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Waves Founder Clarifies Removal from UK Companies House Register

There has been a fair amount of confusion regarding the future of Waves as a company. With the company’s listing in the UK register on the verge of being scrapped, people were worried the project was about to disappear. Thankfully, that will not be the case, as Waves Platform AG is still a registered entity in Switzerland. The Future of Waves Looks Fine Earlier this week, there was some confusion and speculation regarding the Waves company. While most people know it as a blockchain project, it has a parent company registered in the United Kingdom. However, that particular company is about to

There has been a fair amount of confusion regarding the future of Waves as a company. With the company’s listing in the UK register on the verge of being scrapped, people were worried the project was about to disappear. Thankfully, that will not be the case, as Waves Platform AG is still a registered entity in Switzerland.

The Future of Waves Looks Fine

Earlier this week, there was some confusion and speculation regarding the Waves company. While most people know it as a blockchain project, it has a parent company registered in the United Kingdom. However, that particular company is about to be scrapped from the UK’s Companies House register as its renewal remained pending for an extended period of time.

While those reports are still 100% accurate, the concerns of community members have since been addressed. It is true that Waves may be scrapped from the UK’s register in the future, but that will not harm the project in any meaningful way. That’s because Waves Platform AG is registered in Switzerland and will continue to exist under that country’s guidelines.

This does mean that the Waves company in the UK will be terminated. It is a bit of an unfortunate development, although it does seem there is a very good reason for it. Rather than “hiding” behind multiple legal structures, the Waves team wants to be as open and transparent as possible. This will mean cutting down on administrative duties whenever possible.

As such, the Waves team has confirmed that users need not wory. That is a positive development, even though most investors weren’t too concerned over this development in the slightest. While it is only normal that a removal from the Companies House register would spark some debates, the main reason for this development is easy enough to explain.

Additionally, it seems Switzerland will be a good place for Waves moving forward. The country has made a name for itself in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrency. This particular part of Europe has more lenient cryptocurrency and blockchain regulation, which has attracted the attention of a lot of companies, for rather obvious reasons.

With all of these developments now behind us, it remains to be seen what the future will hold for Waves as a project. There is still plenty of work to be done before this blockchain venture can reach its full potential.

Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review: Crypto Collides With “Real Life” – Bitcoin Magazine


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Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review: Crypto Collides With “Real Life”
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Who knew that the Czech Republic was so big on crypto? The country now has 46 bitcoin ATMs with 10 just being deployed in the Prague subway system. It’s probably good news then that the price of bitcoin has seemed to find a relatively stable triangle


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Bitcoin Magazine's Week in Review: Crypto Collides With “Real Life”
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Who knew that the Czech Republic was so big on crypto? The country now has 46 bitcoin ATMs with 10 just being deployed in the Prague subway system. It's probably good news then that the price of bitcoin has seemed to find a relatively stable triangle ...

Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review: Crypto Collides With “Real Life”

Who knew that the Czech Republic was so big on crypto? The country now has 46 bitcoin ATMs with 10 just being deployed in the Prague subway system. It’s probably good news then that the price of bitcoin has seeme…

Week in Review

Who knew that the Czech Republic was so big on crypto? The country now has 46 bitcoin ATMs with 10 just being deployed in the Prague subway system. It’s probably good news then that the price of bitcoin has seemed to find a relatively stable triangle on its price volatility to encourage more real world use. But it seems that some speculators are starting to suffer from addiction to that volatility. Scotland’s largest addiction treatment facility has developed a treatment program for those investors who have maybe gone too far with their enthusiasm and just can’t stop.

Can conventional stock markets take advantage of the concepts of Atomic Swaps that we are seeing developed in the cryptocurrency space? It’s all part of the growing trend towards decentralization of everything and removing as many middlemen as possible.

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Crypto On the Go: Prague Subway Gets 10 New Bitcoin ATMs

Located in Prague, ATM manufacturer General Bytes has installed 10 new cryptocurrency ATMs throughout the Prague subway. Over 1.2 million people pass through the Prague subway on a daily basis, making it one of the busiest metros in Europe. With this latest move, commuters using the busy Prague Metro can buy and sell virtual currencies on the go.  

