The daily deals market is evolving constantly, there are now more options than ever for marketing your special offers online.

If you own a UK business, here are 15 great UK alternatives to Groupon you can use to promote your deals.

The first 3 Groupon alternatives are the obvious ones that most people have heard of;

1. Living social (now owned by Groupon)2. Wowcher3. Voucher cloud

These 3 need no introduction, they are well known, well established deal sites that all require you to contact them in order to get your offer on their site.

But there are some fresh, up and coming, new kids on the block that provide a great, sometimes free way to promote your deals.

4. myvouchercodes.co.uk

If you offer is an online one, you can create a discount code for your website shopping cart and submit it to myvouchercodes.co.uk

How? Hit the "submit a voucher code" link on their website.

www.myvouchercodes.co.uk

5. Freevow

Freevow is a completely free platform for UK businesses to promote their deals. They don't charge any commissions or fees.

The public download a voucher for free, show it to the business that posted the offer and pay the business directly. Freevow take no payment from either party.

By not charging any fees, Freevow claim that they can get better deals than high commission sites.

How? Register on their site and submit the details of your offer.

www.freevow.com

6. 007 Deals

007 deals is definitely an up and comer, they don't have too many offers at the moment but they appear to be working very hard on it.

How? Contact them to see if you can get your business on their excellent, well laid out website.

www.007deals.com

7. Latest Free Stuff

Offering something for free is a great way to promote your business and can lead to repeat customers.

If customer acquisition is the name of your game, you would be very wise to utilize the amazing reach and power of Latest Free Stuff.

How? Visit their website and hit the "submit freebie" button

www.latestfreestuff.co.uk

8. Extreme Couponing

Ultra popular site that is packed with coupons, they have a forum which has a section for adding new coupons & offers.

Extreme couponing are extremely popular, they have good amounts of traffic so it's definitely worth looking at.

These community based coupon / deal type sites are becoming increasing popular and often have more offers than the old school voucher deal sites.

How? Register on their forum and add the details of your offer.

www.extremecouponing.co.uk

9. Hot UK Deals

Another community based coupon site with a big following.

Getting your offer on Hot UK Deals is definitely worth your time, the amount of traffic they have means good exposure for your offer.

How? Submitting your offer to hot uk deals is easy, as it is community based you can simply register as a member and add the details of your offer.

www.hotukdeals.com

10. Ashleigh money saver

Ashleigh money saver has quite a big user base, it isn't a traditional daily deals site, but it serves the same purpose as far as merchants and the public are concerned.

How? Contact them through their website and ask them to add your offer.

www.ashleighmoneysaver.co.uk

11. Dealzippy

This one is a little more tricky, Dealzippy is a site that has lots of offers from various sites such as Groupon & Wowcher.

It is one of the most populare daily deals sites in the UK, but they don't allow you to add your offer with them directly.

How? Getting your offer on Zippydeals isn't as easy as you might hope, you will need to first get yourself on one of the sites that dealzippy gets there offers from.

12. Little Bird

Little bird is full of family friendly offers, they aren't as well knowns as Groupon or wowcher, but they do have a good following and are certainly worth talking too, if you business meets their requirements.

How? Contact them through their website to discus options.

13. NE Offers

NE stands for North East, as they generally promote offers in the North East of England, mainly the Newcastle area.

NE offers is a big hit with locals, so if your business is up in the north east you could do really well by getting your offer on their fabulous, easy to use website.

How? Visit their website & hit the "Get Listed" link in the footer of their homepage.

www.neoffers.co.uk

14. Treatwell - (formerly Wahanda)

If your business is in the health & beauty sector, Treatwell is the one for you.

Not only will they work hard to provide you with customers, they also have some great features to help you avoid no show clients.

They do charge for their service, but it they are definitely worth a call.

How? Visit their website & click "List your business"

www.treatwell.co.uk

15. Mighty Deals

Saving one of the biggest & best till last here, Mighty Deals literally have millions of customers.

They do take a commission, but if your goal is reaching lots of potential customers & there is enough profit in your business to afford a commission, you could do a lot worse than Mighty Deals.

How? Click the "business" link at the bottom of their homepage & fill in the form.

