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The Bitcoin bubble has popped and blockchain growth has moved way past the era of hype by being more than just a buzzword. 2019 has been the year of buidling (no that is not a typo), especially for…
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The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has ruled to allow crypto fund manager 3iQ to issue a prospectus for its prospective exchange-traded Bitcoin fund, signalling that Canada’s top securities…
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An internal Bank of Canada presentation says benefits of digital currency include the sharing of personal information with police or tax authorities The Bank of Canada is considering launching a…
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Huobi-powered Exchange to Migrate Token on the DigitalBits Network Vancouver, BC and Singapore – September 25, 2019 – iBank Digital Asset L.P. (“iBank Digital”, “iBank Exchange”) and iCashRewards…
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With the increased use of sanctions as a foreign policy tool by western states, individuals and entities transacting with virtual and digital currency,1 but especially virtual and digital currency…
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Futurist Conference, Canada’s flagship blockchain event, returned to the Rebel Entertainment Complex in Toronto this August. For the second year in a row, the team at Untraceable gathered some of the…
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On August 6th CNBC Television uploaded an episode of Squawk Box that included Anthony Pompliano, co-founder and partner at Morgan Creek Digital Assets and Kevin O’Leary, best known to be a Shark on…
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One of the emerging strengths of the blockchain platform is how it enables agricultural companies to track the produce supply chain from farm to table. This is key in an era when frequent reports…
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Leading the way for Bitcoin and cryptocurrency adoption in Canada, as the country’s most innovative and trustworthy digital currency platform RICHMOND HILL, Canada — Today Coinberry, Canada’s most…
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Overview Released bi-weekly, this report aims to identify broad trends in the cryptocurrency market. In order to reflect the latest developments in this fast-paced and volatile market, the reports…
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Toronto, ON – Blockchain evangelist, Tracy Leparulo of Untraceable, brings back the largest and most talked about Blockchain Futurist Conference in Canada for its second year on August 12 to 14…
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Overview Bitcoin SV Released bi-weekly, this report aims to identify broad trends in the cryptocurrency market. In order to reflect the latest developments in this fast-paced and volatile market, the…
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Romania Blockchain Summit promises to be one of the most important conferences dedicated to innovative technologies in the South-Eastern European region, bringing together the public sector…
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Simply put, an oracle is a bridge that connects information obtained in the real, physical world with a blockchain. Blockchains have a host of advantages including transparency, security, and…
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On April 24, 2019, the Ontario Securities Commission held a hearing at the offices of the Commission, located at 20 Queen Street West, 17th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, to consider scheduling issues for…
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Government operations aren’t a sexy thing. Most people don’t pay attention to what governments are doing because the day-to-day operations of a bureaucracy aren’t nearly as interesting as the…
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With the cryptocurrency market still in its infancy, there are many windows of opportunity for the right investors. Crypto investors, both individual and institutional, want to succeed in this…
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The famous Collision conference came to Toronto, the host city for the first year of a three-year stint. The conference name bodes the kind of experience it was for the CoinChange team- valuable and…
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The recent $40 million-dollar Binance hack sent a sombre message through the crypto-community putting emphasis on the importance of security. Many holders are now questioning the safety of crypto…
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VirgoCX offers an easy yet secured way to buy, sell, and trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, Stablecoins and more. As a featured event during the 2019 Toronto Blockchain Week, VirgoCX attracted over 200…
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Bitcoin 2019 Aims To Unite Community Around The Original Cryptocurrency For the first time in more than five years, a community gathering focused specifically on Bitcoin will convene in North America…
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CryptoCanucks is proud to be an official media partner for Toronto Blockchain Week in Toronto, Canada. TBW will be filled with events related to Blockchain Technology on topics such as enterprise…
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Crypto Invest Summit (CIS) is the leading conference & expo focused on blockchain technologies, entrepreneurs, investors, and developers. If you attended CIS this year, one thing was clear: This was…
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With 1 million+ users, Presearch launches browser extension to meet growing consumer demand for easy-to-use private browsing Presearch (www.presearch.io), the open, decentralized search engine that…
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An exhaustive report by the RAND Corporation concludes that cryptocurrency is less than ideal for terrorist organizations. Cash is still king for terrorists, for a variety of reasons, including the…
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One of the most important things about investing in and owning any digital currency is security. As a rule, we advocate to never invest in anything more than you could afford to lose. By taking…
