Headlines for the world of Cryptocurrencies - April 24, 2019

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McAfee Spoke with Satoshi and Says the Bitcoin Creator Is Furious

The internet is abuzz with news that McAfee will be revealing the true identity of the famous inventor of Bitcoin who goes by pseudo name of Satoshi Nakamoto.

However after much thought and advice from his counsel he is for now withholding the information of the true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto explaining that by doing so could influence his trial and risk his extradition.

McAfee is currently living in the Bahamas to flee accusations from cryptocurrency tax fraud.

Some pundits argue that revealing the identity of the bitcoin creator might hurt the price of Bitcoin (BTC) or the community and the crypto space might be better off not knowing BTC’s creator.

According to McAfee people often forget that he is a technologist himself and finding Satoshi Nakamoto was not too difficult for him.

It is widely been considered that marketing and politics goes hand in hand and this recent antics many believe is just to keep his name in the limelight.

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Hospital In South Korea Using Blockchain To Create Medical Data Management Platform

It has been reported that the South Korean hospital Gil Medical Center is looking to create a blockchain-powered health data management solution.

This was made possible through its partnership with a blockchain medical data marketplace, Longenesis and biotechnology company Insilico Medicine.

The partnership was announced in a press release that was published on April 23, 2019.

Part of the development will be based on Bitfury’s Exonum Blockchain Framework that is designed to increase the efficiency of data collection, medical research processes and ensuring transparent management of patients consent.

The platform also aims to address compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and General Data Protection Regulations (GCPR) regulations.

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Weiss Suggesting Binance Could Be The Next Bitcoin

Binance Coin (BNB) is one of the few cryptocurrencies in the market right now that has posted astronomical gains from the beginning of the year.

In fact it has managed to post 300% gains since the start of the year.

This has lead observers and even rating agencies such as Weiss rating suggesting that BNB the new Bitcoin given how Binance Coin has taken the reins of market movements.

While Binance Coin is capable cryptocurrency in itself no one can argue that it has benefitted from the popularity of the cryptocurrency exchange of its organization.

In the final analysis BNB’s strong ties with Binance could prove enough incentives for cryptocurrency traders and investors interested in the asset with the launch of Binance Chain seeming to propel it to higher highs.

No one is sure if their blockchain venture but one thing is for sure so long as Binance exchange (decentralized or Centralized) will perform well you can expect the same with its native digital asset.

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CZ’s Kumbaya Moment with Ethereum Proves Crypto Has Turned a Corner

The launched of Binance Chain marks the departure of Binance Coin (BNB) from its old platform Ethereum and started its journey towards its own blockchain aptly name Binance chain.

There could have no better time in doing this as Binance coin has recently reached a new All-time-high which according to sources is the first cryptocurrency to recover from the massive correction that started early 2018.

It is so successful that it has been dubbed as the new Ethereum Killer with many pundits trying to get a reaction from both Ethereum and Binance founders and seemingly instigating a twitter match.

As it stands BNB is the 7th largest cryptocurrency in terms of market capitalization with a total market share of $3.42 billion significantly up from $800 million at the start of the year.

While many is suggesting that it could be an alternative to the Bitcoin and Ethereum, the CEO of Binance is having none of it seeming to suggest that the cryptocurrency space is large enough for any project to grow.

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University Of Nevada Develops Driverless Vehicles Leveraging Blockchain

It has been revealed that the University of Nevada, Reno has recently announced developing a new blockchain-enhanced autonomous vehicle project.

The news was revealed on a recent press release that was published on April 23,2019.

The project called Intelligent Mobility Project was made possible through the collaboration of Unversity of Nevada, Nevada Center of Applied Research (NCAR and Filament, an enterprise blockchain and Internet of things firm.

The main aim of the project is to improve safety and communications between driverless connected cards and the surrounding infrastructure.

According to Carlos Cardillo the director of the Nevada Center for Applied Research the implementation of blockchain within the project is to expand data integrity standard which is important in such a project like this.

He explains that as the number of connected vehicles on the road increase it multiplies the amount of various IoT device which can potentially create vulnerabilities.

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Headlines for the world of Cryptocurrencies - April 23, 2019

Binance DEX Launches / Civic Gains New Partnership To Provide Blockchain ID / IDC Reports Blockchain Solutions Spending To Reach $2.4 Billion By 2022 In Asia/Pacific Sans Japan / BitGo Achieves SOC 2 Type 2 Compliance Certification / BitGo Achieves SOC 2 Type 2 Compliance Certification

Headlines for the world of Cryptocurrencies - April 22, 2019

Presidential Candidate Calls For Clarity In Crypto Regulations / New Staking Reward For Ethereum Proposed / First Blockchain-Enhanced Notary In China Opens / Unitopia Wants To Create A Blockchain-Powered Version Of Steam / Fund By Tennis Superstar Backs Coinbase

Headlines for the world of Cryptocurrencies - April 21, 2019

More Higher Education Institution Joining Ripple Blockchain Research Initiative / J.P. Morgan To Release New Interbank Information Network Feature In Q3 2019 / U.S. Defense Contractor Awarded With Blockchain Patent / New Crypto And Fintech Regulations In Chile / Zaif To Resume operations After 7 Months

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