Doha, Qatar: In what promises to be a springboard into the international arena for the country’s musical prodigies, Moving Young Artists (MYA), the Qatar-based non-profit foundation that has been nurturing and inspiring young local talent for more than three years, will host a grand, one-of-its-kind musical spectacle in October, this year.

The Qatar National Music Competition (QNMC), under the patronage of Qatar National Commission for Education, Culture and Science, seeks to create a competitive platform that would encourage the finest in music creativity and performance in Qatar. Chiefly sponsored by Vodafone Qatar and in collaboration with Katara and the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra (QPO), the competition will be a significant artistic event on the national and international stage and will showcase the best of Qatar’s musical talent, thereby emerging as an inspiration to Qatar’s youth.

The much-awaited event will be held from October 15 to October 19 at the Katara Drama Theatre, culminating in a gala concert and felicitation of the prize winners on October 19, the concluding day at the Katara Opera House. Split into various categories, the competition is open to anyone involved with music and younger than the age of 18; for registration details, please visit www.qnmc.org. To keep the contest fair, the categories are sub-divided according to the participants’ age — 11 and under, 14 and under, and 18 and under — and instrument of choice — solo piano, solo winds, solo strings, solo vocal, percussion/harp/guitar, and composition.

Featuring both Arabic (sub-divided into singing, instrumental, and Arabic composition, and also according to age) and Western music categories, QNMC will throw open the stage for both performing musicians and young composers. There will also be a Special Needs category for differently abled children.

The age limit for participants is 18 years old except for one distinctive category, which is open only for Qatari citizens. Joris Laenen, co-founder, MYA, said, “Our vision for QNMC is to play its part in propelling Qatar onto the international music festival stage. Since Qatar doesn’t yet have a long history of music education, QNMC would like to also offer adult Qatari musicians this opportunity to present their talent.” For those who are more of a team player than a lone ranger, QNMC has a plan cut out for them, too. As a group, one can compete in the category of Choirs and Ensembles/Takht. “We are especially proud to include in QNMC a Concerto category, the winner of which will receive the honour to perform as a soloist with Qatar’s own world-class orchestra, QPO,” Laenen said.

Whether it is sports or music, a competitor needs commitment, discipline, personal sacrifice, and heart; all of which are necessary to achieve success in challenging domains, points out Sonja Park, co-founder, MYA. “For many, success will be the participation; for others, it will be lifting the trophy. With each passing year, these trophies will become synonymous with a time-honoured tradition of quality and achievement awarded for exemplary performances in a competition boasting of a world-class reputation. The trophies, therefore, will symbolise an enduring legacy for Qatar, capturing the significance of music as an important pillar of arts education for its people.”

Prizes will be in no short supply at QNMC. In each category, three winners will be awarded medals. Every participant will receive a certificate of merit for their performance. The Grand Prize, reserved for the best performance in the entire competition, will be provided by Vodafone. A special award for best performance by a Qatari artist will be provided by the Qatar National Commission for Education, Culture and Science.

Three winners of the Concerto category will be granted an opportunity to perform in a concert with QPO, as a soloist. Some of the chosen few will also be invited to record in the state-of-the-art Katara Studios.

Ramping up the reach and scale of the competition, several embassies have pledged their support and involvement by handing out a long line of signature awards: Switzerland, Singapore, Spain, Germany, France, Russia, the UK, Republic of Korea, India, The Netherlands, Sweden, Indonesia and Kazakhstan.

Apart from Park, who serves as Artistic Director, and Laenen, who will helm the Winds and Ensemble category, the jury will comprise Qatar’s music heavyweights such as Kurt Meister, Executive Director of QPO, who will adjudge the Concerto category, and the Qatari multi-talent Dana Alfardan, who will be the judge of Composition and Song-writing. Also, a few other internationally renowned music personalities are set to soon join the jury. The event is also sponsored by Marsa Malaz Kempinski, The Pearl - Doha, IDKatar, Al Maktab Al Qatari Al Hollandi, Ali Bin Ali Group, Jumpzone, Commverse, and Steinway Gallery Dubai/CDC.

MYA, which aspires to develop music education programmes for children, believes that music participation is an integral element in the fabric of an enduring society. It is out of a desire to inspire a deep love and knowledge of music with the Qatari community that MYA has put together this first edition of QNMC.

