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Developer: Space blockchain sounds like a complete nonsense

“A number of companies are planing to use satellites to create blockchain nodes, but it makes little sense,” claims the developer of SatoshiFund Andrey Sobol inhis comment for LetKnow.News.

Bitcoin expert scams a scammer, donates the money to charity

Financial fraudsters often try to target the elderly or otherwise vulnerable — but one recently picked the worst possible target.

Top 4 Reasons why Crypto Scams Remain Successful in 2019

Over the past few years, a fair few things have changed in the cryptocurrency industry. Currencies have come and gone, as have projects, blockchains, and noteworthy figures.

Indian Central Bank Being Pushed to Include Crypto in its Regulatory Sandbox

Technology industry lobby groups along with startup founders are asking the banking regulator, Reserve bank of India to include cryptocurrency in its proposed regulatory sandbox framework for the fintech industry, reported The Economic Times on March 16.

Clem Chambers: Bitcoin Winter Is Over And the Price is Going Up, Possibly to $10K This Year

Crypto winter is over, and that’s according to Clem Chambers. While some analysts have recently expressed some bearish sentiments and have been expecting Bitcoin to drop down to $2,500, Chambers has been all bullish expecting the crypto to finally gain enough momentum to push through the $5k resistance and cruise upwards. Clem Chambers is the CEO of ADVFN, a popular website focused on stocks and investments.

IBM X-Force Red Launches A New Blockchain Security Service For Vulnerability Protection

IBM X-Force Red, a security team of IBM, has announced a new blockchain testing service today. This brand new service will be used by the clients of the company in order to discover the weaknesses and strengths of a blockchain system. It will have a wide range of solution that can be used in the industry.

Longest Bear Market in Crypto History?

In just 30 days, cryptocurrencies will have entered their longest bear market in history, according to Ran NeuNer, host of CNBC’s Cryptotrader show.

Crypto Industry is Betting Big on the Future of Stablecoins

When merchants started introducing bitcoin and similar digital currencies as one of their payment methods, they quickly encountered a significant problem: price volatility.

Bloomberg: Wall Street Giants Postpone Entering Crypto Industry Amid Falling Prices

Wall Street giants are postponing their plans to more actively enter the crypto industry as the value of cryptocurrencies has fallen, Bloomberg reports Sunday, Dec. 23.

Stablecoins Could Lead Cryptocurrency Growth in 2019

Cryptocurrency, Stablecoins–With Bitcoin making a shaky climb closer to $4000, the entire industry of cryptocurrency is still reeling from hitting a relative low on the year last week. Since the start of the year, the number one cryptocurrency by market capitalization is down nearly 80 percent since peaking close to $20,000 in December 2017.

Huobi Group Interview: VP Livio Weng Talks of the Company’s Ambitions and Upcoming News

Huobi Group has delved deep into the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. Not only is Huobi one of the largest exchanges by trading volume but it also has a whole ecosystem of blockchain products and services including a venture capital arm and incubator.

Blockchain Adoption Levels Highest in the Semiconductor Industry

A study conducted by global professional services firm Accenture indicates that with regards to the adoption of blockchain technology, the semiconductor sector is currently enjoying the highest levels of bullish sentiment compared to other surveyed sectors.

IBM Joins Decentralized ‘Yellow Pages’ for Blockchain Projects

IBM has joined a decentralized cross-blockchain registry initiative which it states is a Yellow Pages analogue for blockchain projects, according to an announcement September 13.

FINRA Charges Broker With Fraud for Trading Unregistered Cryptocurrency

The U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has filed a complaint against Timothy Tilton Ayre, charging him with securities fraud and the illegal distribution of an unregistered cryptocurrency, according to a statement released on FINRA’s website Tuesday, September 11.

‘Operation Cryptosweep’ Actively Investigating 200 ICOs and Cryptocurrency Firms

An international task force targeting securities violations in the cryptocurrency industry has now opened active investigations into more than 200 initial coin offerings (ICOs) and investment products.

Lufthansa, SAP Competition Seeks Ideas for Blockchain in Aviation

Major airline Lufthansa has partnered with software giant SAP to launch a blockchain competition aimed to boost blockchain adoption in the airline industry.

Altering The Apparel Industry: How The Blockchain Is Changing Fashion

In the past, a lack of transparency in a company’s supply chain could be seen as a competitive advantage. Businesses wanted to keep insight into their suppliers and manufacturers as opaque as possible.

Chinese Police Seize 200 Bitcoin, Ethereum Mining Rigs Over Electricity Theft

Chinese police have reportedly seized over 200 computers used to mine bitcoin and ethereum in a crypto-mining operation that allegedly stole electricity.

Tezos Investors Forced to Undergo KYC Nearly 1 Year after ICO

The Tezos Foundation, which supports the Tezos project — itself designed to be a highly decentralized blockchain — has announced know your customer/anti-money laundering (KYC/AML) requirements for its contributors as the Tezos beta test nears nearly a year after the then-record initial coin offering’s (ICO) conclusion.

Fitch Ratings: Blockchain Is a Potential 'Game-Changer' for Insurers

One of the "Big Three" credit rating agencies thinks blockchain is a "game-changing technology."