Day: November 9, 2017

Employing a concept called proof-of-time (as opposed to proof-of-work), Chia relies on a two-step block authentication method.

SimplyVital Health (SVH), the healthcare company streamlining medical data storage and sharing using blockchain technology, has announced a partnership with Hartford HealthCare Bone & Joint Institute at Hartford Hospital (BJI). Through its blockchain-based ConnectingCare platform, SVH will manage and analyze total hip and total knee joint replacement patients from first appointment to final treatment, helping to reduce costs and improve patient recovery.

BJI is ahead of the game, preparing for excellence in orthopedic risk based contracts. Research found that orthopedic risk based contracts drive down cost, without affecting quality. SVH believes the key is effective pre and post-surgery management of patients and monitoring financial estimates in near real time. Maximizing savings requires easy access to the same data of shared patients, across multiple providers, and is exactly what ConnectingCare provides.

Kat Kuzmeskas, CEO of SVH, knows the orthopedic space well, having spent nearly three years working with a hospital-based orthopedic department. “What excites us the most about this opportunity is paralleling and supporting the work of the nurse navigators” explains Kuzmeskas. “This is an effective, proven method to improve care while controlling costs.”

“We have trained our nurse navigators to determine patient transition plans 2-4 weeks ahead of surgery, understanding DME, transportation, and medication management. The ConnectingCare platform gives us one more tool to effectively manage our patients,” says David Santoro, Director of Operations of the BJI.

SVH and Hartford Hospital look forward to decreasing costs and providing better care for patients of the BJI through blockchain technology.

About SimplyVital

SimplyVital Health leverages Health Nexus, its blockchain protocol, to empower providers’ transition to value based care regardless of clinical affiliation. Their principal tool, ConnectingCare, augments existing hospital care systems to extract data and create care pathway flexibility, prospectively track financials, maintain immutable records, and accurately monitor analytics. Learn more at: https://tokensale.simplyvitalhealth.com

About BJI at HH

The Hartford HealthCare Bone & Joint Institute at Hartford Hospital offers an unparalleled network of coordinated services for patients with musculoskeletal disorders and orthopedic injuries, serving patients from Baby Boomers to seasoned athletes. The new five-floor, 130,000-square foot facility features 10 operating rooms, 48 private inpatient beds (with the ability to expand to 60), diagnostic services, outpatient rehabilitation and ample space for community education.

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A study has found that a third of millennials are turning to cryptocurrencies as an investment, moving away from stocks.

Medical Blockchain-based startups that could have a major impact on healthcare today.

Kim Dotcom has become somewhat of a cult figure in the world of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. He is a big fan of Bitcoin and aims to integrate it into his future services. However, it seems Dotcom also keeps tabs on Bitcoin Cash. His recent Twitter poll has gotten a lot of attention already. So far, belief in Bitcoin as the superior currency is still very strong  Then again, scalability will remain a problem for quite some time to come.

It is evident Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash are two very different currencies. One effectively has a lot of value and the other is still struggling to make its mark. More specifically, the past week or so has been kind to BCH as a whole. That doesn’t make the currency a contender for the world’s leading cryptocurrency by any means, though. At the same time, one has to acknowledge Bitcoin itself is not without flaws by any means. Especially when it comes to scaling, there is still a lot of work to be done.

Kim Dotcom Wants a Scalable Version of Bitcoin

Kim Dotcom has been keeping tabs on both currencies for some time now. We all know Bitcache will use BTC as a payment option. However,  there is a chance he may integrate Bitcoin Cash as well. It all depends on which currency will have the largest volume of internet payments. Right now, Bitcoin has a clear lead over BCH. However, that threshold may look very different in a few years from now. A lot will depend on how fast Bitcoin can effective scale. So far, it seems rather problematic, to say the least.

Let us see…
3 TPS on BTC

Vs scaling soon to

50,000 TPS on BCH

Which # is larger…..