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Toronto is a global blockchain industry hub. Between, April 22 and 28th, hundreds of developers, companies, researchers, professional advisors, and investors will converge to participate in the first…
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If you’ve checked your ticker prices today, then you will have seen that Bitcoin and the crypto market at large are having a phenomenal start to the month of April. Bitcoin has crossed the $5,000…
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The town of Innisfil has made history by becoming the first Canadian city to permit its citizens to pay their municipal taxes (income and property taxes) in Bitcoin. A few nights ago, Innisfil…
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Security Tokens? Tokenization of Securities? Distributed Ledger Technology? Oscar Jofre and Darren Marble Will Discuss It All [New York, NY – March 27, 2019] – After the success of the first…
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The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) recently published Joint Canadian Securities Administrators/Investment Industry…
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The first edition of the Malta AI & Blockchain Summit in November 2018 turned out to be a monumental success – no less than 8500 people attended the event. This year, the same team is throwing a…
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UofT Blockchain Group hosted an engaging 36-hour hackathon over the weekend. Students and Ethereum enthusiasts had the opportunity to experiment with Ethereum Smart Contracts using Solidity, build…
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The NCFA Announces the 5th Annual Fintech and Financing Conference Toronto in April with Top Fintech Thought Leaders and a Global Fintech Program The National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association of…
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Today is International Women’s Day. A day to celebrate women’s achievement, raise awareness against bias and take action for equality. This is especially true in the blockchain/cryptocurrency space…
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Dentons guides businesses in 66 countries in developing new commercial frameworks based on blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). Watch Ryan Middleton, Tracy Molino, and Chloe Snider…
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Stratigis Capital Advisors will join KorePartners Ecosystem [New York, NY – February 28, 2019] – KoreConX is proud to announce a partnership with Stratigis Capital Advisors Inc. (“SCA”), a Canadian…
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Probably you have used a crypto exchange already and like many of us, have activated 2FA (two-factor authentication) and left the coins in the exchange thinking nothing is going to happen to them.…
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Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, QuadrigaCX, has filed for credit protection in Nova Scotia, just the latest in a series of bizarre turns for the Vancouver-based Bitcoin dealer. As many as…
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Society at large is moving faster than ever before. Access to information and the sheer amount of information collected and tracked by a growing list of devices and corporations has come at a dire…
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Recently, Ripple announced that 13 financial institutions will be integrated into their blockchain network. The total number of partnered institutions has now exceeded 200. In addition to this…
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You’re reading this because you want to buy cryptocurrency. You may be wondering what the best way is to get into cryptocurrency. Well, there’s two options, Peer-to-Peer (P2P) exchanges, and…
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With just months to go before the next election, the agency tasked with policing the federal political fundraising is polling the parties on how to deal with contributions made via Bitcoin and other…
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On January 16th, 2019, Ethereum is supposed to undergo a hardfork known as Constantinople. Though many people are viewing this network upgrade as a “new” hardfork, it is actually the second phase of…
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2018 dealt a massive blow to cryptocurrencies, but there is hope on the horizon. The boom of 2017 showed the demand for decentralization and a change to traditional systems. But there are pieces…
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Toronto-based Metalyfe announced earlier this week that it has received a strategic investment from Bicameral Ventures. Led by Kesem Frank, also the co-founder of Aion and Nuco, Bicameral targets…
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is prominently present at this year’s UNLOCK Blockchain Forum UNLOCK The Company DMCC, a platform that provides information, intelligence, insights and news pertaining to…
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We are excited to announce the addition of Metalyfe to the DigitalBits partnership ecosystem. Metalyfe is a blockchain browser that allows users to regain control of their personal data generated via…
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By: Alex Tapscott The recent price decline — a rare collision of factors — has proved that people overestimate the potential for technology short term and underestimate it long term Canada has a rich…
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Calgary has become the first Canadian city to launch a digital version of its local currency. Known as the Calgary Digital Dollar, the digital currency will be used exclusively in the City of Calgary…
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By: Aaron Grinhaus – Grinhaus Law Firm As the sun sets on 2018, I hear echoes of what optimists have been saying about cryptocurrencies over the past several years, that they are to blockchain what…
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When most people think of buying tickets for a flight or making other travel-related purchases, they might reach into their wallet for their credit card. But did you know you might be able to pay…
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Shyft, the global blockchain-based network that facilitates the secure sharing of attested and compliant data, has announced the signing of a Letter of Understanding (LOU) with Uulala, a social…
