Tuesday, February 28, 2017

India Prints New 1000 Rupee Note 3 Months After Banning it

India Prints New 1000 Rupee Note 3 Months After Banning it

India is set to reintroduce its outlawed 1000 rupee note, just three months after the government withdrew it as part of currency reforms.

As local news resource, Indian Express reports, production of the new incarnation of the note has already started, although it is as yet unclear when it will enter circulation.

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PayPal Locks Account of Media Company Over Syria News, Merit of Bitcoin

PayPal Locks Account of Media Company Over Syria News, Merit of Bitcoin

In January, a transaction sent by the Reminder to News Media Canada was blocked by PayPal for being noncompliant with PayPal’s “acceptable use policy.”

Reminder, formerly known as the Flin Flon Daily Reminder, is a newspaper published three times a week in Canada.

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United Arab Emirates Consider to Officially Recognize Bitcoin, Work on Regulatory Framework

United Arab Emirates Consider to Officially Recognize Bitcoin, Work on Regulatory Framework

Following in the footsteps of the Philippines and China, the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and its Central Bank plan to provide a clear regulatory framework on the usability of Bitcoin and operations of digital currency exchanges in the near future.

On Jan. 1, 2017, the Central Bank of UAE published a document entitled “Regulatory Framework For Stored Values and Electronic Payment System” with a vision of leading market adoption digital payments and fintech technologies within the UAE.

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Russian Bank Executive Says Bitcoin is the Only Successful Blockchain

Russian Bank Executive Says Bitcoin is the Only Successful Blockchain

Over the past couple of months, Russian politicians and banks have been changing their tune when it comes to blockchain technology and cryptocurrency solutions. On February 21 Nikita Smirnov vice president of the state-owned bank Vnesheconombank had some positive things to say about the digital currency bitcoin. In fact, Smirnov believes the Bitcoin network is the only “successful” blockchain technology.

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Coral reefs suffering because of global warming

Coral reefs suffering because of global warming

Researchers at the University of Exeter are warning of the devastating effect global warming is having on coral reefs.

Warmer seawaters caused by climate change and extreme climatic events, threaten the stability of tropical coral reefs.

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Sustainable Development Through Bitcoin

Sustainable Development Through Bitcoin

A Hannan Ismail has spent 25 years in government relations and public policy advisory, corporate strategy and project management. 

In this opinion piece, Ismail looks at how bitcoin could drive the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, broadly aimed at improving the prospects of everyone on the planet. 

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Monday, February 27, 2017

2017 is probably going to be even worse



2017 is probably going to be even worse

Iceland Under Full Moon [VIDEO]

The majesty of Iceland’s landscapes is well documented, but new footage captured by drone has managed to show the island in a different light.

Under Full Moon was released by local firm Ozzo Photography last week and has drawn plaudits for its haunting take on the country’s lunar landscape.

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Do mild days fuel climate change scepticism?

Do mild days fuel climate change scepticism?

Why do so many people remain sceptical about climate change when the evidence for it seems so obvious? One recent study may offer an interesting clue, because American scientists stood the argument on its head and looked at places across the globe that will probably enjoy more pleasant weather with climate change.

For Britain, northern Europe and North America there will be more days of mild weather, defined as 18 to 30C, with low humidity and little rain – the sort of weather which by most people’s accounts would be most agreeable. Parts of southern England, for example, will get an extra 10 to 15 days of mild weather a year by the end of this century. It’s not entirely good news, because the mild days will tend to come in spring and autumn, while the summers will grow hotter and more humid.

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The Far-Out Claims Behind Onecoin: The Self-Described ‘Bitcoin Killer’

The Far-Out Claims Behind Onecoin: The Self-Described ‘Bitcoin Killer’

As Onecoin “mastermind” Dr. Ruja Ignatov comes onto stage last year to deliver a speech called “The Blockchain”, fire is shot from the stage and fog machines are deployed as a big pop song proclaims its refrain – “this girl is on fire” – over and over. Those in attendance scream and applaud.

