Malta gets its first two-way Bitcoin ATM
The Maltese islands continue to be a hotbed for crypto activity.
After the enactment of three new crypto and blockchain laws that set the standard for regulation of these spaces, we have now had the launch of the first two-way Bitcoin ATM by the innovative company MoonZebra. It’s situated at the flagship Quicklets offices on Tower Road in Sliema, an iconic location on the island.
Moon Zebra is a collaboration between Leon Siegmund (aka Lee Winmouth), a digital nomad and self-confessed Bitcoin maximalist who has been assiduously working behind the scenes to create awareness on Bitcoin and the crypto space in general and businessman Jonas Abrahamsson. Siegmund is one of the founders of Bitcoin Club Malta which regularly organizes events and meetups and which is an anchor point for the local bitcoin business scene.
In exclusive comments to CCN, Siegmund explained that the idea of a Bitcoin ATM might not be so high tech, but this will definitely get people more interested in Bitcoin and cryptocurrency in general according to his thinking.
“When I moved to Malta two years ago there was a not much happening regarding bitcoin and decentralized ledger technology. But within just 2 years and thanks to the collaborative effort of many individuals, something very special happened. In the beginning of 2017, I met Jonas Abrahamsson at the Bitcoin Meetup in Gozo and we tried to find something that would be appreciated by the local Bitcoin community in Malta and our first idea was to set up public trash bins on the island. These would be would be digital and would reward usage with tokens – a great idea I have to say but which never came to fruition. Another idea was a Bitcoin ATM. It is very difficult to operate here because banks are very hostile and don’t want to support us but after much blood, sweat and tears, we are happy to launch”.
The Maltese islands continue to be a hotbed for crypto activity.
After the enactment of three new crypto and blockchain laws that set the standard for regulation of these spaces, we have now had the launch of the first two-way Bitcoin ATM by the innovative company MoonZebra. It’s situated at the flagship Quicklets offices on Tower Road in Sliema, an iconic location on the island.
Moon Zebra is a collaboration between Leon Siegmund (aka Lee Winmouth), a digital nomad and self-confessed Bitcoin maximalist who has been assiduously working behind the scenes to create awareness on Bitcoin and the crypto space in general and businessman Jonas Abrahamsson. Siegmund is one of the founders of Bitcoin Club Malta which regularly organizes events and meetups and which is an anchor point for the local bitcoin business scene.
In exclusive comments to CCN, Siegmund explained that the idea of a Bitcoin ATM might not be so high tech, but this will definitely get people more interested in Bitcoin and cryptocurrency in general according to his thinking.
“When I moved to Malta two years ago there was a not much happening regarding bitcoin and decentralized ledger technology. But within just 2 years and thanks to the collaborative effort of many individuals, something very special happened. In the beginning of 2017, I met Jonas Abrahamsson at the Bitcoin Meetup in Gozo and we tried to find something that would be appreciated by the local Bitcoin community in Malta and our first idea was to set up public trash bins on the island. These would be would be digital and would reward usage with tokens – a great idea I have to say but which never came to fruition. Another idea was a Bitcoin ATM. It is very difficult to operate here because banks are very hostile and don’t want to support us but after much blood, sweat and tears, we are happy to launch”.
Codex Protocol is a decentralized title registry for the $2 Trillion Art & Collectibles asset class. Supported by a large industry consortium, The Codex stores ownership and provenance information while ensuring privacy for collectors.
At launch, several initial DApps will allow collectors to more easily find what they want, buy at auctions, and ensure authenticity, all with cryptocurrency. The Codex is the first step to achieving a larger and more accessible art and collectibles market.
Check out our recent testnet launch! https://beta.codex-viewer.com/#/
Details about the testnet can be found here: https://medium.com/codexprotocol/codex-development-update-codex-viewer-launch-117fd01f4a38
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LINKS
Website: http://www.codexprotocol.com
Whitepaper: https://goo.gl/Fjcu7d
Bitcointalk: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4494244.0
Twitter: https://twitter.com/codexprotocol
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/codexprotocol/
Medium: https://medium.com/codexprotocol
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/CodexProtocol/
YouTube: https://bit.ly/2K4NYo7
At launch, several initial DApps will allow collectors to more easily find what they want, buy at auctions, and ensure authenticity, all with cryptocurrency. The Codex is the first step to achieving a larger and more accessible art and collectibles market.
Check out our recent testnet launch! https://beta.codex-viewer.com/#/
Details about the testnet can be found here: https://medium.com/codexprotocol/codex-development-update-codex-viewer-launch-117fd01f4a38
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LINKS
Website: http://www.codexprotocol.com
Whitepaper: https://goo.gl/Fjcu7d
Bitcointalk: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4494244.0
Twitter: https://twitter.com/codexprotocol
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/codexprotocol/
Medium: https://medium.com/codexprotocol
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/CodexProtocol/
YouTube: https://bit.ly/2K4NYo7
Medium
Codex development update & Codex Viewer launch
I’m happy to share with everyone our first development update.
CryptoKitties will be replaced by Crypto Baseball.
The main baseball league, inspired by the game CryptoKitties, intends to launch its collectible game on Ethereum. The game will be called Crypto Baseball, where you can buy unique digital collectible avatars, devoted to the exciting moments in the last league games. The executive vice president of the league says that they have long wanted to start work with bitcoin, but did not want to engage in speculation, and such a game is a more interesting combination of block and baseball.
