Coinbase Survey Shows 18% of US Students Now Own Cryptocurrency
University students are clamoring for more courses about cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.
That's according to a nationwide survey of 675 students, commissioned by crypto exchange Coinbase and released today. According to the survey, 21 of the top 50 U.S. universities, as ranked by U.S. News and World Report, now offer a class on blockchain technology or cryptocurrency, and at least 11 colleges offer more than one.
"Students today are really thinking deeply about economic issues and alternative economic futures," Bill Maurer, the dean of the School of Social Sciences at the University of California Irvine, said.
He continued:
"Teaching about this kind of stuff now can be really powerful for students that are trying to find their own way and envision what kind of possible alternatives there might be to the prevailing economic system."
University students are clamoring for more courses about cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.
That's according to a nationwide survey of 675 students, commissioned by crypto exchange Coinbase and released today. According to the survey, 21 of the top 50 U.S. universities, as ranked by U.S. News and World Report, now offer a class on blockchain technology or cryptocurrency, and at least 11 colleges offer more than one.
"Students today are really thinking deeply about economic issues and alternative economic futures," Bill Maurer, the dean of the School of Social Sciences at the University of California Irvine, said.
He continued:
"Teaching about this kind of stuff now can be really powerful for students that are trying to find their own way and envision what kind of possible alternatives there might be to the prevailing economic system."
Deloitte: Tech and Telecom execs plan to invest millions in blockchain
A new survey from Deloitte found that 40 percent of executives from the telecom, media and technology (TMT) space want to invest millions in blockchain research during the next year.
Published Tuesday morning, the findings – included in a report from the Deloitte Center for Technology, Media & Telecommunications – form part of a wider look into how the technology could be applied to those business sectors.
To that end, the researchers behind the report surveyed 1,053 executives in seven countries, including 180 from TMT firms. They found that 84 percent of all respondents "believe that blockchain will broadly scale and reach mainstream adoption."
Roughly 59 percent say they think blockchain could disrupt their specific industries, and 29 percent of all respondents have "already joined a blockchain consortium," according to the report.
Further, overall interest in blockchain has grown as well, according to Deloitte's findings. The firm predicted that revenue for blockchain companies would grow from $340 million in 2017 to as much as $2.3 billion by 2021.
Deloitte's report included other data points highlighting the interest on the financing side of things. In the first six months of 2018 alone, venture capitalists have funded blockchain startups to the tune of $1.3 billion.
Developers are also increasingly looking into the technology, the report found, saying that "since 2009, the number of blockchain projects on the open-source development platform GitHub has grown significantly."
In 2016, developers produced 27,000 new projects, according to Deloitte.
https://cryptoangel.space/deloitte-tech-and-telecom-execs-plan-to-invest-millions-in-blockchain/
A new survey from Deloitte found that 40 percent of executives from the telecom, media and technology (TMT) space want to invest millions in blockchain research during the next year.
Published Tuesday morning, the findings – included in a report from the Deloitte Center for Technology, Media & Telecommunications – form part of a wider look into how the technology could be applied to those business sectors.
To that end, the researchers behind the report surveyed 1,053 executives in seven countries, including 180 from TMT firms. They found that 84 percent of all respondents "believe that blockchain will broadly scale and reach mainstream adoption."
Roughly 59 percent say they think blockchain could disrupt their specific industries, and 29 percent of all respondents have "already joined a blockchain consortium," according to the report.
Further, overall interest in blockchain has grown as well, according to Deloitte's findings. The firm predicted that revenue for blockchain companies would grow from $340 million in 2017 to as much as $2.3 billion by 2021.
Deloitte's report included other data points highlighting the interest on the financing side of things. In the first six months of 2018 alone, venture capitalists have funded blockchain startups to the tune of $1.3 billion.
Developers are also increasingly looking into the technology, the report found, saying that "since 2009, the number of blockchain projects on the open-source development platform GitHub has grown significantly."
In 2016, developers produced 27,000 new projects, according to Deloitte.
https://cryptoangel.space/deloitte-tech-and-telecom-execs-plan-to-invest-millions-in-blockchain/
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Deloitte: Tech and Telecom execs plan to invest millions in blockchain ⋆ Crypto Angel Space
A new survey from Deloitte found that 40 percent of executives from the telecom, media and technology (TMT) space…
Joke: Bitcoin mining wastes 1% of the world's energy production.
