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TORONTO - October 30, 2017 (Investorideas.com newswire) ThreeD Capital Inc. ("ThreeD" or the "Company") (CSE:IDK) is pleased to announce the appointment of Aly Madhavji to its Advisory Board (see also previous announcement on October 26, 2017).
Mr. Aly Madhavji is Founder and CEO of Global DCX, an innovative technology company launching secure digital currency exchanges across the globe starting in India. He is also an avid investor in early stage companies, digital currencies, and Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). Mr. Madhavji holds a Master's in Business Administration from INSEAD (Singapore and France) and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto. He is an internationally acclaimed author, publishing three books, including the award-winning book titled, "Your Guide to Succeed in University", as part of the Succeed Series. Mr. Madhavji served as a Governor of the University of Toronto where he was a member of the Executive Committee of the university. He has lived and worked across four continents with PwC, PayPal, Microsoft, Bloomberg, and INSEAD. He also holds the Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Accountant, Certified Management Accountant, and Chartered Investment Manager designations.
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Sheldon Inwentash, CEO of ThreeD comments, "adding Aly Madhavji to our Advisory Board is quite a coup. Aly is globally recognized in the blockchain/cryptocurrrency space and is a sought after speaker. His accomplishments are many and we look forward to working with him."
"It is a pleasure to join ThreeD Capital as an Advisor. I have been impressed by Sheldon Inwentash and his team for understanding, embracing, and taking a leadership role in the ongoing digital revolution, which is paving the way to a brighter future," stated Aly Madhavji, Founder & CEO of Global DCX.
About ThreeD Capital Inc.
ThreeD is a publicly-traded Canadian-based venture capital firm focused on opportunistic investments in companies in the junior resources, Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain sectors.
ThreeD seeks to invest in early stage, promising companies where it may be the lead investor and can additionally provide investees with advisory services, mentoring and access to the Company's network in order to earn increases to the Company's equity stake.
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Gerry Feldman, CPA, CA Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary Feldman@threedcap.com Phone: 416-606-7655
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MONACO - October 30, 2017 (Investorideas.com newswire) Royal Yacht Brokers SARL ("RYB"), a leading luxury yacht brokerage and rental agency, announced today that the company will begin accepting cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, national cryptocurrencies, such as CryptoRuble, and precious metals, such as gold and platinum, as payment for its services.
The company believes that as cryptocurrencies are being increasingly accepted in the real estate market, it is only a matter of time before further adoption will be witnessed in luxury and lifestyle markets. RYB is proud to be the first within the maritime industry to embrace this payment innovation.
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"The cryptocurrency revolution has spawned a new class of millionaires who enjoy significant profits from speculation and investment" said RYB CEO Tommaso Chiabra. "We see this spending power now pervading the luxury industries and are happy to support our clients by implementing the new technology".
Accepting cryptocurrencies and precious metals as payments will lower fees for RYB yacht charters and sales, and save significant time on payment settlement and banking delays.
The company is pleased to have selected Goldmoney Inc. to process its cryptocurrency and precious metal payments.
About RYB
RYB is a luxury yacht advisory company founded in 2010 by Tommaso Chiabra and Manuele Thiella. The Monaco- and London-based enterprise specializes in yacht sales, charter, and management, and has representative offices in Milan, Dubai, Miami, Bodrum, New York, and Montenegro.
With instant access to over 2,000 mega yachts worldwide and a client base featuring numerous renowned personalities from the political, entertainment, or financial sphere, RYB aims to innovate the brokerage system by adapting to today's dynamic and more tech savvy market.
About GOLDMONEY
Goldmoney Inc.,a financial service company traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:XAU), is a global leader in precious metal investment services and the largest precious metals payment network, safeguarding nearly $2 billion in assets for clients located in more than 150 countries.
Powered by Goldmoney's patented technology, the Goldmoney® Holding is an online account that enables clients to invest, earn, or spend gold, silver, platinum, palladium and cryptocurrencies that are securely stored in insured vaults in seven countries.
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NEW YORK - October 27, 2017 (Investorideas.com newswire) Seven Stars Cloud Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SSC) ("SSC" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement ("SPA") with Hong Kong Guo Yuan Group Capital Holdings Limited (the "Purchaser").