It is through this far-reaching vision that QNMC will contribute to the Qatar National Vision 2030 by helping develop Qatar’s human, social, and economic goals, by strengthening collective desire and will, and creating a mindset for excellence among the youth, Park and Laenen feel. “Competitors will need to be innovative and creative to participate in many of the competitions,” Park pointed out.

“Music education is a key ingredient of an overall balanced education,” she continued. “It is a way and means of expressing one’s culture and identity, either as an individual or as a group. Besides, there are numerous, well-documented and scientifically proven benefits of learning music such as how musical training helps develop language and reasoning, improves memory, concentration, hand-eye coordination and motor skills, emotional intelligence, and better self-confidence,” said Park. The great Plato would have certainly agreed with Park, for he once said, “I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but most importantly music, for the patterns in music and all the arts are the keys to learning.”

For further information, please visit:

www.qnmc.org

For Enquiries, please contact:

Artistic Director: Sonja Park - (sonjapark315@gmail.com/+974 66088565)

Managing Director: Joris Laenen - (joris_laenen@gmx.de/ +97466089033)

General - (info@qnmc.org)

When Landa George’s mother Essie first started accusing her family members of stealing household items like her cushions, bedding, hats and food items like sugar, the family initially thought Essie was just being silly. As the situation progressed, the family started to believe Essie was being vindictive and then when the accusation continued they realised something was seriously wrong. Over a period of 20 years, the false belief that Essie held about people coming into her Hackney home and taking things, focussed on her oldest daughter Rosanna, with whom she already had a difficult relationship. Over a couple of decades, the accusations towards her first-born child Rosanna caused turmoil and fragmentation in their close-knit family.

It was only in 2010 that Essie, now in her 80’s finally got a diagnosis of Vascular Dementia, after the family had been struggling to cope with the frustration and conflict this condition caused in their family over a period of years. In this time, Landa wrongly believed that her family were the only ones dealing with the issue of false accusations. It became a family problem not shared with anyone, which led to isolation and stigma. “I didn’t talk about it with friends or colleagues at work. Mum’s behaviour was a bit embarrassing, I guess. I didn’t understand she was unwell”

What do you do when someone with Dementia wrongly accuses you of theft? This is the question the book Delusion of Theft in Dementia, tackles with sensitivity and compassion from multiple perspectives by its author Landa George. Her book describes the impact delusions of theft has had on her family and takes readers on a journey to understand the upset, anger, frustration and isolation caused through the stories of family, carers and neighbours of Essie.

Dealing with her mother’s condition over so many years inspired Landa to go back to university to become a mental health nurse and Social worker in 2010 and she graduated with a first-class degree in 2013 from London South Bank University. Using her experience as a carer dealing with over 20 years of accusations, Landa has recently published a book highlighting the strategies she used to deal with her mother’s delusions. She hopes that her book “Delusion of Theft in Dementia” will help carers to cope better and to let them know they are not alone.

This book is free on download for National Carers Week 12-18 June 2017, World Alzheimer’s Month Sept 2017, World Mental Health Day 10 October 2017 and Carers Rights Day 24 November 2017 on Amazon and theftdelusion.com.

Standard Life has fully integrated its auto enrolment solution with Sage, significantly reducing the administrative burden for employers who are setting up and running workplace pensions for employees.

From today, employers who use Sage 50 payroll software will be able to send employee and pension contribution data securely, directly, and in one click to Standard Life.

Replacing manual extraction and exchange of payroll files with this pared-down payroll process saves employers time and allows them to focus on other parts of their business. Small employers who do not typically have dedicated payroll or human resources functions to meet their auto enrolment obligations will now have access to straight through processing as well as the reassurance of phone support. In addition, Standard Life is offering Sage 50 clients a 50% discount if they set up a new workplace pension before 31 August 2017. This reduced price will apply for the entire lifetime of the Standard Life pension scheme.

At the same time, Sage is offering a 50% discount on the set-up fee of a new pensions module to these customers as well as to employers not currently with Sage who are setting up a Standard Life workplace pension. This offer is also available until 31 August 2017.

Since the Government’s auto enrolment initiative began in October 2012, over 7.6 million people have been enrolled in qualifying workplace pension schemes[1], with Standard Life having enrolled over 1 million new members at the end of November 2016[2].