Scotland Hospital Opens Rehab Center for Crypto-Trading Addicts

Castle Craig Hospital — Scotland’s largest addiction treatment facility — has developed a center specifically dedicated to helping cryptocurrency addicts. Representatives explain that “cryptocurrency users can get hooked by the volatile fluctuation of prices online which creates a ‘high’ when they buy or trade a winning currency” and that “this can be exciting but also addictive and … financially disastrous.” The hospital has produced a list of 10 questions that individuals can ask themselves. If they answer “yes” to 5 or more, they likely fall into the “addict” category.

Bitcoin Price Analysis: Consolidation Leans Toward a Strong Bitcoin Move

After days of sudden, strong selling, bitcoin has managed to find a local bottom in the low $7000s where it has been drifting around aimlessly. Traders have noted that we have formed a large consolidation pattern called a symmetrical triangle. Symmetrical triangles are consolidation patterns that are typically agnostic regarding their breakout direction. However, one important thing to note about this consolidation pattern is it embodies some of the hallmarks of a reaccumulation trading range (TR) — most notable is the volume profile.

There is strong evidence of supply absorption in the market which would likely lead to an upward breakout. However, it is important to note that symmetrical triangles are directionally agnostic and can oftentimes break to the downside.

Op Ed: How Atomic Swaps Could Work for Stock Market Trading

In traditional stock exchanges, retail investors in public markets are unable to switch from one position to another without first going into cash. For example, an investor looking to trade his or her Amazon shares for PayPal shares must first exchange these Amazon shares for U.S. dollars, before buying PayPal shares with these dollars.

Atomic swaps allow direct conversion between two cryptocurrencies without having to use a third-party intermediary or exchange. By employing hash time-locked smart contracts, atomic swaps guarantee that parties will deliver the currency needed for the trade, or else the transaction is automatically canceled. These “all or nothing” trades preserve atomicity because they either take place or are canceled immediately.

Advancing Toward a Decentralized Internet in the Real World

The recently aired Season 5 of the popular HBO comedy Silicon Valley features a decentralized internet powered by end-user devices and an internal blockchain-based crypto economy. As usual, the fictional treatment in the show, which has been rightly praised for providing an entertaining but accurate portrait of contemporary tech trends, is based on real developments. In this article, our reporter Giulio Prisco looks at some of the actual projects underway in the real-life, blockchain world.

This article originally appeared on Bitcoin Magazine.

ASIC: Resistance Is Futile! Crypto’s Battle a Losing War?

At Consensus 2018, many blockchain software developers viewed Bitmain’s recent launch of their newest Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) miners as proof of the impending future for all cryptocurrencies. ASIC hardware will soon hit the markets for previously deemed ASIC-resistant cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum, Monero, and Zcash. David Vorick, a founder of ASIC manufacturer Obelisk stated: “I think any GPU-mined coin …

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At Consensus 2018, many blockchain software developers viewed Bitmain’s recent launch of their newest Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) miners as proof of the impending future for all cryptocurrencies. ASIC hardware will soon hit the markets for previously deemed ASIC-resistant cryptocurrencies such as EthereumMonero, and Zcash.

David Vorick, a founder of ASIC manufacturer Obelisk stated:

“I think any GPU-mined coin is going to become an ASIC-mined coin at some point. Bitmain has been pretty methodical about demonstrating this.”

Bitmain is one of the main manufacturers of ASIC miners. Looking at Blockchain.info, Bitmain’s BTC.com and Antpool mining pools also make up an excess of 40% of the hashing power on the network.

Cryptocurrencies to remain completely ASIC-resistant for how long?

Crypto developers believe the advancement in technology surrounding mining will continue to increase at a similar rate as to which the resistant code is developed to combat them.

Most ASIC-resistant algorithms were produced by software engineers with a pre-conceived idea of what custom hardware is capable of, mainly due to their limited understanding of the functionalities of the hardware.

We’ve been hopeful on how long the ASIC resistance will last. Samsung, IBM, and Intel are among the giants who are looking to develop dedicated mining hardware, while established companies such as Bitmain and Bitfury already dominate the market. General purpose technology like CPUs, GPUs, and even DRAM all make sacrifices in efficiency for particular tasks in order to facilitate a wider deployment. To make a comparison, most mobile phones are capable of taking pictures but won’t compare to a standalone camera’s quality as it sacrifices that for portability and other functionalities. For that reason, general purpose hardware will always be limited and will often be superseded by dedicated machinery.

