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Google is set to get rid of all apps that involve digital currency mining in its Play store. The company explains that such programs endanger children and pose a threat to Android users. A new policy update, that bans crypto mining tools, was released last week.

As Bitminer Factory is approaching the launch of their ICO — Initial Contract Offering on the 21st of July, here is an overview of the work our Operations Team is undertaking this month.

R3 officially announced it is going to launch a new version of its open-source distributed ledger software. The key update will include a built-in application firewall. The fintech tool had been under development for almost three years before it was ready for release.

Propy, the global real estate marketplace with a decentralized title registry, continues to revolutionize the real estate industry. Shortly after being listed on two of the top exchanges, Bittrex and Upbit, the company released a new technology-focused roadmap for 2018.

Coin Idol TV news channel featuring daily digest of the most interesting news. Burning topics of today: Wikipedia warned writers owning cryptocurrency of conflict of interest update, BBVA has Issued the World’s First Digital Loan via Blockchain, the Philippines to Admit Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Companies.

The largest digital multilingual free-content information platform Wikipedia has updated its policy to add digital currency to the section titled conflict of interest. It states that the conflict of interest may arise, among other things, when a crypto trader edits a page devoted to this financial technology.    

Crowd for Angels, one of the UK’s leading platforms for equity and debt crowdfunding, is delighted to announce that it has successfully closed its Liquid Crypto Bond and Initial Coin Offering (ICO). The funds raised will be invested in a variety of crowd bond issues listed on the Crowd for Angels platform, helping a range of small businesses to finance the next stage of their growth plans.

Filipino senator Leila de Lima wants to impose stiffer fines on the criminals who conduct a scam or other illegal activity using cryptocurrency, especially Bitcoin. She has presented a draft bill aimed at releasing an update of the country’s penal code.

ARK, the forward-thinking, All-in-one Blockchain solution, has announced a new API built for a secure and friendly adoption on the blockchain. Known for its revolutionary blockchain, ARK is introducing its API v2 for its virtual bridge that links up networks of blockchains from any part of the world onto a unified ecosystem. The platform has added yet another technical accomplishment to its underlying technology with the API v2, an interface that allows simpler access for new developers.