Crypto voting system to be patented by Fidelity Investments

New voting platform to be introduced by Fidelity. The world's fourth largest mutual fund Fidelity Investments, is looking to patent a method that enables blockchain to be used for authenticating voters and processing fair elections. On the 16th February, the US Patent and Trademark Office released an application for "Crypto Voting and Social Aggregating, Fractionally Efficient Transfer Guidance, Conditional Triggered Transaction, Data structures, Methods and Systems". The application outlines the structure of Fidelity’s crypto-voting system, the components of which include voter authentication, vote processing, a crypto user interface, a blockchain oracle and...Read the full article and watch video concidering this topic under this link: https://coinidol.com/koles-coin-news-digest-feb-21/

In 2016 a new illegal industry emerged in the bitcoin ecosystem. Ransomware, a malicious program with the ability to encrypt a file or lock the user out totally from a computing device. Hackers invented a way of blocking user access to very important servers and demanding a ransom of bitcoin in exchange for an unlocking key.

Data security has been one of the biggest and longest running questions since the emergence of modern computing. Reverse engineering enables people to unlock a stream of coded security locks. Lately, hackers have invented a new way of maliciously getting payments in bitcoin by using Ransomware. Coinidol explores what ransomware is and how users can safeguard against it.
What is Ransomware?
Coinidol.com spoke to Shivank Dalmia, an ICT specialist from India, about what ransomware is, when it came into existence, who can design it and how it can get onto a user’s computer system. In response he said: https://coinidol.com/ransomware-is-stealing-bitcoin-victory/

The SegWit update for Litecoin
New possibilities for cryptocurrency. The Segregation Witness scaling update has been introduced to Litecoin. The miners are in the process of voting on the update, which currently is on 3% level, while bitcoin’s support has already climbed up to 22%. The Segregation Witness update is also supported by Litecoin’s creator Charlie Lee, who supported it in a recent Reddit AMA, where he stated on importance "to pull the politics out of the SegWit on Litecoin" and "not let Bitcoin politics pollute Litecoin for no reason".

Find out more about Litecoin SegWit in article: Litecoin SegWit Can Open a New Frontier for Blockchains

Microsoft joins Enterprise Ethereum
Microsoft joins the great ....Read the full article and watch the videos:https://coinidol.com/koles-coin-news-cryptocurrency-news-videos-feb-14/

A blockchain solution for OTC derivatives margin calls could automate collateral management and help banks better manage liquidity risk, but collateral managers need to understand the technology to create that killer app.

Starting in 2016, financial institutions faced regulations that increased their margin requirements for uncleared derivatives. This sounds complex, but the bottom line is that the regulation creates an ongoing need for consolidated margin call data (which varies across brokers) to better manage how much cash reserve is needed to support their business (collateral).
With the DTCC estimating margin call activity could increase by 1,000% The full article you can read under this link: https://coinidol.com/smart-approach-to-blockchain-for-collateral-management/

Blockсhain for accounting in Ireland


Irish financiers are developing blockchain platform for accounting. Consulting company Deloitte and Irish Stock Association announced the initial work in the development of blockchain platform for required accounting reports. The aim of collaboration is to explore the possibilities of applying blockchain for transparency. Pat Lardner, CEO at Irish Funds, said: "The timely accounting is a key commitment for the members of our association and the priority of the work of the central bank of Ireland in 2017".

E-Dinar Coin on Eurovision-2017
E-Dinar sponsors "Eurovision-2017" ... You can watch the video and read the full article under this link: https://coinidol.com/koles-coin-news-digest-feb-7/

Internet ombudsman has proposed allowing citizens of Crimea to use cryptocurrencies and the opening of a cryptocurrency exchange on the peninsula.

According to a report by local news media, Dmitry Marinichev, a Russian internet ombudsman, has proposed allowing legal and physical persons, with residence registered in Crimea, to use cryptocurrency wallets and freely exchange digital currency into Rubles. Moreover, he believes that the launch of cryptocurrency exchanges in Crimea would also attract new investments in the region. Read the full article you can under this link:     https://coinidol.com/internet-ombudsman-proposes-crypto-exchanges-in-crimea/

Imagine a simplified way of approaching Law and Technology, a way where an individual could feel secure while enjoying privacy at any stage of his walkthrough of any website. This could be achieved in the near future thanks to Hando Rand  and his vision for Agrello’s ID.
Coinidol’s correspondent reached him and presents his vision to our readers.
Agrello’s CEO, Mr. Hando, has been more into the distributed blockchain technology itself than the cryptocurrency industry. He started examining the technology, together with Alexander Norta from the Tallinn University of technology, when Ethereum was first announced. As Ethereum seemed to be a wonderful concept for keeping registries, he and Asse Sauga started implementing the idea of a digital signatures platform at the end of February. Now, that has turned into the Agrello ID project. ProofofYou.com, the organization over Agrello was founded 23rd of February 2016.
CoinIdol: Let’s explain why it is named Agrello?
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Launching the Bitcoin App Abra
Launching of the global digital cash network in the next month. Upon the launch of Abra, users will be able to send and receive money in over 50 currencies, includes Bitcoin. The startup Abra raised $14 million in Series A funding round from venture firms, including Arbor Ventures, RRE Ventures and First Round Capital. Abra has already launched its application in the Philippines and the United States and got a large remittance market of over $500 billion.Read the full article and wath videos you can here: https://coinidol.com/kcn-cryptocurrency-news-videos-jan-24/