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In India, criminals are now extorting bitcoin from their victims – Quartz

QuartzIn India, criminals are now extorting bitcoin from their victimsQuartzNine rogue police officers in the western Indian state of Gujarat were arrested on April 08 for kidnapping a businessman and extorting 200 bitcoins from him in February, beside…


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In India, criminals are now extorting bitcoin from their victims
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Nine rogue police officers in the western Indian state of Gujarat were arrested on April 08 for kidnapping a businessman and extorting 200 bitcoins from him in February, besides Rs32 crore ($49,12,000) in cash. A bitcoin is valued at around Rs4.43 lakh ...

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Abra CEO Bill Barhydt’s Simple Theory for What Caused 2017’s Bitcoin Boom – CoinJournal (blog)


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Abra CEO Bill Barhydt’s Simple Theory for What Caused 2017’s Bitcoin Boom
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This is contrary to how people tend to operate in the United States, for example, where the mantra is to try something first and then ask for forgiveness later if it turns out to be illegal. According to Barhydt, the movement into bitcoin by


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Abra CEO Bill Barhydt's Simple Theory for What Caused 2017's Bitcoin Boom
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This is contrary to how people tend to operate in the United States, for example, where the mantra is to try something first and then ask for forgiveness later if it turns out to be illegal. According to Barhydt, the movement into bitcoin by ...

Bittrex Signups Reopen as Company Increases Focus on Corporate Sector

Cryptocurrency exchanges remain incredibly popular as of right now. Despite falling Bitcoin and altcoin prices, the demand for cryptocurrency isn’t slowing down. Bittrex, a very popular trading platform, recently reopened the platform for new user registrations. A very positive decision after a lengthy period of not accepting new users. Bittrex is Open for Business A

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Cryptocurrency exchanges remain incredibly popular as of right now. Despite falling Bitcoin and altcoin prices, the demand for cryptocurrency isn’t slowing down. Bittrex, a very popular trading platform, recently reopened the platform for new user registrations. A very positive decision after a lengthy period of not accepting new users.

Bittrex is Open for Business

A few months ago, Bittrex made it apparent they were halting new user signups. This decision was met with a lot of understanding, although some negative responses became apparent as well. Given the increasing popularity of cryptocurrency, service providers have to keep close tabs on things. Dealing with a lot of new users also introduces a lot of new problems and concerns.

For Bittrex, it now seems all of these potential risks have been assessed properly. As a result, the company now accepts new user registrations for the foreseeable future. This is a very positive decision most people will be quite happy with. Additionally, the exchange is not just focusing on regular consumers either.

Based on the blog post, it becomes evident Bittrex wants to attract corporations as well. This applies to both supporting corporate accounts and accepting corporate applications. Companies are showing an increasing interest in cryptocurrency as of late. Catering to this new crowd is not easy by any means, but Bittrex is confident they can make a positive impact in this regard.

Various Platform Enhancements

To accommodate the influx of new users, Bittrex has made a lot of changes under the hood. The website feels a lot crisper as of right now, and the trading engine received several minor upgrades. Additionally, security improvements have been introduced as well, which is always a positive sign. CEO Bill Shihara adds the following:

“We’ve spent the past four years building Bittrex on the founding principles of innovation, security and responsibility. Given these principles, pausing new user signups during a period of immense trading volume was not a decision we took lightly, but our responsibility to provide customers with a reliable platform and outstanding customer service, made it the right thing to do. After diligently working to improve our infrastructure and upgrade our website, we’re pleased to announce registration for new users resumed today.”

The identity verification procedures still remain in place. New users will need to go through this process when they register for an account.  Adhering to existing KYC rules is a top priority for the trading platform as of right now. All of these new developments will help bolster the cryptocurrency ecosystem as a whole.

As a testament to the hunger for crypto trading, account registrations were temporarily paused due to overwhelming demand;

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Alibaba’s Taobao Bars Crypto, ICO Services in Policy Update

Alibaba’s Taobao e-commerce site has updated its list of prohibited goods and services on the platform, which now includes those related to cryptos.

Alibaba’s Taobao e-commerce site has updated its list of prohibited goods and services on the platform, which now includes those related to cryptos.