With ASICs being developed so rapidly, they can often slip under the radar in secret mining operations. Several months ago, an ASIC Monero mining operation was exposed which was rumored to have been running since early 2017. It was estimated that the secret ASICs accounted for more than 50% of the hash rate. This kind of network dominance could have led to a 51% attack at any time.

Vorick continues to explain how preventative measures taken by developers only delay the inevitable:

“The strategy of hardforking ASICs off of a network is going to lose potency the more it happens, because chip designers do have the ability to make chips that are flexible, anywhere from slightly flexible to highly flexible, with each piece of flexibility costing only a bit of performance. The Monero devs have committed to keeping the same general structure for the PoW algorithm, and because of that commitment, we believe that you could make a Monero miner capable of surviving hard forks with less than a 5x hit to performance.”

ASIC vs ASIC

ASICs have already got a strong foothold in the network with the future of management rather than mitigation an inevitable reality. Although we have to ask was there ever really a war against ASICs? Nvidia, Intel, and other companies identify their technology as ASICs internally but us as customers are familiar with these products for their more generic use. The main controversial topic surrounding ASICs is more of centralization and network control.

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Why Invest In NGC?

NAGA is a platform designed to bring in the next wave of financial evolution. The platform helps users invest in and manage a range of financial instruments and assets, including digital assets, cryptocurrencies, stocks, and more. In addition to becoming a financial juggernaut, the platform also focuses on spreading valuable financial knowledge through its dedicated

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NAGA is a platform designed to bring in the next wave of financial evolution. The platform helps users invest in and manage a range of financial instruments and assets, including digital assets, cryptocurrencies, stocks, and more. In addition to becoming a financial juggernaut, the platform also focuses on spreading valuable financial knowledge through its dedicated education platform.

To provide the best of both conventional and cryptocurrency worlds, NAGA makes use of blockchain technology. The confluence of two different, and sometimes opposite, sub-segments of today’s global financial landscape is signified by the packaging of decentralized technology into a centralized platform. The NAGA Ecosystem is designed with a firm focus on ease-of-use, allowing people with varying degrees of experience to access and interact with the hottest financial instruments. NAGA COIN (NGC) is the crypto-token that powers the entire ecosystem while acting as a medium of value exchange.

The multi-utility token, NAGA Coin, enjoys an edge over others due to its applications, reliability and the brand’s equity. In addition, the team behind the NAGA platform aren’t new to fintech and financial services, which is further amplified by the presence of the likes of Roger Ver — founder and CEO of Bitcoin.com, and Miko Matsumura – Limited Partner at Pantera Capital on the advisory board.

How is NGC better than other alt-coins?

NGC acts as a facilitator for a range of services in the broad trade and finance domain. These services also form the better part of the entire NAGA Coin ecosystem under the NAGA banner. A comparison with other altcoins and tokens in the market shows that only a handful of them have successfully realized a portion of their intended applications as per their published roadmaps, while the rest continue to be under development or shutdown.

The NAGA platform has stayed true to its commitment to the community, providing the necessary infrastructure for the token to operate as advertised during the crowdsale. Supporting all these, is the NAGA WALLET – a unique multi-cryptocurrency gateway in the NAGA Ecosystem. It can be used to instantly store, transfer and send major cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ethereum (ETH), Ripple (XRP), LiteCoin (LTC), and NAGA COIN (NGC), as well as +1200 ERC-20 tokens.

Among many things, NGC token holders can purchase any digital asset from their favorite online game using NAGA VIRTUAL. They can exchange it for Tesla, Apple and other stocks, then further exchange these stocks for cryptocurrency and fiat by using the NAGA TRADER.

The table below highlights the features of NAGA TRADER and how it is better than other options currently available in the market.

