On Aug. 16-17, dozens of ambitious project teams are expected to take part in Hypethon in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The event will see a launch of their pre-ICOs and a fierce competition for the prize pool provided by ICO angels. Saint Petersburg which is challenging Moscow in becoming the Russian Blockchain capital, has recently witnessed a “Crypto Friends” meetup organized by Eberhard Lindfordt. In a highly successful event, over 150 cryptocurrency professionals and enthusiasts gathered at the “Kreutz Flat” restaurant to talk about major trends and developments in the industry. “Crypto Friends believe that teams with disruptive ideas shouldn’t miss …

First Bitcoin Capital Corp (BITCF) has become the next ally after Microsoft (MSFT) to the Emercoin International Development Group. The companies have signed a series of evaluation agreements with the goal of promoting Emercoin’s blockchain based products to businesses and individuals. Emercoin’s technology portfolio includes the following products which either improve existing technology solutions or tackle new challenges in the industry: EMC/SSH: Secure shell management tools built on a symbiosis of the proven framework of SSH and enhanced with blockchain based features. EMC/DNS: An extension of the domain name system, peering with OpenNIC. EMC/SSL: An enhancement of the existing client-server …

Content theft has persisted as one of the worst ills of the internet generation. Data breaches and identity thefts have always left victims with a sour taste. Bitcoin wallets have been hacked and owners’ wealth stolen on several cases. Are there ways to ultimately prevent one’s wallet from being hacked? Is there any way of recovering stolen funds from a hacked wallet? Are exchanges obliged to refund Bitcoins stolen from a virtual wallet? Every hoster of virtual wallets and exchanges will always inform wallet owners of the importance of employing sometimes very basic, and at other times a bit more …

There are millions of Bitcoin wallets all around the world. This is a fact. Some use Bitcoin daily for transactions or the Blockchain to sign contracts; but someone else could decide to invest their money in Bitcoin long-term… And what if this person dies? Who will get those Bitcoin investments? Is there any regulation about Bitcoin heritage? “Of course it depends on the jurisdiction of deceased person”, said Cointelegraph Blockchain Legal Lawyer Dmitry Machikhin. “As I know the only State where such regulation was made is Delaware in U.S. Concerning this law, families are able to access the digital assets …

Russian citizens can now pay their bills for internet and mobile phones with Bitcoin. Megafon, Beeline and other popular operators now accept Bitcoins through such services as Cryptonator and 7pay.in. Such services can make Bitcoin more attractive for ordinary Russian users. Cryptonator also offers payment options for popular online games, such as World of Tanks, Perfect World and others. Besides, they can use Bitcoins to replenish their accounts in popular Russian social networks and Skype. However, the service doesn’t make Bitcoin payments directly. They take Bitcoins, then convert it to RUR according to the system’s internal rate and only then …