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The NSA helped to invent Bitcoin, founder of world’s second largest cryptocurrency Ethereum claims

The founder the world’s second-biggest cryptocurrency has claimed US intelligence services may have played a role in the creation of Bitcoin. Vitalik Buterin, the Russian-born creator of Ethereum, suggested the National Security Agency (NSA) was involved in the development of the virtual currency.

https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/15/nsa-helped-invent-bitcoin-founder-worlds-second-largest-cryptocurrency-ethereum-claims-7631719/

Montana County Delays Decision on Bitcoin Mining Suspension

A county in the U.S. state of Montana that is weighing whether it should halt new and expanded bitcoin mining initiatives now won't make a final decision until at least August.

The Missoula County Commission held a public hearing on Thursday aimed to decide on a proposed one-year suspension of new mining initiatives, but postponed the ruling as it was decided that more information is needed to address relevant concerns, according to the Missoulian.

https://www.coindesk.com/montana-county-delays-decision-on-bitcoin-mining-suspension/

Ripple Pledges $2 Mln For Texas University's Blockchain Technology Research

The University of Texas at Austin has announced research on blockchain technology, sponsored by Ripple.

The San Francisco-based distributed ledger technology startup has pledged $2 million to fund the research by McCombs School of Business's Blockchain Initiative over the next five years.

Read more: http://www.rttnews.com/story.aspx?Id=2905561

Walmart Patent Eyes Crypto Payments for Power Supply Precision

Retail giant Walmart is exploring a way to let households manage their electricity bills using cryptocurrency – a concept it says could potentially lead to increased efficiency and lower prices.

According to a patent application filed by Walmart in December 2017 and revealed on Thursday by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the company is developing a system that would connect household devices and electricity providers over a public blockchain.

https://www.coindesk.com/walmart-patent-eyes-crypto-payments-for-power-supply-precision/

AlphaPoint Raises $15 Million In First Major Funding Round

Crypto services company AlphaPoint successfully raised $15 million in its first major round of venture capital funding, the firm announced Thursday.

AlphaPoint raised the funds through Mike Novogratz's Galaxy Digital, the self-described cryptocurrency merchant bank. Chief executive Salil Donde said Galaxy Digital managing director Greg Wasserman is also joining his firm's advisory board to provide "oversight, guidance and insights."

https://www.coindesk.com/alphapoint-raises-15-million-in-first-major-funding-round/

One of the amazing news recently was that ImmVRse and SkyfChain had posponed their ICOs without increasing a pool (as abou the second) and this type of new is my "favorite" from all others, lol!

After the SEC announcement, which separated Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) from securities, the CBOE president said that this could increase the chances of writing off regulators on Ethereum futures.Time will tell what it is like

http://bitcoinist.com/ethereum-futures-cboe-chief-sec-decision/

Quote from: cxboyminer on June 15, 2018, 09:04:16 AM

The NSA helped to invent Bitcoin, founder of world’s second largest cryptocurrency Ethereum claims

CIA DOESN’T DENY HAVING FILES ON BITCOIN CREATOR SATOSHI NAKAMOTO
The United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) may have files on Satoshi Nakamoto,(they definitely have it) the mysterious Bitcoin creator. There are also indications that the National Security Agency (NSA) of the country can learn the real identity (or identity) of Satoshi Nakamoto
http://bitcoinist.com/cia-doesnt-deny-files-bitcoin-creator-satoshi-nakamoto/

Bitcoin Transactions Help Police Track Down Dark Web Drug Dealer
A French national has pleaded guilty to selling narcotics on the dark web after police were able to trace his criminal activities through his bitcoin accounts. Police arrested 36-year-old Gal Vallerius in September at the Atlanta airport in the US while traveling to attend a beard and mustache competition, according to Bleeping Computer.

Investigators said Vallerius, who used the name OxyMonster on the Dark Web, established a “tip jar” on the Dream Market marketplace. He did not use the marketplace’s internal payment systems that process transactions via a transaction anonymizer for collecting his tips.
Police learned that 15 of 17 outgoing transactions from the tip jar went to bitcoin wallets that Vallerius kept on LocalBitcoins. This allowed them to determine he was OxyMonster. They also found similarities between Vallerius’ and OxyMonster’s writing styles on Twitter and Instagram.
https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-transactions-help-police-track-down-dark-web-drug-dealer/

Proposed Ethereum Roadmap Would Activate Its Biggest Upgrades Together

The developer team behind ethereum is considering possible changes to a planned rollout of new technology upgrades.

Addressing rumors that such plans are now under review, ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin told a meeting of the platform's open-source developers Friday that the idea is that the team might seek to alter the sequence in which Casper and sharding, perhaps its two most-anticipated updates, are activated.

https://www.coindesk.com/proposed-ethereum-roadmap-activate-biggest-upgrades-together/

The crypto boom is like the dotcom bubble but that's not a bad thing: 'Selling crypto now is like selling Apple in 2001'

LONDON — Cryptocurrency startups around the world have raised billions of dollars over the last 18 months to build software companies that they hope will rewrite the rules of everything from voting to stock trading.

But even many cryptocurrency advocates expect the majority of projects to fail.

http://uk.businessinsider.com/ico-dotcom-bubble-yoni-assia-etoro-crypto-blockchain-joseph-lubin-bitcoin-ethereum-2018-6

Bank of International Settlements to Publish New Crypto Research

The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) is dedicating two chapters of its forthcoming annual economic report to cryptocurrencies.

BIS – considered to be the central bank's central bank – will publish those two chapters this weekend on June 17, the institution announced this week. The full report will be published on June 24.

https://www.coindesk.com/bank-of-international-settlements-to-publish-special-report-on-crypto/

Russia Prepares For SWIFT Exit With Blockchain

Russia’s corporate treasurers are working with the nation’s central bank on a blockchain initiative, reports in CoinDesk said Friday (June 15).

The Russian Association of Corporate Treasurers is joining the government-led Masterchain blockchain initiative, a platform developed by the central bank to facilitate communication within Russia’s banking market. Russia is reportedly looking to use the platform to replace SWIFT’s inter-bank communications network.

Read more: https://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2018/russia-blockchain-swift/

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