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World Crypto Con Launches Blockchain Summit, Aria Hotel, Las Vegas, 31st October 2018

The World Crypto Con Blockchain Experience Kicks off with Bitcoin’s 10th Birthday. Activities include Bloqchain Hackathon, Poker Tournament, eRacing, Token Tank and a Giant Halloween Crypto Party at Omnia Nightclub hosted by Steve Aoki. LAS VEGAS, OCTOBER 31, 2018 – World Crypto Con (WCC), launches the world’s most immersive and interactive blockchain and crypto experience, with an exciting schedule of activities designed for seasoned crypto enthusiasts and for newcomers to join the community and learn more. The schedule includes over 120 speakers from the growing crypto industry including; BITSHARES, the BITCOIN FOUNDATION, LITECOIN and CEO of WAX together with

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October 27, 2018

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LAS VEGAS, OCTOBER 31, 2018 – World Crypto Con (WCC), launches the world’s most immersive and interactive blockchain and crypto experience, with an exciting schedule of activities designed for seasoned crypto enthusiasts and for newcomers to join the community and learn more.

The schedule includes over 120 speakers from the growing crypto industry including; BITSHARES, the BITCOIN FOUNDATION, LITECOIN and CEO of WAX together with the launch of the latest decentralized currency exchange, SUPERSONICEX providing the opportunity to learn more about the future of the blockchain technology as well as regulatory developments in crypto affecting the industry as a whole.

The three-day event will take place at the Aria Hotel in Las Vegas with registration opening at 11am on October 31, marking the 10th anniversary of Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin white-paper and serving as a reminder that One Single Bitcoin on 31^st October 2016 was worth only $530 and today, only 24 months later, is worth over $6,300 per coin!

World Crypto Con delivers a global stage hosted by Stewart Rogers, VentureBeat’s Director of Marketing Technology, along with Joel Comm and Travis Wright of The Bad Crypto Podcast, and will offer the chance to meet and greet some of the industry’s biggest names.

“World Crypto Con is a huge event covering over 200,000 square feet and over 120 guest speakers. It’s different to other blockchain and crypto events, as it’s not just about networking with industry peers or listening the latest regulatory trends, World Crypto Con goes far beyond that. This event offers an engaging and interactive experience joining together a community and place to immerse the way technology is actually changing the world” said Adam Williams, Co-founder of World Crypto Con.

William’s added; “We are committed to delivering the most engaging set of experiences that go beyond an average crypto conference and embrace community activities such as the Hodl Rally and Tour de Crypto (#cryptokindness) where early crypto adopters meet entrepreneurs, investors, traders, legal professionals and people just curious to lean more, something like this you would not be able to encounter at any other event.”

World Crypto Con features over 150 exhibitors across the 200,000 square feet exhibition floor, including launch of Global Fintech Platform, SuperSonicEx as well as the Token Tank Live Experience and other highlights:

Bloqchain Smart Vegas Hackathon

World-class judges and mentors from top crypto and blockchain companies will be on-site offering advice, mentorship and giving presentations. For the first tiem ever, a new ground breaking crypto-currency will be offered as a prize

Decent.bet Poker Tournament

Decent.bet has teamed with WCC to host an interactive Blockchain Poker Tournament. Crypto and poker enthusiasts will have an opportunity to play with some of the biggest stars in poker.

University Row

Provides future blockchain entrepreneurs with a global stage for their research. Six university teams will present their cutting-edge blockchain research and projects to conference attendees.

World of Mining

World Crypto Con is the first Conference to bring experienced professionals from the world’s most innovative mining-related companies to create a one-of-a-kind mining experience that will drive mining innovation.

Live Art with VESA

Crypto artist and filmmaker VESA will be showcasing his innovative mixed media platform Art For Crypto, which is rapidly establishing new creative standards in the blockchain art space.

Giant “CryptOween” Halloween Party with Steve Aoki

WCC is throwing a massive Halloween celebration with the first annual CryptOween costume party at OMNIA Nightclub at Caesars Palace. The event will be DJ’d by Grammy nominee Steve Aoki and there will be a costume contest with a $1,000 cash or crypto prize for the lucky winner.