 

The Key Benefits for NGC Holders

  • Two times higher copy bonus
  • Percentage cashback on trades
  • Exclusive features access on NAGA TRADER
  • 50% less trading fees
  • NAGA card will soon be available free of cost
  • Credit Card can be used to purchase NGC on NAGA WALLET

Strong Backing for the NAGA COIN

NAGA COIN has already gained a reputation as one of the promising cryptocurrencies. It is backed by an entire ecosystem that provides numerous options for the token holders to spend their tokens. The multi-currency support and attractive discounts and offers available for payments through NGC, when compared with other methods, makes it the preferred choice among users. The NAGA ACADEMY will further strengthen the token’s position as it not only helps the users understand the ecosystem, but also gives them the opportunity to gain valuable financial education.

With the NAGA Ecosystem fulfilling the needs of traders, investors and other cryptocurrency community members, in an easy and inexpensive way, the NAGA COIN has already proven its encouraging worth.

It is worth noting that the NAGA Ecosystem is still in its growth phase, with lots of new features and services set to be introduced soon. All these will soon drive an exponential growth in the community, which makes this the ideal time to become NGC token holders.

To learn more about the platform and to buy NGC, please visit https://www.thenagacoin.com/

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PR: Peoplewave to Launch Token Sale on QUOINE’s Mission Control Platform on May 31st 2018

Bitcoin Press Release: Peoplewave is pleased to announce its impending token sale, which is set to launch on the 31st of May, 2018.   29 May 2018. Singapore: Peoplewave has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with QUOINE to launch its upcoming token sale  on QUOINE’s Mission Control platform from the 31st of May …

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Bitcoin Press Release: Peoplewave is pleased to announce its impending token sale, which is set to launch on the 31st of May, 2018.  

29 May 2018. Singapore: Peoplewave has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with QUOINE to launch its upcoming token sale  on QUOINE’s Mission Control platform from the 31st of May to 6th of June 2018. Peoplewave will list its PWV token on QUOINE’s QRYPTOS exchange after the sale.

Damien Cummings, CEO of Peoplewave stated:

“We are very excited to partner with QUOINE in bringing our ICO to market. QUOINE’s expertise provides us the confidence of launching a safe, secure ICO with a fast track to listing on the QRYPTOS exchange for immediate liquidity post-ICO. The partnership also gives us access to hundreds of thousands of crypto enthusiasts who have already cleared “Know Your Customer (KYC)” and are ready to learn more about Peoplewave’s ICO,”

Having successfully achieved its USD 2 million softcap, Peoplewave plans to launch its token sale from the 31st of May, 17:00 (UTC+08:00) to 6th of June 2018 on QUOINE’s Mission Control platform. Peoplewave will be offering USD 5 million of PWV tokens for sale. The tokens will be priced at 1 Ethereum = 6,888 PWV tokens, which isapproximately USD 0.08 equivalent in Ethereum (as of 28 May 2018). A highly attractive 95% bonus will be offered only on the first USD 1 million of PWV tokens and for the first 24 hours, whichever comes first.

Cummings also noted:

“Our goal is to kickstart our next phase of development to bring us one step closer to our vision of making work fair. In order to obtain the resources to make Wavebase a reality, we have decided to maximise the benefit to our contributors at our own cost as a win-win solution for everyone,”

Peoplewave is embarking on a token sale  with the objective of reinventing people managementthrough blockchain technology. The company will establish a decentralised database of accurate, verified performance and employment information on its blockchain platform, Wavebase.

As a result, employers will possess an unprecedented ability to evaluate a potential candidate based on actual credentials and past performance, or even utilise the information right from the start for targeted searches of suitable candidates. For the first time, employees will also get to own and take control of their performance data across all past employers.

Seth Melamed, QUOINE Senior Vice President and Head of Operations stated:.

“Talent acquisition and management are important topics in a company’s growth process. Peoplewave’s solution of providing accurate, verified employment and performance data on blockchain is highly relevant to the future of work. Having learned first-hand the challenges of running a large scale ICO, we aim to assist HR-based blockchain projects such as Peoplewave in navigating the new crypto economy,”

Contributors interested in Peoplewave’s token sale will have to sign up and obtain KYC-verification on QUOINE’s QRYPTOS exchange at qryptos.com.