Alan Ritchie, Head of Employer & Trustee Proposition at Standard Life, said: “2017 is a peak year for small businesses to take the first steps towards a high-quality workplace pension – we are over halfway through with 900,000 employers having staged and another 600,000 to come. By integrating with Sage’s leading payroll technology, we continue to support businesses to ensure their auto enrolment experience is a success.

“For many businesses, auto enrolment isn’t simply about meeting the obligation to have a workplace pension – it’s about setting up a high-quality scheme that provides an engaging, valuable, long-term investment in the future of their employees. A quality pension can aid the recruitment, retention and reward of some of the best talent in their field. Our partnership with Sage will help small businesses to achieve this while reducing their administrative burdens.”

Dan Docherty, Director Product Marketing, Sage, said: “We develop our technology to ensure tasks, such as automatic enrolment, are as pain-free as possible for businesses.

“Companies can use our technology to assess their workforce and automatically enrol the required employees to ensure they comply with legislation. Along with all the automatic enrolment tasks, such as opt in, opt out and postponement, they can also import and export pension data. This makes the interaction between a company’s pension provider, such as Standard Life, and payroll as seamless as possible.

“Teaming up with Standard Life means we are able to support even more businesses in eliminating what can be an administrative burden; helping owners free up time that they can use to build their businesses instead.”

Hampshire, UK – 30th May 2017: A new report by Juniper Research has found that criminal data breaches will cost businesses a total of $8 trillion over the next 5 years, due to higher levels of Internet connectivity and inadequate enterprise wide security.

The new research, The Future of Cybercrime & Security: Enterprise Threats & Mitigation 2017-2022, forecasts that the number of personal data records stolen by cybercriminals will reach 2.8 billion in 2017, almost doubling to 5 billion in 2020, despite new and innovative cybersecurity solutions emerging. It highlights cybersecurity problems becoming particularly acute when businesses integrate new and old systems without regard to overall network security.

The research highlights a need for companies to put more money into cybersecurity and system upkeep, which should be treated as a vital element of workplace safety.

“The attacks on hospital infrastructure show that inadequate cybersecurity can now cost lives as well as money,” remarked research author James Moar. “Businesses of all sizes need to find the time and budget to upgrade and secure their systems, or lose the ability to perform their jobs safely, or at all.”

Juniper expects ransomware to rapidly develop into simple-to-use toolkits, the same way banking Trojans developed into ‘products’ that required little or no programming knowledge to use.

The whitepaper, Cybercrime & the Internet of Threats 2017, is available to download from the Juniper Research website, together with further details of the new research.

Juniper Research provides research and analytical services to the global hi-tech communications sector, providing consultancy, analyst reports and industry commentary.

For further details please contact Sam Smith, Press RelationsT: +44(0)1256 830002

E: sam.smith@juniperresearch.com

A new era of high-end desktops is here. Intel® just took the wraps off its long-awaited Core™ X-Series processors and accompanying X299 chipset, which bring enough horsepower and bandwidth for everything from professional content creation to hardcore gaming. The new LGA2066 processors require new motherboards, and ASUS has a diverse lineup split between the Prime, TUF, and ROG families. We'll discuss the innovative Prime and TUF products now, and you can check out the latest from the Republic of Gamers in this article.

The Prime and TUF models are designed for differing audiences: new Prime X299-Deluxe is for high-end builders who want it all, the Prime X299-A eschews certain extras in favor of a straightforward approach that gets back to basics, the TUF X299 Mark 1 stands out from its competitors with protective armor and advanced cooling options, while the TUF X299 Mark 2 strips down to the essentials for X299 builders who want to deviate from the conventional formula. The new ASUS Prime and TUF X299s series are a breath of fresh air at a time when far too many motherboards offer more of the same.

Prime time for X299

Built for power users and prosumers, the Prime series represents the culmination of decades of experience refining all aspects of motherboard technology. These boards mate state-of-the-art connectivity with accessible tuning options to provide a premium experience everyone can enjoy.

All of our X299 motherboards have extensive overclocking and cooling options available in both the UEFI and software. The Primes go one step further with 5-Way Optimization, which intelligently overclocks your system and tunes the cooling based on the individual characteristics of your components. Beginners can effortlessly optimize their entire PC with a single click, while experienced users can adjust tuning parameters to meet their needs.