Other exclusive conference experiences on the agenda include Blockchain eRacing, YouTube Influencer Meet & Greet, and Monster Security Token (STO) Event.

“World Crypto Con is designed around the core pillars of education, entertainment, and excitement,” added Christopher Herghelegiu, Co-founder of World Crypto Con. “This space doesn’t need more echo chambers, it needs a conference like ours that brings to life the future of this tremendous industry and opportunity.”

Headline speakers include the biggest names in crypto-currency, including Brock Pierce, Chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation, Charlie Lee, Founder of Litecoin, Charlie Shrem, Crypto Pioneer and Founder of the Bitcoin Foundation. These together with Bobby Lee, Founder of BTCC, Vinny Lingham, the CEO of Civic, Ronnie Moas, Founder of Standpoint Research and over 100 more industry titans and over 150 exhibitors make this an event not be missed!

There will be major industry announcements on the WCC stage, giving attendees the opportunity to hear first hand, latest new and trading tips in blockchain technology.

Finally, World Crypto Con has teamed up with SuperSonicEx and is offering a whopping 50% off ticket prices, to register visit www.worldcryptocon.com and use the promo code SUPERSONIC50.

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Indian Olympic Medal Winners to Get Free Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH)

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August 4, 2021

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The cryptocurrency platform Bitbns intends to open a systematic investment plan (SIP) in digital assets for Indian athletes who win medals at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. The exchange will reportedly grant around $2,700 in crypto for gold medal winners.

‘Faster, Higher, Stronger’ And Earn Crypto

The Economic Times reported that Indian athletes at the Olympic Games could receive cryptocurrencies as a gift if they manage to win a medal at the tournament in Tokyo.

The trading venue that will reportedly provide the offer is Bitbns. The first athletes that can get cryptocurrency exposure for free are the winners Mirabai Chanu and PV Sindhu. The former won a silver medal in 49 kg women’s weightlifting while the latter acquired bronze in the women’s singles badminton at the Tokyo Olympics.

Bitbns plans to roll out a SIP account and grant nearly $2,700 in digital assets for Olympic champions, $1,350 for silver medal winners, and $675 for bronze medalists. It will transfer the amount into their accounts, and after completing the Know Your Customer (KYC) norms, the athletes will have exposure to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH).

The trading venue explained that it would structure the SIP for a 3-5 year period, and thus the medal winners will be able to generate profits in the long term through Bitbns. Gaurav Dahake – the Chief Executive Officer at the platform – noted:

“Bitcoin and Ethereum have been the best-performing assets in the last decade, and have given exceptional returns and we aim to get our winners indulge in this rewarding journey.”

Indians Love Cryptocurrencies

According to a recent research, Indian residents increased their digital asset investments from $200 million in 2020 to $40 billion for the first six months of this year, indicating that their appetite for cryptocurrencies surged significantly.

What is even more impressive is that Indians, who are well-known gold admirers, started switching their investment strategies from the precious metal to virtual currencies. A local investor explained:

“I would rather put my money in crypto than gold. Crypto is more transparent than gold or assets and yields higher returns in a shorter period of time.”

The survey added that the number of people who trade cryptocurrencies in India is 15 million. It significantly surpasses a well-developed country such as the UK, for example, where 2.3 million individuals have entered the market. Sandeep Goenka – the co-founder of the platform ZebPay – revealed the reasons why the second-most populated country saw this massive increase:

“They find it easier to invest in crypto than gold because the process is so much simpler. You go online, you can buy crypto, you don’t have to verify it, unlike gold.”

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Coinbase halts Bitcoin SV trading after yet another 51% attack

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August 4, 2021

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Bitcoin SV is in trouble once again after Coinbase announced that it will be halting BSV trading on the platform. This update came on the back of a string of attacks the network has been facing since late June. As per the announcement made by the exchange,

“Due to the 51% attack that has occurred on BSV today we are stopping all BSV trading.”

