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Ripple Donates $50 Mln To Major Universities For Blockchain Research

Ripple, a cryptocurrency and payments start-up, announced a $50 million funding to 17 universities around the world, aiming to boost research in blockchain, cryptocurrency and digital payments.

http://www.rttnews.com/story.aspx?Id=2901685

I Want Bitcoin to Be the World’s Single Currency: Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak isn’t convinced that bitcoin will supplant national currencies to become a de facto global currency, but he says that he hopes this will one day be the case.

Speaking on the sidelines of Money20/20 Europe, Wozniak told CNBC that he is attracted to the “purity” of the idea that people around the world could one day share a single currency, despite being separated by national borders.

He said:

“I buy into what Jack Dorsey says, not that I necessarily believe it’s going to happen, but because I want it to be that way, that is so pure thinking.”
https://www.ccn.com/i-want-bitcoin-to-be-the-worlds-single-currency-apple-co-founder-steve-wozniak/

Crypto Startup Coinbase Names CEO for Japanese Subsidiary

Cryptocurrency startup Coinbase is officially headed to Japan.

The company announced Monday that Nao Kitazawa would serve as chief executive of Coinbase Japan as part of its expansion roll-out to that market in a blog post. Coinbase first announced in 2016 that it would open services in Japan, following an investment of $10.5 million from a group that included Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital.

https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-startup-coinbase-names-ceo-japanese-subsidiary/

The mobile version of ICONex for Android has been launched on June 4th. You can store and manage your ICX and ETH just as you do on the chrome extension wallet.

Moment of Truth for EOS: What’s Next for $4 bln EOSIO Following Launch of v1.0
https://cointelegraph.com/news/moment-of-truth-for-eos-whats-next-for-4-bln-eosio-following-launch-of-v10

What Will The 2018 Litecoin Summit Bring?

It seems that more and more, we are seeing cryptocurrency exhibitions, conferences and summits crop up. We believe these are fantastic platforms for product launches, brand announcements and of course, networking. The Litecoin Foundation have recently tweeted that they are now accepting exhibitor applications for the 2018 Litecoin Summit. This, is calling out to businesses and companies that accept Litecoin specifically to come down to the show and exhibit their wears.

https://cryptodaily.co.uk/2018/06/what-will-the-2018-litecoin-summit-bring/

Failed Breakout Revives Bitcoin's Bull-Bear Tug-of-War

Bitcoin's retreat from Sunday's high of $7,779 has poured cold water over the bull mood generated by the weekend's positive price action and neutralized the immediate outlook.

BTC closed on Sunday (as per UTC) above a key falling trendline resistance level, signaling a short-term bullish-to-bearish trend change. A bullish crossover between the 5-day and 10-day moving average (MA) also favored a short-term positive price action.

https://www.coindesk.com/failed-breakout-revives-bitcoins-bull-bear-tug-of-war/

JAPAN: GMO GROUP UNVEILS ‘WORLD FIRST’ 7NM MINER AS CEO VOWS TO ‘TOP’ BITMAIN
http://bitcoinist.com/japan-gmo-group-7nm-miner-top-bitmain/

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), a wing of the U.S. Department of Commerce, wants to help American entrepreneurs use blockchain technologies.

The agency announced a notice of inquiry on Tuesday, asking respondents to recommend ideas for new policies surrounding a host of areas, including emerging technologies, cybersecurity and privacy, internet governance and information free-flow. NTIA administrator David Redl wrote that “all interested stakeholders” to provide input, which will then “inform NTIA’s international internet policy... Read more

Could North Korea use cryptocurrency to dodge international sanctions?

With the June 12 summit between President Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un just a few days away, a critical unanswered question is: Will international sanctions continue to be effective in the new world of cryptocurrencies and other forms of digital money?

http://thehill.com/opinion/technology/390831-could-north-korea-use-cryptocurrency-to-dodge-international-sanctions

IMF Official: If Banks Can’t Beat Crypto, They Need to Join It[/u Roll Eyes

Since crypto may become a serious contender for putting banks out of business, they should forestall this by adopting some of the concepts, suggested Dong He, deputy director of the International Monetary Fund’s Monetary and Capital Markets Department.

https://cryptonews.com/news/imf-official-if-banks-can-t-beat-crypto-they-need-to-join-it-1917.htm

Lawmaker Wants New York State to Pilot Local Cryptocurrencies

New York Assemblyman Ron Kim wants cryptocurrencies to help support local communities.