It is highly recommended that contributors complete KYC verification in advance to maximise the limited 95% bonus period on 31 May 2018. Details on the Peoplewave token sale and how to participate can be found at peoplewaveico.io.

About Peoplewave

Peoplewave is Asia’s leading blockchain-ready HR software company. It is revolutionising hiring and people management with data-driven, transparent feedback and verified performance data on its blockchain platform, Wavebase. Peoplewave offers 3 key products – the “First 100 Days”: a new hire onboarding tool; “Performance Wave”: continuous 360-degree performance appraisals; and the “HR Command Centre” analytics suite, which unlocks employee data and insights.

Peoplewave successfully raised USD 500,000 in seed funding from a series of angels and aligned companies in the HR field in December 2017. The company has been named “Top 50 Most Promising Enterprise Start-ups in Asia Pacific” by CIO Outlook Magazine and “Top 20 Hottest Startups 2018” by Singapore Business Review.

About QUOINE

QUOINE is a leading global fintech company that provides trading, exchange, and next generation financial services powered by blockchain technology. With offices in Japan, Singapore and Vietnam, QUOINE combines a strong network of local partners with extensive team experience in banking and financial products to deliver best in class financial services for its customers. More information is available at www.quoine.com.

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Peoplewave is the source of this content. Virtual currency is not legal tender, is not backed by the government, and accounts and value balances are not subject to consumer protections. Cryptocurrencies and tokens are extremely volatile. There is no guarantee of a stable value, or of any value at all. Token sales are only suitable for individuals with a high risk tolerance. Only participate in a token event with what you can afford to lose.

This press release is for informational purposes only. The information does not constitute investment advice or an offer to invest. The Peoplewave token sale is closed to US participants and participants of all countries in which ICOs are illegal.

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Decentralized Autonomous ICOs: Game Changing Protocol For Token Distributions By CoinCrowd

In the last two years, cryptocurrencies’ distribution events have enabled decentralized platform developers to put up a significant portion of their tokens for investors at a discounted rate. The proceedings from the distribution events are used in development of the platform itself. Disclosure: This is a Sponsored Article The investors are attracted due to the potential of the tokens or coins gaining value over a period of time. The substantial increase in the market cap of the crypto-sphere within the last year, combined with a largely unregulated field has given people with malicious intent an unprecedented opportunity to cash in

In the last two years, cryptocurrencies’ distribution events have enabled decentralized platform developers to put up a significant portion of their tokens for investors at a discounted rate. The proceedings from the distribution events are used in development of the platform itself.

Disclosure: This is a Sponsored Article

The investors are attracted due to the potential of the tokens or coins gaining value over a period of time. The substantial increase in the market cap of the crypto-sphere within the last year, combined with a largely unregulated field has given people with malicious intent an unprecedented opportunity to cash in on the frenzy. There are a lot of scammers who execute distribution events, sell millions of coins and tokens to unsuspecting victims, which are never released and then skimp off with the collected money that leave the investors with nothing in their hands.

DAICO By CoinCrowd

CoinCrowd has developed a protocol of creating transparency and fairness to TGEs by bringing improvements in the current event models through adopting the concept of Decentralized Autonomous Organization, or DAO. This has led to the creation of Decentralized Autonomous ICO (DAICO).

Through the protocol, CoinCrowd ensures that each and every phase of the token distribution event of a token is completely managed through smart contracts and are also monitored closely throughout this entire process. The event is handled by the Milestone Control System, the actual protocol. It gives investors guarantees on the release of coins or tokens at a predetermined time or milestones. This means that tokens will be released and the chance of token development team running away with the money is exterminated.

CoinCrowd Wallet & Exchange

CoinCrowd offers a wallet and an exchange along with its transparency protocol. Using the best securities, the e-wallet is secured against hacks and all tokens invested by a user are automatically transferrable into the wallet.

The wallet is integrated into their CoinCrowd exchange. Every token distributed through the platform is automatically listed on the exchange, enabling instant trading by investors. As a decentralized exchange, it never requires users to give up their ownership of private keys, so the crypto assets are in their possession at all times.

XCC Token Event

Like Ethereum’s Ether, CoinCrowd uses its internal token, the XCC as a gas for the complete ecosystem. The token will power all the services of the platform and the fee generated will be used for token burning.

