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Zcash’s Coming Hard Fork Could Pave the Way for Even More

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Zcash’s Coming Hard Fork Could Pave the Way for Even More

Zcash’s Coming Hard Fork Could Pave the Way for Even More Privacy-focused cryptocurrency zcash is gearing up for its first hard fork. And while that may call to mind bitter debates over development or excitement about free coins, actually zcash’s first hard fork – dubbed “Overwinter” – isn’t about either. Instead, the cryptocurrency’s developer team…

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Google está creando su propia tecnología Blockchain

Informantes internos de Google revelaron que la compañía se encuentra trabajando en la tecnología, que podría ayudar a respaldar servicios de la nube y garantizar mayor seguridad a los usuarios.

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Google está trabajando en una tecnología relacionada con Blockchain que busca respaldar servicios de la nube, y evitar la competencia de nuevas empresas emergentes.

Integrantes del grupo de infraestructura de Google, han estado experimentando en los últimos meses con los protocolos de Blockchain, según informó una persona cercana a la compañía.   La unidad de Alphabet Inc. (la empresa multinacional cuya principal subsidiaria es Google) está desarrollando su propio libro mayor digital distribuido que terceros podrán usar para registrar y verificar transacciones, dijo una de las personas. Aunque la fecha del lanzamiento del producto no está clara, la compañía planea ofrecer esto para diferenciar su servicio de la nube del de sus rivales. También proporcionará una versión white-label (línea blanca, es decir, un producto que crea una compañía y otras renombran) para que otras compañías pueden ejecutar en sus propios servidores, agregó la persona.

El gigante de Internet también ha estado adquiriendo e invirtiendo en startups con experiencia en ledger. Muchos de estos acuerdos no han sido anunciados, dijo la persona. Aún así, Alphabet fue un inversor corporativo líder en el área el año pasado, por delante de Citigroup Inc. y Goldman Sachs Group Inc., según la firma de investigación CB Insights.

Varias personas del grupo de infraestructura de Google, según informa la jefe de la nube Diane Greene, han estado trabajando con los protocolos de Blockchain en los últimos meses. Otros expertos de Google dijeron recientemente que el negocio en la nube es un lugar natural para los servicios relacionados con Blockchain. Los voceros que pidieron no ser identificados porque dicen que la compañía aún no está lista para hacer un anuncio.

“Al igual que muchas nuevas tecnologías, contamos con personas en varios equipos que exploran los usos potenciales de Blockchain, pero es demasiado pronto para especular sobre posibles usos o planes futuros“, comentó un portavoz de Google.

Adelantos de Google

En 2016, Google comenzó una prueba para los desarrolladores que trabajan con servicios Blockchain en su nube. La compañía actualmente está explorando formas mucho más expansivas de implementar la tecnología.

Libros mayores digitales como Blockchain dan sustento a bitcoin y otras muchas criptomonedas. Son bases de datos que se actualizan regularmente en miles de computadoras a través de Internet. Cada entrada es confirmada por estas máquinas, que pueden ser parte de redes públicas o ejecutarse de forma privada por las empresas. Hay diferentes tipos de ledgers (libros mayores) digitales: Blockchain es solo uno.

La tecnología presenta desafíos y oportunidades para Google. Las redes distribuidas de computadoras que ejecutan libros contables pueden eliminar los riesgos que vienen con la información centralizada por una sola compañía. Si bien la seguridad de Google es sólida, es uno de los mayores poseedores de información en el mundo. El enfoque descentralizado también está comenzando a respaldar nuevos servicios en línea que compiten con Google.

Sridhar Ramaswamy, el jefe de publicidad de Google, dijo en una conferencia reciente, que su división tiene un “pequeño equipo” enfocado en Blockchain, pero señaló que la tecnología actualmente existente no puede manejar gran cantidad de transacciones rápidamente.

Algunas empresas de marketing también han comenzado a explorar el potencial de Blockchain para facilitar la compra digital de publicidad sin utilizar Google y Facebook Inc., los dos actores que dominan en la industria.

 

Fuente: Bloomberg

Traducción de Hannah Estefanía Pérez / DiarioBitcoin

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Rising African Political Star Criticises “Poor” Australia: “No Black People To Exploit”

Rising South African political star Julius Malema has criticised Australian Home Minister Peter Dutton for offering white South African farmers a place of refugee from racism in their home country. Malema insisted Australia lacks the necessary amount of exploitable black people necessary for white farmers to avoid poverty. Malema offered the following concerns with respect to the plight of his white agragrian countrymen:

If they want to go, they must go. They must leave the keys to their tractors because we want to work the land, they must leave the keys to their houses because we want to stay in those houses.

