Ark UPDATE

ACES Completes Integration of ARK Channels for Two-way Transfers for Easy ICOs When Paired With ARK Deployer (Push-Button-Blockchains).

https://medium.com/@arkaces/aces-completes-integration-of-ark-channels-for-two-way-transfers-for-easy-icos-when-paired-with-ark-bdf8229890ad

Not yet confirmed, but all signs are pointing to our previous reports being correct, and Savedroid ICO did pull a $50M USD exit scam.

Understanding Blockchain: Whats Byzantine Fault Tolerance?

https://medium.com/loom-network/understanding-blockchain-fundamentals-part-1-byzantine-fault-tolerance-245f46fe8419

Nucleus Vision (NCASH) UPDATE

👉🏻 There are rumors Nucleus Vision partnerships are fake.
Source: https://twitter.com/CryptoHades/status/986658191047053313

👉🏻 Nucleus Vision response:
"In light of recent rumors spread amongst our community, we at Nucleus Vision would like the community to hear an important message from our CEO Abhishek Pitti https://bit.ly/2EXH0L5
Our official statement here https://bit.ly/2qG0P5g"
TLDR: NCash has partnerships with stores, not brands.

Savedroid not gone and all a bad PR stunt?

CEO claims it was only to send a message (!?).

https://youtu.be/o5_bwFf_byo

CPROP ICO - partners of Wolf Crypto on CNBC.

https://youtu.be/CkmDQlbp-NM

ARK UPDATE

The final testing phase of ARK Core v2 is underway on our internal testnet and we are very close to making the code available to the public for testing on Devnet. The amount of time testing on Devnet, and when the push to Mainnet will occur can not be predicted. Multiple factors come into play such as public testing results and bugs that may pop up. Once public, everyone is invited who likes to pentest, hack and/or code to review the core, find and report bugs, suggest improvements or anything that will help improve the code for Mainnet.

https://blog.ark.io/ark-core-v2-additional-information-before-code-release-77fdd50831ce

Sentinel Chain have established a partnership with FintruX

FintruX is a Global P2P Lending Ecosystem Powered By Ethereum And No-Code Development. It prides itself in making unsecured loans highly secure.

"The collaboration between FintruX and Sentinel Chain expands both of our ecosystems. FintruX’s loan providers will gain access into the Sentinel Chain network and the borrowers in the Sentinel Chain B2B marketplace."

For more information regarding the partnership, read this article here:

https://medium.com/sentinelchain/fintrux-partners-with-sentinel-chain-9e3393e23c1b

MEPs Vote In Favor Of Tighter AML Regulations For Crypto Trading

Members of the European Parliament have voted in favour of EU anti-money laundering reforms.

The new reforms strengthen transparency rules to prevent the large-scale concealment of funds, with specific stipulations to address risks associated with cryptocurrencies. 5AMLD requires crypto exchanges and custodian wallet providers to apply customer due diligence controls, to be registered, and also puts pressure on trusts and trading companies to reveal holders of virtual currency.

Source:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/meps-vote-in-favor-of-tighter-aml-regulations-for-crypto-trading?utm_source=Telegram&utm_medium=Social

Ethereum Proof Of Stake requirements published

This EIP specifies a hybrid PoW/PoS consensus model for Ethereum main net. Existing PoW mechanics are used for new block creation, and a novel PoS mechanism called Casper the Friendly Finality Gadget (FFG) is layered on top using a smart contract.

Through the use of Ether deposits, slashing conditions, and a modified fork choice, FFG allows the underlying PoW blockchain to be finalized. As network security is greatly shifted from PoW to PoS, PoW block rewards are reduced.

To become Casper validator 1500 ETH deposit will be required. If there is 10 million ETH in total depoits, validators will earn 5% p.a. funds will be frozen for 4 months

Source:
https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/master/EIPS/eip-1011.md

EIP-1011 (Casper) now merged into Ethereum master branch