OKCoin USA ready to rollout to 20 more states
Just like other Chinese cryptocurrency exchanges that had to abruptly close shop last year, OKCoin had no choice but to relocate its business to friendlier shores. This time, the company is setting its eyes on the West to expand its business and has already announced plans to expand its US presence to 20 more states.
OKCoin USA announced on Sept. 12 that it already received approval to expand to 20 new states, according to a Yahoo Finance article. This will expand the company’s network in the United States, one of the largest crypto markets in the world.
The regulatory approval will bring OKCoin USA’s services to residents in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin.
Just like other Chinese cryptocurrency exchanges that had to abruptly close shop last year, OKCoin had no choice but to relocate its business to friendlier shores. This time, the company is setting its eyes on the West to expand its business and has already announced plans to expand its US presence to 20 more states.
OKCoin USA announced on Sept. 12 that it already received approval to expand to 20 new states, according to a Yahoo Finance article. This will expand the company’s network in the United States, one of the largest crypto markets in the world.
The regulatory approval will bring OKCoin USA’s services to residents in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin.
Four low market cap value-projects to follow in Q4, 2018
With the bear market in full swing, it can be scary to see so many red candles on the charts. However, a bear market also presents money-making opportunities. When the market is down it is a great time to diversify a portfolio. Holding “safe” coins like Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Litecoin will lead to small so-called “gains” as the crypto market climbs back up, but diversifying your portfolio with some low market cap value-projects could yield much bigger returns.
☑ Stakenet (XSN)
Stakenet (XSN) is an ambitious project aiming on replacing traditional banks, fiat currencies, payment gateways, and much more through groundbreaking innovation, and with an unmatchable progress. Stakenet is already on the beat with Lightning Network, SewWit and Atomic Swaps already implemented and working. They are likewise working on the world’s first truly decentralized DEX run entirely by Masternodes. Unlike any other DEX currently in existence, the XSN Exchange cannot be taken down by any authority including the government or Stakenet themselves.
☑ Genesis Vision (GVT)
Genesis Vision (GTV) is another interesting investment right now. The Genesis Vision platform has a working iOS application that allows individuals and organizations to become investors who build a portfolio and actively trade. In turn, these investors have public profiles that show their portfolio and trade performance to help others sort out good investors from bad. Users of the platform can then invest their own GVT in the trades of these investors. The Genesis platform has a solid use case for the cryptocurrency community and many active users already.
☑ Storm (STORM)
STORM is a gamified micro-task platform that lets users complete surveys, online tasks, and try new products in exchange for STORM tokens, which can be sold on exchanges. STORM is already listed on Bittrex and Binance. What makes this project more interesting than a lot of other projects that I’ve seen is that it has a working product. Its web platform is already available in the Google Play store and will soon be available on iOS.
☑ Dent (DENT)
The last coin on my list is Dent (DENT). Dent is trading at 42 sats, down from an all time high of 600. The Dent platform plans to disrupt the mobile device industry by hosting a free market where users can trade phone data. This would break up the monopoly of telecommunications companies and increase global efficiency. In most regions around the world, telecom companies sell minutes and data packages that expire monthly and don’t roll over. With Dent, unused data can be sold by users instead of wasted.
With the bear market in full swing, it can be scary to see so many red candles on the charts. However, a bear market also presents money-making opportunities. When the market is down it is a great time to diversify a portfolio. Holding “safe” coins like Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Litecoin will lead to small so-called “gains” as the crypto market climbs back up, but diversifying your portfolio with some low market cap value-projects could yield much bigger returns.
☑ Stakenet (XSN)
Stakenet (XSN) is an ambitious project aiming on replacing traditional banks, fiat currencies, payment gateways, and much more through groundbreaking innovation, and with an unmatchable progress. Stakenet is already on the beat with Lightning Network, SewWit and Atomic Swaps already implemented and working. They are likewise working on the world’s first truly decentralized DEX run entirely by Masternodes. Unlike any other DEX currently in existence, the XSN Exchange cannot be taken down by any authority including the government or Stakenet themselves.
☑ Genesis Vision (GVT)
Genesis Vision (GTV) is another interesting investment right now. The Genesis Vision platform has a working iOS application that allows individuals and organizations to become investors who build a portfolio and actively trade. In turn, these investors have public profiles that show their portfolio and trade performance to help others sort out good investors from bad. Users of the platform can then invest their own GVT in the trades of these investors. The Genesis platform has a solid use case for the cryptocurrency community and many active users already.
