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Exclusive. Erik Voorhees: There Were No Winners in the Bitcoin Block Size Debate

ForkLog 25 Jun 2018

Before multiple forks that span off the main chain by the end of the year, there was some true drama surrounding SegWit activation in August preceded by the so called UASF, the sudden appearance of Bitcoin Cash and the failure of the New York Agreement (SegWit2x proposal). Today things look way more settled with different projects going their way and the block size debate seemingly being over, or at least paused....

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44 Bitcoin Forks Have Emerged Within 10 Months, Crypto Investors Not Convinced

NewsBTC 25 Jun 2018

For instance, Bitcoin Cash had a few Chinese mining companies like ViaBTC backing the project and hence was able to mine an invalid block to start the Bitcoin Cash chain ... It is difficult to imagine that Bitcoin Pizza, Bitcoin Candy, and Bitcoin God, which are evidently projects attempting to utilize the dominance of bitcoin over the market to create short-term profits, received sufficient backing from miners to mine an invalid block....

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So Hard to Say Goodbye: Blockchain.Info Goes Dot Com

Bitcoin 25 Jun 2018

First block exploration ... The Luxembourg-based company took off Summer of 2011, and was widely known as a dependable block explorer ... We also allow users to analyze the top cryptocurrencies via our markets page and are continually expanding our widely used API services to make it even easier for developers to build on top of the block chain.” Looking Forward....

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DeepBrain Chain (DBC) Announces Skynet Activation: Main Net Incoming

The Bitcoin News 25 Jun 2018

This is needless to say the biggest change that DeepBrain Chain has initiated. DeepBrain Chain Announces Skynet Project ... Although dropping due to the latest trend in an already sluggish market, DeepBrain Chain is seen on June 22nd as it is dropping by over -15% against the dollar at the time of this writing, showing that sometime even great news can’t pull you out of a stubborn market trend ... DeepBrain Chain and the Test Net....

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Overwinter is Coming: What to Expect After Zcash First Hard Fork?

Bitcoinist 25 Jun 2018

The upgrade is called Overwinter and it will take place at block 347,500 ... Designed to activate at block 347,500, which, assuming 150 seconds/block rate, should happen on June 26th, the upgrade will require all users to update the existing software ... As such, it could, in theory, cause problems, which might result in a chain split....

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Top 50 In Global Pharma By 2025 -- Luye Pharma Group Announces "Whole Value Chain" Global Collaboration Strategy

Market Watch 25 Jun 2018

From innovation, R&D and manufacturing to marketing and distribution, Luye Pharma is committed to close collaboration with global business partners to best leverage the resource advantage of every party in the entire industry value chain, to better serve patients worldwide....

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58.com to invest in domestic real estate broker for minority stake

China Daily 25 Jun 2018

BEIJING - China's real estate service platform operator 58.com will invest in domestic housing market broker 5i5j Holding Group Co Ltd, the company announced Friday....

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Stores fight opioids with blue light bulbs

Arkansas Online 25 Jun 2018

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Colored bulbs cast an eerie blue glow in the restroom of a convenience store where people who inject heroin and other drugs have been seeking the relative privacy of the stalls to shoot up ... Turkey Hill Minit Markets, a 260-store chain based in Lancaster, is one of two convenience store chains and a supermarket chain working with the loss-prevention group to field-test the blue bulbs ... ....

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Alrosa Upbeat on 1Q Diamond Retail Market

Diamonds Net 25 Jun 2018

Diamond-jewelry sales grew 7% in the main retail markets during the first quarter amid strong consumer sentiment and beneficial fluctuations in exchange rates, according to Alrosa ... The global luxury market grew 13% during the period, the report continued....

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Fife firm making a splash with lobster pod storage system

Scotsman 25 Jun 2018

The global market for lobster, crab, prawns, scallop and other shellfish species is estimated to be worth more than $40 billion (£30bn) and growing. Todd Fish Tech expects to double sales this year from £250,000 to £500,000 and is targeting £1 million by 2020 and to start exporting to North America and Canada – where the shellfish market is more than ten times the size of Britain's....

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Retailers experiment with blue lights to deter drug use

Observer-Reporter 25 Jun 2018

Turkey Hill Mini Markets, a 260-store chain based in Lancaster, is one of two convenience store chains and a supermarket chain working with the loss prevention group to field-test the blue bulbs ... At some Turkey Hill locations in hard-hit neighborhoods, store workers would often find used needles or even people slumped over from an overdose, said Matt Dorgan, the chain’s asset protection manager....

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Why Blockchain Asset Tracking Is Not Just for the Super-Rich

The Bitcoin News 25 Jun 2018

Supply Chains. Walmart is one example of a big company which has already recognized the potential for blockchain in its supply chain. Supply chains are traditionally highly fragmented ... The pharmaceutical industry, for example, is one that suffers from counterfeit products entering the supply chain, usually between manufacturer and consumer ... Blockchain asset tracking can combat counterfeits entering the market....

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Crisis Hasn’t Kept Greeks from Beloved Coffee, Industry Soaring

The National Herald 25 Jun 2018

“Within the last five years more than 50 new coffee chains have entered the Greek market, even though not all of them managed to survive,” the Greek Specialty Coffee Association (SCAE Greece) told the Chinese news agency Xinhua ... of new chains mostly doing well and Greeks even taking to Italian style espresso and cappuccino drinks....

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