Good morning traders!
I've wrote about Telegram Crypto before in this post, but then the details were vague. Now there are more details out on this one.
Telegram is planning to launch it's own "proof-of-stake" blockchain - TON - Telegram Open Network, which will rock it's own cryptocurrency, the GRAM. Imagine the possibilities of sending money transfers via a messaging app. Telegram knows no borders, no delays and is totally encypted, safe from prying eyes. If you haven't noticed - many of todays crypto support chats are already done via Telegram, so it has already established itself well within the crypto communities.
And the upcoming ICO promises to be a spectacular one - one of the largest ICO held - Telegram is considering raising around $500 mil in pre-sales only. The following crowdsales for retail investors will probabably add nicely on top of that.
Some cryptoenthusiasts say this is Teelegram's owner, Pavel Durov's plan to just monetize the app, but there are always sceptics.
Via TechCrunch
The future is coming fast.
Read the full article on TechCrunch
See the leaked whitepaper on thenextweb.com
Kodak, the company that should have faded and seized to exist a long time ago, has finally got it's mojo back. Kodak's been plagued with the inability to adapt with the modern times, their analogue cameras are no match for today's smartphones and basically they had to file for bankrupcy in 2012. But behold - sometimes good things emerge from the bad - Kodak is coming out with KodakCoin and their KodakOne platform. Imagine a platform dedicated to photographers, where they can get paid for their images instantly and the quality matches the pay. It could be similar to Steemit, but refined, considering the needs and kinks of the photography community. Even beginners would have a chance there, if they manage to snap that perfect shot. You might say - meh! - but in the end we might all end up having an account there when we catch the funny moment when our friend nicks his toe on a tree root or catch that perfect sunset - depending how well Kodak plays it's cards.
Nevertheless, the story is not without it's dark side. Upon entering the cryptosphere, Kodak also released it's crypto Kashminer, which promises a nice $9000 dividend on a 2-year contract. People familiar with mining have been calling this an outright lie and scam, citing the monthly increasing difficulty of Bitcoin mining. It doesn't seem though Kodak wants to enter the market with scam, rather they have entered the cryptosphere in a rush and have had an incompetent marketing team working on that one. Judge for yourself.
Catch the story here on Crownfundinsider
Earlier this week social media was suprised to hear that Microsoft has stopped accepting Bitcoin. MS used to redeem Bitcoin for users to deposit funds into their accounts and the halting of this service fueled the rumours of Bitcoins untimely death. Exaggerated, they were, as it turns out. Microsoft has now re-started the service and it's consumers can now redeem Bitcoin with them again. Unfortunately, this is not the first time MS has done this kind of trick, and always cites too volatile conditions and high transfer fees. I say, move to Bitshares and STEEM SMT's.
Full story here on bitcoinist.com
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