☑ Storm (STORM)
STORM is a gamified micro-task platform that lets users complete surveys, online tasks, and try new products in exchange for STORM tokens, which can be sold on exchanges. STORM is already listed on Bittrex and Binance. What makes this project more interesting than a lot of other projects that I’ve seen is that it has a working product. Its web platform is already available in the Google Play store and will soon be available on iOS.
☑ Dent (DENT)
The last coin on my list is Dent (DENT). Dent is trading at 42 sats, down from an all time high of 600. The Dent platform plans to disrupt the mobile device industry by hosting a free market where users can trade phone data. This would break up the monopoly of telecommunications companies and increase global efficiency. In most regions around the world, telecom companies sell minutes and data packages that expire monthly and don’t roll over. With Dent, unused data can be sold by users instead of wasted.
🚀 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
Bithumb and Coinone Terminating Fiat Withdrawals for Unverified Crypto Traders
Two major South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges have announced that they will no longer allow unverified users to make withdrawals in Korean won. Starting next month, users of Bithumb and Coinone must have verified real-name accounts in order to deposit and withdraw the fiat currency.
Bithumb Goes All Real-Name
Bithumb, the largest crypto exchange by trading volume in South Korea, announced on Friday, Sept. 14, that it will terminate fiat withdrawal service for all users without verified real-name accounts.
The service will end on Oct. 1 for corporate members and on Oct. 15 for individual members. Bithumb says the move is to comply with the government’s anti-money laundering policy.
However, the exchange clarified that this announcement only affects fiat withdrawals, emphasizing:
Cryptocurrency transactions and withdrawals can be used normally.
The South Korean government introduced the real-name system for crypto exchanges at the end of January. Members of an exchange using this system can convert their accounts to real-name ones at the bank that provides the conversion service to the exchange.
So far, banks have only been offering this service to the country’s top four exchanges – Bithumb, Upbit, Coinone, and Korbit. Nonghyup Bank provides this service to Bithumb and Coinone.
Despite efforts by the government, banks, and exchanges, local media recently reported that only about 40-50 percent of accounts at the four exchanges have been converted to date. banks have been pressuring crypto exchanges to take measures to ensure conversion in order to reduce the risk of money laundering.
Coinone Makes Similar Move
South Korea’s third-largest crypto exchange, Coinone, also made a similar announcement on Friday.
The exchange explained that “Nonghyup Bank requested Coinone to limit the withdrawal of Korean currency” for members who have not verified their accounts by a certain date “pursuant to the Act on Reporting and Utilization of Specific Financial Transaction Information.” Coinone elaborated that effective Oct. 15:
In order to comply with the government policy related to virtual currency transactions, we will limit the withdrawal of persons who have not completed the real name verification.
After Oct. 15, users who do not have real-name accounts will be “unable to deposit and withdraw in Korean currency,” Coinone wrote. The exchange is asking users to make withdrawals before that date if they do not plan to convert to real-name accounts by then.
“When you authenticate real-name verified accounts, you can deposit and withdraw in Korean currency,” Coinone described. Like Bithumb, the exchange reiterated that the notice does not affect crypto trading, deposits, or withdrawals. Both exchanges have also confirmed that corporations, minors, and foreigners are not eligible for real-name conversion.
At the time of this writing, Upbit and Korbit, which do not use Nonghyup Bank, have not announced that they will stop providing Korean won withdrawal service to unverified users.
Two major South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges have announced that they will no longer allow unverified users to make withdrawals in Korean won. Starting next month, users of Bithumb and Coinone must have verified real-name accounts in order to deposit and withdraw the fiat currency.
Bithumb Goes All Real-Name
Bithumb, the largest crypto exchange by trading volume in South Korea, announced on Friday, Sept. 14, that it will terminate fiat withdrawal service for all users without verified real-name accounts.
The service will end on Oct. 1 for corporate members and on Oct. 15 for individual members. Bithumb says the move is to comply with the government’s anti-money laundering policy.
However, the exchange clarified that this announcement only affects fiat withdrawals, emphasizing:
Cryptocurrency transactions and withdrawals can be used normally.