22 European Countries Sign Partnership to Create Digital Single Market

European countries sign agreement on blockchain partnership creating the path for an EU wide Digital Single Market to promote the new technology. European Commission to Create Digital Single Market Twenty-two EU member states signed a declaration to establish a European blockchain Partnership according to the European Commission website. The partnership is tasked with allowing member countries to share experience

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European countries sign agreement on blockchain partnership creating the path for an EU wide Digital Single Market to promote the new technology.

European Commission to Create Digital Single Market

Twenty-two EU member states signed a declaration to establish a European blockchain Partnership according to the European Commission website.

The partnership is tasked with allowing member countries to share experience and expertise in the emerging technology in order to create a path for a Digital Single Market that will benefit the private and public sectors. The partnership sees it’s ultimate goal as that of ensuring Europe stays at the forefront of blockchain technology development and implementation.

The website describes blockchain as a technology capable of promoting trust. One that might be used to share information and “record transactions in a verifiable, secure and permanent way.” 

As the technology is already being utilized around the world in the financial sector the partnership looks forward to adapting it and integrating it for digital services that will benefit other commercial sectors in the coming years. The statement on the website describes how a European wide Digital Single Market created from the outset to take advantage of the collaborative characteristics inherent to blockchain and its applications will prevent fragmented approaches by single countries.

This approach should allow all members equal input to creating an enabling ecosystem that supports full compliance with EU regulations and that will encourage blockchain based services to succeed across Europe.

Blockchain Technology Will Power Public Services

Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, Mariya Gabriel, was quoted in the statement about the creation of the partnership,

“In the future, all public services will use blockchain technology. Blockchain is a great opportunity for Europe and Member States to rethink their information systems, to promote user trust and the protection of personal data, to help create new business opportunities and to establish new areas of leadership, benefiting citizens, public services and companies. The Partnership launched today enables Member States to work together with the European Commission to turn the enormous potential of blockchain technology into better services for citizens”.

The European Commission has already invested over 80 million Euros to support the development of blockchain for the benefit of municipal and societal areas. Another 300 million Euros will be set aside to study the technology by 2020. The Commission launched the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum in February 2018.

The EC invites all members of the EU and European Economic Area to join the partnership. The twenty-two countries already participating include Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the UK.

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Ethereum Price Analysis – Bullish reversal likely

Ethereum (ETH) has attempted to find a bottom after falling below US$400 this week. The market cap now stands at US$40.73 billion, with exchange-traded volume of US$628.7 million in the past 24 hours.The future direction of the ETH protocol continues t…

Ethereum (ETH) has attempted to find a bottom after falling below US$400 this week. The market cap now stands at US$40.73 billion, with exchange-traded volume of US$628.7 million in the past 24 hours.The future direction of the ETH protocol continues to be hotly debated and discussed. A hard cap on the total ETH created is also in the cards, while concerns over decentralization, security, and scalability remain at the forefront.

Ripple Price Technical Analysis – XRP/USD Remains Supported

Key Highlights Ripple price found support near the $0.4750 level and moved higher against the US dollar. There is a key bullish trend line forming with support at $0.4850 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair may continue to rise towards $0.5000 as long as it is above

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Key Highlights

  • Ripple price found support near the $0.4750 level and moved higher against the US dollar.
  • There is a key bullish trend line forming with support at $0.4850 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken).
  • The pair may continue to rise towards $0.5000 as long as it is above the $0.4850 support.

Ripple price is slowly moving upwards against the US Dollar and Bitcoin. XRP/USD could gain upside momentum and it may perhaps break the $0.5000 resistance.

Ripple Price Support

Yesterday, there was a downside reaction from well above $0.5000 in Ripple price against the US Dollar. The price declined and tested the $0.4750 support, which acted as a barrier for sellers. A support base was formed above the $0.4750 level and the price started an upside move. It traded above the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the last decline from the $0.5110 high to $0.4740 low.

At the moment, the price is trading nicely above the $0.4800 level and near the 100 hourly simple moving average. However, the 50% Fib retracement level of the last decline from the $0.5110 high to $0.4740 low at $0.4925 is acting as a resistance. A break above the $0.4925 level is needed for a push above the $0.5000 barrier. Above the mentioned $0.5000, the price may continue to rise towards the $0.5100 and $0.5200 levels. On the downside, there is a key bullish trend line forming with support at $0.4850 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair.

