Lumeos is a decentralized social network from Ali Ayyash, the ex-employee of Google Cloud (Snapchat and Pokemon Go) and Amazon. It is an application where users can vote and participate in polls. Users publish surveys in which other members of the platform respond and receive LUME tokens for their actions. We reviewed the advantages and disadvantages of the social network.
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Lumeos: A Review of a Social Network App where Users Can Vote and Participate in Polls
Lumeos is a social network that is a perfect fit for running polls and surveys.
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👋🏻 Coinbase has fired those Neutrino employees who previously worked for Hacking Team.
via The Block
🤝 Cryptocurrency trading firm Circle has finalized the acquisition of an equity crowdfunding platform SeedInvest.
via CoinDesk
💵 Tether has announced it will launch its USDT stablecoin on the TRON blockchain.
via Cointelegraph
🔎 A new pilot project, backed by dominant fashion houses, aims to use blockchain to ensure the integrity of organic cotton supply chains.
via Forbes
🏦 According to Bloomberg, companies in the cryptocurrency industry still have trouble opening bank accounts.
via Bloomberg
👋🏻 Coinbase has fired those Neutrino employees who previously worked for Hacking Team.
via The Block
🤝 Cryptocurrency trading firm Circle has finalized the acquisition of an equity crowdfunding platform SeedInvest.
via CoinDesk
💵 Tether has announced it will launch its USDT stablecoin on the TRON blockchain.
via Cointelegraph
🔎 A new pilot project, backed by dominant fashion houses, aims to use blockchain to ensure the integrity of organic cotton supply chains.
via Forbes
🏦 According to Bloomberg, companies in the cryptocurrency industry still have trouble opening bank accounts.
via Bloomberg
EY, one of the “big four” international professional services firms that is better known by its old name of Ernst & Young, has released a tool for accounting and preparing taxes on cryptocurrency holdings.
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EY Aims to Make It Easier to Calculate Crypto Taxes With New Tool - CoinDesk
The professional services giant has launched a product to help clients automate their cryptocurrency accounting and tax calculations.
Cryptocurrency custody company BitGo recently claimed that it started providing its customers with a $100 million cover against theft or the loss of cryptographic keys through the Lloyd’s of London insurance market.
One of the underwriters behind the newest policy has accused the company of exaggerating.
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One of the underwriters behind the newest policy has accused the company of exaggerating.
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Underwriter Claims Crypto Custodian BitGo Exaggerated Insurance Coverage
An underwriter of BitGo’s $100 million crypto insurance policy says the custodian described it in a misleading way.
France-based retail giant Carrefour is working to implement the distributed ledger technology in tracking milk product supply chain.
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Retail Giant Carrefour Applies Blockchain for Tracking Milk Product Supply Chain
French retail giant Carrefour has continued blockchain development by using DLT for tracking micro-filtered full-fat milk.
The launch of various blockchain platforms often provokes an expected reaction. The cryptocurrency community notes that this is “one more step toward the mass adoption of cryptocurrencies”; everyone else shrugs, believing that this is “just some kind of fad.” Meanwhile, the fate of Russian oil and gas will be decided in this way, as the “unshakable” axiom that Russian gas is cheaper than American LNG, and a similar thesis about the acceptable price of oil from Russia may cease to be a reality.
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How Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies Will Reduce the Prices of Goods and Services
The oil industry is powering its way onto blockchain, and some businesses and states risk being left behind.
The Theta Wallet enables users to receive and send THETA tokens. At Theta, whose advisors include the co-founders of YouTube and Twitch Steve Chen and Justin Kan, users can create decentralized applications for esports, gambling, and entertainment industries. And Theta Wallet, in turn, will allow users to save digital network tokens and transfer them to the balance of other applications.
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Theta Wallet: A Review of an App from the Theta Blockchain Platform Where Users Can Create Their Own Dapps
The Theta blockchain is offering its own wallet for users seeking to make use of gaming apps.
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👨🏽💻 Big four accountant PwC has found that cryptocurrency exchange WEX is linked to Iranian ransomware operators.
via CoinDesk
🏦 Cryptocurrency challenger bank BlockFi that is custodied by Gemini has launched accounts that pay interest in Bitcoin.
via Forbes
💠 Switzerland’s largest stock exchange has launched an Ethereum-backed exchange-traded product (ETP).
via Bitcoin.com
👀 Blockchain surveillance firm Chainalysis has stated that it neither collects nor sells user personal data.
via Cointelegraph
👩⚖️ 1Broker, a platform for buying financial derivatives with Bitcoin, has settled two lawsuits with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
via The Block
👨🏽💻 Big four accountant PwC has found that cryptocurrency exchange WEX is linked to Iranian ransomware operators.
via CoinDesk
🏦 Cryptocurrency challenger bank BlockFi that is custodied by Gemini has launched accounts that pay interest in Bitcoin.
via Forbes
💠 Switzerland’s largest stock exchange has launched an Ethereum-backed exchange-traded product (ETP).
via Bitcoin.com
👀 Blockchain surveillance firm Chainalysis has stated that it neither collects nor sells user personal data.
via Cointelegraph
👩⚖️ 1Broker, a platform for buying financial derivatives with Bitcoin, has settled two lawsuits with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
via The Block
According to a study conducted by Cisco security researchers, college campuses are the second-largest cryptocurrency mining sector, which is responsible for approximately 22 percent of the mining.
