Day: October 4, 2017

The 1st Annual Dash Conference took place in London on September 24th. The Dash Core team has offered some clarity onto the governance of Dash, on how instant transactions work, what Dash Evolution is and a lot more. Following that, CEX.IO’s UK Executive Director Vitaliy Kedyk took the stage and announced the launch of Dash … Continue reading CEX.IO has launched the trading of Dash: Why is it called a Digital Cash?

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The blockchain mobility data initiative will gain crucial exposure at the exclusive summit in October for investors and emerging growth companies, bringing further momentum to its already successful crowdsale.

3 October 2017, London, UK – Transport mobility project DOVU will enjoy a high profile at the Monaco Growth Forum Blockchain Summit, where one of the project’s Advisors, LDJ Capital’s David Drake, will deliver a Keynote address. DOVU will deliver a presentation on the benefits of bringing blockchain technology to data sharing in the transport sector, creating a circular economy that aligns interests and benefits all stakeholders. Access to an audience of forward-thinking delegates from the investment community is expected to ensure that the project meets its funding targets.

Invitation-only investor networking

Monaco Growth Forums (MGF) is an exclusive, invitation-only conference that brings together growth companies seeking capital or greater international investor exposure and the world’s most successful financiers. The 9^th conference will be held on 17-19 October. Hosted by MGF founder Andreea Porcelli, who has over 20 years of experience in connecting investors with small-cap companies, the event will also welcome David Wachsman of Wachsman PR at the Stafford Hotel in London and The Riviera Marriott Hotel in Monaco.

The summit represents an unparalleled opportunity to connect with key individuals and business angels in the international investment community. MGF was launched to link top emerging growth companies from around the world with established institutional investors and industry professionals, bringing mutual opportunities and synergies. The topic of the address will be ‘The Makings of a Successful ICO Launch’. With a pre-sale that attracted over 17,000 ETH, DOVU has first-hand experience of this.

A new paradigm for data

DOVU aims to revolutionise the transport industry by means of a blockchain-powered marketplace for data. High-quality data is critical for innovation within the mobility sector, but acquiring large and sufficiently granular data-sets is extremely difficult. DOVU will crowdsource these from grassroots users, allowing them to upload relevant information to the DOVU network and rewarding participation with the DOV token. Transport businesses will use the same token to pay for data, as required.

DOVU’s powerful business proposition and unique mix of industry partnerships and expert advisors has already translated into a successful start to its tokensale. It has also resulted in a promising business pipeline, with the first projects going live in 2018. Access to further key individuals and investment at MGF is expected to yield further opportunities and ensure that the crowdsale reaches its maximum cap.

Tokensale

DOVU’s public tokensale goes live on 3 October at 17:00 UTC. Tokens will be sold at a 10% bonus for the first 24 hours. DOV tokens can be purchased with Ether, with a minimum contribution of 0.05 ETH. The crowdsale will end on 17 October, or when the hard cap of 85,362 ETH (approximately $25 million) is reached.

Read more about the tokensale process, or to find out more about the project visit www.dovu.io.

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Robots can come in many different shapes and sizes. Moreover, they can be deployed for many different reasons, including offering relief to disaster-stricken areas. One surprising contender in this area is none other than Honda. Although the company only has a prototype right now, the machine looks pretty interesting.

Honda is Building Robots as Well

In a way, no one will be surprised to see Honda getting involved in the world of building robots. Although one would expect the company to build such tools as a way to automate their own manufacturing process, that is not necessarily the case right now. Instead, it recently showed off a prototype robot which can provide invaluable services in disaster-stricken areas. Although Honda has been working on this concept for some time now, it took the company a while to effectively turn their whitepaper into a working machine.

Back in 2015, the whitepaper associated with Honda’s robotic creation revolved around disaster response. That hasn’t changed in the slightest now that the prototype is presented to the world. Given the fact that human workers often struggle to reach specific areas when disasters take place, it is expected these robots will make a major impact in this regard. Several other companies are developing robots for this specific purpose as well.

However, the Honda robot is very different from its competitors. Rather than being unusual in shape like most other robots, we are talking about a humanoid-looking robot which can effectively perform human tasks. More specifically, it the machine could tackle three-dimensional movements like walking on stairs and vertical ladders, it would be capable of moving over pipes on the floor and passing through closed doors along corridors. In a way, it would be an advanced human which doesn’t require sleep, food, or rest.

While the robot has no official name, Honda refers to it as the E2-DR. That may not be the most appealing name per se, but development is still ongoing as we speak. Considering that this machine provides a mix of strength, nimbleness, and all-around capability, it could be a godsend when it comes to providing relief efforts in one way or another. Even if the robot were to lose power for whatever reason, the system would prevent catastrophic falls while moving in high places. It is evident Honda has put a lot of thought and effort into this robot.

According to the official specifications, the E2-DR is 1.68 meters high and weighs 85 kilograms. More importantly, it has a 90-minute operating time thanks to its 1,000 Wh battery. With its 33 degrees of freedom, it is far more versatile than the average human worker would ever be in such circumstances. Furthermore, the robot’s torso can rotate 180 degrees. The way this machine walks is particularly intriguing, to say the least, as it is not something we have seen in too many robots so far.

If we had to find one downside, it would be how the robot’s hands can only be used for basic gripping motions. That is not necessarily a bad thing, as Honda has announced it is working on some special tools to facilitate interaction with the world and disaster-stricken areas. E2-DR is also water resistant, dustproof, and can operate in extreme temperatures above or below the freezing point. It is a very interesting development and one that shows why we shouldn’t be fearful of the robotics sector as a whole whatsoever. While some bits may seem unsettling, this is not a humanoid robot we will see crossing streets anytime soon.