Ripple Price Technical Analysis XRP USD

The pair remains supported near the trend line at $0.4850. Below the trend line support, the $0.4750 level remains a major buy zone. The overall price action is positive as long as the price is above $0.4800.

Looking at the technical indicators:

Hourly MACD – The MACD for XRP/USD is slightly in the bullish zone.

Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for XRP/USD is just around the 50 level.

Major Support Level – $0.4800

Major Resistance Level – $0.5000

 

Charts courtesy – Trading View

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The 4th Pillar Project- The World’s First Human Resources Identity Blockchain

The pre-sale ICO of the 4th Pillar Project, the world’s first blockchain-based future hub for HR & Finance industry, is successfully going on since March 5, 2018. The crowdsale is offering 160,000,00 FOUR tokens to the participants during the period as 4th Pillar aims to change the way HR industry  works while having a positive

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The pre-sale ICO of the 4th Pillar Project, the world’s first blockchain-based future hub for HR & Finance industry, is successfully going on since March 5, 2018. The crowdsale is offering 160,000,00 FOUR tokens to the participants during the period as 4th Pillar aims to change the way HR industry  works while having a positive impact on the environment.

About the 4th Pillar Project

The 4th Pillar project is a partly private and partly crowdsale contribution-funded blockchain human resources and finance connecting platform for individuals and organizations. Based on the Ethereum blockchain the platform will utilize smart contracts, wallets, and blockchain to solve day-to-day problems experienced by individuals and their employers.

The 4th Pillar platform will be a place where individuals can build a verified professional identity, their personal decentralized savings and pension fund and at the same time, organizations can optimize their finances and recruit potential employees.

How is it Built & Who Built it?

It is based on Ethereum blockchain and will utilize ETH’s smart contracts, wallets, and technology to help fulfill the needs of its users. The platform has four native token types that will power all its private blockchain transactions while serving as its official form of currency during the course of its future existence.

According to its developers, everything was taken into consideration when assembling this platform and the token will belong to individuals, recruiters and organizations. For its users to secure their work history for more extended periods, the platform offers a secure digital blockchain ID, a long-term solution similar to current passports.

The platform is developed and backed by a huge team of HR experts and blockchain enthusiasts, along with having industry-renowned advisors as a part of its Advisory board, including Nikola Bubanj, Dejan Rugel, Tadej Majhen, Dražen Kapusta, Jaka Meden, Brane Parazajda, and Mitja Černe.

The 4th Pillar Project – A Realistic Product

The core aspects of the 4th Pillar Project are:

  • They have funded, developed and tested a working 4th Pillar platform
  • They are the part of the Work Service Group, the third largest staffing agency in the world, which gives the opportunity to field test the 4th Pillar project
  • They have more than 25 years of experience in various branches of industry
  • In Slovenia, they currently employ over 1.200 people in various fields of industry and have more than 10.000 satisfied current and former employees

Hence, the 4th Pillar Project is a realistic product even before the end of the ICO.

Legal Background

The 4th Pillar Project is not a startup, but an expert team of 30+ people. Their first activities started back in 1995, when they obtained the first concession from the Ministry of Labor. One of their companies — Naton HR was virtually a pioneer in the field of Human Resources services in Slovenia. The project intends to be fully transparent and tax domiciled (resident) in Slovenia.

The pre-sale of the 4th Pillar Project is going on.  To know more about the platform and take part in its on-going pre-sale ICO, please visit https://www.the4thpillar.io/crowdsale/

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Asian Cryptocurrency Trading Roundup: Top is Altcoin Ontology

FOMO Moments Crypto markets have stabilized a little over the past day or two and there is more green than red on the board during this morning’s Asian trading session. Bitcoin has been flat for a couple of days and has still not recovered to the $7,000 level. It has been consolidating over the past

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FOMO Moments

Crypto markets have stabilized a little over the past day or two and there is more green than red on the board during this morning’s Asian trading session. Bitcoin has been flat for a couple of days and has still not recovered to the $7,000 level. It has been consolidating over the past few hours so maybe a bullish breakout is imminent. Altcoins have been recovering slightly and Ethereum has made some gains over the past 24 hours, passing $400 once again. The leading altcoin in the top 25 this morning is Ontology.

