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There are numerous barriers preventing people worldwide from accessing necessary education. Parents often cannot afford to send their children to school, or the schools themselves are severely underfunded and lack resources to have a quality education. In some cases, there aren’t even schools at all, so young children are left without necessary instructions to carry them into adulthood.

Medium is an online publishing platform, meant to provide an alternative to standard blogging formats. It has established itself as a go-to place for writers to display their thoughts and ideas in a way that’s accessible to everyone. Writers can publish just about anything, but Medium works to ensure that readers only see the most relevant content (and every article notes how long it will probably take to read, which is nice for more impatient visitors).

A poker room built on blockchain technology, CoinPoker is a well and truly on its way to revolutionizing the concept of online poker with the launch of the first Crypto Series of Poker (CSOP). These daily tournaments will take place between May 27 and June 3, offering a total prize pool of ten million CHP (the official cryptocurrency of the platform).

Leading online data democratisation platform, DataBlockChain, has announced a strategic partnership with renowned compiler and supplier of marketing and analytics data, Media Direct, Inc. The mutually beneficial alliance is the latest development ahead of one of the most anticipated Token Generation Events of the year.

Bettium has announced today the token sale to raise funds for its analytical blockchain platform for P2P betting, designed to combine the familiar features of online betting with unprecedented new capabilities, such as a built-in AI assistant, Big Data analytical tools and algorithmic betting. The platform will serve both amateurs and betting professionals in a unified ecosystem based on the blockchain with all its associated advantages: decentralization, reliability, transparency, scalability and unprecedented performance.

A claim by Wikileak’s official online store states that its account with Coinbase was suspended by the cryptocurrency exchange. In 2016, Wikileaks was central to a long string of international scandals before the presidential election according to the leaked document depository and it is now calling for a boycott of coinbase. Coinbase says that its primary goal is to make digital currency safe and secure for its customers.

The gambling industry is one of the most prospective spheres today. The gross win of the global gambling market reached $465 billion in 2017 and is expected to show continued and stable growth. Both online and offline casinos are now interested in the benefits of the cryptocurrency industry, like anonymity and transparency in their business, which could bring a new wave of investments.

Chinese online shopping website Taobao, owned by financial market giant Alibaba, has published a report stating the company will place a ban on all digital currencies, various ICOs, and other ventures related to the cryptocurrency market. The new policy has come into force as of April 17.

On of Coinsecure’s key executives is being accused of involving himself in stealing investor funds, making it the latest in a long line of cryptocurrency exchanges that have lost investor funds in what looks to be an inside job.