Woke: Attacking Bitcoin costs 1% of the world's energy production.
🗣Tuur Demeester, economist & investor.
Woke: Attacking Bitcoin costs 1% of the world's energy production.
🗣Tuur Demeester, economist & investor.
Raincheck-Global loyalty & rewards points exchange aggregator on Stellar
Want to be able to transfer your existing reward/loyalty points into one digital unit that can be used at any scheme? How about accurately monitoring your points, with the flexibility of transferring them at any time, on a fast and secure network? RAIN Token will give you this power at a fraction of the cost of other providers. Built on the Stellar Blockchain your secure transactions will go through within seconds at the cost of one cent per 100,000 transactions, whereas Ethereum based projects still cost around $0.20-1.45 per transaction. RAIN Token is the seamless and inexpensive experience you’ve been waiting for.
Built by a team with diverse backgrounds in full stack software development, data/cyber security, global payments, retail, travel, finance and investment; Our two founders pioneered the internet in the early 90’s, founding several tech startups and have a combined 50+ years experience in the ICT sector. The RAIN Token team recognises the faults in current loyalty/rewards schemes and with their wealth of knowledge, and experience, have created a solution.
Plus, unlike some exchanges, RAIN Token has your back if you get stuck. A dedicated customer service team is available 24/7. No more submitting a support ticket and waiting 2 weeks to get an automated response.
The RAIN Token is all about simplifying the reward/loyalty point systems and giving power back to the consumer, allowing them to attain the best value - Creating opportunities for retailers, and customer, alike. Get in on this awesome project before it takes off.
https://raintoken.org/
https://t.me/getraincheck
Want to be able to transfer your existing reward/loyalty points into one digital unit that can be used at any scheme? How about accurately monitoring your points, with the flexibility of transferring them at any time, on a fast and secure network? RAIN Token will give you this power at a fraction of the cost of other providers. Built on the Stellar Blockchain your secure transactions will go through within seconds at the cost of one cent per 100,000 transactions, whereas Ethereum based projects still cost around $0.20-1.45 per transaction. RAIN Token is the seamless and inexpensive experience you’ve been waiting for.
Built by a team with diverse backgrounds in full stack software development, data/cyber security, global payments, retail, travel, finance and investment; Our two founders pioneered the internet in the early 90’s, founding several tech startups and have a combined 50+ years experience in the ICT sector. The RAIN Token team recognises the faults in current loyalty/rewards schemes and with their wealth of knowledge, and experience, have created a solution.
Plus, unlike some exchanges, RAIN Token has your back if you get stuck. A dedicated customer service team is available 24/7. No more submitting a support ticket and waiting 2 weeks to get an automated response.
The RAIN Token is all about simplifying the reward/loyalty point systems and giving power back to the consumer, allowing them to attain the best value - Creating opportunities for retailers, and customer, alike. Get in on this awesome project before it takes off.
https://raintoken.org/
https://t.me/getraincheck
🌐A regulated alternative trading system for security tokens was launched by the trading platform OpenFinance. Trades started on Tuesday, August 28.
Accredited investors from the United States can already start using this service. Retail investors without accreditation will be able to trade only after a 12 months holding period.
Tokens such as Science, Protos, MintHealth, Corl, Bloxroute and Property Coin will be added in the nearest future. Any tokens sold under the regulations D, S, A + or CF can be added to the platform.
🗣The head of OpenFinance Juan Hernández stressed that the company was always in close contact with regulators when developing and launching the platform.
This is such a new field, that our communications with regulators looked more like educational seminars, during which we showed how our technology and standards of smart contracts comply with the rules of regulators.
Accredited investors from the United States can already start using this service. Retail investors without accreditation will be able to trade only after a 12 months holding period.
Tokens such as Science, Protos, MintHealth, Corl, Bloxroute and Property Coin will be added in the nearest future. Any tokens sold under the regulations D, S, A + or CF can be added to the platform.
🗣The head of OpenFinance Juan Hernández stressed that the company was always in close contact with regulators when developing and launching the platform.
This is such a new field, that our communications with regulators looked more like educational seminars, during which we showed how our technology and standards of smart contracts comply with the rules of regulators.
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
🔈Bithumb might start registering new accounts after signing an agreement with Nonghyup Bank.
It suspended registration of new users on July 31 stating that there was a need for "service improvement".
The decision is expected to come into force on August 30.
Such cooperation will allow cryptocurrency traders to open personal virtual bank accounts for trading on Bithumb.
