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Venezuela moves forward with crypto plan, new blockchain phone to be unveiled, we are all living in a pirate state crypto-wise, and Elon Musk isn’t giving away flamethrowers for crypto. Advertisements Here’s what’s happening for October 19, 2018: Nearly 15 Percent of All Crypto Stolen Between 2012 and 2018 Crypto market prices have been struggling […]

US Marshals Service set to auction off $4.2 million in bitcoin, crypto may not be as decentralized as you think, and a Norwegian man was murdered in a peer-to-peer bitcoin trade. Advertisements Here’s what’s happening for October 18, 2018: US Marshals Service Set to Auction Off $4.2 Million in Bitcoin The United States Marshals Service […]

October 18, 2018 11:00 PM Advertisements The new network, xDai Chain, features XDAI as its native cryptocurrency. In collaboration with MakerDAO, POA Network has launched an Ethereum proof-of-authority sidechain based on the Dai stablecoin. xDai Chain is, according to the POA team, “the first ever blockchain where the native currency of the chain is USD-stable.” […]

It’s an analog world. Now your cryptocollectibles can be, too. Advertisements CryptoKitties, Etheremon, and BlockchainCuties are fun, but what if you could literally wear your collectible creatures on your sleeve (or on your ankle)? Why, there’s a Dapp for that! Cryptocollectibles platform CryptoGoods offers a service called Swag that lets people turn their collectible items […]

The government agency is (again) auctioning the cryptocurrency specifically designed to eliminate the need for the government to create and distribute currency. *face palm* But hey, maybe you can get it cheap! Advertisements The US Marshals Service announced it will be holding an auction to sell 660 bitcoin seized during various criminal investigations, according to […]

October 17, 2018 11:28 PM Advertisements A London-based responsible finance organization and others want to see if companies are keeping their word. The Responsible Finance & Investment Foundation (RFI) recently announced that it is working with a group to develop a blockchain-based tool for tracking businesses’ commitments to sustainability, according to an October 17 report […]

There are some missing details, though. Advertisements The Kenyan government is looking to blockchain technology to make the production and distribution of cheaper housing fairer and more cost efficient, according to two October 16 articles in Kenyan news outlet The Star. Discussing Kenya’s dire shortage of affordable housing, the country’s principal secretary of housing and […]

October 16, 2018 11:13 PM Advertisements Fernando Haddad, the Workers’ Party presidential candidate, has put his plans and statements on a blockchain platform. The Brazilian presidential race is heating up, and the candidates have different ideas about how to use blockchain technology. Advertisements REDE party candidate Marina Silva used the Decred blockchain to create an […]

Despite significant industry support, Civil was unable to reach its fundraising goals. What’s next for the blockchain company? Advertisements Yesterday, on October 15, Civil’s token sale came to an end without reaching its soft cap of $8 million. By the end of the sale, Civil had raised less than $1.5 million. Today, the company’s CEO […]

Roadblocks for Constantinople testing, regulatory insecurity in Britain, and who needs Twitter love when you’ve got DocuSign? Advertisements This is the maiden edition of the Daily Byte, a morning roundup of some of the most interesting stories in blockchain and cryptocurrency. Here’s what’s happening for October 15, 2018: “Give Us Time to Think About It”; […]