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Europe’s largest port set to test its blockchain-powered energy trading platform

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by on April 29, 2019 at 12:43 pm
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Europe’s largest ferry port is readying its blockchain-based energy trading application for deployment. The Port of Rotterdam announced last week that its blockchain-based energy trading platform is “complete in principle” and it will begin testing it in the coming months. The news comes about 18 months after the port and the Rotterdam municipality set up its blockchain development group, BlockLab. It first announced it was developing the blockchain-based energy trading platform shortly after in October 2017. BlockLab has developed its energy trading platform in collaboration with energy and commodities information provider S&P Global Platts. According to the announcement, the platform…

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CHEAP: Score $150 off these chic Harman/Kardon Soho Wireless headphones

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by on April 29, 2019 at 11:44 am
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Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! You want a deal? Well, we’ve got great one for you. Feast your bargain-hungry peepers on these Harman/Kardon Soho Wireless headphones, which are currently selling for $99,95 – a full $150 off their list price. In other words, they currently have 60 percent off. Spicy. So, what are the Harman/Kardon Soho Wireless headphones? Basically, they’re a pair of on-ear headphones that can stream music via Bluetooth. That means no more pesky wires getting in your way as you navigate the world. But what if you really…

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Australian cryptocurrency scams earned $4.3 million last year, up 190%

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by on April 29, 2019 at 10:01 am
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Australian fraudsters earned $4.3 million (AU$6.1 million) with cryptocurrency scams last year—a revenue increase of 190 percent when compared to 2017. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)’s new report details the extent of the nation’s problem with cryptocurrency fraud. In total, it fielded 674 reports of scams that requested cryptocurrency for payments in 2018. Almost half of of all losses were reported by men aged 25 to 34, and over 80 percent were contacted via the internet (social media, forums, or email). The most successful cryptocurrency scam category was investment fraud, with $1.8 million (AU$2.6 million) in reported losses. “To avoid…

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Dubai’s $323M Bitcoin luxury real estate development reportedly hits a snag

Apr29
by on April 29, 2019 at 9:32 am
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


If you were hoping to splash your Bitcoin on luxury real estate in Dubai, you may have to wait a little longer.   According to The Times, the world’s first luxury development to be sold using the cryptocurrency is on hold. The Aston Plaza development in Dubai was promoted by Baroness Mone, a controversial lingerie mogul whose past business ventures have been called into question. Mone launched the $323 million (£250 million) project in September 2017 alongside her billionaire partner Doug Barrowman. At the time, marketing materials said the two residential towers would be finished by summer 2019. The development, where…

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Moonday Mornings: Jaguar Land Rover plans to reward drivers with IOTA cryptocurrency, and more

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by on April 29, 2019 at 8:22 am
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It’s Monday morning, you know the drill. But if you don’t, here’s a wrap-up of the weekend’s top cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines. 1. British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover announced that it’s testing software from IOTA which would allow it to reward its drivers for sharing data about their car journeys, reports Reuters. 2. According to a new report from cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes, browser-based cryptocurrency mining attacks – also known as crypto-jacking – are down 79 percent from this time last year. 3. Singapore police issued an alert this weekend warning locals of scammers that impersonate Chinese legal officials that request cryptocurrency…

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