Nevertheless, local media reported that the real reason was disagreements with Nonghyup Bank about the terms of the contract that arose after the recent hacking attack.
It suspended registration of new users on July 31 stating that there was a need for "service improvement".
The decision is expected to come into force on August 30.
Such cooperation will allow cryptocurrency traders to open personal virtual bank accounts for trading on Bithumb.
Nevertheless, local media reported that the real reason was disagreements with Nonghyup Bank about the terms of the contract that arose after the recent hacking attack.
🏛🇵🇱Polish Ministry of Finance has published a new draft law regarding the taxation of cryptocurrency transactions.
It is expected that the Council of Ministers of Poland will approve the bill in the third quarter of 2018.
Virtual currencies are classified as a digital equivalent of value. The authors of the draft law also differentiated the concepts of "cryptocurrencies" and "centralized virtual currencies".
The draft law states that virtual currencies can serve as a means of exchange and be a means of payment, stored and transmitted electronically, and used in e-commerce.
The officials seek to declare incomes from crypto operations as part of the taxable income. Nevertheless, the exchange of cryptocurrencies is not subject to taxation.
Revenues from the sale of goods, services and property will be treated as capital gains.
The proposal also provides taxation for miners. Individuals will only be taxed on the profits from the sale of the mined cryptocurrency.
The cost of the reward is subject to taxation if a group of people are engaged in production.
Residents of the country will have to fill in the declaration.
It is expected that the Council of Ministers of Poland will approve the bill in the third quarter of 2018.
Virtual currencies are classified as a digital equivalent of value. The authors of the draft law also differentiated the concepts of "cryptocurrencies" and "centralized virtual currencies".
The draft law states that virtual currencies can serve as a means of exchange and be a means of payment, stored and transmitted electronically, and used in e-commerce.
The officials seek to declare incomes from crypto operations as part of the taxable income. Nevertheless, the exchange of cryptocurrencies is not subject to taxation.
Revenues from the sale of goods, services and property will be treated as capital gains.
The proposal also provides taxation for miners. Individuals will only be taxed on the profits from the sale of the mined cryptocurrency.
The cost of the reward is subject to taxation if a group of people are engaged in production.
Residents of the country will have to fill in the declaration.
Orvium - Open and Transparent Science Powered By Blockchain
It is time to get involved and get the control back of the human knowledge.
Orvium is more than another startup — you are about to participate in a project driven by top engineers and scientists with many years of experience driving innovation at CERN, the birthplace of the Web, and NASA.
Orvium aims to disrupt one of the most lucrative industry world-wide, with profit margins reported to exceed those of companies such as Google, Amazon, and Apple, while making science more transparent, universal and open than ever. Orvium creates a unique decentralized platform powered by blockchain, decentralized storage, big data and artificial intelligence to create an unprecedented decentralized solution to process, validate, disseminate and preserve scientific knowledge forever.
We want you to be part of our future: Our TGE offers you the unique opportunity to buy ORVIUM tokens and join an excellent team. With your participation, we are going to scale science and become the leading publication platform while returning the benefits of science to society. The Web was originally designed to meet the demand for transparent and automatic information sharing between scientists around the world, lets do it now and for all.
Early-birds will be rewarded with a 10% bonus during our pre-sale.
Join us and be part of this exciting journey:
https://t.me/orvium
https://orvium.io
It is time to get involved and get the control back of the human knowledge.
Orvium is more than another startup — you are about to participate in a project driven by top engineers and scientists with many years of experience driving innovation at CERN, the birthplace of the Web, and NASA.
Orvium aims to disrupt one of the most lucrative industry world-wide, with profit margins reported to exceed those of companies such as Google, Amazon, and Apple, while making science more transparent, universal and open than ever. Orvium creates a unique decentralized platform powered by blockchain, decentralized storage, big data and artificial intelligence to create an unprecedented decentralized solution to process, validate, disseminate and preserve scientific knowledge forever.
We want you to be part of our future: Our TGE offers you the unique opportunity to buy ORVIUM tokens and join an excellent team. With your participation, we are going to scale science and become the leading publication platform while returning the benefits of science to society. The Web was originally designed to meet the demand for transparent and automatic information sharing between scientists around the world, lets do it now and for all.
Early-birds will be rewarded with a 10% bonus during our pre-sale.
