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The PAR Project (par.io) a Productive Asset Record system, has released its white paper today revealing the launch of its new platform. PAR is a management application for the administration of capital pools through blockchain technology.

The PAR Foundation was founded in 2016 by Brian Kelly, Jacob Dienelt, Michael Sofaer, and George Samman. The focus of PAR is development of the world’s first transparent administration and audit application for lending and hedge funds, using blockchain technology behind the scenes.

https://news.bitcoin.com/par-hedge-fund-crypto-bitlicense/

Over the past couple of months privacy-centric solutions have been growing in importance and popularity for the nascent cryptocurrency industry.

Privacy-Centric Tools Development Driven By Surveillance Concerns

When it comes to cryptocurrencies one treasured goal is the ability to remain private, which requires both an anonymous and fungible currency. At times, it seems fungibility is the holy grail of the ecosystem. Bitcoin definitely achieves most of the qualities of sound money, but some believe it needs a lot of work in the development of fungibility.

Privacy cannot work without the basics of a fungible asset as both fundamentals are mutually exclusive. The rise in popularity concerning both fungibility and anonymity can be seen with the latest trends in market trading and development.

https://news.bitcoin.com/blockchain-surveillance-privacy-tool/

According to the latest Gartner Hype Cycle report, Blockchain technology is just about at the Peak of Inflated Expectations. Meanwhile, cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and related businesses like exchanges are further ahead in the Trough of Disillusionment.

https://news.bitcoin.com/blockchain-hype-peak-new-report/

A recent press release reveals that a group of cryptography experts, advertisers and industry executives have formed what they call “The Mass Network.” This project aims to provide a blockchain-based solution to the problems of online advertising, such as pop-ups and exploitative practices.

https://news.bitcoin.com/mass-network-bitcoin-advertising/

The team at Decentral recently announced that Ethereum Classic would be supported by their flagship product the Jaxx wallet. Alongside this very announcement, the team received word today from Apple that they want Dashpay removed from the Jaxx interface.

https://news.bitcoin.com/apple-tells-jaxx-remove-dashpay/

Last year, Bitcoin.com reported on the the Undocumented Human Tour, talking to Alma Sommer and Brian Stith about how they are raising their child Neo without governance. Now, the family is traveling around the U.S. once again, using cryptocurrencies for the voyage and even partnering up with the Bitcoin.com bus.

https://news.bitcoin.com/undocumented-human-tour-second-trip/

Today, the Encore Edition of the Onchain Scaling conference took place, discussing the many on-chain scalability solutions on the table for Bitcoin. Developer Jeff Garzik, Cornell professor Emin Gün Sirer, and lawyer Andrew Hinkes discussed hard fork potentials and the legal aspects of managing the blockchain protocol on-chain.

https://news.bitcoin.com/onchain-scaling-encore-coverage/

Bitcoin.com recently got together with Bitcoin developer Daniel Krawisz to discuss his new creation Shufflepuff — a coin tumbling tool, which tested its first transaction on August 15. But while Krawisz, a well-known writer and founder of the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute, is a strong proponent of cryptocurrency privacy, he would never support Altcoins such as Dash, or Monero as he believes all altcoins are basically snake oil.

https://news.bitcoin.com/shufflepuff-interview-daniel-krawisz/

The state Florida made headlines when Miami-Dade’s Circuit Judge Teresa Mary Pooler tossed out anti-money-laundering charges against website designer Michell Espinoza. According to recent reports, though, the state is filing an appeal against the decision to dismiss charges.

State Of Florida Appeals Judge Pooler’s Decision to Dismiss Charges

In February 2014, Espinoza was charged for unlicensed money transmissions and AML violations after selling bitcoins to an undercover Detective Ricardo Arias on the peer-to-peer trading website LocalBitcoins. Arias purchased bitcoins from Espinoza multiple times and then escalated the investigation when he purchased $30,000 USD worth of bitcoin.

https://news.bitcoin.com/florida-appeals-espinoza-decision/

With all the hype surrounding decentralized, blockchain-based social media platforms such as Steemit and Synereo, another next-gen network is on the horizon.

