Venezuela, one of South America’s biggest oil-producing nations, is an economically depressed nation characterized by high rates of unemployment, food rationing and massive migration to other countries, including Europe. Despite all this, the socialist government is offering almost free electricity to people which aids Bitcoin mining activities.

https://coinidol.com/venezuelans-turn-to-bitcoin-mining-to-offset-economic-depression/

A major online lingerie shop, that was one of the most loyal advertisers on Playboy, is now accepting Bitcoin for its panties and bras.

https://coinidol.com/sexy-lingerie-from-playboy-is-available-for-bitcoin/

[Suspicious link removed]panies struggle to get on the insurance market. InChain, a decentralized insurance platform based on Ethereum smart contracts, has announced the closure and failure of its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) after it couldn’t raise the desired funds.

https://coinidol.com/inchain-cryptocurrency-deposit-insurance-fails-to-launch/

MasterCard has filed 4 new patent applications focused on payments and transactions based on Blockchain technology with the US Patent and Trademark Office.

https://coinidol.com/mastercard-signs-four-blockchain-patents/

Calypso Technology, one of the leading financial software vendors, has become the first partner to develop capital markets applications on R3’s Corda distributed ledger-based smart contract platform.

https://coinidol.com/calypso-to-develop-capital-markets-applications-on-corda/

This November, Blockchain Education Network (BEN) will begin the hackathon Gauntlet. The exact date is still undefined. Individuals interested in Bitcoin (BTC) and Blockchain, or learning about BTC/Blockchain, can use this opportunity to learn more and have their business model, program, or service reviewed by a Bitcoin professional who can help bring your idea to fruition.

https://coinidol.com/gauntlet-bringing-bitcoin-investors-to-blockchain-projects/