— Dr Craig S Wright (@ProfFaustus) November 9, 2017

To put this into perspective, SegWit is live on the Bitcoin network. So far, not much has happened to it, though. A lot of service providers have yet to integrate this new solution moving forward. Kim Dotcom will keep a close eye on how this situation evolves. It is in his best interest to accept currencies which scale better. Right now, Bitcoin is more popular, but it is not the best by any means. Bitcoin Cash can natively process far more transactions right now.

It will be interesting to see how this situation changes in the coming years. It seems Dotcom may integrate Bitcoin Cash into his future services if need be. Whether or not this will be the case by 2021, remains to be seen. There is still a lot of work to be done for both BTC and BCH. An interesting future lies ahead, that much is certain. It would be better if we saw more collaboration rather than Bitcoin hard forks.

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Hard forks of bitcoin are creating new wealth that the U.S. tax agency will want to tax, but it’s still unclear just how to report these new assets.

Special price fluctuation limits could quell Bitcoin price volatility.

A new spin-off from Blockchain technology experts at ConsenSys called Grid+ will decentralize wholesale electricity, while at the same time providing Blockchain access to a host of other household adoption points.

We have seen a proverbial rollercoaster of news in the Bitcoin world these past 24 hours. More specifically, the SegWit2x hard fork is apparently canceled, although that is not entirely true. Moreover, the B2X trades between Charlie Lee, Roger Ver, and a few others may still go ahead. It will be quite interesting to see how things evolve in this regard. There is no indication of what the future may hold for Bitcoin, that much is certain.

The big news last night was how the SegWit2x hard fork was originally called off. A lot of people are happy about this news, to say the least. After all, the fork makes very little sense to most Bitcoin users. Fracturing the community even further serves no real purpose whatsoever. Then again, this hard fork is not entirely canceled just yet. More specifically, a follow-up email indicates the fork will still happen despite the risks it bears.

B2X Is Still in the Game

Whether or not that is good news for Bitcoin, remains to be determined. Another altcoin riding Bitcoin’s coattails isn’t exactly something we need right now. Then again, there may be more support for this new currency than people would think. In a lot of cases, people just want their free B2X coins and sell them on the open market as soon as possible. There are still a lot of uncertainties in this regard, that much is certain.

One thing to keep in mind is how Charlie Lee proposed a B2X trade not too long ago. The goal is to exchange 250 B2X for 250 BTC. Lee would like to get rid of these coins as soon as possible. Although it is uncertain who accepted this deal, Roger Ver seemed quite keen on the concept. This trade would not go through if there was no fork. With this fork still going ahead, we can expect some fireworks in the Bitcoin world very soon.

While waving with wealth in the open isn’t necessarily positive, this trade will get a lot of attention. That is, assuming it will still go through as expected.There is an interesting time ahead for both Bitcoin and B2X alike. More specifically, the fork may shake things up quite a bit. The coins may not be worth $2,000 or more, though, but no one knows what the future brings. Right now, nothing has changed in this regard. The original excitement regarding the fork being canceled has died down already.

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Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat has predicted that state-sponsored digital currencies will arise from the threat posed by bitcoin.

Things have developed in a rather interesting direction for IOTA as of late. When this currency was initially launched, things moved in a good direction right off the bat. However, ever since the altcoin reached its all-time high of over $1 per IOTA, things have started coming down. Right now, the IOTA price is up by as much as 33.5%, which is pretty significant. This massive pump may eventually run out of steam eventually, though.

IOTA Price Gets a Massive Pump

It is evident there is some interesting momentum in the world of cryptocurrency right now. A lot of currencies are recovering some of its lost value over the past few days. Some currencies are more successful than others, which is only to be expected. Right now, the IOTA price is going through a massive pump cycle, as the value is skyrocketing out of the blue once again. The same happened when the IOTA price reached $1 not that long ago, although the momentum reversed shortly after.

