This article is for all those who have friends in the Netherlands, have been looking for an excuse to visit Amsterdam, or are living there. It is about the latest monthly blockchain and cryptocurrency event that focuses on providing as much value to visitors as possible. Limited ICO pitching format combined with networking and a…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a cease-and-desist order, and levied a $200,000 fine against Crypto Asset Management (CAM), a cryptocurrency investment fund. It has also fined its principal manager, Timothy Enneking. The SEC charges that CAP has operated as an unlicensed investment company, and that it has fraudulently represented itself as…

Eagle-eyed investors are constantly seeking financial instruments that have the potential to generate high returns. Sometimes their investment hopes go up in smoke, alas. Experienced traders will have noticed how the medical marijuana market has exploded – in 2017 record growth for the legal cannabis industry saw total economic output reach $16 billion last year –…

On October 23, the international organization Smile-Expo will conduct the second Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Malta – huge event with crypto discussions by blockchain specialists. The large-scale meeting of top industry experts will become the 50th anniversary event of the Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference series. Why Malta? Malta belongs to the list of the most DLT-friendly countries…

Executive Summary This article contains all of the ICOs that have completed their fundraiser and succeeded in fulfilling their expectations. Out of 32 ICOs ending in this first week of September (01.09 to 07.09), only 12 succeeded, which indicates a 37.5% success rate for ICOs ending in September. Projects have variable start dates. The total investment ending…

Recently, a foundation called TAU came out with their initial ongoing whitepaper, where they describe a new consensus algorithm that was designed as the basis of a cryptocurrency platform which promotes transactions, as opposed to holding or staking tendencies for users. The consensus model is called "Proof of Transaction" and it is designed to provide security,…

Last week Ethereum’s price fell below $200 for the first time since July, 2017. It has since slightly recovered, but it remains more than eighty-five percent below its all-time high of $1,440 this past January. This current price is a stark contrast to last Summer, when many cryptocurrency analysts predicted that Ethereum was due to…

On September 2nd, Japanese media outlet The Japan Times broke a story about the latest news coming from Tsukuba, a city in the Ibaraki Prefecture. This place is considered to be a scientific center, so it does not come as a surprise to discover that they will utilize blockchain technology. They want to leverage existing governmental structures…

Walmart is among the finest and largest retail giants in the world right now and even in the past, it has taken incredibly bold steps to revolutionize the industry by bringing in a great deal of innovation. However, their recent move, which features the plan to create a platoon of autonomous robots with the help…

IBM has taken another bold step into the blockchain space with the announcement of Blockchain World Wire, a financial settlement service based on the Stellar platform. This move is one of many that Big Blue has made that affirms its desire to become a leader in blockchain-based services. It also demonstrates how the technology is…