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[taxli]

What I can share, is that Sonder and Hydro are one of the growing, perspective projects on a  horizon right now, Go take a look.

[zhengqi]

  Zimbabwe Court Lifts Restrictions on Crypto 

Zimbabwean cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinance will resume its business after the High Court of Zimbabwe reversed the decision of the country’s central bank to restrict cryptocurrency-related operations in the country.

you can find more here: https://cryptonews.com/news/zimbabwe-court-lifts-restrictions-on-crypto-1870.htm

[Aikidoka]

All you can see is cryptocurrency news all over this forum especially in the Press section. Regarding the growth of the bitcoin price. It is still has not grown to what everyone wants. Its current situation makes everyone go crazy and makes them fear of investing in it. But surely the price will grow. As for the other altcoins, I am not interested in their growth because I am opting for long investment. Perhaps ETH will surprise people.

[Hoofprint]

IHS Markit Has a Plan to Tokenize the $1 Trillion Syndicated Loan Market

There's a lot of talk in the financial world these days about putting cash (the fiat kind) on distributed ledgers, but little action beyond proofs-of-concept.

That may soon change as IHS Markit, the market infrastructure giant, is developing a new blockchain-based system to handle the payments leg of syndicated loan trading – and eventually, a wider range of financial transactions. Revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, this system of smart contracts and wallets, known as Stax, is designed to eliminate the last mile of wire transfers, where each transaction has its own wire.

Link: https://www.coindesk.com/ihs-markit-plan-tokenize-1-trillion-syndicated-loan-market/

[babicena14]

Streamr Launches Real-Time Data Marketplace, Partners With Nokia and OSIsoft
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/streamr-launches-real-time-data-marketplace-partners-nokia-and-osisoft/

[JPSelzer]

Cryptocurrency Payment Service Platform Sopay Launches Crowdfunding on the LEEKICO Platform
https://news.bitcoin.com/pr-cryptocurrency-payment-service-platform-sopay-launches-crowdfunding-on-the-leekico-platform/

[JPSelzer]

The Exahash Era: SHA-256 Mining is a Significant Achievement in Computer Engineering
https://news.bitcoin.com/the-exahash-era-sha-256-mining-is-a-significant-achievement-in-computer-engineering/

[zhengqi]

  Iran and Russia Discuss Transacting in Crypto to Avoid International Sanctions 

After the incident of the recent international sanction placed on Iran and Russia, the financial systems of these governments have been at the verge of collapsing, and cryptocurrency seems to be the only hope for the economic rejuvenation of the two countries.

you can find more here: https://www.crypto-news.net/iran-and-russia-discuss-transacting-in-crypto-to-avoid-international-sanctions/

[SuperBazooka]

Average Blockchain Project Dies in Less Than Two Years: Report

Recent years have seen a huge surge in the number of blockchain projects entering the space, with 871 ICOs raising over $6 billion last year compared to just 29 ICOs raising $90 million in 2016. Already this year there have been 777 ICOs and counting as more startups get on the ICO bandwagon – but not all of them are going to make it.

Since the invention of blockchain in 2008 there have been 80,000 blockchain projects launched around the world, and a report from the Chinese government has found only 8% of those are being actively maintained. The 92% that failed lasted an average of 1.2 years before maintenance on the projects ground to a halt.

He Baohong of the Cloud Computing and Big Data Research Institute under CAICT, a scientific institute under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) commented on the short lives of these projects at the China International Big Data Industry Expo 2018 in Guizhou, China:

“(These projects) came out very quickly, but die quickly as well. In this circumstance, governments globally are accelerating their efforts to establish unified standards in order to help blockchain projects to achieve real-life applications.” https://www.ccn.com/average-blockchain-project-dies-in-less-than-two-years-report/

[Hoofprint]

Draft Law Requires Israeli Firms to Report on Clients’ Crypto Activities

The Israeli Ministry of Finance has published draft prohibiting money laundering regulations with provisions specifically pertaining to virtual currencies. The proposed regulations will also introduce a suite of new reporting requirements for financial service providers, including strict conditions regarding the cryptocurrency activities of clients.

Link: https://news.bitcoin.com/draft-law-requires-israeli-firms-report-clients-crypto-activites/

[cryptomanspbmgdn]

All you can see is cryptocurrency news all over this forum especially in the Press section. Regarding the growth of the bitcoin price. It is still has not grown to what everyone wants. Its current situation makes everyone go crazy and makes them fear of investing in it. But surely the price will grow. As for the other altcoins, I am not interested in their growth because I am opting for long investment. Perhaps ETH will surprise people.

people are waiting for a long time and already a lot of people have sold their coins in the negative, and bitcoin does not grow,how much more can we wait?

[soixantedix]

CNBC episode where Spencer Bogart advises to buy bitcoin now. Also he mentions some other altcoins. He is bearish on NEO, Cardano. check it out https://hooktube.com/watch?v=zjiadubTE6U

[JPSelzer]

Bitcoin in Brief Monday: Poloniex Responds to Frozen Accounts Complaints
https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-in-brief-monday-poloniex-responds-to-frozen-accounts-complaints/

[babicena14]

First Bitcoin Mining Conference Hashes Over the High Cost of Energy
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/first-bitcoin-mining-conference-hashes-over-high-cost-energy/

[esakovv]

The founder of McAfee Incorporated John McAfee, famous in the field of crypto-currency due to his eccentric forecasts at the bitcoin rate and questionable promotions, can issue his own currency, provided with crypto-currencies.

[esakovv]

The time required for handling bitcoin transactions and the commission for them are significant obstacles to recognizing the most famous crypto currency as a means of day-to-day calculations. While competitors were trying in vain to occupy this vacant place, at bitkoin, it seems, everything has been adjusted.
Over the past three months, the average commission rate for bitcoin-transactions has become one of the lowest since 2011.

[zhengqi]

  MAST to further reduce Bitcoin transaction sizes  

Merklized Abstract Syntax Tree (MAST) is a BIP (Bitcoin Improvement Proposal) that will enable Bitcoin to facilitate incredibly complex smart contracts, by extrapolating the power of Merkle trees and adding onto the current P2SH (Pay to Script Hash) capabilities of Bitcoin.

you can find more here: https://www.crypto-news.net/mast-to-further-reduce-bitcoin-transaction-sizes/

[JPSelzer]

Coinbase Takes Another Step Toward Trading ICO Tokens by Acquiring Paradex
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/coinbase-takes-another-step-toward-trading-ico-tokens-acquiring-paradex/

[Hoofprint]

Dominance of Big Banks in UK Means London Might Miss the Boat on Bitcoin

London has enjoyed a status of a global financial hub for centuries and served as a pioneer for brand new trading options for decades. However, some fear it is now in danger of getting left behind by the hottest emerging asset class – cryptocurrency. One of the main reasons for this appears to be the dominance of the big banks over the UK economy.

Link: https://news.bitcoin.com/dominance-of-big-banks-in-uk-means-london-might-miss-the-boat-on-bitcoin/

[babicena14]

Zcoin’s Merkle Tree Proof Release Seeks to Bring Back Fairer Mining
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/zcoins-merkle-tree-proof-release-seeks-bring-back-fairer-mining/