Navigating the New Crypto Investment Class
By most standards, the past decade has been an investor’s paradise. After a cataclysmic market drop and subsequent global recession in 2009, the stock market is continually posting incredible gains, the real estate market roared back to life, and entirely new investment opportunities have diversified the investment field.
US regulator fines EtherDelta founder for unregistered security exchange
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has accused Zachary Coburn, the founder of decentralized EtherDelta exchange, of operating an unregistered stock exchange. He was fined of $388,000.
Trader Timur Zainiev: “You can earn a lot more on the same algorithms on cryptomarket than on classic stock exchanges”
The one question algo-traders have been asking themselves lately: is it worth trying to trade on cryptomarkets or is it still too much of a Wild West out there?
Research: EOS is not a blockchain
The EOS project, which calls itself a blockchain system, is actually a cloud computing service and has nothing to do with decentralization, the researchers found through months of experiments.
INNOVAMINEX: BLOCKCHAIN BASED GOLD RUSH
Blockchain is the technology of the future, which allows the expansion of the boundaries of business. It can be used in any field, including mining, and in particular, in gold mining. The Innovaminex project is designed to involve the real economy with virtual assets and to allow any individual or legal entity to invest in a real project and receive benefits and advantages from the sale and processing of gold extracted from the mines.
Tether confirms bank account on Bahamas
Tether, issuer of controversial stablecoin USDT, has announced that it opened a bank account for $1.8 billion in one of the banks on the Bahamas.
Vitalik Buterin sings song, promises 1000x Ethereum scaling at Devcon 4
Prague hosts the largest conference of developers of Ethereum solutions. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin held a presentation on the first day. He took part also in singing song about the decent goals of Ethereum devs.
Two Bitmain-affiliated mining pools sabotage SegWit transactions
AntPool and BTC.com are witnessed by refusing to confirm SegWit transactions and, as a result, slowing down the adoption of SegWit capable of scaling the network.
Belgian investment company acquires oldest crypto exchange Bitstamp
The European cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp was acquired by a little-known investment company from Belgium. The deal was paid in cash, but the amount is not disclosed. It is estimated at $400 million.
Coinbase reportedly eyes IPO with multi-billion valuation
Following major world manufacturers of mining equipment, Coinbase, the US-based cryptocurrency exchange and wallet, set sights on the traditional method to raise financing through public sale of its shares.
Russian largest nickel producer to issue stablecoin
Nornickel, one of the largest nickel producers in the world, announced its plans to issue stablecoin, pegged to precious metals. According to Nornickel, the virtual asset will help to quickly attract funding bypassing long procedures.
Guide to buying and selling cryptocurrency
Warning: the article is for informational purposes only. Before settling cryptocurrencies transactions, carefully assess the risks. Due to the rate instability, you may lose savings.
Research: more than half of cryptocurrencies are fully centralized
The experts analyzed more than 200 cryptocurrencies and concluded that most of them are fully controlled by their teams of developers.
EncryptoTel will participate in the cybersecurity forum Say Future: Security
The telecommunication blockchain project EncryptoTel will participate as a member of the Say Future: Security forum, which will take place in Moscow on October 24-25, 2018 and will be dedicated to the latest security technologies.
Report: 10% of investment raised via ICOs in 2017 was stolen
The losses of cryptocurrency exchanges from cyber and hacker attacks in 2017 and 9 months of 2018 almost reached $1 billion. Phishing and social engineering remain the favorite and most effective tools of cybercriminals.
IMF: cryptocurrencies pose risks to global financial system
The International Monetary Fund published a report on the current state, forecasts, and risks of the global financial system. One of the risks is new cryptocurrency assets.
