Inshorts

Bitaccess announced the expansion of bitcoin sales to hundred of storefronts in select states across the US. According to the press release: Bitaccess customers can now buy bitcoin with cash by sending a bill payment directly to Bitacces. This is now available at nearly 1,000 retail locations in California, Texas, Florida, New Jersey, and Georgia.

IBM unveiled a $200 million USD investment in the new global headquarters for its Watson Internet of Things (IoT) business in Munich, new IoT capabilities around Blockchain and security and an array of clients that are driving real outcomes by using Watson IoT technologies to draw insights from billions of sensors embedded in machines, cars, drones, ball bearings, pieces of equipment and even hospitals.

The Swiss Blockchain Company, DECENT and Naughty America, one of the major adult content production companies in the USA have agreed to work on a pilot project that will implement progressive Digital Rights Management (DRM) by utilizing the most recent advancements in Blockchain Technology, Digital Video Fingerprinting and Cryptography.

Gemini announced expanding its services to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Republic of Singapore. 

According to the announcement: These dynamic East Asian tiger markets have long embraced the growth of bitcoin and other digital assets, and our expansion to Hong Kong and Singapore represents a critical milestone in Gemini’s pursuit of building a global next generation digital asset exchange.”

IBM announced a five-year partnership with Majesco, a global provider of core insurance software, consulting and services for insurance business transformation, to jointly offer a new cognitive, cloud-based platform to help insurance carriers worldwide create new services on IBM Cloud.

MGT Capital Investments, updated shareholders today on its wholly-owned large scale Bitcoin mining operation in central Washington state. After the first full month of operations, the Company is pleased to have delivered on the metrics it outlined on September 13, 2016. Specifically, the Company has mined over 90 Bitcoins, presently valued at approximately $611 each. Also, MGT has begun to implement Phase Two of its Bitcoin mining operations scheduled to expand its processing power to more than five PetaHash by the end of the fourth quarter of 2016.

EasyBit, a bitcoin ATM network, has announced the opening of six new bitcoin ATM machines in locations across the US. 
The new Bitcoin ATM locations are: Vape Delivery in Marietta, Georgia (1690 Powder Springs Road, #206), VapeLife in Dallas, Georgia (4088 Charles Hardy Parkway, Suite E), Lazy Lizard Hostel in Moab, Utah (1213 US-191), Vapeworx in Douglasville, Georgia (7193 Douglas Boulevard, Suite 104), Kona Coffee and Tea Company in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii (5588 Palani Road), Forest Oaks Village in Manchaca, Texas (724 W FM 1626, TRLR 4.

Distributed derivatives startup Velocity has debuted a demo of their new blockchain smart contract on price feeds platform. Built using blockchain technology and Ethereum smart contracts, the platform aims to make derivatives trading more transparent, accessible and secure.