Pursuant to the terms of the SPA (which will be described further by SSC in its current report on Form 8-K), the Company, in a private placement transaction, has agreed to sell and issue 5,494,505 shares of the Company's common stock to the Purchaser for $1.82 per share, which resulted in net proceeds of $10.0 million USD to SSC. The SPA contains both customary and special representations, warranties and covenants.
The securities being sold in this private placement have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements.
SSC intends to use the US dollar net proceeds for M&A activity and general working capital purposes that require a US Dollar denomination.
Seven Stars Cloud Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SSC) is aiming to be a leading Intelligent Industrial Internet (3I) platform, creating an artificial intelligent & fintech-powered, supply chain solution for commercial enterprises. There are 2 Engines that drive our business platform: 1. VPaaS + TPaaS - Supply Chain Management for key industry sectors and leaders including but not limited to Big Commodities, Cross-Border Trade, Consumer Electronics & Energy; 2. Digital Finance Solutions - Supply Chain Finance underwritten by our Global Cornerstone Funds and ABS, Tokenization and Exchange Platforms, which include FINRA and SEC-regulated: Index Exchanges, Initial Coin Offering / Tokenization, ETFs and Derivatives. Both Engines and their various arms will run on 'BASE' technology and infrastructure (Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Supply Chain & Exchanges) to power a closed trade ecosystem for buyers and sellers designed to eliminate transactional middlemen and create a more direct and margin-expanding path for principals.
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October 27, 2017 (Investorideas.com newswire) Is Bitcoin in bubble territory? Certainly, the price pattern this year looks like an exponential one, at least locally, but there are also opposing views. In an article on CNBC, we read:
[William] Bernstein is a neurologist who began writing about investing in the 1990s, soon becoming a best-selling author and drawing the admiration of legends such as Vanguard's Jack Bogle for his clear and rational analysis. He is best known for books such as "The Intelligent Asset Allocator" and "The Four Pillars of Investing" that show independent investors how to manage their money for the long term. He is currently retired as a doctor, but co-principal at Efficient Frontier Advisors, a money management firm for the very wealthy.
"Bitcoin is not something I want to waste my time on," Bernstein told CNBC. "Unless [you are] an expert on blockchain technology and bitcoin, stay away. Don't invest in things [you] don't understand."
Mastercard (NYSE: $MA) Opens-Up Access to #Blockchain API for Partner Banks and Merchants
Provides connections into other Mastercard APIs to create new digital commerce experiences; API to be featured at Money 20/20 Hackathon
NEW YORK - October 20, 2017 (Investorideas.com newswire) Today Mastercard (NYSE:MA) announced that it will be opening up access to its blockchain technology via its API published on Mastercard Developers. Mastercard's blockchain solution provides a new way for consumers, businesses and banks to transact and is key to the company's strategy to provide payment solutions that meet every need of financial institutions and their end-customers. The Mastercard blockchain API will be part of the Money 20/20 hackathon in Las Vegas next week.
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The company has tested and validated its blockchain and will initially implement the technology in the business-to-business (B2B) space to address challenges of speed, transparency and costs in cross-border payments. The Mastercard blockchain technology will complement the company's existing capabilities including virtual cards, Mastercard Send and Vocalink to support all types of cross-border, B2B payment flows - account-based, blockchain-based and card-based.
Investor Ideas Attends Fintech and Payments, Cryptocurrency and Crowdfunding Events in Las Vegas
October 19, 2017 (Investorideas.com newswire) Investorideas.com, a global news source covering leading sectors including tech, cryptocurrency and crowdfunding announces they will be covering three major conferences in Las Vegas; Fintech and Payment Conference Money20/20, CoinAGENDA Global, a Bitcoin & Digital Currency Investors Conference and the 6th Annual Global Crowdfunding Convention.
"Investorideas.com is very excited to be attending these events as media and as a media sponsor for the Global Crowdfunding Convention, where we hope to gain insight into the next big ideas for investors. We are in particular excited to attend the AI Deep Dive panel sessions at Money20/20 'The Woz on Empowering Humans with Tech' featuring Apple's co-founder Steve Wozniak, said Investorideas.com President/Editor Dawn VanZant. AI is now overlapping in most sectors and I think education is the key to addressing the fear of the technology."