The main baseball league, inspired by the game CryptoKitties, intends to launch its collectible game on Ethereum. The game will be called Crypto Baseball, where you can buy unique digital collectible avatars, devoted to the exciting moments in the last league games. The executive vice president of the league says that they have long wanted to start work with bitcoin, but did not want to engage in speculation, and such a game is a more interesting combination of block and baseball.
US House of Representatives: cryptocurrencies - the future of the monetary system
On July 14, the United States House of Representatives reached the point that crypto-currencies are "the future of cash." The United States will begin official hearings on the theme of the cryptocurrency on July 18, which will be held for the general public. The title of this hearing is "The Future of Money: Digital Currencies."
The hearings will address security issues related to their type of assets and possible solutions to issues such as money laundering. The United States Congress published an economic report in March this year, which emphasized the advantages of cryptocurrency and why its use would be good for the economy.
On July 14, the United States House of Representatives reached the point that crypto-currencies are "the future of cash." The United States will begin official hearings on the theme of the cryptocurrency on July 18, which will be held for the general public. The title of this hearing is "The Future of Money: Digital Currencies."
The hearings will address security issues related to their type of assets and possible solutions to issues such as money laundering. The United States Congress published an economic report in March this year, which emphasized the advantages of cryptocurrency and why its use would be good for the economy.
Kraken trolls Coinbase: explores maybe listing 1,600 new coins
The crypto-sphere has been buzzing since the latest announcement by Coinbase, where it was revealed that the company is exploring five new cryptocurrencies, including Cardano (ADA), Basic Attention Token (BAT), Stellar Lumens (XLM), Zcash (ZEC) and 0x (ZRX).
While this latest announcement comes as welcome news for many, San Francisco-based crypto exchange Kraken had a slightly different reaction. In a sarcastic response that played on Coinbase’s use of qualifying language like “exploring” when announcing potential new listings, Kraken tweeted that it’s currently “contemplating the exploration of maybe adding over 1600 new coins,” or the entire list of altcoins currently on coinmarketcap.com.
Kraken is well-known for its charged writing style. In response to recent allegations by Bloomberg that Kraken may have facilitated Tether price manipulation on its platform, the company posted an article titled, “On Tether: Journalists Defy Logic, Raising Red Flags,” where it delivers a blistering rebuttal of the allegations in an effort to dispell the accusations as a simple lack of understanding of how markets actually work.
While the sarcasm is undoubtedly timely and humorous, many Kraken users responded with less-than-amusement, telling the exchange to focus on improving its platform and services.
The crypto-sphere has been buzzing since the latest announcement by Coinbase, where it was revealed that the company is exploring five new cryptocurrencies, including Cardano (ADA), Basic Attention Token (BAT), Stellar Lumens (XLM), Zcash (ZEC) and 0x (ZRX).
While this latest announcement comes as welcome news for many, San Francisco-based crypto exchange Kraken had a slightly different reaction. In a sarcastic response that played on Coinbase’s use of qualifying language like “exploring” when announcing potential new listings, Kraken tweeted that it’s currently “contemplating the exploration of maybe adding over 1600 new coins,” or the entire list of altcoins currently on coinmarketcap.com.
Kraken is well-known for its charged writing style. In response to recent allegations by Bloomberg that Kraken may have facilitated Tether price manipulation on its platform, the company posted an article titled, “On Tether: Journalists Defy Logic, Raising Red Flags,” where it delivers a blistering rebuttal of the allegations in an effort to dispell the accusations as a simple lack of understanding of how markets actually work.
While the sarcasm is undoubtedly timely and humorous, many Kraken users responded with less-than-amusement, telling the exchange to focus on improving its platform and services.
🚀 OEL Foundation
The supply chain industry generates over 13% of global GDP and is the lifeblood of the global economy. Innovations in this industry drive savings to every business and consumer on the planet.
Trillions of dollars are spent every year transporting everything from raw materials to finished goods, and every year billions in value is lost due to delays and disputes, driving up transport costs and slowing the cash flow cycle. The largest brands in the world lose 1% of revenue they can never invoice without proof of delivery to retailers, and transporters wait weeks to be paid.
The industry is ready to move to a blockchain-based platform that provides real transparency and proof of activity. This will allow every participant to invoice and be paid faster, grow their business, improve service and lower costs.
The Open Enterprise Logistics (OEL) Foundation and Alliance has been established to provide a standard Enterprise Architecture for all supply participants to build logistics dApps and blockchain-enable their technology.
Early adopters have already achieved real-world success, with Alliance member OpenPort becoming the first in the world to sell a blockchain-powered transport invoice on the AssetChain marketplace. https://bit.ly/2GqoBHD
OEL Alliance members are acting now to remove the paper trail, create trust and liquidity, and bypass intermediaries.
Members – from the largest shippers to the smallest transporters – will use the OPN (“open”) token to fuel the ecosystem behind one of the largest industries in the world. The TGE for OPN is a chance be part of an enterprise project that will change how goods and payments flow through the supply chain.
Website: https://oel.foundation/
Telegram: https://t.me/OELFoundation
ANN thread: https://bit.ly/2l986r8
The supply chain industry generates over 13% of global GDP and is the lifeblood of the global economy. Innovations in this industry drive savings to every business and consumer on the planet.
