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Leading European Electricity Transmission System Operator (TSO) TenneT is spearheading a collaboration between key European energy service providers, Sonnen and Vandebron, powered by IBM’s Hyperledger Fabric-based blockchain to maintain the security of supply of energy for its consumers and prosumers.…

Dash, the rapidly ascending alternative to bitcoin, has announced a historic partnership with Kraken Digital Asset Exchange, one of the world’s oldest, largest, and most respected bitcoin exchanges. As a result of this partnership, Dash is now open for trading…

Following bitcoin’s birth in 2009 as a decentralized peer-to-peer payment network with fast transaction speeds and low transaction fees, one of its most predicted future application uses was for international remittance purposes. Many experts envisioned that bitcoin would be a…

Since March 17, the possibility of a Bitcoin Unlimited hard fork has not ceased to dominate the discussion in the Bitcoin community. From the statement of the exchanges to list Unlimited as another asset to BitClub mining a block signaling…

The EU seems to open its mind to cryptocurrencies and the blockchain; Malta’s Prime Minister advises to double down on cryptocurrencies, while a report by the Parliament focuses on how blockchain could improve several key areas of economy and state.…

Bitcoin breaks the $1000 handle again, after a harsh reaction to the PBOC announcement of the inspection of Chinese exchanges in January. Also, Bitcoin Unlimited reaches new highs in popularity amongst Bitcoin miners despite building an invalid block and forfeiting…

ChronoBank, a blockchain platform utilizing time-based currencies for the labor market, has announced its LaborX exchange on January 20, and partnerships with the Changelly and Lykke exchanges, as well as Emercoin. In contrast to many ICOs, ChronoBank was born within…

Maincoin has just launched an Initial Coin Offering for their MCN token as of January 15. The ICO will end March 15, 2017, or once 2.584 billion tokens have been sold, whichever comes first. There is a maximum cap of…

Over the past 18 months, a Moscow-based blockchain startup has been steadily building a tidal wave of momentum. Known as WAVES Platform, it is a decentralized online portal where users can issue, transfer, swap, and trade custom blockchain tokens on…

Those who know Elizabeth (Ploshay) McCauley might say that she is on a career trajectory akin to the explosive rise of Bitcoin. As the Head of Global Business Development at Coinsecure she is involved in a high-stakes movement to fuel…

Ethereum has had a struggling year regarding technical development, commercialization and price sustainability. The market cap of Ethereum has declined from over $1 billion to around $710 million at the time of writing, as developers and startups began to express…

In what has been one of the strongest years for Blockchain technology and the growth of Bitcoin, BTCManager looks back at 2016 in our Year in Review. Here we highlight the stories brought to you by us that defined the…

A spectacular rally was gifted to Bitcoin holders leading up to Christmas, with BTC-USD posting a fresh high at $920.00 on the Bitstamp exchange. Bitcoin is now gyrating around the $900 psychological level, but we expect the market to establish…

Blockchain technology reaches India. During the first Blockchain summit in the country, Vitalik Buterin explained non-financial blockchain applications, while Microsoft presented its Blockchain-as-a-Service Azure platform. During November, India has witnessed the growing attention of the cryptocurrency industry after the government…

An interesting malaise of events is turning the tide in favor of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general. Search terms for “Earn Bitcoin” are at all time highs, demonetization in India has not, surprisingly, led to lower interest rates but the…

Since the 2008 financial crisis and the ‘Great Recession’, one asset stood out as the ‘safe haven’ investment that investors flocked to. That asset was gold. The price of gold increased by over 20 percent during the ‘Great Recession’ from…

Litecoin, known to some as the digital silver and for being the first altcoin, is different due to its ASIC-resistant algorithm, the increased money supply, and shorter block times. However, it may also be the best cryptocurrency to utilize as…

Last week saw the eighth anniversary of Satoshi Nakamoto’s white paper on bitcoin as experts debated on online communities and social media whether or not the cryptocurrency was intended as a store of value or a payment settlement network. Also,…