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Roundup #6

...Metropolis is finally (almost) here! The fork for Byzantium, the first and larger part of Metropolis, succeeded on the testnet over two weeks ago, and the likely date for the fork on the mainnet has been set to block 4.37 million, which is expected to be on Oct 17. New features include opcodes such as REVERT and RETURNDATACOPY, as well as precompiles that can be used to support a wide array of cryptographic algorithms. At the same time, we have been seeing many improvements to Ethereum core code, Whisper, Swarm as well as Ethereum’s future scaling plans...

by Aquadox3Altcoiner


Upcoming exciting news about Qtum blockchain.

So last night Patrick Dai, the founder of Qtum, had a long and productive discussion with the community on Telegram and provided some exciting information regarding Qtum and its bright future.
Here are some snippets:
• Top 5 exchange will list Qtum next week https://i.imgur.com/88FAwd5.jpg
• Working towards establishing a Qtum Enterprise Alliance (QEA) https://i.imgur.com/ogrOwEu.jpg
• Ledger support by mid October, Trezor possible as well https://i.imgur.com/iLhkmI3.jpg
• Mobile wallet releasing very soon https://i.imgur.com/KWFlH47.jpg
• Technical info regarding PoS, and its rewards https://i.imgur.com/n6VoGwi.jpg
• Network staking from above will be a reality https://i.imgur.com/xpznd5J.jpg
• Regarding Coinone's token swap delay https://i.imgur.com/2H9y9F7.jpg
• Lightning network in development, coming soon https://i.imgur.com/cjDGL3a.jpg
• Japanese and Indian exchange(s) will list Qtum https://i.imgur.com/xnxDbUR.jpg
• Working on some collaborations with the Chinese government https://i.imgur.com/XS0ASFR.jpg
Also, an updated roadmap is coming out this month as well.

https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/75408b/upcoming_exciting_news_about_qtum_blockchain/

thank u...
be well
info and wisdom of the crowd (( good or bad ))...IS GOLD...

ShapeShift integrates NEM to provide XEM token holders convenient exchange


https://www.cryptoninjas.net/2017/10/09/shapeshift-integrates-nem-provide-xem-token-holders-convenient-exchange/

The NEM.io Foundation, creators of the P2P NEM blockchain platform today announced that ShapeShift will integrate NEM’s XEM token, providing greater liquidity options to token holders.

Lucien Chen, the senior Alibaba and Tencent engineer expert, joined in TRON officially. We will post our English announce later.


https://twitter.com/justinsuntron/status/917100785892081664

by wig321

Patrick Dai - Qtum on Telegram

https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/751gb9/patrick_dai_qtum_on_telegram/

 by atticusNL

Red Pulse ($RPX) token sale reaches hardcap in little over an hour: 405,844 NEO raised!

https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/751xdz/red_pulse_rpx_token_sale_reaches_hardcap_in/



The RPX sale has concluded. We have already raised the max hard cap of 405,844 NEO. We want to thank you for your interest and support in Red Pulse and RPX. We couldn't have done it without you.
Refunds for invalid transactions will be processed over the next several days, but based on number of transactions, may take several weeks to process completely.
I want to take this opportunity to thank all team members, partners, advisors, and supporters today. The list is long, and includes NEO Council and OnChain, Badwater Capital, Blockchain Partners Korea, Kenetic Capital, the Red Pulse team, and of course all of our supporters that participated in the RPX sale today. A special shout out goes to the NEO dev team for providing us amazing support throughout the process, as well as Ethan Fast and the entire CoZ team for coming through with a NEON wallet update in time for our RPX sale. Thank you!
We are in discussions with several exchanges, and are aiming to list RPX soon after we process everything for the RPX sale.
Thank you for your continued interest and support of Red Pulse!
Best regards, Jonathan Ha Founder & CEO, Red Pulse

another article from BNP Paribas and Accenture on NXT voting

BNP Paribas and Accenture Spain Test Nxt Blockchain Technology


https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/bnp-paribas-accenture-spain-test-nxt-blockchain-technology/


.....Nxt, which has in the past offered functions specifically designed for crypto developers, has announced that it is turning its focus to use cases which have more to do with everyday life, from introducing new voting mechanisms to offering transparent international bank transfers.....


Lior Yaffe:
“I truly believe that blockchain technology has the potential to change the world for the better,” said Lior Yaffe, co-founder and Senior Developer of Jelurida, “The Nxt voting feature, as well as BNP’s adoption of Nxt technology, are just the first steps of many in order to achieve this goal.”

SCAM ALERT from Rodrick_snyder on the ARK Slack channel

https://imgur.com/1occRVm

ChronoBank’s open-source contracts gain adoption

https://blog.chronobank.io/chronobanks-open-source-contracts-gain-adoption-9126d9f883b5?gi=c71bd303b488

.....Blackmoon is one of the first initiatives to use ChronoBank’s source code — most notably its smart contracts.....

New Exchange hopes to take on Binance

MEET THE AMBITIOUS BINANCE COMPETITOR WITH TEETH, COSS.IO (COSS)

http://thecryptosyndicate.com/meet-the-ambitious-binance-competitor-with-teeth-coss-io-coss/

by treo123

WaltonChain signs a strategic cooperation agreement with Association of Taiwan Cloud [news from July]


https://www.reddit.com/r/waltonchain/comments/74t8fv/waltonchain_signs_a_strategic_cooperation/

source:
http://tech.china.com/article/20170703/2017070337823.html

Iota is in discussion with national banks...?


https://i.imgur.com/h0T1rwf.png

NEO mentioned at NASA in a presentation for Intro to Blockchain as a "5 of top crypto-currencies"

sourse:
https://sensorweb.nasa.gov/Bitcoin%20Blockchains%20and%20Distributed%20Satellite%20Management%20Control%209-15-17v12.pdf

Aphelion announce ICO and plans to build NEO based P2P trading dApp


https://neonewstoday.com/general/aphelion-neo-based-p2p-trading-platform-ico-announced/


.....Aphelion say they have chosen NEO based on its support of multiple programming languages, allowing for faster development and deployment of smart contracts and the efficiency of the dBFT algorithm......

Chinese ICOs Move to the Shadows


.,..China’s blanket ban on initial coin offerings may have made it illegal for startups to hold initial coin offerings (ICOs) and for investors to contribute to them, but it has not quashed excitement among investors for crypto token investments. Chinese ICOs continue to operate, but now they do so from the shadows....


https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/chinese-icos-move-shadows/

China Will Likely Resume Cryptocurrency Trading by Licensing Bitcoin Exchanges


https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/china-will-likely-resume-cryptocurrency-trading-by-licensing-bitcoin-exchanges/

...The Chinese government will likely resume cryptocurrency trading in the upcoming months with necessary Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) systems in place....

Ripple CEO Takes Swipe at Science Experiment ‘Blockchain Tourists’


https://cointelegraph.com/news/ripple-ceo-takes-swipe-at-science-experiment-blockchain-tourists

from  ohhdavidd

https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/74kudg/iota_challenging_the_status_quo_thank_you/


IOTA - Challenging the Status Quo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyC04NrJ3yA

Silkos is discussing to implement the tangle technology of IOTA into their blockchain business development Technology.
 A Online encrypted marketplace.


https://medium.com/@SilkosSLK/silkos-and-iota-d2c7281153f8