Welcome to my Cryptocurrencies Markets Overview for Wednesday, August 16, 2017.
Today in the news:
- Blockstream is using satellites to beam Bitcoin down to earth
- Three Ukrainian lawmakers declare Bitcoin holdings worth $47 million
- China's biggest blockchain gains its first DApp as AdEx joins NEO
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Latest Crypto News - August 16, 2017
Announcing Blockstream Satellite
Blockstream Satellite is the world’s first service that broadcasts real-time Bitcoin transactions and blocks from a group of satellites in space. With the service, everyone will have free access to the Bitcoin network, in any corner of the world, including the estimated four billion people not currently connected to the Internet, due to lack of availability or affordability.
Read more: blockstream.com
Other sources:
- Bitcoin Now Comes From Satellites In Space (vice.com)
- Blockstream Satellite: Broadcasting Bitcoin from Space (Bitcoinmagazine)
- Blockstream Is Using Satellites to Beam Bitcoin Down to Earth (Coindesk)
Three Ukrainian Lawmakers Declare Bitcoin Holdings Worth $47 Million
Three Ukrainian lawmakers have declared their bitcoin holdings as part of the country’s new electronics declaration system aimed at preventing corruption. The three hold altogether 11,644 bitcoins, worth approximately $47 million.
Read more: bitcoin.com
David Sacks: Cryptocurrency fulfills the 'original vision' we tried to build at PayPal
David Sacks was PayPal's COO back in its early days, and says cryptocurrency is now fulfilling that company's original vision of creating a "database of money."
Read more: cnbc.com
Legendary Bitcoin Trader “masterluc” Predicts $15,000 Bitcoin This Year
Ask any oldtimer, and you’ll find that masterluc is something of a legend in the Bitcoin community. His main claim to fame is that he called the top of the November 2013 Bitcoin bubble and the subsequent bear market.
Read more: cointelegraph.com
China's Biggest Blockchain Gains its First DApp as AdEx Joins NEO
AdEx, a Blockchain-based ad exchange announced it is teaming up with the NEO Smart Contracts System. NEO, which is often dubbed the “Chinese Ethereum” bills itself as the Blockchain for the new “smart economy” and has recently been on a tear up the rankings by market cap and trading volume.
Read more: cointelegraph.com
Swiss Bank to Sell Ether and Bitcoin Cash to Customers
A private Swiss bank is expanding a digital asset management service it launched earlier this summer to include new cryptocurrencies.
Read more: coindesk.com
Companies are buying bitcoin to pay off hackers, says top cybersecurity CEO
The HBO hack is just one recent example of how cyberattackers are now targeting corporations, and CyberArk chief Udi Mokady said that bitcoin is often used to pay them off.
Read more: cnbc.com