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Freelance writers and creators have a general distrust of the traditional freelance system. However, a new platform called Coinlancer is putting the power of the freelancing world back into the hands of the users, both freelancers and employers. Fees for what? Most users who have ever done freelancing work for an online portal are aware … Continue reading Coinlancer To Freelancers: “United We Stand, Divided We Fall”

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The Geth implementation of ethereum has new code that enshrines an upgrade hard fork for later this month.

No one can deny there are some interesting projects in the world of cryptocurrency these days. Especially when it comes to earning money with cryptocurrency, there are a few ways to go about things right now. Coinlink is a new project which lets people generate a “hidden” URL and earn Monero every time someone clicks on their link. It’s an interesting take on things, even though it may not be commonly used in the future.

URL Hiding Service Paying in XMR

There has been a lot of interest in Monero over the past few weeks, even though the current price may not necessarily reflect it. A lot of new projects have come to market lately, and some bigger developments are still on the horizon. While a lot of people are seemingly ignoring Monero right now, it is only a matter of time before this particular currency gains a lot more momentum.

Unfortunately, Monero has also gotten a lot of negative attention of late. This is mainly due to cryptocurrency mining scripts which can be embedded into websites with relative ease. Said JavaScript will then successfully mine Monero by using website visitors’ computer resources for as long as they stay on the site. This is not necessarily a lucrative business model, but it is a controversial method all things considered.

Thankfully, there are some legitimate projects involving Monero as well. Coinlink is an interesting venture in this regard, as it allows users to “hide” existing website URLs and earn some money by doing so. Users will need to generate a Monero address first before they can successfully use this service, though. Once they have an address, the URL to be hidden can be entered on the website. By actively sharing this URL and collecting clicks, users will be rewarded with small amounts of XMR.

As one would expect from a service related to Monero, there is no need to sign up for an account whatsoever. Instead, users can simply generate a URL and start earning money right away. This service will display ads when people visit one’s URL, though, and the Coinlink team takes 5% of all earnings in exchange for providing the service. It is a pretty interesting concept that could prove extremely useful as a way to get XMR into the hands of as many people as possible.

Do keep in mind the service provider will keep a record of the links created. More specifically, they log the creation date, Monero address, and an ID associated with the link itself. There is also a “difficulty” factor associated with generating a Coinlink URL. This difficulty represents the amount of hashes associated with generating the URL in question. Every link stores the amount of mined hashes, which will be purged and have a Monero value associated with it.

As of the time of writing, there is no official payment solution for this platform yet. The team is actively developing and integrating such a feature, but they will be keeping track of the number of hashes collected by every ID. Payouts will occur at some point in the future, although it remains to be seen when this feature will be implemented. All things considered, Coinlink could prove to be a valuable service, but there is still a lot of work to be done before it is ready for prime time.

Police in Finland have moved into a new stage in their ongoing investigation into to the OneCoin cryptocurrency scheme.

Cryptocurrency World Expo –Warsaw Summit, will take place on December 1st and 2nd 2017. With over 1400 delegates attending, the event will be held in the Multiplex at Zlote Tarasy (Golden Terraces) in the heart of Europe. Accommodating the attendees, the lectures will be organized in the biggest cinema hall in Poland.  The Warsaw Summit … Continue reading Cryptocurrency World Expo – Warsaw Summit Set to Begin on December 1, 2017

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Coinbase is an exchange and wallet service provider a lot of users have grown to like over the past few years. At the same time, there are a lot of people who aren’t too happy with Coinbase, for various reasons. It turns out the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is conducting an unofficial inquiry related to Coinbase, which raises a lot more questions than it provides answers. This turn of events will cause some confusion, to say the least.

CFTC Shows a Keen Interest in Coinbase

The past 18 months have been rather interesting for the Coinbase platform, to say the least. Not only has it seen exponential growth in its customer base, there is also the matter of the IRS summons which still isn’t off the table entirely. It was only a matter of time before the US government started showing an interest in Coinbase for various reasons, although it remains to be seen how the summons will play out in the near future.

To top things off, there is now a CFTC inquiry related to Coinbase regarding a recent Ethereum flash crash on the GDAX platform. At the time, the Ethereum price saw a multi-million dollar sell-off that collapsed the market for a brief moment. This occurred only on the Coinbase-owned GDAX exchange, which caused a lot of unrest among platform users for quite some time afterward. With the incident taking place on July 21, it was only a matter of time before the U.S. government would scrutinize this turn of events.

For the time being, it remains to be seen how the CFTC inquiry will play out. Not too many details are being made public right now, but it does appear this is the real deal. Without any public evidence to back up these claims, however, there will be a lot of speculation as to what the CFTC wants with Coinbase and GDAX, let alone how the regular order of business will be affected for both platforms.  

Coinbase has no choice but to comply with regulations and has always been cooperative when it comes to inquiries like this. That being said, the GDAX market crash is still pretty controversial to this day. After all, it saw the Ethereum price drop to very low levels, immediately filling some low buy orders on the platform. Once the price had corrected itself, the people who placed those buy orders got rich in a matter of minutes. Eventually, Coinbase was forced to refund the customers who had been negatively affected.

The big question is whether or not leverage and margin trading may have played a role in this market crash. A lot of people rely on leverage and margin trading as a way to speculate on the market, but it can also cause some unprecedented effects when things go south in short order. Thankfully, such incidents are more the exception than the rule these days, but it is still a memorable event in the world of cryptocurrency as a whole.

With margin trading services discontinued by Coinbase shortly after the crash, it will be interesting to see what the CFTC plans to do moving forward. It makes a lot of sense to investigate what has happened exactly, even though all affected parties have been refunded and no real damage was done in the long run. For now, this investigation is still unofficial and details remain scarce to come by. It is an interesting turn of events in the world of cryptocurrency; that much is certain.