"We attended CoinAGENDA last year, it's first year of operation and it was evident from attending and covering that conference that the digital currency/blockchain sector was one to watch; if only we had bought bitcoin the next day" said Cali Van Zant from Investorideas.com.
Money20/20 is the world's largest marketplace for ideas, connections and deals in Payments and Financial Services. It's where leaders - representing every sector of the industry - come to seize new business opportunities, strengthen partnerships and discover the latest disruptions.
With 11,000+ attendees, including more than 1,700 CEOs & Presidents, from 4,500 companies and 85 countries, expected at our 2017 U.S. event, Money20/20 brings together the who's who of an industry that's revolutionizing the future of money.
CoinAGENDA Global-Bitcoin & Digital Currency Investors Conference October 24-26, 2017
CoinAgenda Global is a new conference that combines the historic mission of CoinAgenda and BitAngels to connect and inform investors and entrepreneurs in the bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrency sectors with three first-of-a-kind, mini-conferences within the main event.
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#Cryptocurrency Market - Global Forecast to 2023 - Cryptocurrency market was valued at USD 541.0 Million in 2017
DUBLIN - October 18, 2017 (Investorideas.com newswire) The "Cryptocurrency Market - Global Forecast to 2023" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering.
The cryptocurrency market was valued at USD 541.0 Million in 2017 and is expected to reach USD 2902.0 Million by 2023, at a CAGR of 32.31% between 2017 and 2023.
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The growing remittance in developing countries, high cost of remittance across the border, and fluctuating monetary regulations are the major drivers for the growth of the cryptocurrency market. The growth of the cryptocurrency market is further propelled by the transparency and immutability of the distributed ledger technology and benefits such as faster transaction and reduction in total ownership cost. However, the uncertain regulations and standards pertaining to cryptocurrency restrain the growth of this market.
October 18, 2017 (Investorideas.com newswire) One company continues to invest in the blockchain industry by acquiring an ownership interest in a firm developing a payment system for the telecom industry.
Riot Blockchain Inc. (BIOP:NASDAQ) announced that it is acquiring a 52% ownership interest in TESS Inc., a company that is developing a blockchain-based payment system for wholesale telecom carriers.
According to Riot Blockchain, "TESS is a technology company whose current business is focused on developing a guaranteed payment system using a blockchain-based escrow service for wholesale telecom carriers. Immutable blockchain terms and protocols guarantee payment and provide an alternative to the traditionally written legal agreements where it is difficult to assess financial risk profiles. The TESS platform will provide a flexible and transparent ledger that is recorded securely on a blockchain."
"Riot Blockchain is committed to building the blockchain ecosystem."
Michael Beeghley, CEO of Riot Blockchain, said, "Riot Blockchain is committed to building the blockchain ecosystem. The telecom payment platform of TESS is a prime example of how blockchain-based technologies can be leveraged to disrupt established industries. I believe that Riot Blockchain is poised to take advantage of this revolution in digital transactions as we see increasing adoption of blockchain protocols in our everyday lives."
The CEO of TESS, Jeff Mason, stated, "Our affiliation with Riot Blockchain will give us better access to the capital markets in the United States, as well as the availability of additional senior management resources, all in aid of our ambitious business plans around blockchain."
A blockchain is a decentralized system that can store and relay information securely without the use of middlemen. The system is the backbone for trading digital currencies, but can be used in processing many types of transactions, including managing medical records and recording votes.
This strategic investment follows Riot Blockchains's announcement on Oct. 4 that it changed its name from Bioptix Inc. and shifted its focus to blockchain technology. Its first investment was in Coinsquare Ltd., a Canadian exchange for trading digital currencies.
Riot Blockchain is currently trading on NASDAQ under the ticker BIOP, but has reserved the ticker RIOT. CEO Beeghley noted, "Currently, we are the only NASDAQ listed company focused exclusively on blockchain technologies."