Trillions of dollars are spent every year transporting everything from raw materials to finished goods, and every year billions in value is lost due to delays and disputes, driving up transport costs and slowing the cash flow cycle. The largest brands in the world lose 1% of revenue they can never invoice without proof of delivery to retailers, and transporters wait weeks to be paid.
The industry is ready to move to a blockchain-based platform that provides real transparency and proof of activity. This will allow every participant to invoice and be paid faster, grow their business, improve service and lower costs.
The Open Enterprise Logistics (OEL) Foundation and Alliance has been established to provide a standard Enterprise Architecture for all supply participants to build logistics dApps and blockchain-enable their technology.
Early adopters have already achieved real-world success, with Alliance member OpenPort becoming the first in the world to sell a blockchain-powered transport invoice on the AssetChain marketplace. https://bit.ly/2GqoBHD
OEL Alliance members are acting now to remove the paper trail, create trust and liquidity, and bypass intermediaries.
Members – from the largest shippers to the smallest transporters – will use the OPN (“open”) token to fuel the ecosystem behind one of the largest industries in the world. The TGE for OPN is a chance be part of an enterprise project that will change how goods and payments flow through the supply chain.
Website: https://oel.foundation/
Telegram: https://t.me/OELFoundation
ANN thread: https://bit.ly/2l986r8
Medium
Acudeen Facilitates the First Blockchain-Enabled Invoice Factoring Transaction in the Philippines with OpenPort
Following last week’s exciting news of a partnership between Acudeen Technologies and OpenPort, The Acudeen Team is proud to announce that…
Tezos Foundation to giveaway some grants for developing apps on its blockchain
A week has passed since the beta launch of Tezos mainnet, and now efforts are in full swing to increase its popularity among developers. To encourage the developers for developing apps on its platform the Tezos foundation has now announced a new grant-making process that will fund the projects of its community of developers, educational institutions and other members. Of course, if they build their projects on Tezos blockchain.
The new process was announced on Friday and Foundation said that it will hold a formal call for grant proposals in August. Explaining its plans Tezos foundation said that it has identified 3 key areas that it wants to target initially for further development of Tezos network:
✅ Research that can extend the Tezos protocol
✅ Development of tools that can support Tezos
✅ And resolutions to grow the Tezos community.
Institutions, researchers, developers and community members who want to develop projects that can help in any of these 3 key areas can apply for grants in August to get their projects funded by Tezos Foundation.
The beta version of Tezos mainnet went live just a few days back in the end of June. However, it’s still facing a number of class action lawsuits that can be life threatening if Tezos is not adopted in the mainstream. Plus, company’s tokens also went through a massive sale when they were listed for the first time on an exchange.
Prior to that company had implemented anti money laundering (AML) and Know Your Consumer (KYC) guidelines for its contributors, which had also left its invesotrs freaking out. The company also went through a major board shuffle before all of these things after a tense legal battle between Tezos Founders Arthur and Kathleen Breitman and Foundation director Johann Gevers. All these things are what might’ve contributed to the massive sale of TEZ tokens.
The Switzerland based project had come to limelight last year after a record setting ICO of $232 million. However, since then its troubles are not showing any signs of going away. It will be interesting to see how it achieves success in such a scenario.
A week has passed since the beta launch of Tezos mainnet, and now efforts are in full swing to increase its popularity among developers. To encourage the developers for developing apps on its platform the Tezos foundation has now announced a new grant-making process that will fund the projects of its community of developers, educational institutions and other members. Of course, if they build their projects on Tezos blockchain.
The new process was announced on Friday and Foundation said that it will hold a formal call for grant proposals in August. Explaining its plans Tezos foundation said that it has identified 3 key areas that it wants to target initially for further development of Tezos network:
✅ Research that can extend the Tezos protocol
✅ Development of tools that can support Tezos
✅ And resolutions to grow the Tezos community.
Institutions, researchers, developers and community members who want to develop projects that can help in any of these 3 key areas can apply for grants in August to get their projects funded by Tezos Foundation.
The beta version of Tezos mainnet went live just a few days back in the end of June. However, it’s still facing a number of class action lawsuits that can be life threatening if Tezos is not adopted in the mainstream. Plus, company’s tokens also went through a massive sale when they were listed for the first time on an exchange.
Prior to that company had implemented anti money laundering (AML) and Know Your Consumer (KYC) guidelines for its contributors, which had also left its invesotrs freaking out. The company also went through a major board shuffle before all of these things after a tense legal battle between Tezos Founders Arthur and Kathleen Breitman and Foundation director Johann Gevers. All these things are what might’ve contributed to the massive sale of TEZ tokens.
The Switzerland based project had come to limelight last year after a record setting ICO of $232 million. However, since then its troubles are not showing any signs of going away. It will be interesting to see how it achieves success in such a scenario.
Wemark
The blockchain-based marketplace for digital content
📥Telegram: https://t.me/wemark
🌐Web: https://tge.wemark.com/
🎬Video: https://youtu.be/pWCFt_M28eE
⌚️TGE: May 7th, 2018
🔗Type: ERC20
💰Soft Cap: $1.5M
💰Hard Cap: $8M
Backed with equity investments by VC’s from Silicon Valley, New York and Israel
📃Project description:
Starting with photos, Wemark is a new kind of marketplace for digital content. Shutterstock and Getty images control the 4B$ stock photography industry and take up to 85% of what creators earn.