Back in April, the lead developers of the “Yours Network,” Ryan X. Charles, Steven McKie, and Clemens Ley, released their vision to the public: a platform that places social media in the control of content creators through the power of BTC

https://news.bitcoin.com/yours-network-bitcoin-steemit/

Leading mining hardware manufacturer Bitmain has recently unveiled its latest mining rig: the Antminer R4. This machine aims to bring bitcoin mining back to the home. Available for purchase on August 29, Bitmain claims the launch will make the R4 the world’s most efficient bitcoin mining chip in the consumer market.

https://news.bitcoin.com/bitmains-r4-bring-home-experience/

Social media is a major component of the internet and has already transformed how humans communicate and interact. Looking to take things to the next level, a few projects are trying to combine social media with the blockchain.

Steemit & its competitor Synereo Bring New Meaning to Social Media

https://news.bitcoin.com/facebook-next- ... ial-media/

Blockhain and financial technology may be going German, with a vast amount of startups in these industries choosing to set up shop in Berlin.

Brexit Forces Fintech to Berlin

https://news.bitcoin.com/fintech-blockchain-german-landscape/

Bitcoin.com recently chatted with Christoph Hering of Blockpay. Hering is an entrepreneur and the co-founder of Bitshares Munich. He shares with us his vision for Blockpay a new Point of Sale platform that allows merchants to accept a wide variety of cryptocurrencies at zero cost. The system will also have other features such as loyalty points that may entice people to use cryptocurrency for everyday transactions.

https://news.bitcoin.com/blockpay-businesses-zero-cost/

There’s a new networking event coming to New York City called the CryptoCurrency Pubcon that will gather 1,000 blockchain and digital currency enthusiasts to discuss emerging innovative technologies.

Pubcon Will Gather 1,000 Crypto-Industry Enthusiasts in NYC

The CryptoCurrency Pubcon will be an event dedicated to networking the crypto-industry together and gathering novices and veterans together to converse about this new economy. The digital landscape is growing exponentially with blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies at the forefront of innovation.

https://news.bitcoin.com/cryptocurrency-pubcon-coming-nyc/

Blockchain-based data management platform, Factom, has announced its partnership with Intrinio, an application and financial data provider. The duo plans on putting Wall Street on the Factom blockchain to provide immutable and transparent US stock market data for the first time in history.

Factom tells press that their partnership with Intrinio will make relevant stock data available as a public service. The project hopes to align itself with applications that can validate and audit one of the world’s largest stock exchanges. Both firms believe this will increase trader confidence by creating a more transparent playing field.

https://news.bitcoin.com/wall-street-data-held-factom-blockchain/

Cryptocurrency exchange GDAX (Coinbase) has announced it is now supporting Litecoin (LTC) trading.

Litecoin Added to GDAX Exchange

Everyone in the crypto-community knew it was coming when Litecoin creator Charlie Lee hinted about the LTC addition to GDAX yesterday by saying via Twitter that “tomorrow’s going to be a good day.” In fact, Lee, who now works for Coinbase, has hinted this numerous times in the past. Adding Litecoin to the GDAX portfolio rumor was more solidified when the company announced it was adding Ethereum to the exchange.

https://news.bitcoin.com/gdax-exchange-litecoin-price-spikes/

Singapore-based startup Coda Pay is bringing Bitcoin and alternative payment processing to South East Asian markets with its recent capital injection. The company has just announced it has raised $2 million USD to push its efforts forward.

Coda Pay Progressing to Leverage Asian Markets

Coda Pay is set to make its mark in Asian markets with new funding from lead investors, such as Golden Gate Ventures, the GMO Global Payment Fund, and Skype co-founder Toivo Annus.

https://news.bitcoin.com/coda-pay-2-million-asian-expansion/

Privacy-centric cryptocurrency Monero (XMR) has been making waves in the community as of late. Most recently, it has been revealed that the digital currency will be used by leading Dark Net Markets.

Oasis & Alphabay Will Implement Monero

According to a recent Reddit post on the Dark Net Markets (DNM) forum, Monero will be used by the Alphabay and Oasis marketplaces. Rumors suggest that more markets will add Monero in the near future as well.

https://news.bitcoin.com/leading-dark-net-markets-support-monero/

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ and Hitachi are working on a blockchain-based prototype that processes and verifies the integrity of check payments.

Hitachi & Mitsubishi Test Blockchain-Based Checking

Mitsubishi-UFJ-Financial-GroupBlockchain technology has become quite popular in Japan to financial institutions that reside in the region. According to Nikkei, this particular project will be taking place in Singapore.

https://news.bitcoin.com/mitsubishi-hitachi-blockchain-checking/