The South Korean government introduced the real-name system for crypto exchanges at the end of January. Members of an exchange using this system can convert their accounts to real-name ones at the bank that provides the conversion service to the exchange.
So far, banks have only been offering this service to the country’s top four exchanges – Bithumb, Upbit, Coinone, and Korbit. Nonghyup Bank provides this service to Bithumb and Coinone.
Despite efforts by the government, banks, and exchanges, local media recently reported that only about 40-50 percent of accounts at the four exchanges have been converted to date. banks have been pressuring crypto exchanges to take measures to ensure conversion in order to reduce the risk of money laundering.
Coinone Makes Similar Move
South Korea’s third-largest crypto exchange, Coinone, also made a similar announcement on Friday.
The exchange explained that “Nonghyup Bank requested Coinone to limit the withdrawal of Korean currency” for members who have not verified their accounts by a certain date “pursuant to the Act on Reporting and Utilization of Specific Financial Transaction Information.” Coinone elaborated that effective Oct. 15:
In order to comply with the government policy related to virtual currency transactions, we will limit the withdrawal of persons who have not completed the real name verification.
After Oct. 15, users who do not have real-name accounts will be “unable to deposit and withdraw in Korean currency,” Coinone wrote. The exchange is asking users to make withdrawals before that date if they do not plan to convert to real-name accounts by then.
“When you authenticate real-name verified accounts, you can deposit and withdraw in Korean currency,” Coinone described. Like Bithumb, the exchange reiterated that the notice does not affect crypto trading, deposits, or withdrawals. Both exchanges have also confirmed that corporations, minors, and foreigners are not eligible for real-name conversion.
At the time of this writing, Upbit and Korbit, which do not use Nonghyup Bank, have not announced that they will stop providing Korean won withdrawal service to unverified users.
BlockTower, a crypto-oriented hedge fund is expanding its business despite the bearish trend in the crypto market
Crypto-oriented investment group BlockTower Capital seems unperturbed by the prolonged decline in the cryptocurrency market and is pushing ahead with its business expansion. The hedge fund, launched by former Goldman Sachs investment manager Matthew Goetz, has hired more people this year and opened a new office despite the deflating market, a person familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
The company has grown its staff to 13, which is almost double compared to the number of employees it had at the start of 2018. Besides its head office in Stamford, Connecticut, BlockTower has also set up shop in New York.
The company’s plans defy the bearish trend that has prevailed for several months. As shown by the Eurekahedge Crypto-Currency Hedge Fund Index, crypto-related funds are down 52% year-to-date, while Bitcoin has lost 54% over the same period. However, 96 hedge funds have been launched this year compared to 156 established in 2017. The new ones might be in a better position, especially if they opened after Bitcoin’s peak.
BlockTower Capital spokesperson Jessica Schaefer confirmed to Bloomberg that the company was expanding, saying it has named Eric Friedman head of its venture strategy. Friedman previously worked for startup incubator Expa.
BlockTower has also hired Corey Miller, who worked for VC outfit Scout Ventures, and Siyu Dai, a former quantitative trader and algorithm developer at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Nomura. Another new addition is Steve Lee, previously a trader at Goldman Sachs’ Tokyo and Singapore offices.
Since its launch, BlockTower has attracted investments from well-established venture capital groups such as Union Square Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz. Both of these have indicated interest in the cryptocurrency market. In June, Andreessen Horowitz launched a $300 million fund to invest in crypto companies. One month later, Union Square said it would invest in the crypto market although it would create a separate fund.
Crypto-oriented investment group BlockTower Capital seems unperturbed by the prolonged decline in the cryptocurrency market and is pushing ahead with its business expansion. The hedge fund, launched by former Goldman Sachs investment manager Matthew Goetz, has hired more people this year and opened a new office despite the deflating market, a person familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
The company has grown its staff to 13, which is almost double compared to the number of employees it had at the start of 2018. Besides its head office in Stamford, Connecticut, BlockTower has also set up shop in New York.
The company’s plans defy the bearish trend that has prevailed for several months. As shown by the Eurekahedge Crypto-Currency Hedge Fund Index, crypto-related funds are down 52% year-to-date, while Bitcoin has lost 54% over the same period. However, 96 hedge funds have been launched this year compared to 156 established in 2017. The new ones might be in a better position, especially if they opened after Bitcoin’s peak.
