Backed by trusted investors and used by millions of customers globally, Coinbase is one of the most popular and well-known brokers, trading platforms and Wallets in the world. The Coinbase platform makes it easy to securely buy, use, store and trade digital currency. Users can purchase bitcoins, Ether and now Litecoin from Coinbase through a digital walletavailable on Android & iPhone or through trading with other users on the company’s Global Digital Asset Exchange (GDAX) subsidiary. GDAX currently operates in the US, Europe, UK, Canada, Australia, and Singapore.

Ledger Nano S is a hardware wallet that provides access to the world’s leading digital currencies. If currency selection and affordability are what you’re after, Ledger is a great tool. The Ledger company has quickly emerged as one of the leading providers of hardware wallets for the digital currency market. In 2016, the company launched the Ledger Nano S, a hardware wallet that allows you to store bitcoin, Ethereum and a bevvy of altcoins. The Ledger Nano S boasts robust safety features, but its biggest claim to fame is the price tag attached to it – the Nano S is the cheapest hardware wallet with a screen. You’ll see why that’s important in a moment.

The Royal Mint of the United Kingdom tested the mechanism on the blockchain, monitoring the transactions with gold bars. To date, the Royal Mint Gold (RMG) system is still in test mode, but has already processed more than 50,000 units. The first block was mined on 2 August. It is designed to record sales and ownership of precious metals. The creators state that the system is built in such a way that it reduces all risk to zero.

While public figures and bankers of large states reflect on the advantages or disadvantages of the digital currency, still not deciding to use them massively in the economy, in some less developed countries regulators are already working in this direction. Central Bank of Uruguay announced on November 3 in a press release on its website about the imminent launch of a pilot project for the release and implementation of digital currency in the country. The digital peso will be provided by the state, controlled by the Uruguayan Central Bank and by its nature will not be a crypto currency, explained in the report.

The main difference between CoinsBank.com and other services that work with cyber-money is an all-in-one: a wallet, a card, a stock exchange, trading instruments, charts (stock quotes) and a mobile application. Here you can buy BTC (bitcoin) and LTC (lightcoin) for any of the 4 popular currencies: GBP (Pound Sterling), USD (US Dollar), RUB (Russian Ruble) or EUR (Euro). You can make a purchase immediately after registering and entering money into the bank using various methods: Perfect Money (commission 3%,) Qiwi (commission 5%), OKPay (0% commission, but 500 EUR / USD), credit or debit card (commission 2.95%), SEPA money transfer (commission 0%) and commission-free bank transfer.

HolyTransaction is a web-based desktop and mobile wallet offering a solution for the storing of different cryptocurrencies.  This will be quite convenient for those who find themselves shuffling between multiple wallets holding different coin.  However, what HolyTransaction brings in convenience, it leaves behind a bit in security and privacy.  Your coin is held on Holy transaction servers, and all your transactions are routed through the same address for each coin type.

Oil and gas companies BP, Shell and Statoil created a blockchain-based trading platform for the application of technology in the energy sector. ING, ABN Amro, Societe Generale, Gunvor, Koch Supply & Trading and Mercuria also take part in the project. The blockchain-platform will be fully operational until the end of 2018. According to ING representative Carolien van der Giessen, the energy industry has become more complex, as it has been replenished with new participants. "At the beginning of 2017, we (ING, Mercuria and Societe Generale) used a blockbuster platform to transport African oil to China. The results of the experiment showed that the platform can significantly improve the efficiency of some processes. "

American youth invests more often in crypto currency than people of the older generation, said LendEDU student loan officers. According to a survey conducted by LendEDU and OnePoll, a market research company specializing in marketing, Americans between the ages of 18 and 34 are familiar with the concepts of "crypto currency", "ICO" and "market capitalization" much closer than people in older age groups, and therefore much more often invest in them. As a result of a survey of 1000 respondents from the United States, about 32% said they had heard about the airwaves, and 18% added that they plan to purchase it as an investment. 22% said they had heard of Ripple, and almost 15% confirmed their intention to invest in XRP.

The creation of a blockchain in Crimea would allow foreign investors to invest in projects in Crimea, says the Honorary Consul of Russia in Switzerland Karl Alexander Eckstein. Experts suggested dividing crypto-currencies according to the type of regulation. In Yalta, November 6-7, the Forum of Friends of the Crimea is held for the first time in the framework of the international conference "Russia, Crimea and Modern International Relations". At a forum in which about 90 foreign guests from almost 30 countries take part, they will establish the Association of Friends of the Crimea and will adopt an appeal-declaration on the need to restore normal relations between the Republic of Crimea and the countries of the world.

While skeptics continue to assert that bitcoin is used exclusively for speculation, one of private schools in New York City offered to pay for their services with Bitcoins. In an interview, the school manager in Montessori, in Wilthiron and Soho, Marco Ciocca, said that parents themselves asked whether there is a possibility to pay for the education by the bitcoins. After several such calls, Marco began to actively monitor the bitcoins and very soon already knew about all his advantages as a means of payment: fast transactions, low commissions, easy payment. Having conferred with colleagues, it was decided to include bitcoin in the number of means of payment for paying for tuition in a kindergarten.