According to Coinmarketcap ONT is trading 18.5% higher today and leading the altcoin pack once again. It is the second time in a week we have featured this newcomer to the crypto sphere and this morning it is faring well trading at $4.5 up from $3.73 this time yesterday. Looking at the weekly chart ONT has performed extremely well climbing almost 90% from $2.34 this time last Wednesday. Against BTC it is up 16% on the day to 65000 satoshis from around 55000 the same time yesterday, over the week performance has been impressive with Ontology doubling its gains over Bitcoin from 32000 satoshis this time seven days ago.

Newer crypto assets usually get a healthy dose of fomo which pumps their price initially. This appears to be the case with Ontology which has performed well over the past couple of weeks, entering the top 25 altcoins by market cap. Posts on Medium and Twitter highlight a number of projects and developments planned for the month which has kept traders interested. Ontology uses a dual token ONT and ONG model and has close links to the NEO council using the NEP-5 platform. The project has been developed by Onchain, the Chinese blockchain research firm.

Binance has most of the trade in ONT at about 70% with Chinese exchange Huobi in second with around 20%. Total volume has doubled in the past 24 hours and is currently at $173 million. Ontology has surged into the top 25, moving ahead of OmiseGO and Lisk, and currently sits at 21st spot. Its market cap has just surpassed one billion dollars.

Total crypto market capitalization has increased marginally over the past 24 hours by 1.7% to $264 billion, the downward slide seems to have slowed and bearish pressure may be easing off. Other altcoins performing well in Asia this morning include Neo, VeChain, and Icon.

More on Ontology can be found here: https://ont.io/

FOMO Moments is a section that takes a daily look at the top 25 altcoins during the Asian trading session and analyses the best performing one, looking for trends and fundamentals.

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Ethereum Price Technical Analysis – ETH/USD Could Accelerate Higher

Key Highlights ETH price found a strong support near $386 and recovered nicely against the US Dollar. There is a short-term ascending channel forming with support at $412 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair may continue to move higher and it could even test the $433 high in the

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Key Highlights

  • ETH price found a strong support near $386 and recovered nicely against the US Dollar.
  • There is a short-term ascending channel forming with support at $412 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken).
  • The pair may continue to move higher and it could even test the $433 high in the near term.

Ethereum price is trading nicely against the US Dollar and Bitcoin. ETH/USD is now well above $400 and is eyeing more gains towards the $430 level.

Ethereum Price Support

There was a major downside reaction yesterday below the $400 level in ETH price against the US Dollar. The price traded towards the $385 level and formed a low near $386. There was a solid buying interest noted around the $385-386 levels, resulting in an upside move. Buyers pushed the price higher and there was a break above the $400 resistance.

There was also a break above the 50% Fib retracement level of the last drop from the $433 high to $385 swing low. At the moment, the price is trading well above the $400 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average. More importantly, there is a short-term ascending channel forming with support at $412 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD. As long as the pair is following the channel and support at $410, there could be more gains towards $425 and $430.

Ethereum Price Technical Analysis ETH USD

On the other hand, if there is a downside break below $410, the price may retest the $400 support zone. The most important support now is around the $396 level and the 100 hourly SMA. The overall price structure is positive as long as the price is above $396. On the upside, a break above $430 is required for a bullish acceleration.

Hourly MACD – The MACD is placed in the bullish zone.

Hourly RSI – The RSI is now well above the 50 level with positive signs.

Major Support Level – $400

Major Resistance Level – $430

 

Charts courtesy – Trading View

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UK Bank says Bitcoin Rise was “Viral” but Bulls Predict new Highs in 2018

A recent story in the Independent compared Bitcoin’s price surge in late 2017 to an “infection”, going on to say that it’s low, seemingly stagnate, value is a result of that infection being treated and will serve as the new norm. Barclays say Bitcoin has Acted Like a Disease The price of Bitcoin has been

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A recent story in the Independent compared Bitcoin’s price surge in late 2017 to an “infection”, going on to say that it’s low, seemingly stagnate, value is a result of that infection being treated and will serve as the new norm.

Barclays say Bitcoin has Acted Like a Disease

The price of Bitcoin has been fluctuating around the $7000 mark, falling from a 2018 high of $11,500 in March and it’s all-time high of around $20,000 in December of 2017. Some experts at Barclays are warning that it might not come back up.

The Independent reported that analysts at UK’s Barclays Bank created a model in order to examine the rise and fall of Bitcoins value on the market. The end result of the experiment was that the price of Bitcoin charted like a viral disease that has now been treated.

