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Ethereum Creates Trust Between Brazilian Citizens And Government

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ETHNews Exclusive | Edmund Moy, Former US Mint Director

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Bad News Bears Cryptocurrency Stories of 2017 That Brought Us Down

2017 has seen its spate of both good and bad stories for all sides of the cryptocurrency space. Whether you believe in dutch tulips or you worship at the altar of Satoshi Nakamoto, there were reaffirming and disheartening stories for evcxzxeryone. Below are five of the stories that darkened an otherwise positive year for the industry.nn n n Segwit2x vs. No2xn Bitcoin supporters and detractors alike acknowledged that scalability was an issue in the cryptocurrency. It triggered stak

Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Tech Market Could Reach $10 Trillion in 15 Years, Says RBC Analyst

In a report published on January 3, 2018, Royal Bank of Canada RBC Capital Markets analyst Mitch Steves confidently stated that the cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology applications market could increase thirteenfold in 15 years, reaching $10 trillion.Steves report, titled Crypto Currency & Blockchain Technology A Decentralized FutureA Potential Multi-Trillion Dollar Opportunity, has been sent to RBCs clients. A short summary has been shared on Twitter. In a video published by CN

SEC/NASAA Ring in 2018 by Hinting at Need for More Cryptocurrency Regulation

Yesterday, January 4, 2018, the three prominent figures of the U.S. Securities and Exchance Commission SECendorsed the concerns raised in the North American Securities Administrators Association NASAAs cautionary directive on cryptocurrencies, ICOs, and other Cryptocurrency-Related Investment Products. Jay Clayton, the Chair of the SEC Michael Piwowar, the former acting Chair of the SEC and Kara Stein, a prominent figure in the SEC and an author of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, joined NASAA, the a

Wallet Developers Express Security Concerns Over BitPays Payment Protocol Policy

On December 14, 2017, BitPay announced a first step toward enforcing the payment protocol All orders of the BitPay Card will require payments from Payment Protocol-compatible wallets, such as BitPays own wallet and a few others. This announcement came after an initial notice in November 2017, when BitPay first announced that BitPay invoices would soon require payments from wallets compatible with the Bitcoin Payment Protocol.BitPays move has since been met with resistance by some wallet devel