Join us and be part of this exciting journey:
https://t.me/orvium
https://orvium.io
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Hong Kong to Expedite Immigration for Blockchain Job Seekers
Hong Kong is seeking to attract worldwide talents with specialties in innovative technologies including blockchain via a special immigration policy.
The Hong Kong government released a talent list on Tuesday that covers a range of 11 professions that are now eligible to receive bonus marks when experts in these areas apply for the city's Quality Migrant Admission Scheme (QMAS).
One of the areas is dedicated to innovation and technology experts in, but not limited to, ... artificial intelligence, robotics, distributed ledger technologies, biometric technologies andindustrial/chemical engineering, etc.
Launched in 2006, the QMAS allows successful applicants to enter and settle in the Chinese special administrative region without having to first secure a job offer from a local employer.
The Scheme is a quota-based entrant scheme. It seeks to attract highly skilled or talented persons to settle in Hong Kong in order to enhance Hong Kong's economic competitiveness, according to the program's description.
The scheme's selection process requires applicants to meet several prerequisites before being awarded points under one of the two points-based tests: General Points Test and Achievement-based Points Test. The points are further used for competing with other applicants each year.
For applicants who meet the specifications of the respective profession under the Talent List, bonus marks will be given under the General Points Test of theQMAS, the government said in the announcement.
To be qualified in the innovation and technology area, blockchain professionals need to hold a bachelor or above degree with experience in notable firms in the filed and knowledge of how to apply blockchain in financial services.
The effort comes at a time when the Hong Kong government is taking the lead in adopting blockchain to boost the city's competitiveness in financial technology.
As CoinDesk previously reported, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the city's de facto central bank, is set to roll out a distributed ledger network among several banks in the region to facilitate transactions in trade finance.
Hong Kong is seeking to attract worldwide talents with specialties in innovative technologies including blockchain via a special immigration policy.
The Hong Kong government released a talent list on Tuesday that covers a range of 11 professions that are now eligible to receive bonus marks when experts in these areas apply for the city's Quality Migrant Admission Scheme (QMAS).
One of the areas is dedicated to innovation and technology experts in, but not limited to, ... artificial intelligence, robotics, distributed ledger technologies, biometric technologies andindustrial/chemical engineering, etc.
Launched in 2006, the QMAS allows successful applicants to enter and settle in the Chinese special administrative region without having to first secure a job offer from a local employer.
The Scheme is a quota-based entrant scheme. It seeks to attract highly skilled or talented persons to settle in Hong Kong in order to enhance Hong Kong's economic competitiveness, according to the program's description.
The scheme's selection process requires applicants to meet several prerequisites before being awarded points under one of the two points-based tests: General Points Test and Achievement-based Points Test. The points are further used for competing with other applicants each year.
For applicants who meet the specifications of the respective profession under the Talent List, bonus marks will be given under the General Points Test of theQMAS, the government said in the announcement.
To be qualified in the innovation and technology area, blockchain professionals need to hold a bachelor or above degree with experience in notable firms in the filed and knowledge of how to apply blockchain in financial services.
The effort comes at a time when the Hong Kong government is taking the lead in adopting blockchain to boost the city's competitiveness in financial technology.
As CoinDesk previously reported, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the city's de facto central bank, is set to roll out a distributed ledger network among several banks in the region to facilitate transactions in trade finance.
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…
Moscow's government is planning to use ethereum as part of a system for allotting trading spots during weekend farmers markets.
The system will record applications submitted by farmers, who compete for a limited number of commercial plots. Some 15,000 trading spots are up for grabs, with the market season stretching between April 20 and November 25 and farmers coming in from Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
As might be expected, there's a push to get a spot, with some 20,000 applicants submitting their bids each year. The idea is to use ethereum as a way to create an immutable record of applications, with updates made for those who are either approved or denied access, according to Andrey Borodyonkov, who serves as the blockchain product manager for Moscow City Hall.
"Blockchain is an additional guarantee that the incoming applications remain immutable as well as makes the audit of the application history possible," he explained to CoinDesk.
The system will record applications submitted by farmers, who compete for a limited number of commercial plots. Some 15,000 trading spots are up for grabs, with the market season stretching between April 20 and November 25 and farmers coming in from Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
As might be expected, there's a push to get a spot, with some 20,000 applicants submitting their bids each year. The idea is to use ethereum as a way to create an immutable record of applications, with updates made for those who are either approved or denied access, according to Andrey Borodyonkov, who serves as the blockchain product manager for Moscow City Hall.