The token event will be ran according to their own set rules for DAICO, setting an example and pace for all future events. The event will start in June, with a total supply of 78,750,709 XCC and half of them set up for the event. The XCC will see a price of 0.43 Euro during the event with a hard cap of 15,000,000 EUR.

Through its protocol, CoinCrowd intends to reshape the TGE landscape that has received a lot of bad rep due to a few fraudulent activities. The platform hopes to change the image of tokens and their generation events going forward.

For more information on the TGE transparency protocol, visit CoinCrowd’s website: https://coincrowd.me/

Visa Crash Highlights Need for Decentralized Bitcoin-Like Payment Systems

Visa experienced a serious network disruption on 1 June 2018, impacting customers across the entire European Union and Ireland. This failure is the result of Visa being a centralized network and highlights the need for decentralized payment systems like Bitcoin and cryptocurrency in general. In an official statement regarding the incident, Visa said the outage …

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Visa experienced a serious network disruption on 1 June 2018, impacting customers across the entire European Union and Ireland. This failure is the result of Visa being a centralized network and highlights the need for decentralized payment systems like Bitcoin and cryptocurrency in general.

In an official statement regarding the incident, Visa said the outage occurred due to a hardware failure, and that the company fell short of its goal of Visa cards working reliably 24 hours a day 365 days a year. According to The Irish Times, there was a major disruption to businesses throughout Ireland as people suddenly found themselves not able to pay bar tabs and restaurant bills. Panic lines formed at ATMs as people tried to withdraw as much cash as possible.

Visa is the world’s 2nd largest payment processor behind China’s UnionPay and processes in the order of 100 billion transactions per year, worth several trillion USD. A large fraction of the world uses Visa for their payment needs, and it is therefore very important for the economy to have Visa reliable 24/7, and not have any outages like the one that just occurred.

The problem with Visa is that it is centralized, payments occur through and are dependent on infrastructure which Visa maintains and controls. A hardware failure is what caused this European outage, and it is possible that more outages could occur due to hardware or software failures in the future.

Bitcoin, on the other hand, is decentralized. It exists on every computer that runs the Bitcoin Core program. Currently there are about 10,000 Bitcoin nodes in the world, which are computers that run Bitcoin Core. In order for Bitcoin to have an outage, every single computer running Bitcoin Core in the world would have to go offline.

There is no central point of failure for Bitcoin like there is with Visa, so Bitcoin payments work 24/7. Since the genesis block of Bitcoin in 2009 the network has had 99.992% uptime, essentially no downtime at all. It’s summed up in the following tweet.

This makes it clear that Bitcoin is more reliable than Visa as far as uptime is concerned. Decentralized cryptocurrencies are what the world needs for a healthy economy since with well-maintained decentralized payment systems like Bitcoin there are never outages.

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Hodler’s Digest, May 28-June 3: South Korea Get Back Into Crypto, China Embraces Blockchain

A bug was found — and then fixed — in EOS’s blockchain platform, crypto addicts can now be treated by doctors in Scotland, and other not-to-miss stories are here in this week’s Hodler’s Digest

A bug was found — and then fixed — in EOS’s blockchain platform, crypto addicts can now be treated by doctors in Scotland, and other not-to-miss stories are here in this week’s Hodler’s Digest

An Upcoming Cryptocurrency Is Trialling a Trio of Bitcoin Tech Advances – Coindesk

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New Vehicles in Norway Are Now 50% Electric, Favored over Gasoline Cars

The market share of electric cars, which was only a fraction of that of gasoline cars a few years ago, has reached 50 percent in Norway. Over the past 12 months, an identical number of electric vehicles as gasoline cars have been manufactured in Norway, demonstrating the country’s exponential adoption of electric cars. Electric Cars Favored Over Gasoline Cars In Norway, a liter of gasoline costs around $2, a rate that is substantially higher than in other places such as South Korea and Japan that are also known to have expensive gasoline. In contrast to high gasoline costs and taxes on conventional

The market share of electric cars, which was only a fraction of that of gasoline cars a few years ago, has reached 50 percent in Norway. Over the past 12 months, an identical number of electric vehicles as gasoline cars have been manufactured in Norway, demonstrating the country’s exponential adoption of electric cars.