With Wemark, creators license their content directly to customers. They keep much more of their revenues and all the rights to their content. Customers get access to better photos at better prices.
Wemark already has a working alpha with thousands of photographers signed up and submitted +20,000 photos to the platform. See more at www.wemark.com
http://wemark.com/
https://t.me/wemark
The blockchain-based marketplace for digital content
📥Telegram: https://t.me/wemark
🌐Web: https://tge.wemark.com/
🎬Video: https://youtu.be/pWCFt_M28eE
⌚️TGE: May 7th, 2018
🔗Type: ERC20
💰Soft Cap: $1.5M
💰Hard Cap: $8M
Backed with equity investments by VC’s from Silicon Valley, New York and Israel
📃Project description:
Starting with photos, Wemark is a new kind of marketplace for digital content. Shutterstock and Getty images control the 4B$ stock photography industry and take up to 85% of what creators earn.
With Wemark, creators license their content directly to customers. They keep much more of their revenues and all the rights to their content. Customers get access to better photos at better prices.
Wemark already has a working alpha with thousands of photographers signed up and submitted +20,000 photos to the platform. See more at www.wemark.com
http://wemark.com/
https://t.me/wemark
Dash says its aim is to bridge the gap of security that first generation cryptocurrencies fail to recognize
The problem of security for customers in the cryptocurrency space is one that is yet to be fully tackled. While investors are skeptical about the flexibility of the price volume in the cryptocurrency market, security stands as the second major factor that creates FUD for cryptocurrency traders.
In a recent interview with Cointelegraph, Ryan Taylor, the CEO of Dash Core disclosed his thoughts on the loose security of Bitcoin payment method which he says is highly unfavourable for customers.
Replying to a question concerning his take on the typically used payment methods and the barriers surrounding it in the industry of digital currency, the CEO explained that at least one out of the three major factors to be considered in the area of cryptocurrency transactions which includes security, switching incentives and usability ought to be thoroughly addressed in order to boost the market’s flexibility.
In the aspect of security, Ryan went on to explain the reason why Bitcoin is not secure for consumers, saying that Bitcoin transactions are highly secure for recipients only when carried out via the Blockchain technology, for customers however, Bitcoin is the least bit secure.
The problem of security for customers in the cryptocurrency space is one that is yet to be fully tackled. While investors are skeptical about the flexibility of the price volume in the cryptocurrency market, security stands as the second major factor that creates FUD for cryptocurrency traders.
In a recent interview with Cointelegraph, Ryan Taylor, the CEO of Dash Core disclosed his thoughts on the loose security of Bitcoin payment method which he says is highly unfavourable for customers.
Replying to a question concerning his take on the typically used payment methods and the barriers surrounding it in the industry of digital currency, the CEO explained that at least one out of the three major factors to be considered in the area of cryptocurrency transactions which includes security, switching incentives and usability ought to be thoroughly addressed in order to boost the market’s flexibility.
In the aspect of security, Ryan went on to explain the reason why Bitcoin is not secure for consumers, saying that Bitcoin transactions are highly secure for recipients only when carried out via the Blockchain technology, for customers however, Bitcoin is the least bit secure.
Zcash release a new update
Zcash has revealed details about its next update, “Sapling,” which is scheduled for October 28th, 2018. The Sapling update will make transactions on shielded addresses much more efficient and lighter on resources. The new shielded addresses will perform transactions in just seconds while consuming minimal resources. However, the update follows conflicts between Zcash’s corporate side and its community of developers — is it enough?
New Features
Zcash is a privacy coin, a type of altcoin that became increasingly prominent in early 2017. Bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies exist on a publicly viewable blockchain, but with privacy coins like Zcash, only some parts of the blockchain are public.
Zcash allows users to hide many aspects of a transaction, such as addresses and transaction amounts, which cannot be seen without a private viewing key. The Sapling update will make viewing keys more versatile; currently, this feature exists for incoming transactions, but Sapling will add the feature to outgoing transactions.
Memory use is another improvement. Until now, most Zcash transactions have used transparent addresses due to the fact that shielded addresses were resource-intensive — requiring over 3 gigabytes of memory. Sapling’s lightweight shielded addresses are of special interest to developers with hardware limitations such as “exchanges, mobile wallet providers, vendors and other 3rd parties.”
Finally, the Sapling update will provide two other features that are useful for organizations and enterprises that work on a large scale: decoupled spend authorities that allow for parts of a transaction to be split across different hardware; and wallets with the capacity to receive simultaneous transactions to trillions of addresses.
Development Hell?
Zcash made the news during its last update and hard fork, called “Overwinter,” in June when D. Jane Mercer, the independent developer of the Zcash Windows client, demanded money. While Sapling will offer useful features, there are undeniable tensions between Zcash’s corporate team and its community developers; CEO Zooco Wilcox has even said that the Overwinter hard fork was mainly an exercise to practice a smooth update process, and that even more dramatic updates are in Zcash’s future. It is dubious whether objectively better features are enough to unite an undercompensated community that is partially responsible for adapting to said features.
Zcash has revealed details about its next update, “Sapling,” which is scheduled for October 28th, 2018. The Sapling update will make transactions on shielded addresses much more efficient and lighter on resources. The new shielded addresses will perform transactions in just seconds while consuming minimal resources. However, the update follows conflicts between Zcash’s corporate side and its community of developers — is it enough?
