Both, however, have been criticized by members of
the local cryptocurrency community and it is unlikely that these projects will raise a notable amount of funds during their token sales.
After a successful first installment of an EOS meetup run by Block One partner Ian Griggs,
the local cryptocurrency community in Nairobi is holding a second...
Not exact matches
While
local cryptocurrencies will have their roots planted firmly within a
community, they may also be used and traded globally.
While the country does not have the sizable bitcoin economies of Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa, it has developed an active bitcoin
community that is working on
local blockchain solutions and is spreading
cryptocurrency awareness.
RipplePay, an idea predating
cryptocurrency that allows
local communities to have more control over their currencies, makes sense as an innovative way to send money through a network of people that users trust.
Like many bitcoin users in Iran and some North American
communities of sex workers, Venezuelans often trade
cryptocurrency with
local cash «dealers.»
On the first day of the hackathon, central bank vice president, Lucas Llach (known in the
local bitcoin
community for his antagonist view on
cryptocurrencies), talked about how blockchain could be a source of innovation in the financial industry.
The center is located in Gaborone, Botswana's capital, and functions as
local hub for
cryptocurrency and blockchain innovation as well as a focal point for Botswana's
local bitcoin
community.
The Nigeria Blockchain Alliance conference showed that Nigerian policymakers are open to new innovation from the blockchain and
cryptocurrency space, which, of course, bodes well for the
local crypto
community and its startup scene.
Cointelegraph has launched Cointelegraph Italia, bringing the latest global and
local updates on
cryptocurrency and Blockchain to the Italian
community.
Last week, several fake
cryptocurrency exchanges were exposed by the
local Bitcoin
community and financial authorities.
The Digilira project should be singled out separately because we believe this is an excellent example of uniting the active
local Waves
community, thanks to which residents of the whole country have more ways of accessing the
cryptocurrency markets.»
Opening up
local communities and green businesses would be the most dramatic change in the Russian economic policy especially the recently adopted policy on Blockchain companies and
cryptocurrencies.
While the skepticism voiced by Venezuelan opposition lawmakers could be seen through the lens of the ongoing political crisis in the country, the critiques put forward by members of the
local bitcoin and
cryptocurrency community are more nuanced and focused on the fact that the Maduro government will likely wield significant control over the
cryptocurrency it's creating.
After the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced Thursday that regulated financial firms can no longer legally deal with
cryptocurrencies, the
local crypto
community urges everyone to remain calm and to stop panic selling; others scoff at the whole story, declaring it FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt).
His views on different investment strategies and different aspects of
cryptocurrency are highly valued by the
local community.
China sent shockwaves — and more than a little panic — through the
cryptocurrency community in September when they instituted a complete ban on ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings) as well as the trading of ICO tokens and
cryptocurrencies on
local exchanges.