First Crypto ETF is to Launch a pre-ICO before Embarking on a Full Coin Sale

First Crypto ETF is to launch a pre-ICO before embarking on a full coin sale. This is the first ETF in the crypto-currency world, with First Crypto ETF be buying 10 cryptocurrencies with high liquidity and daily trading volumes. First Crypto ETF’s portfolio will include Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin as well as Zcash and Monero. Against this package, a token will be issued that can be traded on cryptocurrency exchanges worldwide.

Trading will also take place over peer-to-peer platforms, with day-to-day operations controlled by a unique technology – the Authorize Engine – running on proprietary hardware infrastructure and algorithms.

The full article: https://coinidol.com/first-crypto-etf-pre-ico/

EXMO cryptocurrency platform is proud to announce the integration of Ripple, one of the world’s TOP cryptocurrencies. From this moment, the users can trade on the new following currency pairs: XRP/BTC, XRP/USD, XRP/RUB.

EXMO cryptocurrency platform has successfully expanded its number of trading instruments – Ripple (XRP) has been added to the listing. The deposit/withdrawal operations are already available in the “ Finance” section.

https://coinidol.com/buy-ripple-on-exmo-at-the-best-rates/

The video game industry is on the rise; Online tournaments are close to outshining more traditional sporting events. In some regions of Asia, eSports are exceeding the popularity of athletic sports and may by 2024, for the first time in history, be included Olympics in China.

Today more than 58 million people worldwide identify as professional gamers. ESports events in 2017 alone attracted more than 400 million viewers. Needless to say, the industry is booming, and might be worth $1.5 billion by 2020, according to some estimates.

The full article: https://coinidol.com/blockchain-a-new-stimpack-for-esports/

Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchanges have always been irregular in China, especially when it comes to LocalBitcoin. Every now and then the volume changes. Last week the nation set a new all-time trading volume record on the LocalBitcoins platform . This shows that the demand for Bitcoin ceases to slow down in China. Furthermore, this shows that issuing a permanent ban on Bitcoin will never be in China’s interest.

Exchange of cryptocurrency in China for most customers is still a problem. China believes that they need to have a centralized intermediary which contradicts Bitcoins purpose as an unregulated, decentralized currency. After all, the centralized platforms can be targeted by the governments and financial institution.

https://coinidol.com/china-localbitcoins-trading-volume/

Hacken Victory at the d10e PITCH CONTEST - The Leading Conference on Decentralization

On September 19, Hacken, a community-driven business organization in the cybersecurity field, participated in d10e PITCH CONTEST, the leading conference on Decentralization. At this competition, 26 of the best startups from different parts of the world represented their future products, concepts and business models with the goal of acquiring recognition and reward. The price pull was 100 Bitcoins.

Hacken was represented by CFO, Dmitry Budorin, and PR Manager, Olga Samoilova, who clearly described what the Hacken Ecosystem is, just how it will work, and its lofty goals. In turn, Dmitry Budorin explained how the company is going to regulate the price formation of HKN, custom-tailored token for White Hat Hackers. Eventually, the Hacken Ecosystem was been ranked second in the global leading blockchain competition thanks to the outstanding performance of the representatives and significance and scope of the concept created by Hacken. By following this link you are able to find the Video of Hacken’s Pitch.

https://coinidol.com/hacken-victory-at-the-d10e-pitch-contest/

VVToken to Make Electronic Financial Services More Accessible and Affordable

New CyberBank™ cryptocurrency-linked debit card by VVToken will enable 79 million unbanked and underbanked adults in the USA to access electronic payment services. The card is scheduled to launch internationally in early 2018.

VVToken (VV),the company that created a financial solution designed to provide a broad spectrum of services to a diverse array of international users, today announced it will open an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) on December 5, 2017 to fund the final development and launch of its new blockchain consumer finance platform, CyberBank™. VVToken will initially introduce two technology-based CyberBank™ products that will revolutionize electronic connectivity between fiat and cyber currencies. VVToken aims to raise up to 30 million in a token sale to deploy a platform offering payment security and mobile affordability that utilizes the security and reliability of the blockchain while delivering financial appreciation to the cardholder. For detailed information on VVToken’s ICO, visit www.VVTokens.com and read the company’s white paper here.