Bill A11018, if passed, would amend the New York urban development corporation act to launch 10 pilot programs creating local community currencies, which could be cryptocurrencies or other forms of alternative digital forms of money, according to public documents. The programs would hopefully encourage residents of a particular community to spend locally, thereby supporting their neighborhood ecosystems.

https://www.coindesk.com/lawmaker-wants-new-york-state-to-pilot-local-cryptocurrencies/

HitBTC Suspends Japanese Users, Plans to Launch Regulated Crypto Exchange
Citing the need to comply with local regulations, Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange HitBTC has suspended its operations in Japan and has outlined a plan to launch a regulated subsidiary in the coming months.

Hong Kong-based HitBTC, the world’s seventh-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, says the precautionary measure to ‘temporarily’ suspended services to Japanese residents is in response to regulatory requirements mandated by the Financial Services Agency (FSA), Japan’s financial regulator.

The suspension applies for to all potential Japanese residents including those who may have user the exchange’s services from an IP address registered in Japan in the past. In such a scenario, users will have to turn in their ID and residential address details to prove they aren’t residents of Japan, the exchange said, in an information request to Japanese customers.

“If you fail to provide information about your residency by deadline date or confirm that you are a resident of Japan, we will suspend providing services to you and you will only be able to withdraw your crypto assets from HitBTC,” the exchange warned.
https://www.ccn.com/hitbtc-suspends-japanese-users-plans-to-launch-regulated-crypto-exchange/

New York Assemblyman Ron Kim wants cryptocurrencies to help support local communities.

Bill A11018, if passed, would amend the New York urban development corporation act to launch 10 pilot programs creating local community currencies, which could be cryptocurrencies or other forms of alternative digital forms of money, according to public documents. The programs would hopefully encourage residents of a particular community to spend locally, thereby supporting their neighborhood... Read more

Vietnam Enjoying Unlikely Crypto Boom – But There Is a Twist Lips sealed

Vietnam has imported over 6,300 pieces of cryptocurrency mining hardware in the first four months of this year, per statistics released by the Vietnamese customs service. The figure is over half of the total number of devices imported in the whole of 2017, when over 9,300 cryptocurrency mining rigs were brought into the country.

https://cryptonews.com/news/vietnam-enjoying-unlikely-crypto-boom-but-there-is-a-twist-1944.htm

Bitcoin Cash and Ethereum Trading Volume Soars But Ripple Keeps Falling

May was a bumper month for bitcoin cash and ethereum. Both digital assets saw a major increase in global trading volume compared to the month prior. BTC held steady, averaging $200 billion a month, but ripple didn’t fare so well, recording trading volume that was down 86% since January, mirroring its decline in price.

https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-cash-and-ethereum-trading-volume-soars-but-ripple-keeps-falling/

BTC is a complete trash/ $hitcoin which is totally useless, unless people/ exchange starting to use it for trading else it has totally no use

Quote from: qtronix on May 03, 2018, 07:18:09 PM

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Syscoin 3.0 is Live!
https://twitter.com/syscoin/status/991550865449340929

Bitshares - State of the Network - 1st May 2018
https://steemit.com/bitshares/@steempower/bitshares-state-of-the-network-1st-may-2018

IOTA joins the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI)
https://blog.iota.org/iota-joins-the-mobility-open-blockchain-initiative-mobi-1c017a8c00f0

It is so nice that the mobile version for ICONEX was launched last June 4, 2018. It is easier now to manage our Eth and we can do it wherever we maybe as long as there is internet connection.

Bitcoin Gold to Implement New PoW Algorithm Preventing Future 51 Percent Attacks

ASIC Miners to Face Unprofitable Times
In an official announcement on June 4, 2018, the BTG organization laid out changes to their blockchain expected in the upcoming network upgrade to be accomplished via a “Hard Fork.”

The organization cited two reasons for the development. The first offers ways to improve the security of the BTG protocol after the 51 percent and double spend attacks. The second addresses the industry-wide threat of ASIC miners arriving in the Equihash mining space.

https://btcmanager.com/bitcoin-gold-to-implement-new-pow-algorithm-preventing-future-51-percent-attacks/

Tron (TRX) Price Watch: Triple Bottom at Triangle Support

Tron Price Key Highlights

- Tron is still hovering at the bottom of its long-term descending triangle, still deciding whether to bounce or to break.
- A bounce could take it back up to the triangle top while a break could set off a steep drop.
- Technical indicators are giving mixed signals at the moment but a small reversal pattern can be seen.
Tron is still testing the bottom of its long-term triangle and a small reversal pattern has been sighted.

Technical Indicators Signals

The 100 SMA is below the longer-term 200 SMA to signal that the path of least resistance is to the downside. In other words, this means that a downside break is more likely to occur than a bounce back to the resistance... Read more