BlockTower Capital spokesperson Jessica Schaefer confirmed to Bloomberg that the company was expanding, saying it has named Eric Friedman head of its venture strategy. Friedman previously worked for startup incubator Expa.
BlockTower has also hired Corey Miller, who worked for VC outfit Scout Ventures, and Siyu Dai, a former quantitative trader and algorithm developer at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Nomura. Another new addition is Steve Lee, previously a trader at Goldman Sachs’ Tokyo and Singapore offices.
Since its launch, BlockTower has attracted investments from well-established venture capital groups such as Union Square Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz. Both of these have indicated interest in the cryptocurrency market. In June, Andreessen Horowitz launched a $300 million fund to invest in crypto companies. One month later, Union Square said it would invest in the crypto market although it would create a separate fund.
BCH will continue its roadmap to build electronical cash on base protocol and encouraging permissionless innovation in layer-2. I see lots of buidlers are working so hard! Fake Satoshi can never stop us.
🗣Jihan Wu, co-founder of Bitmain.
🗣Jihan Wu, co-founder of Bitmain.
🌤CloudFlare, the Web Performance & Security Company has developed a decentralized channel based on the IPFS protocol for content distribution.
The IPFS file system is designed for peer-to-peer storage and distribution of data in a distributed ledger.
Users of IPFS-channel Cloudflare gain access to content without installing specialized software.
In addition, the availability of content is guaranteed regardless of the status of the server on which it is stored. Such a function will be useful in case of server hacking or its failure due to a natural disaster.
Also, Cloudflare recognizes that unacceptable content can be distributed through IPFS and offers to complain about it through a standard procedure.
The IPFS file system is designed for peer-to-peer storage and distribution of data in a distributed ledger.
Users of IPFS-channel Cloudflare gain access to content without installing specialized software.
In addition, the availability of content is guaranteed regardless of the status of the server on which it is stored. Such a function will be useful in case of server hacking or its failure due to a natural disaster.
Also, Cloudflare recognizes that unacceptable content can be distributed through IPFS and offers to complain about it through a standard procedure.
☑️Kraken crypto exchange has added the possibility of over-the-counter trade of digital assets. OTC-platform will be available worldwide, while minimum threshold for trading operations is $100 thousand.
17 cryptocurrencies are available, including bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, EOS, Litecoin, Monero, Dash and Zcash, as well as three fiat currencies: the US dollar, euro and yen.
Kraken OTC team has nine professional traders from North America, Europe and Asia, ready to provide assistance to customers.
In total their traders have 100 years of experience in large financial institutions, such as JP Morgan, Credit Suisse, UBS, Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch.
Kraken OTC puts itself above the competition, offering an excellent service, starting from consultations and expert evaluation of the market, finishing with the final calculation.
17 cryptocurrencies are available, including bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, EOS, Litecoin, Monero, Dash and Zcash, as well as three fiat currencies: the US dollar, euro and yen.
Kraken OTC team has nine professional traders from North America, Europe and Asia, ready to provide assistance to customers.
In total their traders have 100 years of experience in large financial institutions, such as JP Morgan, Credit Suisse, UBS, Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch.
Kraken OTC puts itself above the competition, offering an excellent service, starting from consultations and expert evaluation of the market, finishing with the final calculation.
✔️LXDX startup founded by Joshua Greenwald, who was working previously for Space X, launches a new trading platform for digital assets.
The new platform will make institutional trade instruments available to a wide range of crypto traders.
We provide each investor with exclusive tools, access to which previously only large companies could get. Among them, intelligent order routing and high-frequency trading,- said the CEO Joshua Grinwald.
The site will fully meet the requirements of KYC / AML.
Earlier he worked as the engineer on automation and propulsion systems in company SpaceX. His startup received support from large investors, one of which was the venture fund Dymon Asia. In September, LXDX moved to Malta.
The new platform will make institutional trade instruments available to a wide range of crypto traders.
We provide each investor with exclusive tools, access to which previously only large companies could get. Among them, intelligent order routing and high-frequency trading,- said the CEO Joshua Grinwald.
The site will fully meet the requirements of KYC / AML.
Earlier he worked as the engineer on automation and propulsion systems in company SpaceX. His startup received support from large investors, one of which was the venture fund Dymon Asia. In September, LXDX moved to Malta.