Electric Cars Favored Over Gasoline Cars

In Norway, a liter of gasoline costs around $2, a rate that is substantially higher than in other places such as South Korea and Japan that are also known to have expensive gasoline. In contrast to high gasoline costs and taxes on conventional vehicles, the Norwegian government does not impose tax on the sale of electric vehicles, allowing consumers to obtain electric cars at around 50 percent of the cost required to purchase gasoline-powered vehicles.

According to a report by the Norwegian government entitled “Sales of Petroleum Products,” the demand for petroleum products have fallen for the first time in history, primarily due to the rapid adoption of electric vehicles and the drop in demand for gasoline and fuel.

“Motor gasoline sales declined by 2.9%, dutiable diesel fell by 2.7%, and duty-free diesel declined by 2.6%. This decline follows sales that were flat in 2014, and then grew by 1% in 2015 and 3.2% in 2016. Overall petroleum product sales declined by 2.2%, although some categories of consumption, such as heavy fuel oil, jet kerosene, and other petroleum products all showed higher consumption,” the government’s report read.

The embrace of electric vehicles in Norway can be attributed to newly implemented policies of the Norwegian government, and its intent to ensure all vehicles sold in the country are electric from 2025 onwards.

Irina Slav, a consultant with Divergente LLC, a consulting firm that collaborates with companies in the oil and gas industry, noted that the Norwegian government has also provided generous incentives to drivers of electric vehicles, including free parking, substantially lower taxes, and no toll charges.

However, experts in the oil industry are not yet convinced that the increase in demand for electric vehicles is enough to impact the oil sector. Slav revealed that despite the decline in demand for petroleum products, Norway’s domestic oil production has been increasing.

“After all, oil exports account for 15 percent of its GDP, and although this figure is not as high as it is in oil-dependent economies, it is still substantial enough to motivate measures to hike production,” wrote Slav.

Energy specialist Robert Rapier further explained that peak demand for electric vehicles has not occurred in Norway as of yet, and it may take the government imposing a ban on gasoline vehicles by 2025 to enact a major change in the oil industry, which is highly unlikely. Rapier said:

“If Norway tells us anything, it’s that even rapid EV growth isn’t going to lead to peak demand as quickly as proponents think. It isn’t even clear that peak demand is yet occurring in Norway.”

Progress is Being Recorded

Similar to the growth of the internet, cryptocurrency, blockchain, AI, VR, Internet of Things, and other emerging technologies, there exists an adoption curve for electric vehicles. While the rapid increase in the adoption of electric vehicles has not been sufficient to hugely affect the oil industry, it has been enough to demonstrate the possibility of eliminating gasoline vehicles in Norway in the long term.

Police Tried Stealing $15,000 From a Venezuelan Bitcoin Miner

Venezuela’s economic crisis has meant citizens have resorted to new ways of acquiring money. Authorities forced entry into a businessman’s office, threatening to seize his office equipment in an effort to extort him for any money he might have. Venezuela’s economic crisis Venezuela owes oil companies, airlines, China, Russia and other creditors in the region of USD 141 …

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Venezuela’s economic crisis has meant citizens have resorted to new ways of acquiring money. Authorities forced entry into a businessman’s office, threatening to seize his office equipment in an effort to extort him for any money he might have.

Venezuela’s economic crisis

Venezuela owes oil companies, airlines, China, Russia and other creditors in the region of USD 141 billion, which was outlined in a report at the end of last year by Moody’s Investor Service. The government has been unable to meet payments since November.

Inflation of over 4000% last year has rendered peoples salaries worthless. Venezuela’s currency, the bolivar, lost 98% of its value in one year reducing it to nothing but paper. Venezuelans are going hungry as widespread panic and looting tears apart what little remains of the civilized society. Hospitals inventories are bare with widespread shortages of medicine.

Venezuela’s government, in an attempt to move forward through the crisis, launched the world’s first sovereign cryptocurrency, the Petro which the government is hoping to sell USD 2.3 billion worth. The launch wasn’t met with a warm welcome as cryptocurrency enthusiasts where quick to point out the ICO was a tool for the government to continue with its massive corruption and human rights abuses. Donald Trump went as far as issuing an order to stop American investors from taking part in the initial coin offering (ICO) back in March.