Don’t make noise, because you will irritate us. Go to Australia. It is only racists who went to Australia when Mandela got out of prison. It is only racists who went to Australia when 1994 came. It is the racists again who are going back to Australia.

They are rich here because they are exploiting black people. There is no black person to be exploited in Australia, they are going to be poor.

They will come back here with their tail between their legs. We will hire them because we will be the owners of their farms when they come back to South Africa. As to what we are going to do with the land, it’s our business, it’s none of your business.

We want Africa back. Africa belongs to our people. (archived)

 

Malema is the major opposition figure to South African president Cyril Ramaphosa who last month pushed through measures to allow white African land to be taken without compensation.

 

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Scandinavia Leads Europe With Latest Bitcoin Exchange Traded Note Launch

Scandinavia Leads Europe With Bitcoin Exchange Traded Note Launch

More and more crypto-backed, financial products have been hitting the market, though most of them are not yet accessible via a public exchange.

In the U.S., investors are still waiting on a bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF) to be approved by the SEC. But, in Europe, investors already have a bitcoin-backed, exchange-traded product available via a public exchange such as the NASDAQ OMX.  

In May of 2015,  Sweden’s XBT Provider AB announced the authorization of bitcoin Tracker One, the first bitcoin-based security available on a regulated exchange. In October of the same year, it launched Euro-denominated bitcoin-based security, bitcoin Tracker EUR, available through Nasdaq Nordic.

Last week, Danish investors were given access to these ETNs, both bitcoin Tracker One and bitcoin Tracker EUR, via Copenhagen-based Saxo Bank. Similarly, the U.K.’s largest online trading platform, Hargreaves Lansdown, also gave investors access to Bitcoin ETNs this year.

XBT Provider is the issuer of the two Exchange Traded Notes (COINXBE & COINXBT), backed by bitcoin on Nasdaq OMX in Stockholm. Functionally, this means that XBT Provider issues certificates which track the price of bitcoin for delivery to investors who purchase the certificates on NASDAQ OMX. In June 2016, XBT Provider was acquired by asset management firm Global Advisors (Jersey).

XBT Provider is then responsible for ensuring that these certificates accurately mirror (with minimal tracking error) the price movement of the BTC/SEK and BTC/EUR exchange rate by purchasing bitcoin and storing it.

The notes offer investors a familiar route to gain exposure to the price movements of bitcoin without having to purchase or secure the bitcoin themselves.

In an interview with bitcoin Magazine, Ryan Radloff, head of investor relations at XBT provider, discussed their bitcoin ETN gave a look ahead at what may be in store for the future.


What is an exchange traded note?

Exchange Traded Notes are debt backed securities which offer investors exposure to the change in value of the underlying currency. In the case of XBT Provider, the strategy is to track the price movement of the BTC/SEK and BTC/EUR exchange rate. ETNs are usually listed on public exchanges and thus available for purchase via any broker with access to the listing exchange, in our case, NASDAQ OMX.

Why purchase a bitcoin ETN over regular bitcoin?

There are three major reasons to consider a bitcoin ETN over physical bitcoin.

1) Security – When you invest in bitcoin via an ETN, you are not responsible for ensuring the security of the bitcoin.

2) Speed and Convenience: The route to purchasing an ETN is via a familiar broker or brokerage platform and the ETN is listed on a trusted exchange. No new accounts are needed, no new verification steps required. So this means the ETN is often the fastest way to purchase exposure to bitcoin, presuming you do not yet have an account with a crypto-currency exchange.

3) Potential Tax Advantages – In the UK for instance, the bitcoin ETN is uniquely eligible for inclusion in a tax-advantaged SIPP account thus this type of investment in bitcoin may experience a more efficient tax treatment than simply purchasing bitcoin outright.

Is the product limited to a certain type of investor?

The access to the product is governed by your stock broker. First your broker needs to be able to offer access to NASDAQ OMX. Second, your broker needs to authorize you for trading such an instrument. Currently, this product is not available for offer to U.S. investors.

How has XBT Provider performed since launching?

Price is directly correlated with the movement in price of the bitcoin. Since the price of bitcoin was in the $200s when we launched and is currently over $4800, performance has been exceptional.

Any interested investor can find more information at XBTProvider.com or can contact their broker directly to find out whether they have access to the product. As with any investment decision, investors should perform their own due diligence and understand the risks associated with this (young) asset class prior to investing.

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