Malta stock exchange in a partnership with Binance will launch security tokens trading platform. A Memorandum of Understanding is signed
MSX PLC, the fintech and digital asset subsidiary of the Malta Stock Exchange, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, to launch a new digital exchange for security token trading. The MOU follows a decision by Binance to extend its business to Malta in recognition of the country's robust and transparent crypto regulatory climate.
The new trading platform will leverage Malta Stock Exchange's 26-year track record of operating as a regulated stock exchange with extensive experience in regulatory compliance and client due diligence, while building on Binance's dynamic business model that observes substantial international reach.
"We are excited to continue helping to build the blockchain ecosystem in Malta, which has become a global hub for blockchain technology through active and transparent crypto regulations," said Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance. "This partnership will allow Binance and MSX to host traditional financial assets on blockchain technology through security tokens. We look forward to bringing more innovations to Malta and further establishing our presence here."
Malta Stock Exchange Chairman Joe Portelli said: "Malta is taking the helm of regulating blockchain technology and cultivating a centre of excellence in the global digital innovation landscape. The Malta Stock Exchange is thrilled to be teaming up with Binance, a market leader in the digital asset sector, and we look forward to seeing this exciting new market opportunity develop and push the boundaries of the Maltese financial sector."
MSX PLC, the fintech and digital asset subsidiary of the Malta Stock Exchange, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, to launch a new digital exchange for security token trading. The MOU follows a decision by Binance to extend its business to Malta in recognition of the country's robust and transparent crypto regulatory climate.
The new trading platform will leverage Malta Stock Exchange's 26-year track record of operating as a regulated stock exchange with extensive experience in regulatory compliance and client due diligence, while building on Binance's dynamic business model that observes substantial international reach.
"We are excited to continue helping to build the blockchain ecosystem in Malta, which has become a global hub for blockchain technology through active and transparent crypto regulations," said Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance. "This partnership will allow Binance and MSX to host traditional financial assets on blockchain technology through security tokens. We look forward to bringing more innovations to Malta and further establishing our presence here."
Malta Stock Exchange Chairman Joe Portelli said: "Malta is taking the helm of regulating blockchain technology and cultivating a centre of excellence in the global digital innovation landscape. The Malta Stock Exchange is thrilled to be teaming up with Binance, a market leader in the digital asset sector, and we look forward to seeing this exciting new market opportunity develop and push the boundaries of the Maltese financial sector."
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
The founder of Alibaba, Jack Ma says blockchain will be meaningless if can’t transform manufacturing industry and promote society's development
“The data age is major opportunity for manufacturers to reform the industry. But blockchain and IoT will be meaningless unless they can promote the transformation of the manufacturing industry and the evolution of the society towards a greener and more inclusive direction,” said Jack Ma at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in China on September 17.
According to iPR Daily’s research, Alibaba topped the list that ranked global entities by the number of blockchain-related patents filed over the last one year. Alibaba had filed a total of 90 patent focused on blockchain and other related technologies, outflanking IBM.
"Alibaba has been working on blockchain for several years. Blockchain is not a bubble, but Bitcoin is a bubble. Bitcoin is just a tiny application of blockchain. Blockchain is not a huge gold mine," Ma said at the second World Intelligence Congress held in Tianjing in May.
"At least inside Alibaba, blockchain must be a solution that addresses the privacy and security issues in the digital era," Ma said in the same event.
In June, AlipayHK, a unit of Alibaba’s Ant Financial, and Philippines-based payment service platform GCash had launched a cross-border remittance service based on blockchain technology.
During the launch ceremony, Ma said that “Blockchain technology can help overcome the challenges of security, sustainability and inclusion.”
In August, Alipay announced it would block any account that uses its network to transact in Bitcoin (BTC), over-the-counter (OTC) trade and also reportedly said to conduct a “risk prevention” program intended to educate users about the dangers of false crypto-related “propaganda.”
“The data age is major opportunity for manufacturers to reform the industry. But blockchain and IoT will be meaningless unless they can promote the transformation of the manufacturing industry and the evolution of the society towards a greener and more inclusive direction,” said Jack Ma at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in China on September 17.
According to iPR Daily’s research, Alibaba topped the list that ranked global entities by the number of blockchain-related patents filed over the last one year. Alibaba had filed a total of 90 patent focused on blockchain and other related technologies, outflanking IBM.