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA and LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - October 17, 2017 (Investorideas.com newswire) BTL GROUP LTD. (TSX VENTURE:BTL) ("BTL" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has filed patents on its enterprise blockchain platform Interbit™. Interbit is a third generation blockchain platform with unique 'connecting' capability developed by BTL after it became apparent that second generation blockchains would not scale to meet enterprise demands as the technology matures. BTL confirmed through pre-commercial and confidential beta testing that its Interbit platform consistently exceeds customers' requirements in many sectors, including finance and energy.
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"Interbit now has the capacity to operate and inter-connect many thousands of Interbit blockchains per server in a secure, private, and scalable manner. We realized very quickly that single blockchain solutions such as current generation two offerings would not allow blockchain technology to fully realize its transformative capabilities in the years ahead - we needed Interbit to scale far beyond what already exists in the blockchain space. Our new capabilities clearly define what generation three blockchains are capable of," said Tom Thompson, CTO of BTL. "During our successful pilots we have proven Interbit's privacy and scalability capabilities, securing it as a recognized enterprise grade blockchain platform. Interbit has also been designed for ease of use by customers, allowing it to be integrated into existing IT infrastructure in a quick and simple manner, not seen before in our industry."
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Freely Available Index is the Benchmark for Crypto Currency Investors
ZUG, Switzerland - October 16, 2017 (Investorideas.com newswire) In the "Crypto Valley" of Zug, the world's capital of crypto currencies and blockchain, the Crypto Currency Index (CCI30) has been presented to the public. Comprised of the 30 crypto currencies with the biggest market capitalization, the CCI30 is the first index of its kind to track the booming crypto currency marketplace. Its constituent currencies represent 93% of the world's total crypto currencies market cap.
The mathematical models that power the index – think of it as an S&P 500 for crypto currencies – were created by a team of prizewinning mathematics PhDs, quantitative analysts and traders, led by Igor Rivin, Professor of Mathematics at Temple University, until recently Regius Professor of Mathematics at St. Andrews University, and Carlo Scevola, economist and investor, director of Hermes Asset Management.
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"Keynesian economic policies have eroded the public's faith in 'fiat money' such as dollars and euros," said Scevola, who runs a financial advisory firm. "Crypto currencies are filling a void, and our index will help investors gain insights into this exploding marketplace."
Scevola continued: "This is the first crypto currencies index that can be used as an actual investment tool, not just an academic curiosity or a marketing gimmick. Despite our strong theoretical background, we didn't forget that we are first of all investors and traders, and as such we wanted and needed an index that has a practical use. It is set to be the benchmark for this sector, and it will be widely adopted by investment funds and ETFs."
Pilot with Royal Bank of Canada and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited aims to disrupt the global payments industry
NEW YORK - October 16, 2017 (Investorideas.com newswire) J.P. Morgan (NYSE:JPM) with two global partners, Royal Bank of Canada and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, announced the launch of the Interbank Information Network (IIN). The new initiative will use blockchain technology to minimize friction in the global payments process. IIN will allow payments to reach beneficiaries faster with fewer steps and better security.
"IIN will enhance the client experience, decreasing the amount of time – from weeks to hours – and costs associated with resolving payment delays," said Emma Loftus, Head of Global Payments and FX, J.P. Morgan Treasury Services. "Blockchain capabilities have allowed us to rethink how critical information can be sourced and exchanged between global banks."
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German Fintech Company Releases Equity Tokens In Pursuit Of Building The World's First #Blockchain Bank With Decentralised Ownership
BERLIN - October 13, 2017 (Investorideas.com newswire) Bitwala, the blockchain development, finance and cryptocurrency experts based in Berlin, will launch Europe's first equity token as it strives to build a first-of-a-kind blockchain bank with decentralised ownership.
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Unlike other crypto financing projects where participants receive what is known as utility tokens, Bitwala will offer tokens that represent equity in the underlying company. Bitwala's Equity Token Generation (ETG) event will take place before the end of the year.
GLASGOW, Scotland - October 13, 2017 (Investorideas.com newswire) A survey of over 200 board level UK executives has found that while over half of businesses sampled are planning Blockchain initiatives, less than 1 in 10 believe they have the required skill sets in place within their organisations. Another key finding from the survey - the MBN Blockchain Survey 2017 - is that more than 40 per cent of non-IT/data senior executives admit to not fully understanding blockchain technology.
