150-year-old church in Britain sold for BTC
A 150-year-old church in England is put up for sale for $1.5 million. It could be nothing remarkable but the seller wants to be paid in bitcoins.
US ban TON ICO, but investors will not be refunded
The US regulator announced that it suspends Telegram's ICO and begins investigation into illegal coin offering. The TON blockchain seems not to be launched in October, but investors are unlikely to receive reimbursement.
Opinion: cryptocurrency adoption remains low
According to the Ministry of Finance of Malaysia, the cryptocurrency adoption both in Malaysia and around the world remains at a low level, although this industry attracts a lot of attention.
Bhutan launches Prizm National Cryptocurrency
The Kingdom of Bhutan introduces Prizm national cryptocurrency. This currency will be used on equal terms with the main fiat currency of Bhutan - ngultrum.
Crypto community criticizes US new airdrop tax guidance
The US Internal Revenue Service published an updated version of the tax calculation guidance for crypto assets. But the new recommendations raise more questions than give answers.
Study: mentions of altcoins in social media fell to record low
The altcoin season is over without even taking off. Mentions of altcoins in social networks and media fell to a historic low, wiping out investors aspirations for the revival of this market.
Microsoft, Huawei and Venezuelan government at Blockchain Life 2019
Blockchain Life 2019 takes place in one week. The organizers have already sold over 4000 tickets. Among speakers are the founders of top blockchain and crypto companies, investors, developers, crypto traders, CEOs of projects, entrepreneurs and businessmen. The following keynoters are also joining the upcoming event:
- Leading technology expert at Microsoft in Russia Konstantin Goldstein;
- CTO of Huawei Jorge Sebastiao;
- Venezuelan delegation El Petro — 1st national cryptocurrency’s creators.
Microsoft, as well as other renowned world IT companies, strives to develop the blockchain ecosystem around the globe. Konstantin Goldstein (Microsoft) has 16 years of experience in the IT industry and speaks about “Blockchain Consortiums – New Paradigm of Enterprise Collaboration” at Blockchain Life 2019.
The European Blockchain Life’s programme includes talks from the top management of leading industry companies: Binance, Listing.help, BitForex, IOTA, Oracle, Dash, Huobi, Tron, Kaspersky, VTB and others.
The forum’s programme and the full speakers’ list are available at https://blockchain-life.com
The international listing agency Listing.help is the organizer of the global forum. The general sponsor is a cryptocurrency exchange BitForex.com.
Purchase tickets to the global forum Blockchain Life 2019 before the next price increase at https://blockchain-life.com.
Trillion-worth class action lawsuit filed against Bitfinex and Tether
Lawyers who won a lawsuit against Craig Wright filed a class action lawsuit against Bitfinex and Tether. The companies are accused of large-scale manipulations of the crypto market.
AQUIX health and environmental technology project opens doors for crypto investors
The modern world is developing extremely fast. Simultaneously, we face neglect of the environment and the people’s health more and more often. AQUIX company has decided to oppose these negative phenomena, producing modern, highly efficient technological equipment.
Apple CEO: currency issuance must remain in hands of states
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, strongly rejected the possibility of launching Apple's own currency and said that private companies should not do such things.
PayPal leaves Libra Association, Visa and Mastercard close to exit
Visa and Mastercard, followed by PayPal, plan to refuse to cooperate with Facebook in the Libra cryptocurrency project due to regulatory confrontation.
Forecast: Bitcoin capitalization may reach $1 trillion
The Bavarian state bank admits bitcoin capitalization growth to $1 trillion already in 2020. The main trigger is halving, which is expected next spring.
Russian Central Bank: cryptocurrencies are a high-tech financial pyramid
The Deputy Chairman of the Bank of Russia called cryptocurrencies a financial pyramid and urged Russian investors not to invest their savings in them.
SEC fines EOS developer for $24 million
The US regulator achieved a settlement with the developer of the blockchain platform EOS. Now Block One will pay $24 million for selling unregistered securities to investors.
Telegram launches contest for smart contract developers
Telegram will pay winners of smart contract developers contest up to $400,000. The competition will last until mid-October.
Facebook reveals currencies supporting Libra
The basket of currencies that will support the Libra stablecoin will comprise five national currencies. Chinese yuan is not in the list.
