Ledger Publishes First Volume of Peer-Reviewed Blockchain Research

 The issue includes 10 peer-reviewed papers ranging from probabilistic  analysis of the NXT "forging algorithm", questions of governance in  blockchain and theories of social contracts. The publication was  formally launched  last year to encourage greater academic involvement in the  cryptocurrency industry by giving scholars a platform to publish  full-length original research in all areas related to cryptocurrency. ..... [Read Full News]

 

Zug Makes Bitcoin Payment Option For Public Services Permanent

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Zug Makes Bitcoin Payment Option For Public Services Permanent

 JP Buntinx  December 22, 2016  Crypto, News          In July of 2016, the Swiss canton of Zug announced that they  would conduct an experiment with Bitcoin payments. Residents were  allowed to pay for public services using the Bitcoin cryptocurrency. At  that time, it remained unclear how long this project would run for, but  we now have an answer to that question. The City Council of Zug  announced that the Bitcoin payment option will be made permanent moving  forward. .... [Read Full News]

 

Top 3 Ways Of Accepting Bitcoin Without A Third-Party Service Provider

 One of the most often asked questions is how people can start  accepting Bitcoin payments online. The most obvious answer would be to  use a Bitcoin merchant account, such as services offered by BitKassa or  BitPay. But if someone wants to cut out all of the middlemen, they have  to accept payments directly.  Thankfully there are quite a few ways to  do so. ... [Read Full News]

 

Yuan Heading for Big Drop – What China’s Outflows Mean for Bitcoin

 Analysts have warned that China’s capital outflows are  accelerating while the yuan is depreciating sharply. They predict the  situation to worsen in 2017. Bitcoin.com asked Spencer Bogart, Equity  Research analyst at Needham & Company, how China’s situation could  affect bitcoin. ..... [Read Full News]

 

Richmond Berks – Investing Bitcoins into Real Estate

Auctions are the most  profitable tool when working on the real estate market. Company brokers  purchase profitable real estates and re-sell them on the secondary  market, hence generating 70% of pure profit. .. [Read Full News]

 

Elon Musk, Appointed to Trump’s Team of Advisories, Thinks Bitcoin Is a “Good Thing”

 Elon Musk, head of Tesla and SpaceX, joined President-elect Donald Trump’s team of Advisories, as did Uber CEO Travis Kalanick. Mr. Musk has made jaw-dropping comments on Bitcoin in the past.   In an interview available on YouTube, Mr. Musk, who has been appointed to Trump’s Team of Advisories, describes his feelings on Bitcoin. ...........

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Blockchain Startup Axoni Raises $18 Million in Series A Funding

 Axoni, a New York-based blockchain startup has announced  an $18 million Series A financing round led by banking giant Wells  Fargo and Euclid Opportunities, the Fintech investment arm of prominent  financial services company ICAP. .... [Read Full News]

 

Custodian Bank Completes Blockchain Test to Streamline Securities Lending

 State Street Corp., a global financial holding company, has completed a 7-month blockchain  test to streamline the securities lending process which it is  considering deploying in 2017, Hu Liang, senior managing director of the  Emerging Technologies Center at State Street, told Reuters. ..... [Read Full News]

 

Bitcoin Rises Seven Percent In 24 Hours, May Start Rallying $1 bln Market Cap Per Day

 Should it be a cause for worry that the price of the  world’s top digital currency, Bitcoin, hit a new high with a seven  percent increase in the past 24 hours? According to CoinMarketCap,  the currency - as at the time of this publication - increased by 7.34  percent to push its market cap to $13,934,740,671 at a rate of $867.83  per Bitcoin, having recorded around $198.4 mln worth of transactions  within the 24-hour period. ..... [Read Full News]

 

Goldmoney and the Royal Canadian Mint Record Gold Transactions on Blockchain

 Goldmoney, the gold-based savings and payments network, has launched a new platform which allows users to purchase gold  held in the Royal Canadian Mint’s vault with the transaction recorded  on a private Blockchain. Buyers pay a fee of 0.5% and as an added bonus  enjoy free storage for up to 1,000 grams of the precious metal. .......

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