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The international project Boosteroid starts ICO on October 23 and intends to squeeze giants of computing power rental market such as Google, Amazon and Microsoft.

Today the prices of cloud computing services offered by market leaders — Amazon, Microsoft, Google — are very high, so this service is still the privilege of the "elite". This is what spurred experts to create Boosteroid.
«Computing power rental price is a problem for many users, — explains Boosteroid founder Ivan Shvaichenko, — We decided to remove this obstacle».

The full article: https://coinidol.com/boosteroid-to-squeeze-google-and-amazon/

Viuly’s Blockchain Based Video Sharing Platform Announces Pre-ICO

Viuly announces an investment of EUR 150,000 from blockchain investment company Krypton Capital, as it looks to disrupt the online video industry through a truly decentralized video sharing platform.

Multimedia development company Viuly is pleased to announce an early investment of EUR 150,000 from crypto investment firm Krypton Capital. The deal comes 2 weeks before Viuly’s pre-ICO on October 10th, strengthening its bid to establish the world’s first decentralized blockchain-based video sharing platform. Taking into account advertising, the online video industry is worth hundreds of billions of dollars, and Viuly is on a mission to become the major decentralized platform in the industry.

Read the full article: https://coinidol.com/viuly-s-blockchain-based-video-sharing-platform-pre-ico/

Lending App MicroMoney to raise $30Mln through an ICO in October

MicroMoney, a fintech institution from Eastern Asia, announces today its Initial Coin Offering set to launch on 18 October, 2017. The visionary company has big plans to transform the economy in emerging markets.

According to World Bank, 2 billions people around the world still don’t have a bank account. Unable to build credit, they lack access to basic financial services like personal loans and SME loans. This is a critical problem affecting local economies, especially in emerging countries like the Philippines, Thailand or Myanmar.

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Wish Finance has announced the launch of its blockchain-based lending platform for small and medium businesses. Wish Finance innovated a new technology for risk scoring and seamless repayments, based on real transactional data and connection to the POS infrastructure. At first ,the company will be providing loans for companies in Singapore and Hong Kong. Wish Finance will conduct a token sale from October 2nd to October 25th to raise funding for scaling up their new platform.

Eugene Green, CEO and Founder of Wish Finance, commented:

“Small businesses play a significant role in the modern economy, as they hire more people, pay more taxes, strengthen their local communities and eventually propel the growth of the economy. However, SMEs consistently report access to capital being one of the most important factors in being successful, as getting unsecured business loans still remains a large issue for them. In fact, SMEs are the most underbanked business category worldwide and Asia Pacific is the region with the least banked SMEs in most of the countries.”

Read the full article: https://coinidol.com/wish-finance-blockchain-lending-platform/

Verif-y Extends Token Pre-Sale To Accommodate Interest In Its Government Offerings

The pre-sale has been extended to 25 October to accommodate growing interest in the company’s institutional and government offerings.

Verif-y, the blockchain-based credential verification and digital identity platform, is delaying its main tokensale in order to allow an extended pre-sale as Verif-y partners with HRworx. HRworx, a veteran owned company, provides employee lifecycle management solutions for many governmental departments including the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Department of the Interior. By partnering with Verif-y to integrate Verif-y’s platform with its existing solutions, HRworx believes that it can enhance the services it already provides the U.S. government.

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Cryptocurrency Supported Electronic ESR Wallet Announces Crowdsale

ESR Wallet, a popular e-Wallet platform has announced the launch of its crowdsale campaign, starting September 25, 2017.


ESR Wallet, an e-Wallet company, currently operating with fiat currencies announces its token pre-sale, starting September 25. The project aims to create universal payment and credit service that will support all currencies, digital and fiat alike.
Storing money digitally has been possible for a while now with applications such as PayPal or Venmo, but there are still a lot of limitations in today’s platforms. Some of the limitation we see occur when sending abroad or in another currency there is always a hidden fee here or there, delays when transferring to another account, and no easy cash-back options are just some obstacles these digital money platforms face today. The problem is even more evident when it comes to cryptocurrency support.

The full article: https://coinidol.com/esr-wallet-announces-crowdsale/

Japan’s banking industry will be launching ‘J-Coin’, a new digital currency that is the digital equivalent to the Yen.