Bitcoin SV was the target of a massive 51% attack early on Tuesday, an attack which was called “the largest since launch” by Blockchair developer Nikita Zhavoronkov. He further claimed on Twitter that the reorganization was 100 blocks deep and wiped out 570k transactions.

The attack was first brought to the community’s notice by CoinMetrics’ Lucas Nuzzi. Arguing that “some serious hashing power” was unleashed on the network early on Tuesday, he revealed that up to three versions of the chain were being mined simultaneously across pools.

Coinmetrics later confirmed that the firm’s own blockchain security monitoring tool FARUM identified the attack.

All of our FARUM nodes witnessed a deep reorg with a max depth of 14 blocks.

No further reorganization events have been witnessed, but there are still synchronization conflicts taking place on major mining pools. pic.twitter.com/aM6FoWOKke

— CoinMetrics.io (@coinmetrics) August 3, 2021

The Bitcoin Association also confirmed the incident on Twitter, recommending node operators to mark the fraudulent chain as invalid. It’s worth noting, however, that at the time of writing, the Association had released yet another statement on the same.

It said,

“…. believes that this is the same attacker that previously initiated block re-organisation attacks against the BSV network on June 24 and July 1, 6 & 9, 2021.”

Coinbase’s action made waves in the community. However, such steps are perhaps routine for the network now. In the past, BSV has been dropped by top exchanges like Gemini and Binance. It also saw several exchanges block withdrawals and deposits for the asset as liquidity providers suspended access to the token’s liquidity. This was preceded by more attacks in the last week of June and the first week of July.

As far as Coinbase is concerned, the exchange is yet to reveal when it might restart trading services for Bitcoin SV. With many in the community at sixes and sevens, it’s unlikely it’s going to be anytime soon.

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Source: https://ambcrypto.com/coinbase-halts-bitcoin-sv-trading-after-yet-another-51-attack

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Looking To Pull An El Salvador, Spain Considers Bill To Allow Mortgage Payments In Crypto

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August 4, 2021

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Cryptocurrency and blockchain are becoming quite mainstream as of this year and it’s likely that just about any financial transaction will be able to be completed via the use of crypto in the next few years. Of course, there are bodies pushing against the integration given the lack of regulations and the fact that it could help finance illicit acts.

However, the crypto wave is continuing to grow despite all of the recent adversity. And, according to Spanish paper 20 Minutos, Spain could begin to allow persons to pay their mortgages with crypto pretty soon.

The publication reports that Spanish lawmakers are perusing a proposal that would see to the above. The Digital transformation Law, as it’s called, would make it so that crypto and blockchain become legitimized, while tax incentives are being considered for institutions keen on working under the artificial intelligence umbrella, which would include blockchain tech.

Spain’s incumbent People’s Party is intent on having the country’s banking infrastructure catch up to the times in terms of tech and will promote the use of digital currencies, as well as various other transformative technologies. The proposal suggests that the country’s whole mortgage system should undergo reform, in addition to having crypto payments possible.

El Salvador Took The Lead

This comes on the back of El Salvador’s move to accept bitcoin as legal tender. The Central American nation is very pro-crypto in such regard and it appears they have set the stage for other countries to naturalize digital assets, so to speak.

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Where Spain is concerned, the current proposal advises that banks use blockchain as a means of operating the mortgage system while making use of smart contracts for insurance.

“Introduction into the mortgage system – it also proposes that banks use Blockchain technology to manage mortgages, insurance and speed up compensation – it proposes to extend it to insurance policies, with ‘smart contracts’ with conditions depending on the procedures to be followed, the verification processes and potential incidents.“

El Salvador making bitcoin legal tender was a huge move and we aren’t yet to see the full scope, although the country’s population stands at just 6.5 million so they aren’t expected to have that great of an impact on a worldwide scale. Spain is a different case, however.

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Source: https://zycrypto.com/looking-to-pull-an-el-salvador-spain-considers-bill-to-allow-mortgage-payments-in-crypto/