"Blockchain is an additional guarantee that the incoming applications remain immutable as well as makes the audit of the application history possible," he explained to CoinDesk.
🔜 Mobu (MOBU)
Mobu is a decentralised platform and end-to-end solution for launching compliant security tokens - "The Future of Security tokens".
The 80 Trillion dollar big securities market is coming to the blockchain. But there are still plenty of problems which occur when launching a security token. One of the main problems which arise when planning on launching a security token is the fact that it is a legal, regulatory and technical nightmare launching one. Furthermore, until now there is also no trusted competitive environment for ICO service providers to ensure lower pricing and better quality.
Those problems MOBU aims to solve.
MOBU is an ecosystem/marketplace that implements a unique MOB20 standard protocol to ensure compliant security tokens and similar to how the HTTP protocol defined the internet, the MOB20 protocol aims to define a set of commands that a compliant security token should implement!
Mobu uses the blockchain technology to create a set of rules that govern the issuance of security tokens while programming them into smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain. This way they are transparent and immutable. And they decide on security tokens due to the lower fees, the more complex versions of dividend policies and voting rights, the possibility to execute deals faster and succeed cross-border funding within a larger investor base, as well as suffering fewer manipulations by financial institutions.
In the Mobu ecosystem the token issuers(real future companies on MOBU) post bounties to get service providers, Developers earn MOBU tokens for creating smart contracts, KYC providers pay MOBU tokens to join the network/ecosystem, Investors pay MOBU tokens for KYC process, legal representatives and escrow providers earn MOBU tokens for offering services. Mobu additionally will steel bank partnerships to ensure FIAT can easily be converted to crypto all around the world and MOBU tokens can be earned worldwide. Furthermore, Lockup utility will ensure scarcity of MOBU tokens!
The Pre-ICO with up to 25% bonus will start on 1st of September, you can already put yourself on the interest list on their website by clicking "Register Your Interest" and filling out your data.
🔶 Documents:
📑 Whitepaper — Mobu Whitepaper
🔶 Additional links:
🌐 Website — mobu.io
✈️ Telegram — t.me/mobuCHAT
🕊 Twitter — twitter.com/MobuICO
📓 Facebook — facebook.com/MobuICO
🐣 Reddit — reddit.com/r/Mobu/
📸 Instagram — instagram.com/MobuICO/
🐱 Github — github.com/mobuadmin
🗣 Bitcointalk — bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4726508.0
📚 Bitcoin Wiki — en.bitcoinwiki.org/wiki/MOBU
📺 YouTube — Mobu YouTube channel
📝 Medium — medium.com/mobu-io
🔶 ICO-Dates:
Symbol: MOBU
Token type: ETH (ERC20)
ICO Price: 1 RBY = 0.15 USD
Min purchase: 0.1 ETH
Total supply: Tokens are only issued when physically sold
(350,000,000 tokens maximum possible supply, as per smart contract)
Soft cap: 1,000,000 USD
Hard cap: 35,000,000 USD
ICO Start date: 1st of December 2018
The Pre-ICO starts on 1st of September and comes with an up to 25% Bonus, visit their website and click on "Register Your Interest" to keep informed.
🔶 Our Score:
🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗 4.5/5
The Mobu project, which delivers a product which is genuinely needed, is managed by a strong team and advisory board with lots of experience in a broad spectrum. They have a detailed whitepaper and a clear vision while entering a vast market where up until now none competitor is active. Security tokens are apparently "the future of Crypto", and thus, we expect Mobu to be a strong player and a success story in this area. The MVP is announced for this month, just before the Pre-Sale starts, and once we had a chance to test the platform, we will consider to higher the current rating.
🔶 Promotional video: https://youtu.be/ydlXE_E2UUo
Mobu is a decentralised platform and end-to-end solution for launching compliant security tokens - "The Future of Security tokens".
The 80 Trillion dollar big securities market is coming to the blockchain. But there are still plenty of problems which occur when launching a security token. One of the main problems which arise when planning on launching a security token is the fact that it is a legal, regulatory and technical nightmare launching one. Furthermore, until now there is also no trusted competitive environment for ICO service providers to ensure lower pricing and better quality.
Those problems MOBU aims to solve.
MOBU is an ecosystem/marketplace that implements a unique MOB20 standard protocol to ensure compliant security tokens and similar to how the HTTP protocol defined the internet, the MOB20 protocol aims to define a set of commands that a compliant security token should implement!
