Here’s what’s in store for you this week: The IMF discussed why central banks should issue their own cryptocurrencies, and a crypto ETP will start trading on Switzerland’s stock exchange next week. We’ve got thoughts from the Blockchain Review on How to Find and Hire a Blockchain Developer, as well as insights on hard forks, blockchain in real estate and healthcare, a deep dive into crypto market caps, and much more. Check it out below!
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IMF Says Governments Could Set Up Their Own Cryptocurrencies
Head of the International Monetary Fund made a case for why governments should consider offering their own digital currencies to prevent the systems from becoming havens for fraudsters and money launderers. A system regulated by central banks could become the basis for a rapid expansion of financial services to developing world countries and much more.
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Switzerland Green Lights World’s First Crypto ETP to be Listed Next Week
The exchange-traded product (ETP) is to start trading next week on Europe’s fourth-biggest traditional stock exchange, SIX Swiss Exchange, with a market capitalization of $1.6 trillion. This ETP will give both institutional and retail investors access and exposure to cryptocurrencies. Here’s more on how ETPs work and how they are different from exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
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The Bitcoin Cash Hash War Has No Real Winners
The Bitcoin Cash blockchain has split into two separate networks, each kicking off a new cryptocurrency. Now that Bitcoin Cash has forked into two rivalling cryptocurrencies – BAB, maintained by Bitcoin-ABC, and BSV, maintained by Craig Wright’s nChain – it remains to be seen which network will surface as the dominant chain. Here’s more on the status of the fork.
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Hedge Funds Seek ICO-Like Returns With Equity-Charged Tokens
Hedge funds aren’t giving up on cryptocurrencies just yet. This time around they’re betting on a new crop of equity-like digital tokens that appreciate when usage of the underlying stable coins increases. With promises of decreasing volatility by serving as a conduit to facilitate trading between other tokens, stable coins have become one of the hottest sectors in crypto. Read on to find out why.
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How to Find and Hire a Blockchain Developer
Even as the recent explosion of Initial Coin Offerings (ICO’s) subsides, demand for developers far outstrips the number of talented and experienced individuals available. If your company has been trying to get ahead of the innovation curve and build blockchain projects or capabilities, you probably believe that there just aren’t that many great blockchain developers out there. That’s not entirely true, and here is why.
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Video – Blockchain Takes Manhattan
Here’s how blockchain is creating an impact in the real estate industry, from providing liquidity in an illiquid market to allowing more people to own a portion of valuable physical assets. This video showcases how a 36.5 million dollar condominium was sliced into digital shares, and how you could own a piece of it.
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Crypto Market Cap: An In-Depth Review & Survey Of Emerging Alternatives
This piece is a guide to the metric that dominates discussions of value in cryptocurrencies: market capitalization. We will take a closer look into topics like Why Metrics Matter, The Non-Crypto Origins of Market Cap, 4 Major Critiques of Market Cap, A Review Of Market Cap Alternatives, and much more.
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What You Need to Know About The Controversial Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork
Many people are talking about the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) hard fork. So what exactly is it about and how does it affect the BCH community? Here are some details on the backstory and the journey ahead.
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How Blockchain Technology Could Disrupt Healthcare
The healthcare industry is plagued by inefficiencies, errors, bureaucracy, and high administrative costs. Could blockchain technology help solve some of these challenges? This report analyses where blockchain is likely to be integrated into healthcare in the short, medium, and long-term, based on known stakeholders, scalability requirements, and necessary safeguards.
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What is a Hard Fork?
Don’t know what a hard fork is yet? Here’s an article that explains hard forks, soft forks, and protocol upgrades with diagrams and concise summaries.
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Video – Can Blockchain Bring Prosperity to The Global Poor?
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