"Alibaba has been working on blockchain for several years. Blockchain is not a bubble, but Bitcoin is a bubble. Bitcoin is just a tiny application of blockchain. Blockchain is not a huge gold mine," Ma said at the second World Intelligence Congress held in Tianjing in May.
"At least inside Alibaba, blockchain must be a solution that addresses the privacy and security issues in the digital era," Ma said in the same event.
In June, AlipayHK, a unit of Alibaba’s Ant Financial, and Philippines-based payment service platform GCash had launched a cross-border remittance service based on blockchain technology.
During the launch ceremony, Ma said that “Blockchain technology can help overcome the challenges of security, sustainability and inclusion.”
In August, Alipay announced it would block any account that uses its network to transact in Bitcoin (BTC), over-the-counter (OTC) trade and also reportedly said to conduct a “risk prevention” program intended to educate users about the dangers of false crypto-related “propaganda.”
Pinmo- Intelligent social marketing secured by blockchain
Pinmo combines an intelligent marketing platform with motivated social sharing to drive higher, authentic engagement across multiple social media sites. The Best Part? It's all validated by blockchain technology and IBM's Watson.
✅ What is Pinmo?
We have built a sharing platform that connects advertisers, marketers and social media users. The platform aims to eliminate all middlemen in the advertising industry and allows marketers to directly connect with those who can spread their brand best.
🎥Video presentation: https://youtu.be/CtRdZco9c68
🔧Technical Perspective
Pinmo is the first Dapp that focuses on providing cross-chain solutions for advertising traffics. The main ledger and advertisers’ portal Dapp is placed on the Ethereum. Furthermore, Pinmo also works with different public chain partners to develop Node Dapps and together, form a traffic sharing community.
While Pinmo Tokens are the main form of trade and payment, they are not the only form – campaigns can be traded by other cryptocurrencies from public chain partners. Currently, we already have Nebulas and Elastos as our public chain partners, with many more to be added in the near future. Additionally, the Pinmo platform utilizes IBM Watson’s AI technology, which allows us to deliver ads towards a more focused target audience.
How PINMO Can Help❓
Pinmo has developed a unique monetized marketing system that considers a variety of opportunities to display content across multiple social media platforms that fully incorporates the needs of users and customers. It also monetizes the sharing of organic content—incentivizing customers to share and interact . Pinmo brings together intelligently optimized ads for social sharing, underpinned with the security and validation of blockchain technology.
PRE-ICO START DATE : 25 SEPTEMBER 2018 12:00 PDT
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Pinmo combines an intelligent marketing platform with motivated social sharing to drive higher, authentic engagement across multiple social media sites. The Best Part? It's all validated by blockchain technology and IBM's Watson.
✅ What is Pinmo?
We have built a sharing platform that connects advertisers, marketers and social media users. The platform aims to eliminate all middlemen in the advertising industry and allows marketers to directly connect with those who can spread their brand best.
🎥Video presentation: https://youtu.be/CtRdZco9c68
🔧Technical Perspective
Pinmo is the first Dapp that focuses on providing cross-chain solutions for advertising traffics. The main ledger and advertisers’ portal Dapp is placed on the Ethereum. Furthermore, Pinmo also works with different public chain partners to develop Node Dapps and together, form a traffic sharing community.
While Pinmo Tokens are the main form of trade and payment, they are not the only form – campaigns can be traded by other cryptocurrencies from public chain partners. Currently, we already have Nebulas and Elastos as our public chain partners, with many more to be added in the near future. Additionally, the Pinmo platform utilizes IBM Watson’s AI technology, which allows us to deliver ads towards a more focused target audience.
How PINMO Can Help❓
Pinmo has developed a unique monetized marketing system that considers a variety of opportunities to display content across multiple social media platforms that fully incorporates the needs of users and customers. It also monetizes the sharing of organic content—incentivizing customers to share and interact . Pinmo brings together intelligently optimized ads for social sharing, underpinned with the security and validation of blockchain technology.
PRE-ICO START DATE : 25 SEPTEMBER 2018 12:00 PDT
Useful links:
Website
Telegram
YouTube
Introduction to Pinmo
Pinmo is a platform designed to help everyday social media users a chance to monetize their organic shares and interactions just like influencers.
Commissioner: SEC Shouldn’t Hold Back in Approving Crypto Products
Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Hester Pierce, who the government should not restrict the emergence of new products in the crypto active market based on the alleged weaknesses of Bitcoin.