The lack of regulation (23 per cent) is seen as the biggest barrier to the adoption of blockhain technology, while smart contracts (52 per cent), supply chain transformation (44 per cent) and IP protection (39 per cent) are the top-three non-fintech planned applications according to the UK plc sample. 90 per cent of CTOs surveyed believe Blockchain will improve customer trust, privacy and security, although 40 per cent think Blockchain will not become a mainstream enabler of business transformation for another 3-5 years.
TOKYO - October 12, 2017 (Investorideas.com newswire) Leading fintech company QUOINE Pte Ltd. (QUOINE) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ULS Group (listed on JASDAQ, Ticker Symbol: 3798) to create the QASH Blockchain, which QUOINE has unveiled in its product roadmap whitepaper for the QASH Token Sale at https://liquid.plus. The QASH token is currently based on the Ethereum blockchain for the ICO, but QUOINE will do a token swap to utility tokens based on the QASH Blockchain, which is slated to be launched on Q2 2019.
QUOINE will be the first licensed global cryptocurrency exchange in Japan to launch a global Initial Coin Offering (ICO), also known as the QASH Token Sale. QUOINE Corporation was officially licensed by the Japan FSA on 29th September 2017.
ULS Group has extensive experience in providing one of the leading system integrators in Japan for Japanese traditional financial institutions such as Mizuho Securities, a subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group, one of the largest financial groups in Japan, with a market cap of ~USD45bn. The Group, also a QUOINE investor, will build out its blockchain capability for financial services together with QUOINE. Further, ULS Group will participate in the QASH Token Sale upon receiving participation approval from the Japan FSA.
QUOINE and ULS Group have mutually agreed to develop the QASH Blockchain to cater for financial institutions; innovative fintech startups and fintech companies. Financial services companies can enjoy the features of the QASH blockchain specifically for the financial services industry, which include, AML/KYC, node management, and many other financial services features.
Mike Kayamori, CEO and Co-founder of QUOINE, stated: "We are pleased to work with ULS, a long standing partner and established financial services provider in Japan to develop the QASH Blockchain for financial services together. Our aim is to further secure and optimize all financial transactions on the blockchain at scale. Our QASH token will also be used to fuel our QASH blockchain services, further increasing the utility of QASH as the preferred token for financial services."
NEW YORK - October 12, 2017 (Investorideas.com newswire) Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has been appointed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) to manage and develop a prototype using three distributed ledger technology (DLT) platforms to help create a solution for interbank payments.
The project focuses on specific real time gross settlement (RTGS) functionalities such as gridlock resolution and a liquidity-saving mechanism on a decentralized system without compromising privacy. It is Phase 2 of an industry-wide initiative called Project Ubin, led by MAS and ABS, a group of financial institutions, including: Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citi, Credit Suisse, DBS Bank Ltd, HSBC Limited, J.P. Morgan, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, OCBC Bank, Singapore Exchange, Standard Chartered Bank, and United Overseas Bank.
SinglePoint (OTC: $SING): UAHC Ventures, LLC Invests $600K in Mobile Technology Company Focused on Developing Bitcoin Payment System for Cannabis Industry
CHICAGO - October 11, 2017 (Investorideas.com Newswire) UAHC Ventures, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of United American Healthcare Corporation ("UAHC Ventures"), announced today that it has invested $600,000 with SinglePoint, Inc (OTC:SING) ("SING") through the purchase of a Secured Promissory Note and Warrant.
United American Healthcare Corporation ("UAHC"), through its subsidiary, UAHC Ventures, LLC, pursues strategic investment opportunities in various growth industries. Additionally, UAHC, through its subsidiary Pulse Systems, LLC, is a contract manufacturing company that provides services to the medical device industry. UAHC nor any of its existing subsidiaries are an "Investment Company" as defined by Section 3(a)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") and are therefore not subject to the regulations contained in the Act.
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DUBLIN - October 11, 2017 (Investorideas.com newswire) The "Blockchain in the Global Commercial Vehicle Industry, Forecast to 2025" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering.
