together with Socios.com, we believe that we can offer new opportunities to our worldwide fan base to engage in cutting-edge way with their favourite club".
🤑 For your information, Socios.com intends to provide similar services to more than 50 football clubs. Earlier, it has already launched a partnership with the French football club Paris Saint-Germain.
🤝 Turin football club "Juventus" together with the Socios.com blockchain platform will issue tokens for fans called "Juventus Official Fan Token". This is reported on the club's website.
🌐 According to Juventus representatives, the club has more than 340 million fans around the world. Token holders will be able to participate in votes and polls.
🔜 Socios.com organizes the Fan Token Offering (FTO) scheme, through which fans will have access to the purchase of coins. The blockchain platform aims to release fan tokens as early as the first quarter of 2019.
🔄 The Juventus Official Fan Token will only be available through Socios.com, and will be tradeable against the platform’s native token, $CHZ.
📣 Giorgio Ricci, Co-Chief Revenue Officer, Head of Global Partnerships and Corporate Revenues of Juventus said: "Juventus is glad to welcome Socios.com to our partners. At the Club we are always very careful and pro-active towards innovation and new technologies. Together with Socios.com, we believe that we can offer new opportunities to our worldwide fan base to engage in cutting-edge way with their favourite club".
🤑 For your information, Socios.com intends to provide similar services to more than 50 football clubs. Earlier, it has already launched a partnership with the French football club Paris Saint-Germain.