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It’s no surprise that the success of cryptocurrencies is broadly viewed by their market cap relative to USD, rather than the more pertinent issue of the cost of an attack by malicious entities on the…
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So, you’ve heard that your favorite band is coming to a city near you. Your search for the event online begins, find a seller, buy the ticket, and an e-ticket is sent to your inbox. Thinking ahead…
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The North American Bitcoin Conference returns to Miami for Its seventh installment On the 17th and 18th of January, 2019, the entire Bitcoin and blockchain community will converge in Miami for a…
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Blockchain powered decentralized application for P2P communication acquires significant user base, on track for mainstream adoption TORONTO — (October 26, 2018) — Skrumble Network (SKM), the world’s…
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By: Aaron Grinhaus – Grinhaus Law Firm, Toronto Aaron Grinhaus, Lawyer at Grinhaus Law Firm, provides his thoughts on the approach to regulating cryptocurrencies in Canada and discusses the impact…
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Every day, more cryptocurrencies arrive on the scene, boasting new approaches, new purposes, and new associations with companies (chiefly through ICOs) and assets alike. But if you’re sensibly…
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By: David Freuden – Advisor. Investor. Entrepreneur Every week there is another government announcement of how and where they are launching a blockchain solution or supporting a blockchain…
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One of the First to Offer Live Digital Currency Trading Through a Regulated Stock Exchange Kingston, Jamaica /Toronto, Canada – August 14th, 2018 –The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) today announced it…
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LOS ANGELES, CA, August 8, 2018 – The world’s largest investment focused cryptocurrency and blockchain event, Crypto Invest Summit (CIS), announces today that Steve Wozniak will be the headline…
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Las Vegas, NV – July 30, 2018 – HoshoCon, happening October 9th – 11th in Las Vegas, NV. In keeping with Hosho’s mission to grow the Blockchain space to its fullest potential, the Las Vegas based…
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Santa Monica & Westlake Village, CA – Josef Holm and Alon Goren today announced the launch of Goren Holm Ventures (GHV), a cryptocurrency and blockchain investment fund and advisory group. GHV…
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Every year, Google compiles and analyzes its data in order to reveal the most popular ‘how to’ searches worldwide. It should come as no surprise that ‘How to buy bitcoin’ was amongst the top three…
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Toronto, Canada — July 19, 2018 — Untraceable Inc., Canada’s first blockchain and cryptocurrency event and marketing agency, announced additional speakers and details for its inaugural blockchain…
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EventChain and CryptoCanucks have partnered together to bring you a coast to coast list of the largest and most anticipated blockchain and cryprocurrency events being hosted nearby. To find the most…
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By: Gianluca Giancola, Co-founder and Head of UX & Design at blockchain-powered loyalty ecosystem qiibee As the blockchain and crypto space continues to grow and thrive, the industry has become…
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By: Aaron Grinhaus and Marium Rehan – Grinhaus Law Firm Creating a successful cryptocurrency start-up is hard, time-consuming work. Starting a business requires a business plan and market analysis to…
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Curating this year’s most influential blockchain and bitcoin events in Miami and Dubai, Keynote continued its success in Manhattan’s Midtown, with the seventh World Blockchain Forum event held in New…
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By: Louise Andersson With the support of our fantastic team members Adi Sossover (first from left) Ben Tran (second) and Daniel Febrero (third), we are proud to announce that we beat 175+ competitors…
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By: David Freuden This article will provide an introduction to hybrid blockchain and highlight why it may become the blockchain of choice for governments, financial institutions, and larger…
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Author: Sean Fast, MLG Contributor Do you know someone developing a new game idea? From a small creative spark— like creating a new character or environment— to choosing and learning the right…
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The internet has become a hub for numerous activities, and this has created several opportunities for people and businesses. Today, there is no stable business that is thriving without some part of…
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By: Aaron Grinhaus – Grinhaus Law Firm Most of the problems with crypto are now out in the open…so what’s next!? We are now approaching the halfway mark of 2018 and, other than the developments that…
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Decentral Inc., Canada’s leading blockchain company and the creator of the multi-platform, multi-currency digital wallet Jaxx, hosted the official closing event for Consensus. During the yacht party…
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New York City, NY – May 13th, 2018 Cryptocurrencies have burst forth into public consciousness with an epic boom, spreading well-beyond their original breeding ground of financial transactions. A…
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By: David Freuden Consider just how much easier it now is to travel and do business overseas, especially with an abundance of blockchain conferences worldwide. Traveling city to city or country to…
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Kucoin has a very bold and audacious goal to be the hottest cryptocurrency exchange by 2019. They are serving the industry with the superior customer service, great user interface and experience…