Mobu uses the blockchain technology to create a set of rules that govern the issuance of security tokens while programming them into smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain. This way they are transparent and immutable. And they decide on security tokens due to the lower fees, the more complex versions of dividend policies and voting rights, the possibility to execute deals faster and succeed cross-border funding within a larger investor base, as well as suffering fewer manipulations by financial institutions.
In the Mobu ecosystem the token issuers(real future companies on MOBU) post bounties to get service providers, Developers earn MOBU tokens for creating smart contracts, KYC providers pay MOBU tokens to join the network/ecosystem, Investors pay MOBU tokens for KYC process, legal representatives and escrow providers earn MOBU tokens for offering services. Mobu additionally will steel bank partnerships to ensure FIAT can easily be converted to crypto all around the world and MOBU tokens can be earned worldwide. Furthermore, Lockup utility will ensure scarcity of MOBU tokens!
The Pre-ICO with up to 25% bonus will start on 1st of September, you can already put yourself on the interest list on their website by clicking "Register Your Interest" and filling out your data.
🔶 Documents:
📑 Whitepaper — Mobu Whitepaper
🔶 Additional links:
🌐 Website — mobu.io
✈️ Telegram — t.me/mobuCHAT
🕊 Twitter — twitter.com/MobuICO
📓 Facebook — facebook.com/MobuICO
🐣 Reddit — reddit.com/r/Mobu/
📸 Instagram — instagram.com/MobuICO/
🐱 Github — github.com/mobuadmin
🗣 Bitcointalk — bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4726508.0
📚 Bitcoin Wiki — en.bitcoinwiki.org/wiki/MOBU
📺 YouTube — Mobu YouTube channel
📝 Medium — medium.com/mobu-io
🔶 ICO-Dates:
Symbol: MOBU
Token type: ETH (ERC20)
ICO Price: 1 RBY = 0.15 USD
Min purchase: 0.1 ETH
Total supply: Tokens are only issued when physically sold
(350,000,000 tokens maximum possible supply, as per smart contract)
Soft cap: 1,000,000 USD
Hard cap: 35,000,000 USD
ICO Start date: 1st of December 2018
The Pre-ICO starts on 1st of September and comes with an up to 25% Bonus, visit their website and click on "Register Your Interest" to keep informed.
🔶 Our Score:
🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗 4.5/5
The Mobu project, which delivers a product which is genuinely needed, is managed by a strong team and advisory board with lots of experience in a broad spectrum. They have a detailed whitepaper and a clear vision while entering a vast market where up until now none competitor is active. Security tokens are apparently "the future of Crypto", and thus, we expect Mobu to be a strong player and a success story in this area. The MVP is announced for this month, just before the Pre-Sale starts, and once we had a chance to test the platform, we will consider to higher the current rating.
🔶 Promotional video: https://youtu.be/ydlXE_E2UUo
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Technology-enabled digital investment bank to streamline capital markets. The full infrastructure solution for the next generation of assets.
Bittrex, the thirty-sixth largest crypto exchange by trading volume, announced this week that it will be adding US Dollar trading pairs for two more popular altcoins: Cardano (ADA) and Zcash (ZEC).
According to the brief Twitter announcement, Bittrex reveals that it will be adding direct fiat support for ADA and ZEC starting on September 5.
The news comes a week after the exchange announced that it would be rolling out USD trading pairs for XRP and Ethereum Classic (ETC) for eligible personal and corporate accounts.
Bittrex originally added USD fiat trading for bitcoin (BTC), as well as for stablecoins Tether (USDT) and TrueUSD (TUSD). Additionally, corporate and personal investors outside of the United States or in California, New York, New Mexico, Montana, Arizona, and Washington State are now eligible to participate on Bittrex, as well as corporate investors in Pennsylvania.
ADA and ZEC are ranked 8th and 20th, respectively, in the AltDex 100 Index (ALT100), a benchmark index for large-cap cryptocurrencies and tokens.
https://cryptoangel.space/bittrex-plans-to-launch-usd-pairs-for-cardano-and-zcash/
According to the brief Twitter announcement, Bittrex reveals that it will be adding direct fiat support for ADA and ZEC starting on September 5.
The news comes a week after the exchange announced that it would be rolling out USD trading pairs for XRP and Ethereum Classic (ETC) for eligible personal and corporate accounts.
