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Sam Goffman

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You might have missed it: Constantinople hardfork new date and Dash anniversary

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are developing cryptocurrency, the volume of Bitcoin transactions has increased by 63% over the past ten months, and other news of the past days. Bitcoin fell by 4% over the weekend, the price of cryptocurrency dropped to $ 3,580. Over the past two days, several events occurred at once, which influenced bot...

21 January 2019 /regulation Financial Inclusion

Why will things change in 2019? There are several reasons for the growth of Bitcoin

This year, the industry has been cleared of speculators, and now it is ready for the arrival of a new class of investors, says Henri Arslanian from PwC. Correction of the cryptocurrency market and Bitcoin cost reduction from $20,000 to $3,200 had a positive impact on the industry outlook, FinTech and Crypto Lead for Hong Kong and China at Pricewat...

28 December 2018 /inclusion Financial Inclusion

You might have missed it: another Bitcoin funeral and a 100 billion USD market

BitPay CEO Stephen Peir believes that the cost of digital money will increase significantly after it is actively used, the world's youngest cryptomillionaire ErikFinman wrote the “obituary” of Bitcoin and other news of the last two days. Last weekend, most digital money fell; many cryptocurrencies updated their yearly lows. At the same time, sever...

19 December 2018 /inclusion Fintech

Security Token Offering: analysis, problems and prospects

Considering the increasingly strict approach of regulators to tokens and cryptocurrencies in recent years, attracting investments through Security Token Offering (STO) is the next logical step for the industry as a whole and determines the course of its development towards a more civilized and transparent market. Security Token Offering involves ...

13 December 2018 /regulation Trends in Financial Services

The worst month for Bitcoin in seven years and ICO problems

On Saturday, December 1, the cost of Bitcoin rose to the level of $4,300. Then it dropped again: today, December 5, the cryptocurrency is trading at $ 3,850. Last weekend, several events occurred at once that have already influenced the situation in the industry and may change it in the future. 77.6% miners use renewable energy sources CoinShares ...

05 December 2018 /inclusion Financial Services Regulation

What is the ERC-20 standard? ERC-20 Ethereum tokens

The ERC-20 token is developed on the basis of Ethereum. The platform consists of a blockchain that stores transactions, and a virtual machine that encodes smart contracts that guarantee their execution. The standard simplifies the creation of projects in a decentralized registry, optimizes the operation of the network. General information about a ...

07 September 2018 /security Fintech

Cryptocurrency wallets: FAQs

A cryptocurrency wallet is a software program that allows you to send and receive cryptocurrency. A wallet can be used to store several types of tokens and coins at the same time, but most of them support a limited number of options. Wallets are used to store secret keys - these are long hexadecimal codes known only to you and your wallet. The secr...

30 August 2018 /security Fintech