The increasing use of blockchain technology will go hand in hand with growing advances in the commercial vehicle industry, especially through digitisation and automation. Key trends such as digital transformation, rise in automation, modern logistics systems, and proliferation of financial technology (fintech) influencing trucking are expected to drive the adoption of blockchain technology in the commercial vehicle (CV) industry. Some of the key advantages of using blockchain in the commercial vehicle industry are added transparency on ownership, price, and processes. It would also accelerate payment, enhance security, and eliminate fraud along with eliminating middlemen, reducing paperwork, and streamlining the supply chain.
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Blockchain's impact on the CV industry is expected to gradually increase in the coming years, especially after 2020. It is, however, largely dependent on the level of automation and proliferation of technology in the industry mandating support for these advances. Blockchain will radically simplify and accelerate the business operations of all key stakeholders involved in the trucking industry. It will also enable all key stakeholders involved across the logistics supply chain to interact on a common platform.
Blockchain has been implemented in certain pilot projects in the food supply chain industry, logistics industry led by Maersk and IBM on the Hyperledger platform, and for Toll Collection Systems (TCS) through a truck wallet system created by Blockchainfirst. Blockchain has the potential to completely transform fleet operations through efficient performance by offering sustainable benefits and added security. Truck fleets are expected to benefit considerably through blockchain solutions that allow for efficiency, security, and time and cost reductions across various areas such as leasing, insurance, service and maintenance, refuelling, parking, freight brokering, and cargo safety. The vehicle purchasing process for fleets using blockchain brings all the relevant stakeholders on a common platform, enabling them to share and view information in real time. Investing in blockchain is expected to smoothen fleet operations by improving overall operational efficiency and reducing costs.
The penetration of blockchain platforms in the industry is currently limited only to selected solution providers such as Hyperledger, BigchainDB, and Blockchainfirst engaged in vehicle tracking, recharging, and automated toll collection for trucks. By 2025, 10-15% of the entire CV industry transactions are expected to be on blockchain; which will push OEMs and suppliers to invest actively in the blockchain infrastructure in partnership with tech consortiums, financial institutions, and regulatory establishments. Suppliers will see great benefits being on the same blockchain platform as OEMs and final customers. This is expected to reduce the cost and time for spare parts and warranty issues as well as hasten recalls.
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LIMERICK, Ireland - October 6, 2017 (Investorideas.com newswire) Bitcoin was spoken about at the Sohn Investment Conference. On CNBC we read: Dan Morehead, chairman of digital currency exchange Bitstamp, said bitcoin and other digital currencies will likely become assets serious investors will want in their portfolios.
"Bitcoin's essentially going to revolutionize currency, or money," Morehead said on Wednesday at the Sohn Investment Conference in San Francisco, which was attended by portfolio managers and asset allocators.
"If it does work, the upside is so high, it's a rational, expected thing to have in your portfolio," he said.
Network congestion is driving user paid fees in #Bitcoin and other #blockchain based systems
Adequate network congestion is critical for sustainable long-run operation of the system
Simple design modifications to the current Bitcoin protocol such as smaller but more frequent blocks and dynamically adjusting throughput to control congestion would increase the overall efficiency of the system
NEW YORK - October 4, 2017 (Investorideas.com newswire) With its value more than tripling in price in the second quarter of 2017, Bitcoin has emerged as the most prominent cryptocurrency on the market. Yet, while its value is surging, so too are Bitcoin's customer grievances, as users of the payment system are experiencing huge amounts of network congestion.
Common wisdom would suggest that Bitcoin would factitively be working to reduce consumer frustration by decreasing network congestion, but new research from Columbia Business School posits that some congestion may in fact be necessary.
In their new research paper, Monopoly without a Monopolist: An Economic Analysis of the Bitcoin Payment System, authors Gur Huberman, Jacob D. Leshno and Ciamac Moallemi, all professors at Columbia Business School, assert that congestion allows blockchain technology to raise the necessary revenue to fund its computer infrastructure.
"Without sufficient congestion there is little incentive for users to pay transaction fees," said Moallemi. "Our results indicate that the relationship is quite sharp, unless users are forced to incur substantial congestion delays, the system cannot raise even small amounts of revenue."