Economic crisis to extortion

“A Venezuelan man (whose name is absent to protect his identity) was on his way to a barbecue when he got a phone call from the cops. The police said that they had just raided his office, they demanded that he hand over USD 15,000 or else they would take his most valuable possessions …  his computers that mine cryptocurrencies.” Bloomberg’s Camila Russo and Brad Stone reported.

Tech-savvy locals with access to hardware have been mining cryptocurrencies so that they can exchange them for US dollars. Access to the currency led to police targeting him after receiving a tip-off detailing the operation. The miner went on to explain that due to the judicial system, whether you are innocent or not you may well end up in prison without bail for several months. Due to the uncertainty of the situation in his country, he could not afford to leave his family alone. They decided to gather what little belongings they had and make their way towards the Columbian border.

The Venezuelan government has only recently brought in regulation for cryptocurrency mining but the police have been abusing their power to suit their agenda, often harassing and threatening miners in order to unjustifiably seize any money they can. A short-term solution to Venezuela’s economic crisis will need to be negotiated, international aid can provide food and medical supplies whilst reforms are implemented so that the country can begin to stabilize again.

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DataBroker DAO Makes Changes to Token Sale and Focuses on China

The launch of the token sale for Databroker DAO not only represented an opportunity for community members to get early access to the platform, but it was also a time where the platform itself underwent positive changes. Disclosure: This is a Sponsored Article Changes included platform developments and additional new features being introduced, as well as big tweaks to how the token sale will be conducted. Instead of Burning, Databroker Gives Extra Coins to Community One of the changes includes an answer to the community: questions of unpurchased DTX tokens being burned (ie: destroyed) arose. The project decided the fairest

The launch of the token sale for Databroker DAO not only represented an opportunity for community members to get early access to the platform, but it was also a time where the platform itself underwent positive changes.

Disclosure: This is a Sponsored Article

Changes included platform developments and additional new features being introduced, as well as big tweaks to how the token sale will be conducted.

Instead of Burning, Databroker Gives Extra Coins to Community

One of the changes includes an answer to the community: questions of unpurchased DTX tokens being burned (ie: destroyed) arose. The project decided the fairest way would be to distribute them to the community.

Distribution of the coins is achieved by giving all participants, past and present, an extra token for each unit purchased. This effectively increases the rate from 1 ETH per 4000 to 1 ETH per 8000 tokens.

The bonus tokens are subject to a lockup period, however. This delayed release should prevent any massive token selloffs, and help with organic adoption. Trading on the CoinFalcon exchange has been pushed off until after the extended period as well.

Databroker DAO Begins New Efforts to Enter Chinese Market

The other major change to the platform is a new focus on the Chinese market. Pivoting towards Asian markets was made in light of new data that values the Chinese IoT market at CNY 500 billion ($80 billion). This figure is expected to double by 2020, giving more reason for the IoT platform to act now.

The team will be travelling for two weeks within Chinese borders. During their time in the country, they will visit Beijing and Shanghai with another two unnamed cities being considered as well. The purpose of the trip is to introduce the platform to Chinese markets, which will help achieve the 108 million DTX sale target.

DTX purchases with stakeholder contracts from Chinese markets interested in monetizing data are invited to make themselves known to the team members heading for China. Messages can be sent via DM on the Telegram channel.

Platform Developments To Go Live Soon

New updates will allow data purchasers to make money by selling processed datasets. This includes AI, BigData, and aggregation enriched data. This additional monetization option is expected to make waves via a DApp (distributed application). Changes are expected to go into effect early June 2018.

Lastly, the team is in talk with third party experts to finalize release contracts. They are also helping the platform with a bridge that will connect the DTX token with Ethereum’s mainnet as well as a Parity based proof of authority network that will run within the DApp.

For more information regarding Databroker DAO or to participate in the token sale, visit their website. While you’re there, make sure to check out their whitepaper. Databroker DAO has a large social media presence, interacting with community members on BItcointalk, Telegram, Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit. Users can also follow the progress of the project through updates posted on GitHub or blog posts made on Medium.