New Features
Zcash is a privacy coin, a type of altcoin that became increasingly prominent in early 2017. Bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies exist on a publicly viewable blockchain, but with privacy coins like Zcash, only some parts of the blockchain are public.
Zcash allows users to hide many aspects of a transaction, such as addresses and transaction amounts, which cannot be seen without a private viewing key. The Sapling update will make viewing keys more versatile; currently, this feature exists for incoming transactions, but Sapling will add the feature to outgoing transactions.
Memory use is another improvement. Until now, most Zcash transactions have used transparent addresses due to the fact that shielded addresses were resource-intensive — requiring over 3 gigabytes of memory. Sapling’s lightweight shielded addresses are of special interest to developers with hardware limitations such as “exchanges, mobile wallet providers, vendors and other 3rd parties.”
Finally, the Sapling update will provide two other features that are useful for organizations and enterprises that work on a large scale: decoupled spend authorities that allow for parts of a transaction to be split across different hardware; and wallets with the capacity to receive simultaneous transactions to trillions of addresses.
Development Hell?
Zcash made the news during its last update and hard fork, called “Overwinter,” in June when D. Jane Mercer, the independent developer of the Zcash Windows client, demanded money. While Sapling will offer useful features, there are undeniable tensions between Zcash’s corporate team and its community developers; CEO Zooco Wilcox has even said that the Overwinter hard fork was mainly an exercise to practice a smooth update process, and that even more dramatic updates are in Zcash’s future. It is dubious whether objectively better features are enough to unite an undercompensated community that is partially responsible for adapting to said features.
CRYPTOCARZ IS THE WORLD'S FIRST BLOCKCHAIN-ENABLED VR RACING EXPERIENCE
CRYPTOCARZ IS A MULTIPLAYER, VIRTUAL REALITY (VR)-ENABLED RACING EXPERIENCE, DEVELOPED USING THE ETHEREUM BLOCKCHAIN.
To play, users will have to load the car assets into the game from an Ethereum wallet, where they are stored as an ERC721 token. The ERC721 token has paved the way for a new class of digital assets called non-fungible tokens (NFTs). These allow users to own, customise and maintain control in the
same way as in the physical world.
Blockchain Studios contends that this new asset class opens up new opportunities for user engagement and ownership. We believe that the first wave of innovation will come from gaming. CryptoCarz is the first platform to bring together blockchain, VR and gaming technologies. By giving gamers new options to visualise, own, adapt and race their own car, we think a new era in gaming has arrived.
WE BELIEVE GAMING IT WILL BE TRANSFORMED BY THE RISE – AND INTEGRATION – OF THREE TECHNOLOGIES: BLOCKCHAIN, E-SPORTS AND VR.
Each of them, independently, represents a paradigm shift for game development and consumption. Their attributes will make technology more individual, inclusive and immersive. The combination of these technologies will give rise to new scenarios, where gamers can own, modify, trade and play in an unprecedented way
THE CONCEPT
Cars, gaming and cryptocurrency are shared passions at Blockchain Studios, so combining them was a natural choice when we started working on CryptoCarz. We see strong synergies between the cryptocurrency community and gamers and we believe there is a market for a game that blends racing, cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. CryptoCarz is a multiplayer, fully immersive, VR-enabled racing experience, powered by the Ethereum blockchain. To race in the game, a user will have to demonstrate ownership of a car that is modelled and stored as an ERC721 Ethereum token in the gamer’s private wallet. The car will then be loaded into the game via integration with MetaMask and other proprietary tools
The game will initially offer 20 car models representative of the top cryptocurrencies. Each model will have a maximum of 650 units, hard-coded and numerically defined in the smart contract.No further cars in these models will be produced in the future.
Links:
Telegram Group: https://t.me/cryptocarz
Website: www.cryptocarz.io
Whitepaper: https://www.cryptocarz.io/docs/CryptoCarz_WP.pdf
One pager: https://www.cryptocarz.io/docs/CryptoCarz_1P.pdf
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cryptocarz
Medium blog: https://medium.com/@cryptocarz
CRYPTOCARZ IS A MULTIPLAYER, VIRTUAL REALITY (VR)-ENABLED RACING EXPERIENCE, DEVELOPED USING THE ETHEREUM BLOCKCHAIN.
To play, users will have to load the car assets into the game from an Ethereum wallet, where they are stored as an ERC721 token. The ERC721 token has paved the way for a new class of digital assets called non-fungible tokens (NFTs). These allow users to own, customise and maintain control in the
same way as in the physical world.
Blockchain Studios contends that this new asset class opens up new opportunities for user engagement and ownership. We believe that the first wave of innovation will come from gaming. CryptoCarz is the first platform to bring together blockchain, VR and gaming technologies. By giving gamers new options to visualise, own, adapt and race their own car, we think a new era in gaming has arrived.
WE BELIEVE GAMING IT WILL BE TRANSFORMED BY THE RISE – AND INTEGRATION – OF THREE TECHNOLOGIES: BLOCKCHAIN, E-SPORTS AND VR.