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This morning, Anthony Di Iorio and Decentral Inc., creator of popular digital wallet Jaxx, announced that they will be hosting the official yacht cruise afterparty for Consensus in NYC on May 16…
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Blockchain awards called The Blocks will showcase the excellence within blockchain technologies, where experts and influencers will congregate to celebrate an incredible evening in Amsterdam…
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Vancouver, B.C. – iComply Investor Services (iComply), a RegTech software company that has created the world’s first global regulatory automation service for blockchain securities, is today…
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Aion will allow the instant, global transfer and recording of data and value between different blockchains TORONTO — APRIL 25, 2018 — Third-generation blockchain network Aion (www.aion.network) today…
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ImpactPPA is a blockchain platform built to disrupt renewable energy finance and accelerate global energy production. ImpactPPA’s platform and tokenized model allows communities to rapidly fund and…
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BlockHack is a hackathon inclusive to all technologies to help accelerate business, development and blockchain technology. More than 150+ of the most talented developers are going to gather together…
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According to the Australian Government, AUSTRAC released new regulatory guidelines on how cryptocurrency exchanges are allowed to operate. The difficulty to trace cryptocurrency transactions has made…
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Crypto Invest Summit is the largest investment conference and expo for ICO’s, blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies in North America. Taking place from April 30th to May 2nd at the Los Angeles…
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To succeed in business today, great communication, organizational skills, and trust is imperative. A Canadian startup, Skrumble, will revolutionize traditional communication networks that work on…
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What Is ICO Expo? ICO Expo is a series of premium ICO and Cryptofinance events that connects serious innovators, financial executives and investors with the brightest industry minds and the latest in…
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Blockchain and cryptocurrency educators CryptoChicks and BlockGeeks, in partnership with MaRSDD, Polychain Capital, and Pixel Dreams, are pleased to announce their historic Female-Focussed Blockchain…
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With less than a month to go, Blockchain enthusiasts move quickly to secure tickets to World Blockchain Forum Dubai, joining global crypto elites in the heart of the UAE. The final release begins…
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ProximaX will be adapted to use NEM’s Catapult technology to operate as a public blockchain at a later stage, enabling anyone to join and participate in the network. DApp developers will be given the…
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With the security and transparency that blockchain technology offers, it has transformed institutions and the way people do business across the globe. However, the message of the Blockchain has not…
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There is so much going on in the blockchain world that it’s difficult to keep up. Blockchain technology is changing at lightspeed and the best way to stay informed is joining The Blockchain Society…
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By: Aaron Grinhaus – Grinhaus Law Firm Although investing in cryptocurrencies has been very volatile since their inception, the trend until very recently has been up. And for those who have been…
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The welcoming environment of the Bahamas will host POLYCON’s first annual conference at Baha Mar Resort, hosted by Polymath. Untraceable, an award-winning blockchain events management company…
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At its most basic, Ethereum is an open-source software platform based on blockchain technology. This platform enables developers to build and deploy decentralized applications (dapps) like Status or…
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By: Aaron Grinhaus – Grinhaus Law Firm It is not uncommon for someone to walk into our office who was either an early investor in Bitcoin, Ethereum or who had successfully played the Altcoin markets…
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The world has experienced a large increase in online dating, used for seeking romantic and sexual partners. Dating websites have changed the way new couples meet, although it wasn’t long ago that…
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Polymath, the company bringing the multi-trillion dollar securities market to the blockchain, has announced its security token launch pad is now live. The platform, the world’s first, will be a tool…
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Arizona State University and Dash, a top digital currency for payments, today announced a partnership designed to accelerate research, development, and education in ways that advance blockchain…
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By: Aaron Grinhaus – Grinhaus Law Firm 2017 was a remarkable year for crypto. At the beginning of the year, we saw people outside of the Blockchain community start to take notice. Then we saw…
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SmartRefer received The People’s Choice Award at the 2017 DisruptiveTO Pitch Competition in Toronto, Canada. PRESS RELEASE: TORONTO, Canada, Dec. 26, 2017 —SmartRefer, a referral, and diversity…
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2018 is going to be a tremendous year for cryptocurrencies. The new year will begin with the 6th North American Bitcoin Conference in Miami on January 18 and 19. The conference will be held at the…
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Bitcoin rises by $2000 in one day! Then it falls by just as much the very same day. Is the digital currency here to stay? Or a volatile, unproven and unbacked currency that’s doomed to fail?…