Bittrex originally added USD fiat trading for bitcoin (BTC), as well as for stablecoins Tether (USDT) and TrueUSD (TUSD). Additionally, corporate and personal investors outside of the United States or in California, New York, New Mexico, Montana, Arizona, and Washington State are now eligible to participate on Bittrex, as well as corporate investors in Pennsylvania.
ADA and ZEC are ranked 8th and 20th, respectively, in the AltDex 100 Index (ALT100), a benchmark index for large-cap cryptocurrencies and tokens.
https://cryptoangel.space/bittrex-plans-to-launch-usd-pairs-for-cardano-and-zcash/
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Bittrex plans to launch USD pairs for Cardano and Zcash ⋆ Crypto Angel Space
The two altcoins will be added with direct fiat support starting September 5. Bittrex, the thirty-sixth largest crypto exchange…
You can now buy Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin on Yahoo Finance.
THE VIRUS IS SPREADING
🗣Anthony Pompliano, Founder and Partner at Morgan Creek Digital.
THE VIRUS IS SPREADING
🗣Anthony Pompliano, Founder and Partner at Morgan Creek Digital.
👏A meeting of the EU Ministers of Economy will be held in Vienna on September 7.
Officials will discuss the growing popularity of the cryptocurrencies and needed regulations for this industry.
It is reported that the main topics at the summit will be insufficient transparency and the possibility of using digital assets for criminal purposes, including money laundering, tax evasion and the financing of terrorism.
The ministers will discuss possible tightening of the rules to counter such use of the cryptocurrency.
Earlier the European Parliament approved a package of new measures to combat money laundering in the countries of the European Union, among which officials intend to strengthen control over bitcoin and other virtual currencies.
Exchange platforms, virtual wallets and banking institutions are required to verify the identity of customers and the origin of funds.
Officials will discuss the growing popularity of the cryptocurrencies and needed regulations for this industry.
It is reported that the main topics at the summit will be insufficient transparency and the possibility of using digital assets for criminal purposes, including money laundering, tax evasion and the financing of terrorism.
The ministers will discuss possible tightening of the rules to counter such use of the cryptocurrency.
Earlier the European Parliament approved a package of new measures to combat money laundering in the countries of the European Union, among which officials intend to strengthen control over bitcoin and other virtual currencies.
Exchange platforms, virtual wallets and banking institutions are required to verify the identity of customers and the origin of funds.
⛏⛓BTC.com launches mining pools for the production of Ethereum and Ethereum Classic.
Users of the web portal pool.btc.com will not only be able to mine these cryptocurrencies, but also switch their computing power from the Ethereum pool to the Ethereum Classic pool, depending on the mood in the market.
The production will take place with the help of the GPU.
We expect that within the next 12 months our mining pool will monitor 12% of the Ethereum network, said Zhuang Zhong.
Last year BTC.com produced 21% of all blocks of bitcoin. At the moment, according to blockchain.com, the mining pool owns 17.3% of the network's first hash of bitcoin.
Users of the web portal pool.btc.com will not only be able to mine these cryptocurrencies, but also switch their computing power from the Ethereum pool to the Ethereum Classic pool, depending on the mood in the market.
The production will take place with the help of the GPU.
We expect that within the next 12 months our mining pool will monitor 12% of the Ethereum network, said Zhuang Zhong.
Last year BTC.com produced 21% of all blocks of bitcoin. At the moment, according to blockchain.com, the mining pool owns 17.3% of the network's first hash of bitcoin.
🏦The Central Bank of India has published an annual report, a separate section of which is devoted to cryptocurrencies. RBI noted the existence of risks associated with cryptocurrencies, and also added that some of the currency trading can soon be switched to peer-to-peer mode.
Representatives of the central bank noted that the ecosystem can affect traditional payment and settlement systems, which, in turn, can affect monetary policy.
The report also paid attention to the April’s ban on the use of cryptocurrency by financial institutions.
Development in this direction needs to be monitored, as some can switch from trading on exchanges to P2P mode, which will result in increased use of cash. The possibility of migration of currency to shadow pools, cash settlements and offshore should be carefully monitored.
It is noteworthy that along with the central banks of many countries, RBI is also exploring the possibility of creating its own digital currency.
Earlier this week it became known that RBI formed a division to study new technologies, including blockchain, cryptocurrencies and artificial intelligence.
Representatives of the central bank noted that the ecosystem can affect traditional payment and settlement systems, which, in turn, can affect monetary policy.
