Giant Pacific Tuna Fishery to Integrate Ethereum Blockchain
Pacifical tuna, the largest sustainable tuna fishery in the world, has announced at the Seaweb Sustainable Seafood Summit in Barcelona, Spain that it will be launching the first large-scale blockchain initiative in the USD 42 billion per year worldwide tuna industry. It will be partnering with Thailand blockchain company Atato which uses Ethereum blockchain smart […]
Amsterdam Installs First Airport Bitcoin ATM in Europe
Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, the main international airport in the Netherlands, has installed the first European airport Bitcoin ATM according to a press release on 20 June 2018. This is the 20th Bitcoin ATM installed in the Netherlands, placing the Netherlands 12th in the world for number of Bitcoin ATMs. Currently, Europe has 21.45% of the […]
EOS Block Producers Freeze User Accounts, Prompting Anti-Centralization Outcry
EOS block producers have frozen seven accounts in response to concerns from users that their wallets had been compromised due to phishing attacks. This has caused some controversy, likening EOS to centralized banks that freeze money at will. Some commentators believe this defeats the primary goal of cryptocurrency: to function as decentralized money that no […]
Society’s Richest Need Better Crypto Advice – World Wealth Report
According to the Capgemini World Wealth Report published on 19 June 2018, although the rich are seemingly getting richer, they need more crypto advice from wealth management. It appears that the richest of society aren’t learning enough about the new financial technology to convince them to invest with any sense of conviction, despite the new […]
London’s First Crypto Sculpture Provokes Mixed Responses
The UK’s first cryptocurrency public sculpture is being unveiled in London this week, according to Cision PR Newswire. The temporary installation known as ‘Crypto Connection’ sculpted by artist Federico Clapis has been commissioned by the multi-currency crypto wallet and hybrid exchange Eidoo. The piece stands three meters high and is sculpted in bronze, showing a […]
Turcoin Revealed as $20M Ponzi Amid False Promises of Turkish National Crypto
Turcoin, hailed once as Turkey’s new alternative digital token and potential national cryptocurrency has been denounced as a Ponzi scheme, writes Bitcoin Exchange Guide. It appears that the founders have disappeared, apparently accused of fleeing Turkey, absconding with more than 100 million Turkish liras (about USD 20 million) collected from over 10,000 people in in […]
Gibraltar Stock Exchange Subsidiary Seeks Regulated Blockchain Exchange
A subsidiary of the Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX) is aiming to become one of the first licensed and regulated crypto exchanges operated by an EU stock exchange. The company, the Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX), has reportedly introduced 300 retail account holders to its platform as part of its launch. The company has suggested that in […]
Australian Bitcoin Billionaire’s Missing Wife’s Last Words: “Feed the Dog”
The Mail Online reported that the wife of an international Bitcoin entrepreneur has gone missing in Sydney, Australia, baffling local police. Three months ago, 48-year-old Madeline Biggaton’s last message to her husband was simply “feed the dog” before driving away from her home in the south of Sydney. After dropping off her daughter at a […]
Anheuser-Busch Launches “First” Mobile Ad Campaign with Blockchain Tech
Anheuser-Busch InBev has partnered with Kiip to launch what it claims to be the first mobile ad campaign in history that uses blockchain technology. In particular, it uses Kiip’s ‘Single Ledger’ blockchain product. Kiip provides customers with tangible rewards for in-app actions and in-game achievements, instead of the traditional advertising style where users are interrupted by […]
Korean Exchange Bithumb Loses $31M in Hack, Halts All Withdrawals
Bithumb announced on 20 June 2018 that it was hacked overnight, resulting in the loss of KRW 35 billion (USD 31 million) of cryptocurrency. For the time being, all cryptocurrency and fiat withdrawals are frozen, and Bithumb urges customers not to deposit any cryptocurrency since all of Bithumb’s digital assets have been moved into cold […]
