Blockchains

Quantstamp and Modular Inc. Kick Off Smart Contract Security Alliance to Bring Security Standards to the Blockchain Industry

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Wednesday, August 8, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantstamp is proud to announce that it is forming the Smart Contract Security Alliance alongside Modular Inc. to bring security standards to the blockchain space.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantstamp is proud to announce that it is forming the Smart Contract Security Alliance alongside Modular Inc. to bring security standards to the blockchain space.
  • The Smart Contract Security Alliance's core mission is to support healthy adoption of blockchain applications through encouraging and facilitating secure smart contract development.
  • The goals of the Smart Contract Security Alliance are to:
    Increase the level of professionalism, and promote research in smart contract security auditing
    We invite other members of the industry to join us on this journey to improve the security of the blockchain industry.
  • We invite security companies interested in pushing forward the standard of blockchain technology to join the Smart Contract Security Alliance and meet regularly with us to discuss the future of blockchain security.

Bitcoin for Beta Testers of SRAX's Blockchain Technology BIG Platform

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Wednesday, August 8, 2018

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Social Reality, Inc. 's (NASDAQ: SRAX) blockchain identification graph platform, BIG , enters the Beta testing phase next month, and Beta testers will have the unique opportunity to earn Bitcoin for participating.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Social Reality, Inc. 's (NASDAQ: SRAX) blockchain identification graph platform, BIG , enters the Beta testing phase next month, and Beta testers will have the unique opportunity to earn Bitcoin for participating.
  • "Securing strong Beta testers is critical to developing BIG," said Kristoffer Nelson, COO of SRAX.
  • "At this time, we believe a unique, relevant and engaging way to demonstrate and validate the BIG Platform is to reward our testers with Bitcoin during the Beta phase.
  • BIG Platform , built on the blockchain by SRAX (NASDAQ: SRAX), is a consumer data management and distribution system.

Cheez Now Lets Users Earn Bitcoin and Ethereum for Viewing, Sharing and Posting Short Videos

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Wednesday, August 8, 2018

The latest version of the Cheez app rewards users with BTC and ETH for completing a series of daily tasks like sharing or uploading a video.

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  • The latest version of the Cheez app rewards users with BTC and ETH for completing a series of daily tasks like sharing or uploading a video.
  • Cheez users can earn crypto simply by doing what they already do everydaywithout going on an exchange or setting up a third-party wallet.
  • Users can complete 15 different tasks daily, ranging from consumption-driven actions like viewing, sharing, and liking videos to creator-focused tasks like uploading new content.
  • Cheez is a social video app for creating, sharing, and discovering short videos up to 17 seconds long.

Gifto Reaches Half a Million Transactions on its Cryptocurrency Wallet

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Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Decentralised social entertainment ecosystem, Gifto , has reached half a million transactions on its cryptocurrency wallet, making it one of the biggest - and fastest growing - blockchain projects in the world

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  • Decentralised social entertainment ecosystem, Gifto , has reached half a million transactions on its cryptocurrency wallet, making it one of the biggest - and fastest growing - blockchain projects in the world
    Launched earlier this year, the Gifto cryptocurrency wallet has reached one million wallet holders and is accumulating transactions at a tremendous speed.
  • Players of Giftomon can use GTO to purchase unique game characters and items, thus contributing considerably to the transactions on the Gifto wallet.
  • Across the two platforms and other apps, Gifto has reached half a million transactions.
  • We have already reached half a million wallet transactions, and are projected to hit one million transactions before the end of the year.

Stellar and Celsius Network Team Up in Strategic Partnership

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Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Working in conjunction Lightyear.io, a software company that commercializes projects in the Stellar ecosystem, Celsius Network will be a lending and borrowing partner for ICOs rolling out on the Stellar blockchain.

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  • Working in conjunction Lightyear.io, a software company that commercializes projects in the Stellar ecosystem, Celsius Network will be a lending and borrowing partner for ICOs rolling out on the Stellar blockchain.
  • Alex Mashinsky, CEO of Celsius Network, said, "Stellar Development Foundation's goals and our own are perfectly aligned.
  • Celsius will soon add Stellar Lumens and other Stellar-based tokens to the Celsius wallet on their Android and Apple apps.
  • Members of the Celsius Network can also earn interest on their digital currency deposited with Celsius.

PAKET to Launch a Decentralized Deliveries Platform

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Tuesday, August 7, 2018

TEL AVIV, Israel, Aug. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- PAKET Protocol , a blockchain-powered decentralized delivery platform, announced the public launch of its project, which seeks to bring improved efficiency to the delivery industry.