Barclays’ economists explained their methodology saying  “We developed a theoretical model of an asset price with a pool of speculative investors and compared it with actual bitcoin price behavior to see what it might imply for the future dynamics

The conclusion of the experiment as reported by Barclays was that “The model has clear parallels with compartmental models of the spread of an infectious disease in epidemiology.”

From this model the analysts have extrapolated that Bitcoin will continue on the “downward spiral” it’s been on since the beginning of the year while at the same time hesitating to predict it will fall below $6,000.

Bulls Aren’t Buying Viral Explanation

The Independent article balances Barclays’ prediction by including the more bullish predictions of former COO for Skype Micheal Jackson who sees a very different future for Bitcoin.

The Independent quoted Jackson as saying that the recent price stagnation of Bitcoin “will appear trivial” by the end of the year. He went on to explain that,

“The price has been driven by speculators and they suddenly got cold feet but there’s considerable effort going on behind the scenes, including new underlying technology that is powering faster transactions,”

Jackson speculated that the increase of regulation will ease consumer risk and optimistically predicted: “I see no reason why bitcoin shouldn’t fulfill its dream.

Meanwhile, Funstrat’s expert analyst Tom Lee has linked the stagnated price of Bitcoin to the looming April 17 tax date in the US. Lee notes that US investors in cryptocurrency owe an estimated $25 billion in capital gains tax.

Lee told CNBC recently that although the cryptocurrency market has lost some fifty percent of its value in the first quarter of 2018 those who capitalized on its meteoric rise in 2017 now owe taxes on their profits.

According to Lee, “historical estimates are each $1 of USD outflow is $20-$25 impact on crypto market value.” Ever bullish Lee concludes that “[u]ltimately, we expect Bitcoin to find footing after April [17], tax day.

 

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Bitcoin Dust: How to Tell If You Have It And Why You Should Get Rid of It – Coindesk


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Bitcoin Dust: How to Tell If You Have It And Why You Should Get Rid of It
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Bitcoin isn’t without its irritating kinks, and tiny bitcoin pieces called “dust” are among the lesser-known. As the analogy above shows, the bitcoin protocol sometimes needs to generate tiny output coins when users send bitcoin back and forth, coins


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Bitcoin Dust: How to Tell If You Have It And Why You Should Get Rid of It
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Bitcoin isn't without its irritating kinks, and tiny bitcoin pieces called "dust" are among the lesser-known. As the analogy above shows, the bitcoin protocol sometimes needs to generate tiny output coins when users send bitcoin back and forth, coins ...

Bitcoin Cash Price Technical Analysis – Can BCH/USD Break $660?

Key Points Bitcoin cash price is slowly recovering and is currently trading above $640 against the US Dollar. There is a new connecting bullish trend line forming with support at $642 on the hourly chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair has to move above the $660 resistance to retest the

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Key Points

  • Bitcoin cash price is slowly recovering and is currently trading above $640 against the US Dollar.
  • There is a new connecting bullish trend line forming with support at $642 on the hourly chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
  • The pair has to move above the $660 resistance to retest the $680 resistance in the near term.

Bitcoin cash price is back in a positive zone above $640 against the US Dollar. BCH/USD is now above 100 hourly SMA and looks set to break the $660 resistance.

Bitcoin Cash Price Resistance

Yesterday, there was a sharp downside correction below $640 in bitcoin cash price against the US Dollar. The price traded as low as $625 where buyers appeared. There were two attempts to break $625, but the price succeeded in overcoming selling pressure. As a result, there was an upside move and the price moved above the $640 resistance and the 100 hourly simple moving average.

Moreover, there was a break above the 38.2% Fib retracement level of the last decline from the $682 high to $625 low. At the moment, the price is placed nicely above the $640 support, but it is facing a major hurdle near $660. The mentioned $660 resistance is the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the last decline from the $682 high to $625 low. A break above the $660 resistance would open the doors for more gains in the near term. The next hurdle for buyers is near the $680 level.

Bitcoin Cash Price Technical Analysis BCH USD

On the downside, an initial support is near $645 and the 100 hourly SMA. There is also a new connecting bullish trend line forming with support at $642 on the hourly chart of the BCH/USD pair.