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College Kids Are Using Campus Electricity to Mine Crypto
College campuses are the second biggest miners of virtual currencies behind the energy and utilities sector, according to security researchers at Cisco.
SWIFT, a global provider of secure financial messaging services, has joined efforts with the Singapore Exchange and major banks to pilot a blockchain-powered e-voting platform.
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SWIFT Teams Up With Major Banks, SGX to Trial Blockchain Voting - CoinDesk
Financial messaging giant Swift has teamed up with Singapore Exchange and several major banks to trial a DLT platform for shareholder voting.
Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi has added support for Ripple’s XRP token to its over-the-counter (OTC) trading platform.
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Cryptocurrency Exchange Huobi Adds XRP Support to its OTC Trading Platform
The peer-to-peer over-the-counter branch of Chinese cryptocurrency exchange Huobi has added support for Ripple.
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🙅♂️ The information about a Japanese banking giant Mizuho Financial Group launching its yen-pegged stablecoin has turned out to be fake.
via Quartz
🗣 Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has doubted the J.P. Morgan Chase internal digital currency’s adoption by other banks in the future.
via CoinDesk
⭕️ Opera has announced the launch of a browser with built-in cryptocurrency wallet for iOS users.
via The Block
📲 U.S.-based startup VaultTel has released a tiny cryptocurrency hardware wallet that fits in the SIM tray of a smartphone.
via Cointelegraph
🇨🇦 The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), the country’s tax authority, is reportedly auditing investors in cryptocurrencies.
via Forbes
🙅♂️ The information about a Japanese banking giant Mizuho Financial Group launching its yen-pegged stablecoin has turned out to be fake.
via Quartz
🗣 Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has doubted the J.P. Morgan Chase internal digital currency’s adoption by other banks in the future.
via CoinDesk
⭕️ Opera has announced the launch of a browser with built-in cryptocurrency wallet for iOS users.
via The Block
📲 U.S.-based startup VaultTel has released a tiny cryptocurrency hardware wallet that fits in the SIM tray of a smartphone.
via Cointelegraph
🇨🇦 The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), the country’s tax authority, is reportedly auditing investors in cryptocurrencies.
via Forbes
Germany-based securities marketplace organizer Deutsche Boerse and Commerzbank successfully trialed the blockchain technology for automating securities settlement process. A prototype transaction included the execution of a legally-binding settlement of a repo trade.
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Deutsche Boerse, Commerzbank Complete Blockchain PoC for Legally Binding Repo Transaction
German financial services firm Commerzbank and securities marketplace Deutsche Boerse have completed a PoC for a legally binding repo transaction using blockchain tech.
In her op-ed, Maria Stankevich, director of business development and communications at the EXMO cryptocurrency exchange, tells about the advantages and prospects of initial exchange offerings (IEO) as a new financing tool for blockchain projects offered by market-leading crypto exchanges.
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New Alternative to ICOs: The Initial Exchange Offering, or IEO
An alternative to ICOs has emerged in the form of IEOs.
Health Wizz is a decentralized application for the aggregation and preservation of data related to human health. The program allows the user to monitor the physical condition, find the nearest hospitals, pharmacies, and even take part in research. In a global sense, the Health Wizz project plans to collect patient information in one place: on the blockchain. The data will be available only to the patient and their doctor. And no one else.
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Health Wizz: Review of an App for Monitoring Health Data
Health Wizz is an application for monitoring health data that is currently offering its services exclusively to the U.S. residents.
Investments in cryptocurrency business have already gone far beyond the framework of “investing in tokens and making quick, over-one-thousand-percent returns.” That is why the current “crypto winter” did not “freeze” business activity in the field of creating a cryptocurrency infrastructure; on the contrary, investors are more willing to invest in various areas. What is most in demand?
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The Modest Charm of the Cryptocurrency Infrastructure for Investors
The cryptocurrency and blockchain market is attracting ever more investors.
DDEX is an application for trading cryptocurrencies on the exchange of the same name. It was the first project based on the open Hydro protocol (the developers themselves call Hydro a “fork” of 0x). DDEX has an established asset trading venue and two smartphone applications for iOS and Android.
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DDEX: Review of a Decentralized Exchange Trading Application
DDEX is a decentralized trading app with some decent features to offer.