Litecoin Foundation announces ‘crypto milestone’ with UFC deal
The Litecoin Foundation was the official cryptocurrency partner of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 232: Jones vs Gustaffson 2.
The main event rematch between former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and UFC light heavyweight Alexander Gustafsson, took place on Saturday at the Forum in Inglewood, California.
Excited to announce that the Litecoin logo will be on the canvas as the Official Cryptocurrency Partner of @UFC 232 on 12/29 in Inglewood CA! Read more: https://t.co/y4yvPWb6rj pic.twitter.com/ddML54j5GH
— Charlie Lee Ⓜ️🕸️ (@SatoshiLite) December 26, 2018
Mizuho in cashless payments push
Japan’s Mizuho Financial Group is working on a digital currency that can be used for shopping and remitted at no cost, Nikkei Asian Review reports. And it already has 60 domestic regional banks onboard.
Distributed Ledger Technologies (#DLT) are disrupting the #financial industry and make processes more efficient and secure. Let’s take a brief moment to look back on ING’s 2018 achievements in this area. #blockchain #innovation #fintech pic.twitter.com/vT30euwVZN
— ING (@ING_news) December 27, 2018
Huobia DM expands crypto contract service
Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi’s derivative market now includes EOS.
“We’ve seen a great response to our Bitcoin and Ethereum contract services from a broad range of sophisticated traders,” said Huobi Global CEO Livio Weng in a press release. “Along with that, we’re also seen strong demand to expand Huobi DM to other coin types as well. Adding EOS contract service is part of our ongoing efforts to address customer demand.”
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For more information visit: https://t.co/MyubufWjgn pic.twitter.com/0e0TeH2xvT— HTX (@HTX_Global) December 28, 2018
Libereum snaps up Elche CF
Dutch crypto venture Libereum has acquired Spanish football club Elche CF.
Watch @marcus_treacher discuss why 2018 was such a critical year for RippleNet and Ripple’s customers. pic.twitter.com/SWYZUg5sS5
— Ripple (@Ripple) December 27, 2018
Beware dodgy crypto offerings, WSJ report
There are hundreds of crypto projects showing signs of plagiarism, identity theft and promises of improbable returns, according to research published by The Wall Street Journal.
Crypto goes to court as Silver Miller sets sights on Coin Signals
Law firm Silver Miller has filed a lawsuit against Jeremy Spence, a crypto hedge fund manager who allegedly operated a Ponzi scheme.
Congratulations on #TRON contract triggers surpassed 100 million. #TRX $TRX 🎉🎉🎉 pic.twitter.com/WkEqn2EbgY
— H.E. Justin Sun 孙宇晨 (@justinsuntron) December 28, 2018
A lot of potential in blockchain, says DLA Troop Support
The US Defence Logistics Agency Troop Support provided approximately 41,000 power poles, 88.1 million meals and 1,264 generators in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency during the 2017 hurricane season.
And it is now looking into whether blockchain technology could help improve its operations.
India: Bitcoin could be about to go legit
Holding cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin is banned in India, but change could be on the way, The New Indian Express reports.
#SOMA updated #whitepaper dropping mid-January. Among other things, we detail our integration with the @StellarOrg #blockchain, which will provide fast, cheap, and secure #cryptocurrency transactions. #crypto #Stellar #StellarLumens $XLM #ecommerce https://t.co/WYmaphxFbd
— SOMA (@SomaEcomm) December 28, 2018
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