Each of them, independently, represents a paradigm shift for game development and consumption. Their attributes will make technology more individual, inclusive and immersive. The combination of these technologies will give rise to new scenarios, where gamers can own, modify, trade and play in an unprecedented way
THE CONCEPT
Cars, gaming and cryptocurrency are shared passions at Blockchain Studios, so combining them was a natural choice when we started working on CryptoCarz. We see strong synergies between the cryptocurrency community and gamers and we believe there is a market for a game that blends racing, cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. CryptoCarz is a multiplayer, fully immersive, VR-enabled racing experience, powered by the Ethereum blockchain. To race in the game, a user will have to demonstrate ownership of a car that is modelled and stored as an ERC721 Ethereum token in the gamer’s private wallet. The car will then be loaded into the game via integration with MetaMask and other proprietary tools
The game will initially offer 20 car models representative of the top cryptocurrencies. Each model will have a maximum of 650 units, hard-coded and numerically defined in the smart contract.No further cars in these models will be produced in the future.
Links:
Telegram Group: https://t.me/cryptocarz
Website: www.cryptocarz.io
Whitepaper: https://www.cryptocarz.io/docs/CryptoCarz_WP.pdf
One pager: https://www.cryptocarz.io/docs/CryptoCarz_1P.pdf
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cryptocarz
Medium blog: https://medium.com/@cryptocarz
SIX Group, the parent company of Switzerland’s principal stock exchange, has revealed that it is “open” to the possibility of offering cryptocurrency trading services on its digital trading platform. The platform, still in development, is set to launch by mid-2019, SIX Group’s spokesman told the Swissinfo news outlet in an interview July 15.
Swiss Infrastructure and Exchange (SIX) Group operates the country’s largest stock market, and is planning to launch a “fully-regulated” platform for digital asset trading by mid-2019. The service is set to offer a “complete” range of services from, including initial coin offering (ICO) consulting for those ICOs that are not classified as securities.
In the interview with Swissinfo, SIX Group spokesman Stephan Meier claimed that there is a “real need” for the establishment of “transparency and accountability in the crypto-world.” According to Meier, this would benefit both the businesses and investors in the crypto industry, and the participants of traditional markets.
“Not only traditional financial service providers and investors are interested in this, but also numerous companies and investors who want to take advantage of the new digital opportunities for raising capital and trading in digital assets.”
Swiss Infrastructure and Exchange (SIX) Group operates the country’s largest stock market, and is planning to launch a “fully-regulated” platform for digital asset trading by mid-2019. The service is set to offer a “complete” range of services from, including initial coin offering (ICO) consulting for those ICOs that are not classified as securities.
In the interview with Swissinfo, SIX Group spokesman Stephan Meier claimed that there is a “real need” for the establishment of “transparency and accountability in the crypto-world.” According to Meier, this would benefit both the businesses and investors in the crypto industry, and the participants of traditional markets.
“Not only traditional financial service providers and investors are interested in this, but also numerous companies and investors who want to take advantage of the new digital opportunities for raising capital and trading in digital assets.”
The cost of bitcoin can rise to 15 thousand by the end of the year - Goldman Sachs
Christopher Matta, former vice president of investment management at Goldman Sachs, remains confident of an uptrend in bitcoin. However, the mark of 15 thousand dollars by the end of 2018 for bitcoin, he considers unattainable.
The founder of Crescent Crypto Asset Management said that he would even invest in bitcoin even his mother's savings, since the ratio of risks and potential profitability in comparison with other assets is extremely attractive.
Mutta is convinced that even the most conservative investor will necessarily see a good opportunity in bitcoin.
Christopher Matta, former vice president of investment management at Goldman Sachs, remains confident of an uptrend in bitcoin. However, the mark of 15 thousand dollars by the end of 2018 for bitcoin, he considers unattainable.
The founder of Crescent Crypto Asset Management said that he would even invest in bitcoin even his mother's savings, since the ratio of risks and potential profitability in comparison with other assets is extremely attractive.
Mutta is convinced that even the most conservative investor will necessarily see a good opportunity in bitcoin.
Fans of the creator of the anonymous trading platform Silk Road Ross Ulbricht, filed a petition asking the US president for pardon. In 2013, Ulbricht was sentenced to posthumous imprisonment, which he considers to be unfair. The Silk Road site was engaged in trade with bitcoin for 2.5 years, according to the FBI, during this time the turnover was 9.5 million Bitcoins.
The South African major financial company Purple Group announced the addition of BTC and ETH support. Now the population of the state can buy crypto currency for fiat money, and also trade assets in short positions.
The data economy is broken. Large corporations hoard data for their own means, while small companies are left to pick from a collection of fragmented sources. This stalls innovation in frontier industries like Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
At the same time, Data Vendors and Producers have little incentive to continue producing the authentic data these small companies need. This isn’t a sustainable model for the “new oil.”
Quadrant changes all that by providing a blueprint for mapping these decentralized data sources. Authenticity, provenance, compliancy, and fair compensation all rolled into a single protocol.
With Quadrant, everybody wins. Data Producers get compensated fairly every time their data is used, not just the first time it is sold. Data Vendors can prove ownership of their data products and earn status as a trusted supplier. Data Consumers get access to authentic and compliant data that they can use to power their data-driven businesses.
But where Quadrant really shines is the opportunity it provides the Elons of the world to solve global problems. Elons are the game-changers, the innovators that will find connections between diverse datasets that bring about fundamental changes in the way we live.
Quadrant is the future of authentic data. Get in on this revolutionary project while you can.