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By: Aaron Grinhaus – Grinhaus Law Firm The use of Cryptocurrencies in Canada continues to gain popularity, but as its use cases proliferate, the regulators, including the Canada Revenue Agency…
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By: Aaron Grinhaus – Grinhaus Law Firm Many of you may recall that in March 2017 the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”), on the coat tales of its American counterpart, released “Staff Notice…
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So, Why Are You Paying For It? “People don’t send SMS messages anymore because instant messaging apps offer 10 times the service value,” says Audrius Vrubliauskas, the CEO of BirdChain. If you have…
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Why Spectiv VR’s November Release is Something You Need to Be a Part of We’ll get you up to speed as fast as possible. Once upon a time, Virtual Reality (VR) was a distant dream. Years later, a kid…
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Last night a gunman, identified as Stephen Paddock, opened fire at the Route 91 Harvest Festival (a country music concert) in Las Vegas, Nevada. At least 59 people were killed and more than 500…
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According to Coinschedule, more than $2.2 billion USD has been raised via ICO’s in 2017. This may be the reason why ICO’s ( Initial Coin Offering) are gaining a great deal of attention from countries…
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SPONSORED: Cryptocurrencies are changing the way we live, learn, work and now the way we play! Acebusters is a decentralized poker platform (DApp) that will change the game of online poker for the…
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Over the last month, there has been an influx of people asking me for advice on cryptocurrencies. One major problem I discovered was that most of the individuals that had asked me for advice have…
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The new NEO website design is finalized, which will go live on August 8th, alongside the NEO 2.0 launch. The NEO team said: “Along the rebranding to NEO, we are taking the opportunity to update the…
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One of the more well-known exchanges, Coinbase, will begin accepting Bitcoin Cash starting January 1st, 2018. A recent blog post released by Coinbase ensures it’s existing customers, that both…
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Since launching the ICO on August 2nd, 2017, STOX has successfully raised $30 million in one day! According to Etherscan, STOX collected 134,500 ETH (Ethereum), with the collaborative benefits of…
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Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, has signed a new law that puts a ban on all VPN services in the country as of November 1st, 2017. The law could prevent Russians from accessing content that…
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What You Need To Know About Bitcoin Cash On Saturday, most of the cryptocurrency world was caught by surprise with Bitcoin Cash’s sudden announcement to hard fork on August 1st. Bitcoin Cash is the…
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According to Celebrity Net Worth, Flloyd “Money” Mayweather has made a total of $730 million USD boxing. He is known to spend his money on fleets of luxury cars, a private jet and making insane seven…
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Bitcoin is the gold standard for cryptocurrencies. It’s growth in popularity has created a problem. With it’s current limited 1MB blocks, the speed, and scalability has decreased drastically with…
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Wait…What? You’re telling me Up Hongfei exterminated the cute, blue ant symbol? It became official on July 24, 2017, Antshares is now called NEO (New Economic Order) and the name came with a new and…
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Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) 91 combines Segwit2x and BIP-148 to avoid a Hard Fork. Miners began signaling for BIP-91 before July 21st and this is great news for those who wanted to avoid a…
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Bitcoin’s price has dropped as low as 1851.66 USD and 2357.14 CAD within the last 60 days. With August 1st soon approaching, the trajectory of Bitcoin Core (BTC) is still questionable. Due to the…
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Hard Fork is a mandatory software update permanently diverging within the Blockchain. Non-upgraded nodes within the Blockchain cannot validate blocks of transactions without updating their software.…
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A software update that isn’t mandatory, because the new soft-fork rules also follow the old software rules. Computers running the old program will adjust to the new features implemented by the soft…
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What is Lightning Network? Lightning Network is a decentralized Blockchain using smart contracts functionality to enable instant payments across a network of participants. It allows bitcoin…
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As of late, there’s been a lot of confusion for investors and traders of the Bitcoin community. Several proposals are leaving non-technical and new investors speculating about the impacts of the…
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What is Wagerr? Let’s face it, everybody knows someone that loves to place bets on sports. Wagerr is a cryptocurrency designed for a safe and secure way of betting on various sporting events. Betting…
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What makes blockchain a game changer for several industries? Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain are increasingly gaining traction as more and more people are becoming aware of its benefits, while others…
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Canada will be celebrating its 150th national birthday on July 1st. Canadians all over the country will be taking part in concerts, festivals, fireworks and picnics with their loved ones and fellow…
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With the world starting to realize the potential behind Blockchain technology and Bitcoin, you start to wonder if it's just a fad or it truly is the future.
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