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1irstcoin LLC , a licensed financial services company, operates one of the world's fastest, safest and most innovative trading venues for cryptocurrencies and related financial instruments commences its second IEO on P2P to increase amounts of holders for 1irstcoin token which in return comes with a bonus of about...

The interest in alternative energy, and alternative fuel transportation, in particular, is not new. Alternative fuels and alternatively fuelled vehicles have been developed and tested for decades. Local governments can dramatically reduce their carbon footprint by purchasing or directly generating electricity from clean, renewable sources. They can set an example...

Litecoin founder Charlie Lee has taken to Twitter to claim that his project is alive and well – despite an apparent lack of recent activity. Lee stated that he “just wanted to set the record straight” with his posts, and began by pointing out that there have been only “a...

Two Japanese firms have developed a blockchain-powered alcohol trading platform that they claim will allow alcohol-loving customers the opportunity to buy, sell, hold and haggle over barrel-loads of luxury liquor – just like trading crypto. In a press release, Recika and the Japan Import System (JIS) announced that they had...

Japan’s regulatory Financial Services Agency (FSA) looks set to beef up its policing of the country’s cryptocurrency exchanges. Per a report from Japanese media outlet Crypto Watch, the FSA wants to revise more laws and bolster cooperation with overseas authorities. Exchanges will be cheered by the fact that the FSA has...

Russian companies remain optimistic about their plans to tokenize the mining and extraction of oil, gas and other natural resources, including precious metals – despite lingering concerns about legislation and regulatory hurdles. As previously reported, Russia may be sliding toward a crypto crackdown – with a new draft bill proposing...

ZCash (ZEC) is a pre-famous protection and security coin. It's seen ZEC value tumble from highs close $900 to a value that is right now simply over $100. There's not a ton of hopefulness in the cost going upward right now with one essential and imperative special case: a...

As the focus on blockchain shifted from hype to quality last year, in 2020, the technology is facing an opportunity to have an increased social impact, says Sheila Warren, the head of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology at the World Economic Forum, the organizer of the Davos meeting. However,...

The long expected Binance Decentralized Exchange is finally having its testnet live. After almost a year from its initial announcement, a lot of progress was made. Slow and steady, BUIDL way – the Binance way. As CZ stated a few months ago: “We will continue to build and increase adoption,...

So, somebody today sent over USD 100 worth of ethereum (ETH) for a fee of over USD 2.5 million. Yes, in that order. The transaction caused an uproar in the Cryptoverse. Per transaction details, this person sent ETH 0.55, at the time worth USD 133.93, but they paid a whopping...