Quadrant is a blockchain-based protocol that enables the access, creation, and distribution of data products and services with authenticity and provenance at its core. The data economy is similar to space; unmapped and chaotic. Quadrant serves as the blueprint that provides an organized system for the utilization of decentralized data.
Learn more about Quadrant Protocol here:
http://quadrantprotocol.com
https://t.me/quadrantprotocol8
At the same time, Data Vendors and Producers have little incentive to continue producing the authentic data these small companies need. This isn’t a sustainable model for the “new oil.”
Quadrant changes all that by providing a blueprint for mapping these decentralized data sources. Authenticity, provenance, compliancy, and fair compensation all rolled into a single protocol.
With Quadrant, everybody wins. Data Producers get compensated fairly every time their data is used, not just the first time it is sold. Data Vendors can prove ownership of their data products and earn status as a trusted supplier. Data Consumers get access to authentic and compliant data that they can use to power their data-driven businesses.
But where Quadrant really shines is the opportunity it provides the Elons of the world to solve global problems. Elons are the game-changers, the innovators that will find connections between diverse datasets that bring about fundamental changes in the way we live.
Quadrant is the future of authentic data. Get in on this revolutionary project while you can.
Quadrant is a blockchain-based protocol that enables the access, creation, and distribution of data products and services with authenticity and provenance at its core. The data economy is similar to space; unmapped and chaotic. Quadrant serves as the blueprint that provides an organized system for the utilization of decentralized data.
Learn more about Quadrant Protocol here:
http://quadrantprotocol.com
https://t.me/quadrantprotocol8
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Quadrant Protocol
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EOS processed 1,200 transactions per second
The new maximum throughput of the EOS network was reached yesterday, when 1275 transactions were processed per second and about 500,000 transactions in 24 hours. Also, with Ethereum, the commission again rose to $ 1, the community sees this as the fault of EOS. "If you think that EOS does not do it, then who could have $ 2 million a day to attack the Etherium?" Said the developer Justo. The EOS spokesman says that they do not have a goal to attack ETH, which is the most expensive way and there are less expensive methods.
The new maximum throughput of the EOS network was reached yesterday, when 1275 transactions were processed per second and about 500,000 transactions in 24 hours. Also, with Ethereum, the commission again rose to $ 1, the community sees this as the fault of EOS. "If you think that EOS does not do it, then who could have $ 2 million a day to attack the Etherium?" Said the developer Justo. The EOS spokesman says that they do not have a goal to attack ETH, which is the most expensive way and there are less expensive methods.
Ethereum’s Network congestion clears, fees fall to seven cent
It’s as if by click of fingers, ethereum’s network congestion has suddenly disappeared, with transaction fees back to pennies at the time of writing.
The “airdrops” of random tokens that appear to have no project have gone, at least for now, with the top gas users back to a more normal distribution.
It appears a Chinese exchange has finally changed their listing rules. In an announcement today, they say:
“The listing rule of FCoin GPM adopts the mechanism of ‘The cumulative deposit number ranking. After July 5th, 2018, we will count the top 10 of the ‘The cumulative deposit number ranking’ at 0:00 each day, and obtaining listing qualification on the second day. The duration of this listing rule is subject to future announcements. The cumulative deposit number ranking’ will officially be closed at 0:00 on July 16, 2018 (GMT+8, the same below). At 0:00 on July 16th, 2018, the last batch of project parties will obtain the qualification for entering listing schedule.”
Ethereum’s congestion begun on or around 25th of June due to an abnormal increase in the number of tokens transacting. As you may know, an eth transaction takes around 21,000 gas, but a token transaction takes more because it has to go through a smart contract. Thus a situation developed where all gas was consumed by just 500,000 transactions a day when ethereum has a capacity of around 1.4 million transactions if the distribution between eth transactions and token transactions is normal. Fcoin’s listing rules disturbed that balance and in effect led to a situation where ethereum’s capacity was lower through what can be called a gas exploit. Fcoin determined what token to be listed by “measuring” the number of token addresses that send it a transaction. That led to an easy gaming of the voting system by sending tokens to as many addresses as possible.
The number of tokens transactions thus increased in an abnormal manner, leading to accusations that the network was being attacked.
It’s as if by click of fingers, ethereum’s network congestion has suddenly disappeared, with transaction fees back to pennies at the time of writing.
The “airdrops” of random tokens that appear to have no project have gone, at least for now, with the top gas users back to a more normal distribution.
It appears a Chinese exchange has finally changed their listing rules. In an announcement today, they say:
“The listing rule of FCoin GPM adopts the mechanism of ‘The cumulative deposit number ranking. After July 5th, 2018, we will count the top 10 of the ‘The cumulative deposit number ranking’ at 0:00 each day, and obtaining listing qualification on the second day. The duration of this listing rule is subject to future announcements. The cumulative deposit number ranking’ will officially be closed at 0:00 on July 16, 2018 (GMT+8, the same below). At 0:00 on July 16th, 2018, the last batch of project parties will obtain the qualification for entering listing schedule.”
Ethereum’s congestion begun on or around 25th of June due to an abnormal increase in the number of tokens transacting. As you may know, an eth transaction takes around 21,000 gas, but a token transaction takes more because it has to go through a smart contract. Thus a situation developed where all gas was consumed by just 500,000 transactions a day when ethereum has a capacity of around 1.4 million transactions if the distribution between eth transactions and token transactions is normal. Fcoin’s listing rules disturbed that balance and in effect led to a situation where ethereum’s capacity was lower through what can be called a gas exploit. Fcoin determined what token to be listed by “measuring” the number of token addresses that send it a transaction. That led to an easy gaming of the voting system by sending tokens to as many addresses as possible.