How did the founders of a ghostly cryptocurrency that is not even listed on the popular cryptocurrency ranking website Coinmarketcap, gain so much attention?

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The Philippines Officially Legitimize Bitcoin as Payment Method

The Philippines Officially Legitimize Bitcoin as Payment Method

Bankgko Sentral ng Pilipinas, hereinafter BSP, is officially regulating local Philippine Bitcoin exchanges as remittance companies and recognizing Bitcoin as a legitimate payment method.

Earlier this month, BSP Deputy Governor Nestor Espenilla announced the plans of the Philippine Central Bank to issue a proper regulatory framework for Bitcoin users, exchanges and companies. Espenilla emphasized the exponential growth of Bitcoin within the country, stating that monthly Bitcoin volumes increased from $1 mln to $6 mln a month in a year.

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Dubai's bid to cash in on climate change

Dubai

During the 5th World Government Summit in Dubai, the government set out a bold vision for how adapting to climate change could form the basis of an industry worth billions to the country.

Flanked by palm trees lining a vast network of artificial waterways, the giant white cube of the Dubai Future Foundation at the sprawling Madinat Jumeira seafront resort, offers a vision of the future.

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Ponds that warm up could accelerate climate change, study shows

Ponds that warm up could accelerate climate change, study shows

New research has shown that an increase in temperatures could speed up climate change by increasing the amount of methane (CH4) released by ponds, and cutting the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) they store.

During the experiment, an "array" of ponds was warmed up by four to five degrees centigrade over a period of seven years.

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2017 Cleantech Forum Europe in Helsinki, Finland on May 16-18

2017 Cleantech Forum Europe in Helsinki, Finland on May 16-18

This annual event offers a comprehensive, three-day program that provides exclusive opportunities to learn, network, and get deals done. First time at a Cleantech Forum? Learn more about it here.

Now in its 13th year, Cleantech Forum Europe continues to be the place to create connections, to connect the dots across multiple industrial sectors being disrupted by information, bio and clean technology innovations, and to enjoy the annual Forum Awards dinner, the gathering of the leading upstarts, investors and incumbent corporations in ever more glamorous settings!

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Cambridge startup tackles London air quality challenge

Cambridge startup tackles London air quality challenge

A Cambridge startup with technology designed to improve air quality has been funded by Future Cities Catapult to join an IoT initiative in London.

Nymbly has been awarded a share of £50,000 funding by the government-supported urban innovation hothouse.

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Lahti gets busy with cleantech in Japan

Lahti gets busy with cleantech in Japan

The region of Lahti in Finland and a Japanese waste management company are joining forces to develop their collaboration in the fields of education, technology and planning.

The agreement also aims to take their shared expertise in cleantech to other countries in East and Southeast Asia.

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Solar Could Beat Coal to Become the Cheapest Power on Earth

Solar Could Beat Coal to Become the Cheapest Power on Earth

Solar power is now cheaper than coal in some parts of the world. In less than a decade, it’s likely to be the lowest-cost option almost everywhere.

In 2016, countries from Chile to the United Arab Emirates broke records with deals to generate electricity from sunshine for less than 3 cents a kilowatt-hour, half the average global cost of coal power. Now, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Mexico are planning auctions and tenders for this year, aiming to drop prices even further. Taking advantage: Companies such as Italy’s Enel SpA and Dublin’s Mainstream Renewable Power, who gained experienced in Europe and now seek new markets abroad as subsidies dry up at home.

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Tesla just announced plans to build up to five Gigafactories

Tesla just announced plans to build up to five Gigafactories

Tesla is embarking on a building spree – and Elon Musk just revealed plans for up to five Gigafactories. In Wednesday’s fourth quarter investor letter, Musk said that the second Gigafactory will be Tesla’s solar manufacturing plant currently under construction in Buffalo, N.Y. – and the company plans to announce the final locations for Gigafactories 3, 4 and 5 later this year.