According to Pierce, the SEC should not force crypto resources to undergo comprehensive government regulation to smash products at the top of the markets. She explained:
"The Commission should not ignore the requirement that cryptographic markets be subjected to comprehensive state regulation in accordance with the conditions that products associated with these markets are traded in the markets that we regulate."
Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Hester Pierce, who the government should not restrict the emergence of new products in the crypto active market based on the alleged weaknesses of Bitcoin.
According to Pierce, the SEC should not force crypto resources to undergo comprehensive government regulation to smash products at the top of the markets. She explained:
"The Commission should not ignore the requirement that cryptographic markets be subjected to comprehensive state regulation in accordance with the conditions that products associated with these markets are traded in the markets that we regulate."
Bear markets are for builders. The calm, the quiet, the disillusionment. While the fickle and fair-weather peer around with nervous insecurity, the builders become the market’s foundation, preparing the mortar and stone of tomorrow’s towers.
🗣 Erik Voorhees, the CEO of cryptocurrency trading platform ShapeShift.
🗣 Erik Voorhees, the CEO of cryptocurrency trading platform ShapeShift.
📟Bitcoin Group introduced a new generation of hardware for bitcoin-mining under the control of the integrated Bitfury Clarke ASIC.
The basis for Bitfury Clarke ASIC was served by five successful generations of Bitfury mining chips. According to the developers, the new chip has the highest performance characteristics among the IS for bitcoin-mining.
🗣CEO Valery Vavilov:During the development process, we took into account all factors - from the chip structure to its performance, optimal power distribution, cooling systems and data processing speed. Customers will receive economic benefits regardless of the size of the ASIC.
14nm Bitfury Clarke ASIC is fully optimized for Bitcoin Mining on SHA256. The hashing capacity is up to 120 GH per second with energy costs of only 55 mJ / GH. The minimum required mains voltage is 0.3 V.
The basis for Bitfury Clarke ASIC was served by five successful generations of Bitfury mining chips. According to the developers, the new chip has the highest performance characteristics among the IS for bitcoin-mining.
🗣CEO Valery Vavilov:During the development process, we took into account all factors - from the chip structure to its performance, optimal power distribution, cooling systems and data processing speed. Customers will receive economic benefits regardless of the size of the ASIC.
14nm Bitfury Clarke ASIC is fully optimized for Bitcoin Mining on SHA256. The hashing capacity is up to 120 GH per second with energy costs of only 55 mJ / GH. The minimum required mains voltage is 0.3 V.
🔷The final version of the mobile application My Ether Wallet Connect is finally here.
The application provides a secure login to user accounts. Now users do not need to enter a private key to open a wallet. Instead of using a private key, the introduction of which may pose a security risk, the user reads a special QR code.
A full version of the application is available only for the mobile operating system iOS.
The application provides a secure login to user accounts. Now users do not need to enter a private key to open a wallet. Instead of using a private key, the introduction of which may pose a security risk, the user reads a special QR code.
A full version of the application is available only for the mobile operating system iOS.
🕵♂👩⚖The US authorities seized nearly $ 9 million in cryptocurrency from Alexander Kazes, the owner of AlphaBay black market.
The closure of AlphaBay and other popular dark market Hansa Market in 2017 was the result of coordinated efforts of international law enforcement agencies against the largest illegal marketplaces.
On July 5, Kazes was arrested in Thailand, but after some time he was found dead in one of the prisons in Bangkok. Presumably Kazes committed suicide.
All this time there was an investigation of the circumstances of AlphaBay's work, culminating in the decision of the Fresno court about civil confiscation of Kazes assets, including large sums in cryptocurrencies.
Accounts belonging to Kazes were confiscated and transferred to the government-controlled address.
The closure of AlphaBay and other popular dark market Hansa Market in 2017 was the result of coordinated efforts of international law enforcement agencies against the largest illegal marketplaces.
On July 5, Kazes was arrested in Thailand, but after some time he was found dead in one of the prisons in Bangkok. Presumably Kazes committed suicide.
All this time there was an investigation of the circumstances of AlphaBay's work, culminating in the decision of the Fresno court about civil confiscation of Kazes assets, including large sums in cryptocurrencies.
Accounts belonging to Kazes were confiscated and transferred to the government-controlled address.