The number of tokens transactions thus increased in an abnormal manner, leading to accusations that the network was being attacked.
G20 watchdog releases framework for 'vigilant' monitoring of crypto risks
The Financial Stability Board (FSB), an organization focused on analyzing and making recommendations to the G20 on global financial systems, has presented a framework for monitoring cryptocurrency assets. It notably lists several metrics that the FSB will use to keep an eye on the developing crypto markets and "should help to identify and mitigate risks to consumer and investor protection, market integrity, and potentially to financial stability. The standardized framework was published along with a report on Monday and has been submitted to the G20 nations' financial ministers and central bank governors. According to the document, the FSB's monitoring efforts will focus on crypto assets price volatility, the size and growth of initial coin offerings (ICOs), crypto's wider use in payments and institutional exposure, as well as the market's volatility when compared to gold, currencies and equities.
The FSB – which is led by Bank of England governor Mark Carney – will also periodically compile qualitative reports to gather intelligence for market confidence, the report says. The report indicated that, apart from the FSB, other international regulatory organizations too are stepping up their efforts in monitoring specific areas of the cryptocurrency industry. For instance, International Organization of Securities Commissions, a global regulatory body made of securities watchdogs, is developing its own framework in an effort to help member countries better analyze the impacts of domestic and foreign ICOs on investors. Meanwhile, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) is gathering data on its member banks' direct and indirect exposure to cryptocurrency in an effort to quantify the potential impact of the technology. The FSB report comes as the result of the G20 meeting in March this year, at which there were calls for global regulation of cryptocurrencies. As previously reported by CoinDesk, member countries agreed at the time that initial recommendations were required over what data should be used to monitor the crypto space, and set July as a deadline.
The Financial Stability Board (FSB), an organization focused on analyzing and making recommendations to the G20 on global financial systems, has presented a framework for monitoring cryptocurrency assets. It notably lists several metrics that the FSB will use to keep an eye on the developing crypto markets and "should help to identify and mitigate risks to consumer and investor protection, market integrity, and potentially to financial stability. The standardized framework was published along with a report on Monday and has been submitted to the G20 nations' financial ministers and central bank governors. According to the document, the FSB's monitoring efforts will focus on crypto assets price volatility, the size and growth of initial coin offerings (ICOs), crypto's wider use in payments and institutional exposure, as well as the market's volatility when compared to gold, currencies and equities.
The FSB – which is led by Bank of England governor Mark Carney – will also periodically compile qualitative reports to gather intelligence for market confidence, the report says. The report indicated that, apart from the FSB, other international regulatory organizations too are stepping up their efforts in monitoring specific areas of the cryptocurrency industry. For instance, International Organization of Securities Commissions, a global regulatory body made of securities watchdogs, is developing its own framework in an effort to help member countries better analyze the impacts of domestic and foreign ICOs on investors. Meanwhile, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) is gathering data on its member banks' direct and indirect exposure to cryptocurrency in an effort to quantify the potential impact of the technology. The FSB report comes as the result of the G20 meeting in March this year, at which there were calls for global regulation of cryptocurrencies. As previously reported by CoinDesk, member countries agreed at the time that initial recommendations were required over what data should be used to monitor the crypto space, and set July as a deadline.
Stellar Network listed to KuCoin exchange platform
Stellar Network is thrilled to announce that they have listed their native and transaction currency Lumen XLM to KuCoin exchange platform. Immediate deposit is now available with trading pairs like XLM/BTC and XLM/ETH. Buying XLM will be available at 19:30 (UTC+8) and Selling/Withdrawal starts at 20:00 (UTC+8). All transactions can be affected by using KuCoin’s app for iOS and Android or to their official website, www.kucoin.com for web preference.
Stellar Network is thrilled to announce that they have listed their native and transaction currency Lumen XLM to KuCoin exchange platform. Immediate deposit is now available with trading pairs like XLM/BTC and XLM/ETH. Buying XLM will be available at 19:30 (UTC+8) and Selling/Withdrawal starts at 20:00 (UTC+8). All transactions can be affected by using KuCoin’s app for iOS and Android or to their official website, www.kucoin.com for web preference.
Stellar Network listed to KuCoin exchange platform
Stellar Network is thrilled to announce that they have listed their native and transaction currency Lumen XLM to KuCoin exchange platform. Immediate deposit is now available with trading pairs like XLM/BTC and XLM/ETH. Buying XLM will be available at 19:30 (UTC+8) and Selling/Withdrawal starts at 20:00 (UTC+8). All transactions can be affected by using KuCoin’s app for iOS and Android or to their official website, www.kucoin.com for web preference.
Stellar Network is thrilled to announce that they have listed their native and transaction currency Lumen XLM to KuCoin exchange platform. Immediate deposit is now available with trading pairs like XLM/BTC and XLM/ETH. Buying XLM will be available at 19:30 (UTC+8) and Selling/Withdrawal starts at 20:00 (UTC+8). All transactions can be affected by using KuCoin’s app for iOS and Android or to their official website, www.kucoin.com for web preference.
