Popular cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex has informed users in Venezuela that it will stop providing its services to the resident of that country. Bittrex informed users via email during the weekend without providing details about the reasons for the decision. The exchange which is based in Seattle, Washington is believed to be acting on pressures from the US government due to new sanctions on Venezuela. Bitterex revealed in the mail that the exchange was limited to users affected with the decision for a period of 11 days after which their accounts would be blocked. It also warned that affected users had

Six months ago, Taiwanese electronics company HTC announced its first crypto-friendly smartphone; Exodus 1. On Saturday the company announced the launch of its cheaper version, Exodus 1s. The tech company created the cheaper Blockchain friendly smartphone in a bid to entice the people hesitant about buying cryptocurrencies and expensive flagships from the likes of Apple and Samsung. Moreover, Exodus 1 initially cost 0.15 Bitcoin — over $1,189 at current prices; same price as a high-end iPhone or Galaxy.  However, HTC subsequently let people buy it in dollars for $699. The new device, Exodus 1s costs $244 or its equivalent in cryptocurrency. However, according

According to reports, Facebook is now open to using national currency pegged Stablecoin for its upcoming Libra cryptocurrency initiative. On October 20 Reuters reported that David Marcus, the head of the Libra project for Facebook, said that Libra could use various national currency-based Stablecoin in place of the proposed token. Marcus was speaking at a banking seminar on Sunday. He added that the main aim of Libra was to create an efficient payment system and it was not opposed to looking at alternative approaches: “We could do it differently. Instead of having a synthetic unit … we could have a

Poloniex Exchange has spinned out of peer to peer payment platform with a $100 Million grand backing from Asian Investment Group. The new partnership will create a new non USA exchange for customers outside the US.  In fact, the exchange is going to form a new company called Polo Digital assets. Meanwhile, the new company will shut down all the services that were initially offered to United States Citizens.  Poloniex announced its decision to leave the US market as a move to boost its competitiveness globally. Additionally, it would allow the company to give more attention to futures, assets and

Fidelity Investments has launched the complete version of its cryptocurrency custody service. The American Financial Services company revealed the developments through its CEO, Abigail Johnson. During an interview with the Financial Times dated October 18th, Abigail stated that the firm is ready to roll out its custodial business after one of the preparations. In fact, the team has been accumulating clients since announcing its plans to build a custodial service.  Fidelity Builds on top of Robust Security The crypto custody enterprise model began with Coinbase, when the leading exchange announced its plans to build one in November 2017. Coinbase would

Market Analysis of Top 4 Cryptocurrencies Bitcoin: BTC failed to break above the crucial support zone $8050-$8150. It tested the given region and fell back down to current trading price of $7961, showing the trend is still in hands of the bears. Although, $7961 and lower could be a wick fishing trick to draw the price so low in order to entice or trick shorters in the market. Bulls are trying to make their way towards $8000 again. The RSI (at 39.6) looks a bit bullish too. If they manage to succeed and bring the price above $8150, we could

About BILLCRYPT  GLOBAL UNIVERSAL PLATFORM Blockchain Representative offices We are proud to announce that we`re the first and only ones who proposed the concept of the universal daily beneficial use of the blockchain. Platform Billcrypt pl will make the blockchain necessary for literally everyone. We introduced new concepts: BR – Blockchain Representation ViP – Virtual image Part (Part of the virtual image) IVO – Initial ViP Offering BR – Blockchain Representation Any company, professional community, specialist in any field will be able to create its own Blockchain Representation. BR can also be created for goods and in general for everything

Finalists announced for the AIBC Awards Grammy-winning artist Akon and AKOIN co-founders Lynn Liss and Jon Karas will be presenting the Social Impact Award Malta AIBC Summit has announced the finalists for the Malta AIBC Awards taking place 7th November 2019, at the InterContinental Hotel, St Julian’s Malta. On the first day of the summit, the AIBC Awards ceremony will honour the best of the best in the worlds of AI, blockchain, tokenisation, robotics, IoT, and more.   The awards evening includes a gala charity dinner at the InterContinental ballroom. This fund-raiser is organised by SiGMA Group and all proceeds

DRIFE- Taxi 3.0 IEO is live on SHORTEX DRIFE ecosystem is a new paradigm for the ride-hailing industry. DRIFE is the first platform in this niche to express the full features of the decentralized ride-hailing economy. However, it is not only the decentralized nature of it that distinguishes it from the other platforms. The platform deals with a whole new economic model and can incentivize all the value creators inequitable terms. The ecosystem has been developed to solve the current concerns in the drivers’ community, alongside enhancing the quality of rides for the customer. DRIFE aims to eliminate excessive transaction

Cryptoknowmics Welcomes John Dalli and Jorge Sebastiao to its Tribe John Dalli and Jorge Sebastiao are the latest additions to our Cryptoknowmics team. The two have joined us as blockchain advisors and will be leveraging their extensive expertise in science & technology to help us further boost the blockchain industry. The two have been veterans in their respective fields, and together, they shall help us scale the challenges that the blockchain technology presents, while also assisting us in finding alternative avenues in the sector. John Dalli has held several honorable positions in the Maltese Government from time to time. He served as

SF Blockchain Week 2019, Where Past Meets Present From October 28 to 3 November 2019, more than 5000 attendees will gather in San Francisco and Berkeley to celebrate the past and dictate the future of the Blockchain Industry. The purpose? To provide a world-class education for both consumers and developers with the goal of pushing the boundaries of blockchain innovation. SF Blockchain Week is where blockchain startups, enterprise companies, academics, developers, and investors from around the world come together to define the future of blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Throughout the week, we will be having multiple events that cater to specific

BCB Blockchain releases official statement to clarify that it’s the only blockchain tech partner for Yatai City in Myanmar 2019 September 28 – BCB Blockchain released an official company statement on September 19, 2019 to debunk the claim of a certain chinese website named as Asia Pacific Smart Token’s (http://acttchile.com/) that it is supporting Yatai as a blockchain provider for smart city developments in Myanmar. BCB warns the blockchain community that it’s fake website. BCB assures the public that BCB Blockchain is the ONLY blockchain investor and technology provider for the smart city developments in Myanmar’s Yatai Smart City. Below