“Installation of Model 3 manufacturing equipment is underway in Fremont and at Gigafactory 1, where in January, we began production of battery cells for energy storage products, which have the same form-factor as the cells that will be used in the Model 3,” the letter reads. “Later this year, we expect to finalize locations for Gigafactories 3, 4 and possibly 5 (Gigafactory 2 is the Tesla solar plant in New York).”

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The wild west of wind': Republicans push Texas as unlikely green energy leader

The wild west of wind

Living in New York and Washington, Greg Wortham heard all the grand talk about green energy from liberal politicians. Then he returned to the place where he grew up, a small town that embraced wind power so warmly that within a couple of years of the first turbine turning, it had some of the biggest farms on the planet.

Yet Wortham is not from California, Oregon or New England, but a deeply conservative sector of Texas on the edge of the Permian Basin, one of the most bountiful oil and gas patches in the world.

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Bitspark Enters $20 Billion Pakistani Remittance Market

Bitspark Enters $20 Billion Pakistani Remittance Market

Money transfer platform Bitspark announced on Wednesday that they have expanded their service to Pakistan, a $20.3 billion remittance market. Bitcoin.com caught up with CEO George Harrap to learn more.

The Hong Kong-based company, which serves licensed money transfer businesses, Bitspark Enters $20 Billion Pakistani Remittance Market already offers remittance service to the Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam. All are among the top remittance-receiving countries.

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How Mike Hearn Sold All His Bitcoins in 2016 and Market Proved Him Wrong

How Mike Hearn Sold All His Bitcoins in 2016 and Market Proved Him Wrong

On Jan. 15, 2016, former Bitcoin Core developer Mike Hearn left the Bitcoin community and industry with a highly controversial blog post entitled “The resolution of the Bitcoin experiment.”

Mainstream media outlets including Fusion, Business Insider, Yahoo and Wired, which urgently awaited for negative Bitcoin headlines to pick up, led the “Bitcoin is declared dead narrative,” happily announcing that “prominent Bitcoin developer declared the digital money dead.”

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How Specifically The EU & US Intend To Tax Your Bitcoin

How Specifically The EU & US Intend To Tax Your Bitcoin

For the EU and US, the Wild West days of bitcoin are over. 2017 will be the year of bitcoin regulation and taxation during which individuals need information and caution.

The bad news: Central bankers want private, centralized blockchains to facilitate all movement of wealth so they can skim the top. Complicit governments intend to regulate competitors, including individual wallet holders, and then collect a ‘fee’ in the form of taxes.

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How to Avoid Losses When Bitcoin Price Goes Up and Down

How to Avoid Losses When Bitcoin Price Goes Up and Down

This essay is an updated chapter from Luis Buenaventura’s Reinventing Remittances with Bitcoin, available for free in e-book and print form now.

If you’re just joining the Bitcoin train, it’s probably hard to imagine what the world of early 2014 was like. The largest Bitcoin exchange at the time, Mt. Gox, had just imploded and about $450 mln in customer funds had gone missing.

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Malta’s Prime Minister Says Europe Should Become the Bitcoin Continent

Malta’s Prime Minister Says Europe Should Become the Bitcoin Continent

The Prime Minister of Malta, Dr. Joseph Muscat, spoke on Thursday at the CEPS Ideas Lab event where he proposed that “Europe should become the Bitcoin continent”.

Innovation platform of exchange, the CEPS Ideas Lab, brings together national think tanks across Europe. CEPS Ideas Lab 2017 - Reconstructing the Union took place on February 23 and is one of the main events in Brussels.

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Meet Bitcoin Mining Capital In The Making - Chinese Province Sichuan

Meet Bitcoin Mining Capital In The Making - Chinese Province Sichuan

Sichuan, a province of China, is transforming into a global Bitcoin mining capital primarily due to its cheap electricity, low population density and cold climate.

China’s southwestern provinces, such as Sichuan, are seeing an exponential growth of Bitcoin mining facilities and centers as companies continue to search for mountainous regions with high altitude to cool down mining equipment without allocating additional resources.

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Two things define you



Two things define you

Trump the shittiest part of 2016



Trump the shittiest part of 2016

Sunday, February 26, 2017

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