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:
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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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One of the world's largest crypto exchanges by trading volume wants to set up fiat-to-crypto trading platforms on almost every continent.
Binance founder and CEO Zhao Changpeng closed out the first day of CoinDesk's Consensus Singapore event with a fireside chat, where he discussed a range of topics, including how he grew Binance from a startup with a $15 million initial coin offering to one of the world's largest crypto exchanges and his future vision for the platform.
During the conversation with CoinDesk's Pete Rizzo, Zhao indicated that by this time next year, he wants the company to launch five to 10 fiat-to-crypto exchanges, with ideally two per continent.
These plans falls in line with Binance's current efforts to roll out an exchange in Singapore that supports local fiat-to-crypto trading services.
Binance founder and CEO Zhao Changpeng closed out the first day of CoinDesk's Consensus Singapore event with a fireside chat, where he discussed a range of topics, including how he grew Binance from a startup with a $15 million initial coin offering to one of the world's largest crypto exchanges and his future vision for the platform.
During the conversation with CoinDesk's Pete Rizzo, Zhao indicated that by this time next year, he wants the company to launch five to 10 fiat-to-crypto exchanges, with ideally two per continent.
These plans falls in line with Binance's current efforts to roll out an exchange in Singapore that supports local fiat-to-crypto trading services.
Deloitte are developing a system to allow users to profit from their personal data
Professional services firm Deloitte have announced a new partnership with Jupiter Chain, a partnership that is set to see the development and roll out of a new blockchain based data exchange in Southeast Asia. The system is to be designed to allow users in the area to monetise and profit from their own personal data – a solution to many personal data woes that exist in contemporary society.
The partnership will see both Jupiter Chain and Deloitte working within their own areas of expertise to come together to produce a product that can be used by many different types of person and organization. Jupiter Chain will focus on the blockchain technology and the working product, whilst Deloitte will host a team that will be responsible for risk management solutions and other operational tasks.
What is Jupiter Chain?
Jupiter Chain already exists as a smart data exchange, one that facilitates the storage and monetisation of personal data. Within Jupiter Chain, users are rewarded for sharing their data within the network. Trusted service providers are then granted access to this data in order to fuel their own analyses and research. Transactions are then validated through consensus and users are rewarded.
The whole system is managed by the Jovian Foundation, a group of people set out to establish overall governance. Within the Deloitte partnership specifically, we expect that Deloitte will take a similar role within their version of Jupiter Chain.
This aims to totally transform the way Deloitte clients and people in Southeast Asia handle their own data. It allows people and firms who need the data to access it in a fair and reasonable manner, whilst giving those who are happy to donate data the opportunity to make a little bit of money from it. Selling your data to firms via blockchain isn’t going to bring in enough money to replace your full time job, however, it could be quite a profitable little entity in the long run. That is until the big firms find new ways to harvest data from the blockchain, undetected once more.
Professional services firm Deloitte have announced a new partnership with Jupiter Chain, a partnership that is set to see the development and roll out of a new blockchain based data exchange in Southeast Asia. The system is to be designed to allow users in the area to monetise and profit from their own personal data – a solution to many personal data woes that exist in contemporary society.
The partnership will see both Jupiter Chain and Deloitte working within their own areas of expertise to come together to produce a product that can be used by many different types of person and organization. Jupiter Chain will focus on the blockchain technology and the working product, whilst Deloitte will host a team that will be responsible for risk management solutions and other operational tasks.
What is Jupiter Chain?
Jupiter Chain already exists as a smart data exchange, one that facilitates the storage and monetisation of personal data. Within Jupiter Chain, users are rewarded for sharing their data within the network. Trusted service providers are then granted access to this data in order to fuel their own analyses and research. Transactions are then validated through consensus and users are rewarded.
The whole system is managed by the Jovian Foundation, a group of people set out to establish overall governance. Within the Deloitte partnership specifically, we expect that Deloitte will take a similar role within their version of Jupiter Chain.
This aims to totally transform the way Deloitte clients and people in Southeast Asia handle their own data. It allows people and firms who need the data to access it in a fair and reasonable manner, whilst giving those who are happy to donate data the opportunity to make a little bit of money from it. Selling your data to firms via blockchain isn’t going to bring in enough money to replace your full time job, however, it could be quite a profitable little entity in the long run. That is until the big firms find new ways to harvest data from the blockchain, undetected once more.