Looking at the technical indicators:

Hourly MACD – The MACD for BCH/USD is now in the bullish zone.

Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for BCH/USD is currently near the 60 level.

Major Support Level – $640

Major Resistance Level – $660

 

Charts courtesy – Trading View

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100+ Developers, Entrepreneurs, and Venture Capitalists Reveal How the “Little Guy” Can Get in on the Future Tech Gold Rush

DALLAS, TX – Richard Jacobs (organizer of the Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Blockchain Super Conference, which took place in Dallas in February) is hosting a new conference in September. He’s bringing together more than a hundred respected players from blockchain, artificial intelligence, 3D printing, virtual reality, and other future tech spaces – so they can show you how “smart money” is already buying its way into the future tech gold rush, and how smaller private investors can get in early too. Confirmed keynote speakers include: Tim Draper, the billionaire venture capitalist and Bitcoin “hodler” – amongst other things, he’s going to

DALLAS, TX – Richard Jacobs (organizer of the Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Blockchain Super Conference, which took place in Dallas in February) is hosting a new conference in September. He’s bringing together more than a hundred respected players from blockchain, artificial intelligence, 3D printing, virtual reality, and other future tech spaces – so they can show you how “smart money” is already buying its way into the future tech gold rush, and how smaller private investors can get in early too.

Confirmed keynote speakers include:

  • Tim Draper, the billionaire venture capitalist and Bitcoin “hodler” – amongst other things, he’s going to reveal why he has NOT sold his Bitcoin position, and is, in fact, still building it up.
  • Randi Zuckerberg, CEO of Zuckerberg Media – before the word “social media” barely existed, she played an important role in transforming Facebook from a startup into one of the world’s most valuable companies; at the Future Tech Expo, she’s going to talk about how she’s now inspiring the next generation of kids to embrace the technologies of the future.
  • Lyn Ulbricht – her son Ross Ulbricht was the creator of the Silk Road online market place; he is now serving a double life sentence plus 40 years on top, with no prospect of parole, in a maximum-security prison; Lyn now leads the campaign to not only free him, but also change the law so that future tech entrepreneurs are protected from politically-motivated charges.
  • And several others that are detailed on the Future Tech Expo website.

The Future Tech Expo 2018 takes place on September 14-16, in Dallas, TX.

Registration is now open – and although the regular ticket price is $897, attendees who reserve their spot before Monday, March 30th get a special “April Early Bird” price of $597 plus a complimentary conference T-shirt and CD compilation of the most insightful Future Tech Podcast episodes.

Those who are interested in attending are encouraged to join the free notification list:

https://www.thefuturetechexpo.com/notification-list/

“April Early Bird” tickets can be purchased here:

https://www.thefuturetechexpo.com/register/

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About the Future Tech Expo:

The “blockchain revolution” is no longer just about blockchain anymore. In 2018-19 and beyond, blockchain tech is converging with quantum computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and other emerging technologies – and driving what economists call the “Fourth Industrial Revolution.”

The Future Tech Expo is the only conference that gives attendees the full picture on how “smart money” is betting on the fourth industrial revolution. That’s because it is bringing together more than 100 of the most respected developers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and “smart money” investors from all the most important emerging technology fields – not just blockchain tech.

This three-day conference will be held at the Dallas Convention Center, close to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, in September. We are expecting more than 2,000 attendees, 100 headline speakers, and 150 exhibitors – with talks from founders, developers, and early-stage investors in blockchain, quantum computing, artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality, cybersecurity, and other emerging technologies that are set to disrupt almost every sector of the global economy.

More information is available at: https://www.bftexpo.com/register/

This is a sponsored press release and does not necessarily reflect the opinions or views held by any employees of The Merkle. This is not investment, trading, or gambling advice. Always conduct your own independent research.

Bitcoin is eating Quebec – MIT Technology Review

MIT Technology ReviewBitcoin is eating QuebecMIT Technology ReviewIn the decade since the inception of Bitcoin, most of this mining work has occurred in countries like China and Romania, which offer plentiful electricity and little regulation. In 2016,…


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Bitcoin is eating Quebec
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In the decade since the inception of Bitcoin, most of this mining work has occurred in countries like China and Romania, which offer plentiful electricity and little regulation. In 2016, Hydro-Québec announced a formal plan to woo data centers like ...