In fact, the authors suggest that the absence of sufficient congestion could be disastrous for the Bitcoin system. Presently, the infrastructure of the system is funded through a combination of newly minted coins and user transaction fees. However, as the newly minted are phased out, in a few years only transaction fees will remain as a revenue source. Without sufficient congestion, users will pay almost no transaction fees, generating almost no revenue to fund the network of computers executing the digital currency transactions. The same applies to other applications of blockchain technology.
The researchers propose several alternative design suggestions to enhance the system's stability and ensure its profitability, including:
Creating smaller but more frequent transaction block sizes, counter to prevailing thinking;
Dynamically adjusting network throughput to maintain a target level of congestion
About the Research
The research analyzes the economics underlying the distributed blockchain system. The analysis identifies a relationship between congestion and transaction fees, and concludes that congestion is essential for raising revenue from users to fund the network infrastructure of cryptocurrencies.
The paper explains the distinction between the economic structures of the distributed Bitcoin system and traditional electronic payment systems, such as Fed Wire, Swift, Visa, and PayPal. As opposed to traditional systems, the Bitcoin system does not have a controlling owner who can set fees. Instead, the operation of the Bitcoin protocol is determined by a computer protocol that sets the rules for the system. This protocol must ensure the system is trusted, and that it is properly funded.
To learn more about the cutting-edge research being conducted at Columbia Business School, please visit www.gsb.columbia.edu. About Columbia Business School
Columbia Business School is the only world-class, Ivy League business school that delivers a learning experience where academic excellence meets with real-time exposure to the pulse of global business. Led by Dean Glenn Hubbard, the School's transformative curriculum bridges academic theory with unparalleled exposure to real-world business practice, equipping students with an entrepreneurial mindset that allows them to recognize, capture, and create opportunity in any business environment. The thought leadership of the School's faculty and staff, combined with the accomplishments of its distinguished alumni and position in the center of global business, means that the School's efforts have an immediate, measurable impact on the forces shaping business every day. To learn more about Columbia Business School's position at the very center of business, please visit www.gsb.columbia.edu.
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Wala Secures Investment from Llew Claasen & Vinny Lingham's Venture Capital firm Ahead of a Planned Token Sale In October
San Francisco - October 4, 2017 (Investorideas.com newswire) Wala, a blockchain-powered financial services platform for the unbanked and underbanked, has today announced an equity investment from Newtown Partners, the venture capital firm founded by Llew Claasen and Vinny Lingham. Llew Claasen is the Managing Partner of Newtown Partners and also the Executive Director of the the Bitcoin Foundation. Vinny Lingham is best known as the Founder of mobile gift card company Gyft, sold to First Data in 2015 and more recently, Civic, a Silicon Valley-based startup that completed a $33m token sale for a digital identity management platform in July 2017. Newtown Partners previously assisted their portfolio company Augmentors, operating in the augmented reality space, to complete a very successful $1m token sale in February 2017, at the time the largest gaming token sale in the world. The new equity investment in Wala will enable the startup to deliver on the promise of zero-fee financial services for the 3.5bn consumers who are currently excluded from the formal financial system.
Wala is a platform that provides access to transactional banking, remittances, loans and insurance for the unbanked and underbanked. Wala works with best of breed specialist providers in each market they're operational in, including banks, to offer a full suite of financial services. Partners benefit from the reach and low cost access to previously unserviceable customers enabled by the Wala platform.
Wala has already grown its financial services community to 1 million consumers in over 100 countries. These local customer communities have been instrumental in testing prototypes of the Wala Financial Platform and demonstrating that digital technology can be used to effectively remove the key barriers to the adoption of financial services by the underbanked and underserved: access, cost and embedded economic incentives.
Wala founder and CEO Tricia Martinez commented: "Through the use of blockchain technology and tokenization, we have developed a platform that makes it possible to serve the financially excluded economically at scale. Our community's guidance has ensured that the Wala Financial Platform has been built by the people for the people."
The roll out of the Wala platform is initially planned for emerging markets in Africa, following the footprint of local banking services partners, before expanding globally.
"We are thrilled to be working with Newtown Partners," continued Martinez. "The depth and breadth of their expertise as both entrepreneurs and investors in technology, combined with their commitment to creating globally successful startups will be key to the future success of Wala. We are excited about taking the next steps in our journey with Llew & Vinny."