The past seven days have been rather interesting for people keeping an eye on the IOTA price. More specifically, the IOTA price started out at $0.32 on November 3rd. A pretty solid value, as this has been the correct price point for IOTA for some time now. Ever since that time, however, we have seen a few attempts to successfully reach a higher price. The IOTA price got rejected at $0.4 several times in the past few days, but things have picked up steam over the past 36 hours.

More specifically, the IOTA price hit $0.436 on November 8th and has kept moving up after a brief dip ever since. Right now, one IOTA is worth $0.57, which seems to be a rather high value for this particular currency right now. Then again, there is a lot of momentum in this market, even though there is very little trading volume to back it up, which is pretty peculiar. Then again, we have seen cycles like these affect other cryptocurrencies as well, and IOTA will eventually come down in price in a few days from now.

Speaking of the IOTA trading volume, the market has seen $65.63m over the past 24 hours. For a cryptocurrency in the top 10 ranked by market cap, this particular number is anything but significant. Then again, we have seen altcoins gain even more value with less trading volume as well. A 33.5% gain with $65.6m in trading volume shows it takes very little money to manipulate this market in the right direction. This appears to be small market manipulation at its finest, although it remains to be seen when this trend will end.

One thing to keep in mind is how few exchanges effectively allow for the trading of IOTA. That is a bit strange, considering this is a top 10 cryptocurrency at the time of writing. Bitfinex is clearly dominating the trading volume right now, as their three markets generate a total of 83% of all IOTA trades. Binance is the second big exchange for this altcoin with 6.7% of all trades. No other major exchanges have listed IOTA so far, which means the currency can’t be found on Bittrex, Poloniex, or any other popular platform.

All things considered, this IOTA price pump is pretty significant for people looking to make some quick money. At the same time, people also have to realize this cycle will not last much longer. Furthermore, this pump makes IOTA look less appealing from a long-term perspective. If the only way for it to gain value is by a few people manipulating the price, things are not looking all that great. It will be interesting to see what the future holds for IOTA outside of the price momentum, that much is evident.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7, 2017 – Ambisafe offers reassurance that multisig accounts using their proprietary software are not susceptible to the vulnerability currently affecting the Parity wallet.

ICO’s deployed after July 2017 may permanently lose access to their funds, if they utilized Parity’s services for storing their coins, according to an article published by TechCrunch. Though there are currently no reports of lost or stolen coins, analysts estimate that at least 600,000 ETH have been made inaccessible due to the bug.

It is the second time this year that multisig wallets from Parity have experienced vulnerabilities in their implementation. In July, a similar bug led to 150,000 ETH being stolen from Parity-based wallets. Ambisafe closely followed the events, and even offered their support during this summer’s attack.

“We take this as an opportunity to exercise perspective-taking.” said Oleksii Matiiasevych, Ethereum Engineer at Ambisafe.

From the beginning, Ambisafe’s implementations have been built with resilience in mind. This foresight paid off Wednesday, as they announced that ICO’s using their wallets have been unaffected, and all of their coins remain accessible. Ambisafe is currently one of the only provider of multisig wallets that can be safely used to store Ethereum and other ERC20 tokens.

Ambisafe is an Ethereum token platform, providing token issuance services and related API’s. In addition to token creation, they offer a variety of ICO services, including engineering, design, and marketing. White label multi-sig wallets are one of the company’s most in-demand services. Ambisafe wallets are web based, with a mobile-ready api that allows for easy integration with mobile apps. ICO’s by Ambisafe are visible on their custom blockchain explorer, and may benefit from instant liquidity.

Branded wallets from Ambisafe focus on user security, offering SecondFactor authentication, secure password recovery, and multisig. All white label wallets feature customizable design and branding, the ability to store multiple Token assets in each user’s wallet, an internal bitcoin exchange, and a variety of merchant tools for integrating payments online.

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