Master in blockchain offered by the University of Malta

OKEx, you’re optimistic about the price of Bitcoin

Although the Bitcoin drop below $ 8,000 has caused a stir in the market, OKEx says the drop will most likely be short-lived. The exchange said that despite persistent pessimism, its technical analysis shows that in the coming weeks the price will increase.

On October 20, the crypto market has the levels recorded in the spring of this year. The total market valuation is about $ 220 billion, and the volume of daily transactions is about $ 50 billion. Bitcoin is trading around $ 8100 after falling below this threshold on Friday.

Bittrex closes operations in 31 countries

The Bittrex Exchange has announced it will close operations in 31 countries by the end of October.

Countries, where the platform will no longer provide services, include Venezuela, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon and a number of African countries.

Users in these regions have been notified to withdraw their funds from the exchange by October 29.

The company justified the decision to suspend the activity due to the legal uncertainty in these jurisdictions.

The University of Malta offers a Master’s degree in blockchain

The University of Malta has announced the first generation of the Master’s program in Blockchain and DLT technology. About 35 students are enrolled in the first semester of the new master’s degree, according to the official announcement. The course trains students in the field of law and regulation blockchain, business and finance, as well as information and communication technology. The program lasts three semesters, and the companies in the country have already expressed their interest in hiring graduates.

On the same topic: Edutus University in Hungary offers the first specialized course in blockchain in Eastern Europe

Last year, the Maltese government granted 300,000 euros to fund blockchain school scholarships.

HTC launches Exodus1s blockchain, capable of running a Bitcoin node

HTC has launched the latest blockchain phone, Exodus 1s, which allows users to run a complete Bitcoin node.

What is a Bitcoin node and how does it work?

The smartphone was presented at the Lightning Conference in Berlin and is priced at 219 euros, one third of the cost of the previous version Exodus1. HTC will sell the new version at the Berlin conference using the Lightning payment network.

The device allows users to install a 400 + GB SD card to expand their memory, allowing them to cope with the capacity required to store a complete bitcoin node. The current size of the Bitcoin node is 250 GB, according to Blockchain.

The company recommended to users to connect to WiFi and connect to a power source while running the full node.

The smartphone also has a built-in crypto hardware wallet. By default, it comes with 4 GB RAM and 63 GB storage and runs on Android Oreo 8.1.