Nvidia CEO blames Ethereum miners for GPU deficit
The shortage of Nvidia equipment on the market is caused by the popularity of the company's video cards among the Ethereum miners, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang believes.
Lightning Network beats Bitcoin Cash by the number of nodes
The Lightning network is still at an early stage of development, has already more active nodes than the Bitcoin Cash network. It is another reason for the original bitcoin supporters to point out that the BCH hardfork was the wrong decision.
Belarus enters the age of legalized crypto
The decree on the digital economy development has come into force in Belarus. However, the country has so far adopted only one regulatory act on cryptocurrency circulation.
Project Gese - blockchain technology in the sphere of alcoholic beverage products
Gese is the blockchain based project which unites all key alcohol market participants. The application of this technology allows to track any particular product from manufacturers to consumers. With each bottle having an attached NFC tag it provides complete information about the product. A powerful artificial intelligence based analysis system generates recommendations for consumers and collects statistical data for producers.
Dejan Roljic, CEO and founder of Eligma platform, told about the future of online shopping based on AI and blockchain.
CoinFox: In the WP you write, that such project as Eligma was your greatest dream for about 10 years. What inspired you to start making this dream real at the middle of 2017?
Putin's Advisor: one of the countries from the Eurasian Economic Union will issue national cryptocurrency in 2018
Following the successful example of Venezuela, one of the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union will issue a national cryptocurrency. This will happen in 2018, a Russian politician close to Vladimir Putin claims.
Bringing Crypto Mainstream to an offline world - Eligma showcases their solution for easy crypto payments
Eligma, AI-driven and blockchain-based cognitive commerce platform that represents one of the most active crowdfunding projects, is increasingly getting world-wide attention. Its team is demonstrating how the product can solve problems of today’s e-commerce and asset management. Their token sale with a hard cap of 24 million U.S. dollars starts on April 17th, and their campaign promises to showcase what they have in store for future users and potential contributors.
Vitalik Buterin suggests charging a fee for storing data in Ethereum
The co-founder of Ethereum has supported the idea of charging fees for the use of Ethereum blockchain for storage. He proposed to link the amount of the commission with the time the data is available in the network.
How Far Along Is Cryptocurrency Adoption?
Last year was huge for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The market cap at the start of 2016 was just $18 billion, and by the end of the year had risen to over $300 billion. Those who got in early jumped for joy as more people piled into the market. Yet, the real factor for cryptocurrency's long-term survival is not the current value of Bitcoin, but the potential for its mass adoption.
Twitter bans ICO and cryptocurrency-related ads
Following Facebook and Google, Twitter has decided to ban advertising ICO, token sales, and cryptocurrency-related projects. The new advertising policy comes into force today.
US Treasury recommendations: hire blockchain skeptics in order not to be blinded
The US Treasury advises companies and other organizations not to give in to the hype and hire skeptical specialists to work with blockchain.
Major cryptocurrency exchange to stop Tether trading
Bit-Z, eighth by trading volume crypto-exchange in the world, has announced its plans to stop trading Tether pairs. The decision comes a few days after the record issue of 300 million USDT coins.
Arcona completes sale on Hong Kong exchange to kickstart ICO April, 15
Arcona, a blockchain-based augmented reality (AR) platform, has closed its token sale. The project successfully raised over 3,000 ETH during its pre-ICO. The funds came from the European real estate companies, advertisement industry and crypto enthusiasts around the globe.
Blockchain-based Container Shipping Platform 300cubits to start the TEU ICO on 12th April 2018
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance can move to Malta
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, plans to move its headquarters from Hong Kong to Malta, as well as intends to launch its own decentralized crypto-exchange.
Bitstamp reportedly to be sold for $400 million to investors from South Korea
The sector of cryptocurrency exchanges seems to enter a mergers and acquisitions period. According to latest rumors, investors from South Korea can buy the Luxembourg-based crypto-exchange Bitstamp.