The report also paid attention to the April’s ban on the use of cryptocurrency by financial institutions.
Development in this direction needs to be monitored, as some can switch from trading on exchanges to P2P mode, which will result in increased use of cash. The possibility of migration of currency to shadow pools, cash settlements and offshore should be carefully monitored.
It is noteworthy that along with the central banks of many countries, RBI is also exploring the possibility of creating its own digital currency.
Earlier this week it became known that RBI formed a division to study new technologies, including blockchain, cryptocurrencies and artificial intelligence.
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
Chinese ecozone clamps down crypto promotional events
The Guangzhou Development District, an exclusive economic zone in China's Guangzhou district has ordered a clampdown on cryptocurrency promotional events following an earlier move by the capital Beijing, reports The Star Online. According to the report, the ecozone – established in the 1980s as one of the first special economic zones in the country – said the crackdown was to maintain “the security and stability of the financial system” as it imposed all activities that promote digital currency within the zone.
“The moves – both restricted to the districts in question – are the latest examples of China’s intensifying crackdown on cryptocurrencies, which began last September with bans on crypto exchanges and initial coin offerings,” the South China Morning Post reported. It added, "ICOs are unregulated crowdfunding methods involving cryptocurrencies. Despite central government initiatives on adopting blockchain, the underlying technology behind these virtual currencies, Beijing has made it clear it does not want retail investors putting their money into cryptocurrencies amid fears of financial chaos.”
Guangzhou’s decision came after central district of Chaoyang in the Chinese capital of Beijing issued a notice on August 17 informing shopping malls, hotels, shopping malls, and office buildings in the area not to host events related to cryptocurrency. The notice was issued after an offshore digital currency exchange operator held an event in the capital a week earlier. The twin moves of Beijing and Guangzhou highlighted China’s seriousness in intensifying its crackdown against virtual currencies after the communist nation banned initial coin offerings and exchanges in September last year.
However, the government is banning cryptocurrency trading while its central authority is promoting blockchain and fintech to raise consumption and adoption in the real economy. Early this month, the Chinese National Development Commission (NDC) and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued a joint release to unveil the nation’s. Three-Year Action Plan to Expand and Upgrade Information Consumption (2018-2020) that touches on the application of information technology (IT) in the real economy
The action plan also calls for the promotion of financial technology (fintech), blockchain algorithms, and other businesses that signaled the government’s seriousness in using blockchain and IT as a tool instead of a distinct economic sector.
The Guangzhou Development District, an exclusive economic zone in China's Guangzhou district has ordered a clampdown on cryptocurrency promotional events following an earlier move by the capital Beijing, reports The Star Online. According to the report, the ecozone – established in the 1980s as one of the first special economic zones in the country – said the crackdown was to maintain “the security and stability of the financial system” as it imposed all activities that promote digital currency within the zone.
“The moves – both restricted to the districts in question – are the latest examples of China’s intensifying crackdown on cryptocurrencies, which began last September with bans on crypto exchanges and initial coin offerings,” the South China Morning Post reported. It added, "ICOs are unregulated crowdfunding methods involving cryptocurrencies. Despite central government initiatives on adopting blockchain, the underlying technology behind these virtual currencies, Beijing has made it clear it does not want retail investors putting their money into cryptocurrencies amid fears of financial chaos.”
Guangzhou’s decision came after central district of Chaoyang in the Chinese capital of Beijing issued a notice on August 17 informing shopping malls, hotels, shopping malls, and office buildings in the area not to host events related to cryptocurrency. The notice was issued after an offshore digital currency exchange operator held an event in the capital a week earlier. The twin moves of Beijing and Guangzhou highlighted China’s seriousness in intensifying its crackdown against virtual currencies after the communist nation banned initial coin offerings and exchanges in September last year.
However, the government is banning cryptocurrency trading while its central authority is promoting blockchain and fintech to raise consumption and adoption in the real economy. Early this month, the Chinese National Development Commission (NDC) and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued a joint release to unveil the nation’s. Three-Year Action Plan to Expand and Upgrade Information Consumption (2018-2020) that touches on the application of information technology (IT) in the real economy
The action plan also calls for the promotion of financial technology (fintech), blockchain algorithms, and other businesses that signaled the government’s seriousness in using blockchain and IT as a tool instead of a distinct economic sector.
Yahoo Finance has integrated trading with Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin on its platform.
