It comes as a surprise to most people that the network we know as the "world-wide web" is in many ways not world-wide at all. For instance, platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram have long been banned in the People's Republic of China¹ - which was followed by a ban of WhatsApp in 2017². Another example is general access to the Internet in Eritrea, where less than 1.18% of the population of over 4.4 million people uses the Internet³. More shockingly, a 2016 study by Cambridge University revealed that more than sixty countries engage in some form of state-sponsored censorship of the Internet⁴. With several forms of social advances relying on unencumbered access to the Internet, many parts of the world are being left in the dark if they cannot access news or information and communicate with their peers in the same way that most others can.

On April 11-12^th, "2019 Chain Plus Asia Pacific Blockchain New Finance Summit Singapore station "has ended with a bang.

Although we are currently in a bear market, the enthusiasm of the participants did not decrease. At this industry-leading forum Chain Plus, William Zhu, founding partner of The Blockchainer, also the host of this summit, reviewed and speculated the past, present and future of blockchain finance area. 

The privacy of digital data on the global network finds a new competitor in the crypto universe. From the outset, the team of P2P Solutions Foundation points out a clear global problem; anything that is digitally exchanged with anyone, anywhere, is not protected by any privacy standard. Including information exchanged on corporate networks (private intranets). Right now the vast majority of Internet and Intranet activity is constantly monitored. At certain bottlenecks, the tracked information may be sensitive to the parties. In this way, new models are needed in which the activity is properly protected.

2019 Chain Plus Asia Pacific Blockchain New Finance Summit (Singapore), one of the most influential blockchain summit organized by The Blockchainer is about to open on April 11-12^th 2019 at Mandarin Oriental Singapore, with the prediction of 500 participants, 30+ traditional financial institutions, 80+ quality projects, 50+ investment institutions, and 50+ digital currency exchanges from worldwide. 

There are millions of publishers competing with YouTube and Facebook for views. Since most can't compete, they add the YouTube player on their site and hope for the best. The best is not much. YouTube and Facebook provide a pittance of revenue in exchange for those views and therefore publishers are dying like flies.

Simply building a video sharing platform is not a solution because no matter how good the platform, who is going to bother to move off YouTube to watch a bit of content when they have a whole world of content on YouTube. Do any kids under 18 watch anything other than YouTube? Only their favorites like Walking Dead and Game of Thrones if they can't torrent it.

Blockchain is used in different spheres: from finances and logistics to medicine and gambling industry. However, while implementing blockchain, companies should consider legal side of the technology.

Legal issues of blockchain will be discussed on March 22 at the Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Prague. Partner at Squire Patton Boggs Danica Šebestova will deliver the presentation "Legal issues to consider when implementing a blockchain project."

The Aerum ecosystem is presented to the crypto sector with a platform for the disruption of the sector. In itself, it resembles the increasingly common Hubs. A Hub is a space (virtual or physical) where entrepreneurs come together creating synergies. Their influence is, sometimes, so great that they convert in favor of optimizing the usual model of the sector; see both in its complete remodeling and digital replicas. This creates new paradigms in traditional sectors and opens the door to new sectors due to the great innovation that community work brings. It can be said that it offers a variety of options in most cases. And it can become a turning point for businesses with great possibilities of disappearing due to the obsolescence of their service.

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Drife.one introduces the DRIFE platform, a decentralized transport ecosystem powered by the blockchain. DRIFE's objective is to disrupt the existing ride-hailing business model and eliminate the corporate intermediaries involved in the transactions. It's also a system designed to empower the value creators of the ride-hailing ecosystem. In the emerging market of private transport services, these value creators include drivers and community developers.

Flyp.me, the instant accountless exchanger, has just listed TrueUSD (TUSD) bringing the total number of available coins and tokens to 30.This move provides users with instant access to TrueUSD, just using their preferred wallet while maintaining control over their private keys.

ORBIS offers a platform that will make it easier to operate instantaneously and without fees

In a noteworthy platform, we can find versatility and easy handling to operate with the funds stored in ORBIS. It has been created using a blockchain solution, with two currencies available on the platform. This brings manyadvantages since they provide versatility to the system. Users can take advantage of these features to withdraw, transfer, spend and invest fiat money or cryptocurrency without charges. Adding instant actions without waiting time and with no intermediaries.

The ecological initiative Eco Start is developing naturally, leapfrogging over stages in its ICO. Therefore, financing fair initiatives with our environment is closer. What is the reason for this statement? This is why: the future of coming generations depends on decisions made at present. The planet needs a break and we are included in it. The project is close to the beginning of the most exciting stage. In the next few weeks, the newly greased machinery starts to work. An ecological initiative that can open the doors to a global change in trend.

AML & KYC standards for crypto platforms will be discussed on March 22 at the Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Prague. Senior Partner at Thompson&Stein, Artur Kuczmowski, will deliver the presentation "AML and KYC Best Practice for ICO and Crypto Exchanges."

Artur Kuczmowski is a qualified lawyer with many years of experience in the field. Currently, he has a position of the Senior Partner at the international law firm Thompson&Stein.

Flyp.me, the accountless crypto exchanger, has just released its new design. First launched in 2017, the Flyp.me accountless exchanger has been focusing on privacy, simplicity and speed and now boasts 30+ coins and tokens.

Flyp.me, created on a strong set of values by a team who builds on bitcoin since 2012, has been delivering on its promise to be the fastest, safest and most private way to exchange cryptocurrencies straight to your wallet. The new design goes a step further in making it so easy to buy and sell crypto.

To exchange your crypto with Flyp.me, you don't need any registration, email nor account. And why would you want it any other way? Just one click to exchange seamlessly and instantly. You are always in control of your privacy and private keys. It is so simple, like sending a transaction from your wallet.

Vitecoin prepares for the launch after a successful private Beta in Mauritius

Vitecoin (VT) prepares for the launch after a successful private Beta in Mauritius, with more than 1000 early adopters. The successful figure of a thousand people was part of the acid test for Vite. Moving safely and affordable is a constant need among citizens, but public transport is fundamentally slow and inefficient and can no longer keep up with demand. The centralization of industrial jobs together with the limited space in cities requires rapid and scalable transportation services. Cities have ostensibly grown more than services and staff.

Therefore, the test had to be done with a significant number of participants. Local taxis have found to be a clear competitor. The services of shared trips have contributed to the fact that usual taxi users have a plan B. Ridesharing services like Vite provide the tools for customers to leave direct feedback about drivers and the quality of trips experienced hence raising the standards of convenience and most importantly safety. For insecure or incompetent drivers there is no place. It is known that in all sectors, monopolies do not favour the true users of a service. They offer a poor and sometimes abusive client experience .

Custom Coin offers a decentralized ecosystem of work interaction. A platform whose spinal cord is in the Ethereum blockchain. The project, that gets to the market from Switzerland, offers a management ecosystem for all kinds of entrepreneurs, both the most expert and the new entrepreneurs who join the sector. It is a decentralized marketplace and has a p2p assistance center where we can find all kinds of tools and features. In a digital ecosystem designed for quick management, collaboration and other activities, the new digital universe is connected to traditional physical sectors.

HubrisOne Technologies, the company behind HubrisOne's fast-growing all in-one fiat-cryptocurrency current account has just announced their new private seed round which is live on Seedrs. With over 14,000 users on their waiting list within 4 weeks, HubrisOne is opening the doors for cryptocurrency investors and traditional investors to own shares in their rapidly growing business, the minimum investment is £10.80.