The banks in Japan have been collaborating to create J-Coin, a crypto version of the Yen that they hope to launch by 2020 - just in time for the Tokyo olympics. Unlike most cryptocurrencies, the J-Coin will be pegged to Japan’s national currency, the Yen, this means that unlike Bitcoin and most other cryptocurrencies, J-Coin will be centralized and Japan’s government will be able to play a role in its regulation and economic policy.

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Confideal: New Unique Marketplace for Smart Contracts

Confideal is a new smart contract management service. While Ethereum is quickly becoming the de-facto choice for smart contracts, it still requires programming knowledge and familiarity with Ethereum to manually create them.

People who are interested in utilizing smart contracts have one viable option - to outsource the programming to someone else, which can incur costly fees. Furthermore, if a dispute arises, a third party arbitrator will usually not be familiar with the smart contract nor the specifics of the contract.

Read the full article: https://coinidol.com/confideal-new-unique-marketplace-for-smart-contracts/

Future of the Internet of Things Protection with Mysterium Network

Years ago, when we heard technology enthusiasts talking about IoT, it sounded like a foreign language to us. But nowadays, as technology is developing, this concept is becoming more and more familiar.

Today, many households and businesses are making use of the opportunities IoT provides. That is, communication of individual devices via the Internet, without human intervention. These devices are capable of communicating together via wi-fi or mobile networks such as communicators in security systems, measuring various elements in the home (such as temperature, water meter etc.). But that's just the beginning.

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STK Token: Solution to Borderless Transactions and Payments at POS

FinTech creates STK token as part of a universal solution to borderless transactions and retail payments at point of sale (POS) and announces Token Generation Event

STK announced plans for a Token Generation Event (TGE) today which will run from October 25-November 3, 2017 with a pre-sale available to registered participants from October 11-24, 2017. Proceeds from the sale will support ongoing development and future implementation of the STK token with partners around the world.

Built on the Ethereum blockchain as an ERC20 token, the STK token will enable users to transact with cryptocurrency in mainstream markets and at brick-and-mortar stores without the cumbersome exchange process typical of most cryptocurrencies.

Read the full article: https://coinidol.com/stk-token-borderless-transactions-and-payments/

Flatio.cz, a real estate startup that offers apartments to rent for a period of 1 to 6 months, has announced that it is now accepting Bitcoin. A new service is currently available in Prague, Brno, Ostrava, Vienna, Bratislava and Berlin.

Users can now pay their rent via cryptocurrency; however, a fee of 500 CZK (about $23 USD) and must be paid in the fiat currency.

The full article: https://coinidol.com/renting-apartments-for-bitcoin-in-europe/

The Deputy Finance Minister of Russia, Alexei Moiseyev, recently stated payments with Bitcoin will not be legalized in Russia and making transactions via Bitcoin should be considered similar to playing the board game “Monopoly”.

He stated:

"I encourage all your readers to pay attention to this: you have rights to buy real estate, for example, for the cards from Monopoly, but thus you are deprived of any legal protection, and you also violate the constitutional principle that the national the currency is the ruble.”

The full article: https://coinidol.com/deputy-finance-minister-compared-bitcoin-monopoly/

How Blockchain will Crush Language Barriers?

In a world with more than 3000 different languages and dialects it is doubtless that the question of language barriers becomes of a very high interest. In other words, searching for a method of establishing mutual understanding, people all around the world are calling for affordable and always available interpreting services. Are the modern technologies able to provide a solution for that problem? If yes, which ones?

The development of blockchain technologies as well as the growing role of smartphones and mobile applications have gave birth to LangPie - a revolutionary product created with an aim to crush language barriers and establish a communication between humans from different countries.

The full article: https://coinidol.com/how-blockchain-will-crush-language-barriers/

DOVU to Participate in Jaguar Land Rover Hackathon

DOVU, the blockchain transport data initiative, will showcase its software at the forthcoming Jaguar Land Rover Developer Challenge, to be held in Slovakia at the end of the month.

The hackathon will take place around the theme of ‘smart mobility’, and will feature two specific challenges for developers: a mobile app that will incentivise car sharing, with the aim of decreasing overall vehicle emissions; and a seamless solution for multi-modal transport planning, uniting train and bus timetables, city bike schemes and other useful information within a single interface. Prizes totalling EUR 6,000 are available.

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