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  • TEL AVIV, Israel, Aug. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- PAKET Protocol , a blockchain-powered decentralized delivery platform, announced the public launch of its project, which seeks to bring improved efficiency to the delivery industry.
  • Once complete, the PAKET platform will allow anyone from anywhere in the world to ship items quickly and optimally using the trustless nature afforded by the blockchain and smart contract technologies.
  • Therefore, PAKET is building a decentralized delivery platform powered by the Stellar platform to bring a significant improvement to the logistics industry.
  • The PAKET platform will also be open to established organizations with interest in the logistics industry.

Blockchain Technology Drastically Improves Data Center Operations for More Efficient Crypto Mining

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Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Crypto mining is the necessary computational process of approving cryptocurrency transactions to ensure the integrity of the network since there is no centralized authority overseeing the blockchain ledger network.

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  • Crypto mining is the necessary computational process of approving cryptocurrency transactions to ensure the integrity of the network since there is no centralized authority overseeing the blockchain ledger network.
  • Mining Power Group, Inc. (OTCPK: RCGR) BREAKING NEWS : Mining Power Group announced today that it acquired the majority ownership interest of upstate New York technology company, Northway Mining, LLC, ("Northway") which offers highly specialized data center hosting services for thousands of cryptomining machines.
  • Additional details of the pending transaction were not disclosed but will be included in an upcoming 8K filing.
  • Sponsored by Bitmain Technologies Inc., the Crypto Mining Forum was an invitation-only gathering of the top bitcoin mining industry participants in the crypto mining industry from the Americas.

EOS expert and ex BlockOne partner John Milburn joins ONO

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Tuesday, August 7, 2018

In the news release, EOS expert and ex BlockOne partner John Milburn joins ONO, issued 07-Aug-2018 by ONO over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the headline should read "EOS expert John Milburn joins ONO" rather than "EOS expert and ex BlockOne partner John Milburn joins ONO" as originally issued inadvertently.

Key Points: 
  • In the news release, EOS expert and ex BlockOne partner John Milburn joins ONO, issued 07-Aug-2018 by ONO over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the headline should read "EOS expert John Milburn joins ONO" rather than "EOS expert and ex BlockOne partner John Milburn joins ONO" as originally issued inadvertently.
  • The complete, corrected release follows:
    BEIJING, Aug. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- August 5th, 2018 - Prominent pioneer in blockchain technology John Milburn, joins ONO, the largest decentralized social network.
  • Milburn will lead the current team, including Matias Romeo and a number of 11 members, working on the Main Net building project.
  • The former UC Berkeley nuclear engineer behind South Korea's largest Internet data center and consumer-focused architecture, turned blockchain expert said, "ONO has been engagedand using the EOS platform earlier than most.

DNAtix And Mapmygenome Partner To Advance Personalized Preventive Medicine

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Monday, August 6, 2018

TEL AVIV, Israel & HYDERABAD, India, Aug. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital DNAtix Ltd ., the blockchain genetics company, and Mapmygenome , a molecular diagnostics company, today announced their alliance to advance cutting-edge, personalized and preventive medicine using blockchain technologies.

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  • TEL AVIV, Israel & HYDERABAD, India, Aug. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital DNAtix Ltd ., the blockchain genetics company, and Mapmygenome , a molecular diagnostics company, today announced their alliance to advance cutting-edge, personalized and preventive medicine using blockchain technologies.
  • The DNAtix genetics ecosystem links individual users in search of genetically-based health and lifestyle solutions with products and services that fit their needs.
  • "India is an important market for the use of DNAtix blockchain-based genetic services, based on population numbers alone.
  • With a first successful proof of concept already completed for transferring a DNA sequence over the Ethereum blockchain DNAtix is leading the world of Genetic blockchain.

Dominode® Named Top Five Blockchain Vendor to Watch by OWI

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Monday, August 6, 2018

BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Dominode has been named a top five company to watch in the One World Identity (OWI) report "Blockchain and Identity in 2018: A Year of Promise and Pilots," released last week.

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  • BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Dominode has been named a top five company to watch in the One World Identity (OWI) report "Blockchain and Identity in 2018: A Year of Promise and Pilots," released last week.
  • The paper highlights 17 companies and organizations 12 featured companies and five up-and-coming companies to watch at the forefront of the blockchain identity landscape.
  • "We are honored to be called out as a 'top five company to watch' in this year's report," said John Toohey, CEO and Co-founder of Dominode.
  • The report selected Dominode for its innovative use of blockchain technology and potential to contribute to the broader evolution of the space.