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Hunters for rewards are united. Bounty Hunters - people who are ready to perform assignments for promotion of projects for a reward are united by Bounty Hunter Club. As of December 2017, the project is scheduled to be released on the ICO - it will be on its own platform. The developers report that bounty hunter tokens will be issued, whose owners will be able to buy services of the Bounty Hunter platform or sell them on the exchange, earning on the growth of the value of the token. The level of compensation for the Bounty Hunter for the performance of tasks depends on their quality. For example, the number of participants in the offline / online presentation or the subscribers of the community where the information is located. The project offers a referral system for participation. For registration of the referral before November 5, an additional fee is one bounty hunter token.

Mastercard Company has opened access to its own blockchain for payment transactions between banks and sellers. These transactions will be conducted not in cryptocurrencies, but in fiat money. "We are not using a cryptocurrency, and we are not introducing a new cryptocurrency, because that introduces other challenges — regulatory, legal challenges. If you do a payment, then what we can do is move those funds in the way that we do today in fiat currency," notes Justin Pinkham, a senior vice president at Mastercard Labs. Mastercard has been developing its own blockchain system for the last few years, and now it has become available to the organization's customers as an alternative method of payment for goods and services. However, it is available to a limited number of organizations - only to those invited by Mastercard.

Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash for real-world goods and services. Mike Komaransky, a mansion owner in Miami, selling his property for bitcoin or Bitcoin Cash. Komaransky specified that the price of the mansion is about $6.5 million and he admitted, he will accept bitcoin or bitcoin cash as payment. He acknowledged, that he bought t-shirt or sushi before with the price which is $50 thousand worth of bitcoin now. The reason lies behind his decision, is also to show that bitcoin and cryptocurrency can buy goods and services in real life.

The artist-freelancer sells his house for 18 bitcoins. 49-year-old Sean Atkinson decided to expose his terraced house in Grimsby, UK for sale, having accepted payment in bitcoins. He said: ‘Why not a terraced house in Grimsby?’ adding that he would be repainting the humble abode in the hopes of adding to its attraction with buyers. However, crypto-enthusiast Atkinson said that part of the amount he needs in pounds: "For me it seems like a much better longer term investment. Unfortunately, I can’t do the entire sale in Bitcoin, due to the process I have to go through with my solicitor, which means there is also a cash payment required of £100". Note that in recent years more and more buyers and sellers of real estate are choosing bitcoin as a method of payment.

Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar spoke about the advantages of blockchain technology and the plans of the government in this area. On this Wednesday, he spoke at the conference Digital Slovenia 2020 with the speech "Challenges of Slovenia 2020: A Glance at the Development and Regulation of Blockchain Technology in Modern Society." The Prime Minister noted that some Slovenian companies have made progress in a blockchain field. This can serve as a good basis for creating an infrastructure that allows Slovenia to become the leader of blockchain-development in the European Union. "The regulatory bodies and ministries are already studying blockchain, and the state is participating in activities at European level in the area of the introduction and regulation of this technology. We are also already laying the foundations for the initial pilot testing of the technology in the state administration." said politiker. To further develop the blockchain initiatives in Slovenia was created the "Research Center for Blockchain".

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In the third quarter of 2017, the number of vacancies for specialists in cryptocurrencies increased by 82%. Matt Barrie, CEO of Freelancer notes that employers often look for experts to develop new types of cryptocurrency, but one of the most important skills is the ability to organize ICO.Note, that the number of vacancies related to cryptography also increased by 59%. In total, the exchange already registered more than 480 thousand new jobs in the crypto industry.

Bitcoin retirement story, this time from Turkey. Mehmet Hamdi Bol, founder of Paranette, has retired early with earnings from his bitcoin investment. Bol aimed to be an internet investor and retire before his 40 years old to spend more time with his family, so he made investment in bitcoin in 2014, when it was not known like today. As he regularly invested in bitcoin, his gainings increased and he retired at his 40 like he planned. He advises that people to follow their dreams and be patient while reaching them, like he did.

Survive-with-bitcoin competition. Adastra Marketing, the company that enables innovative companies and start-ups to tell their story their way, launches a competition regarding bitcoin. The competition will include the path through Toronto from Las Vegas, to survive only with bitcoin. The rule is no converting cash, no atm, no booking, but only bitcoin wallet for payments.The aim is to raise awareness about bitcoin and to explore where it is used in everyday life. Amelie Arras, director of marketing at Adastra, will take the road, she expressed that she is very excited to do this as bitcoin is the one payment method.

Participants in the annual Irish Pubs Global Awards in Dublin paid with cryptocurrency. The companies Dash Core and Festy sponsored the event, and provided participants with contactless wristbands from Festy, which allow paying Dash cryptocurrency at festivals, conferences, concerts and pubs. "Festy is an Irish payment technology company that unites NFC and blockchain technology by building user-friendly wearable wristbands and contactless cards using Dash for festivals, conferences, concerts and pubs that axe transaction costs for merchants offering a viable alternative to traditional payment processors that are financially crippling businesses," - noted Festy. According to Darren Dineen, executive director of Festy and Opera Incubator, they have already established partnerships with pub owners in Ireland, the UK, Europe, North and South America, and Asia.