Rekt: comment j’ai été “scammé” par les exchanges 16.2.2018 Voilà presqu’une semaine qu’un simple e-mail de la part de Bitgrail vient gâcher ma soirée. Le ton est donné, suite à une soi-disant “opération frauduleuse” l’exchange va fermer jusqu’à nouvel ordre… We are working hard to reopen soon, doing everything we can to solve the current situation. Thank you for your understanding. — BitGrail […] L’article Rekt: comment j’ai été “scammé” par les exchanges est apparu en premier sur Blockchain magazine. … Read More
Cheers for the beers 16.2.2018 Compared to the ancient history of beer in the Middle East, Lebanon’s small craft breweries are extremely new on the scene. The earliest evidence of beer brewing was found in Mesopotamia some 6,000 years ago, while the world’s oldest brewery, which was located in Egypt, dates to around 3400 BC. Beer eventually made it to…… Read More
In high spirits 16.2.2018 Behind that flute of prosecco or gin-based cocktail enjoyed at a bar after a long day—or even the single malt whisky or bottle of wine recommended by a premium specialty liquor boutique—there is an intricate distribution chain. Executive sat down with Lebanon’s major spirit importers and brand owners to discuss the Lebanese drinks of choice…… Read More
Bringing order to the Order 16.2.2018 After living in France for 30 years, Jad Tabet, an architect and urban planner, returned to Lebanon early last year to run for the presidency of the Order of Engineers and Architects of Beirut (OEA), an independent trade syndicate covering all Lebanese regions bar the North. Tabet campaigned as an independent against Paul Najem, a…… Read More
Is Lebanon technologically ready to tackle growth? 16.2.2018 In March 2017, The Economist reported that Intel, the giant American chipmaker, paid $15.3 billion for Mobileye, an Israeli firm at the forefront of developing autonomous-car technology. The deal was not the first to involve an Israeli tech firm attracting foreign buyers, but it was the biggest yet. The Mobileye acquisition is an example of…… Read More
Legal aspects of digital currencies 16.2.2018 In the virtual Wild West of the digital economy created by the internet revolution, the emergence realm of cryptocurrency represents an important legal frontier. The rise of cryptocurrencies can be thought of as a digital-money revolution. Cryptocurrencies have the potential to transform the way people view money, how they transact, and even the overall structure…… Read More
Lebanon hops on the crypto train 16.2.2018 Antoine Yazbek and Zaki Soubra are budding Lebanese cryptocurrency entrepreneurs, and they radiate seriousness in their endeavor. As a journalist, one is inclined to consider an entrepreneur serious if they answer a series of probing interview questions without losing their temper at the intrepid—or sometimes just intractable—media type across the table. A more general measure…… Read More
5 ways to help navigate choppy markets 15.2.2018 Five themes to monitor as market volatility picks up.… Read More
Seeking crypto transparency 15.2.2018 The concepts and realities of digital currencies are, at best, confusing. To understand more about the Lebanese cryptocurrency community, and the opportunities that the cryptocurrency economy opens for Lebanese business and banks—including the idea of a sovereign digital currency issued by Banque du Liban, Lebanon’s central bank—Executive sat down with Stéphane Abichaker. A locally well…… Read More
The bitcoin revolution 15.2.2018 In a white paper sent to a cryptography mailing list on October 31, 2008, an unidentified individual (or group) using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto described what the paper’s title called “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.” This paper was soon followed by a software implementation of the cash system believed to have been compiled by…… Read More