As part of that journey, Wala will be the launch partner for a new financial services utility token, Dala, which will be sold and issued in a crowdfunding token sale this October. Dala will support the operationalization and further development of scalable, blockchain-enabled financial platforms for developing markets around a common unit of account and microeconomic incentive structure to create strong network effects. The Dala token sale will look to crowdfund US$30M over a 4 week period and issue participants with their share of 300 million Dala utility tokens. The Dala token sale will also use the Civic app to provide identity verification services to backers.
Wala's blockchain-enabled platform will enable greater access to zero fee financial services to billions of consumers in emerging markets and enable everyone to become economically active, no matter where in the world they are. These are the kinds of big problems being addressed by bold innovations that we like to back" explained Llew Claasen, managing partner of Newtown Partners. Company Contact:
Inge Lok Newtown Partners press@newtownpartners.com Media Contact:
Katie Olver Cryptoland PR katie@cryptolandpr.com About Wala
Wala is a best-of-breed financial platform built on the Ethereum blockchain. Their mission is to help the 3.5 billion underserved and unbanked emerging market consumers reach financial prosperity by eliminating their barriers to banking. Wala achieves this by closing the gap that exists between consumers and financial service providers, increasing the accessibility of the financial system.
For more information, please visit: https://getwala.com/ About Newtown Partners
Newtown Partners is an angel investment and seed stage venture capital firm that invests in early stage technology startups in Africa and the US that show global potential. Founded and run by internationally successful startup entrepreneurs, Llew Claasen and Vinny Lingham, Newtown Partners also has a keen entrepreneurial focus that goes beyond simply investing capital. Newtown Partners abhors the status quo and invests time and money into startups that drive economic activity in a fundamentally positive way. For more information, please visit: http://newtownpartners.com/
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Riot Blockchain Announces Strategic Investment in Coinsquare, a Leading Canadian Digital Currency Exchange
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. - October 4, 2017 (Investorideas.com newswire) Bioptix Inc. (BIOP) today announced it is changing its name to Riot Blockchain, Inc., and has reserved and plans to change its Nasdaq ticker symbol to RIOT, in line with a shift in direction of the company. The name and symbol change are subject to Nasdaq approval. Moving forward, Riot Blockchain's focus will be as a strategic investor and operator in the blockchain ecosystem with a particular focus on the Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains.
As part of this focus, the company announces it has made a strategic investment in Coinsquare Ltd., one of Canada's leading exchanges for trading digital currencies. This investment into a blockchain-focused company is indicative of similar opportunities Riot Blockchain plans to pursue, including possible acquisitions of businesses serving the blockchain ecosystem.
"At Riot Blockchain, our team has the insight and network to effectively grow and develop blockchain assets," said Michael Beeghley, Chief Executive Officer of Riot Blockchain. "With new applications being developed for blockchain every day, this is a rapidly growing and evolving market. We are excited to have partnered with and led an investment in Coinsquare, a company we believe is well positioned to capitalize on the opportunity in this sector."
Blockchain protocols offer a secure way to store and relay information without the need for middlemen. It uses a decentralized and encrypted ledger that offers a secure, efficient, verifiable, and permanent way of storing records and other information. Blockchain protocols are the backbone of numerous digital cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin. They have a wide range of potential applications including use in processing transactions, managing medical records, recording votes and proof of ownership across a far-reaching spectrum of applications. About Riot Blockchain
Riot Blockchain Inc. (formerly Bioptix, Inc.) leverages its expertise and network to build and support blockchain technology companies. It is establishing an Advisory Board with technical experience intending to become a leading authority and supporter of blockchain and provides investment exposure to the rapidly growing blockchain ecosystem. For more information, visit http://www.riotblockchain.com/.
The company continues to maintain its existing Bioptix business line and its royalty license stemming from an Exclusive License Agreement with Ceva Santé Animale S.A. ("Licensee"), providing an exclusive worldwide royalty-bearing license, until December 31, 2028, to develop, seek regulatory approval for and offer to sell, market, distribute, import and export luteinizing hormone ("LH") and/or follicle-stimulating hormone ("FSH") products for cattle, equine and swine for the assistance and facilitation of reproduction.
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