Refinement extends to the styling, whose predominantly black-and-white theme lays the perfect foundation for understated builds-or much flashier ones with RGB lighting. Our Prime X299 boards feature multiple headers for LED strips that can light up your entire chassis. They're part of a rich ecosystem of Aura Sync products that can synchronize colors and effects across a complete system, from the motherboard and graphics card to peripherals and other components.

Intel's new Core™ X-Series processors boast up to 12 cores and can be paired with as much as 128GB of quad-channel DDR4 memory. The beastly chips demand serious cooling, which is why all of our new X299 motherboards have dedicated headers for all-in-one liquid coolers and stand-alone pumps.

Core™ X-Series processors also have up to 44 PCI Express 3.0 lanes available for graphics cards and NVMe SSDs. Our Prime X299 series supports up to three-way graphics configurations, and their x16 slots incorporate structural reinforcements with our SafeSlot technology to prevent damage and protect your investment.

PCIe lanes left unused by graphics can be devoted to storage with VROC, which combines multiple M.2 SSDs in a bootable RAID array connected directly to the CPU. An insane number of drives can run in parallel across multiple VROC cards to deliver staggering throughput and warp fast access for system drives. Our X299 boards also support Intel's Optane Memory, which provides a solid-state cache to accelerate other storage devices.

This new generation receives our latest on-board audio enhancements, including a Realtek S1220A codec paired with an amplifier and premium components that produce immersive and crystal clear sound which rivals some dedicated sound cards.

TUF enough to endure

Our Prime X299 motherboards are balanced by entries from the TUF family. These models march to a different beat that prioritizes reliability and durability for PCs built to go the distance. They use tougher components than conventional counterparts, and they're subjected to more stringent testing.

Shifting focus requires a new outlook, and TUF answers with distinctive designs that meld industrial sensibilities with a touch of space marine. Stealthy by nature, the new boards minimize RGB lighting to concentrate on different priorities.

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AVAILABILITY & PRICING

ASUS Prime X299-Deluxe, Prime X299-A and TUF X299 Mark 1 motherboards will be available at leading resellers in North America starting in late June. Suggested MSRP pricing will be announced by 6/19/2017.

For additional information, product images and specifics on the Prime and TUF series boards, please check out our launch article at Edge Up. If you want to see more of what ASUS has to offer for X299, check out our article on the ROG X299 series.

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About ASUS

ASUS is one of Fortune magazine's World's Most Admired Companies, and is dedicated to creating products for today and tomorrow's smart life. Our comprehensive portfolio includes Zenbo, ZenFone, ZenBook and a range of IT devices and components, along with AR, VR and IoT. ASUS employs more than 17,000 people worldwide and over 5,500 world-class R&D talents. Driven by innovation and committed to quality, the company won 4,385 awards and earned approximately US$13.3 billion of revenue in 2016.

PRESS CONTACTS

Gary KeySr. Technical Marketing Manager - ASUS North AmericaGary_Key@ASUS.com

Denton-based Francis Kirk Group has confirmed that it has committed to a two-year fundraising programme for Francis House Children’s Hospice.

Francis House Children’s Hospice supports hundreds of families from across the north west of England by providing respite care for children, teenagers and young adults with life-limiting conditions.

The fifth-generation family company is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers and distributors of engineering and fastener products and will be supporting the charity for the rest of 2017 and into 2018 – their 150th anniversary year.

Francis House in Didsbury has offered a free home from home experience for children under 16 since 1991. To mark its 25th anniversary last year, the charity celebrated the official opening of Francis Lodge by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge - a new wing of the hospice for teenagers and young adults.

Leading the initiative at Francis Kirk Group is Managing Director Tom Kirk. He said: “We are delighted to announce this partnership with Francis House – very aptly named for us! It is a very special charity and we look forward to working together to help fund the vital care, support and friendship that Francis House gives to children, young adults and their families across the region.”

The company has already starting planning an annual Golf Day in September which aims to raise over £5000 and Tom will be encouraging everyone in the company, plus customers and suppliers to get behind the campaign.

Immediate fundraising opportunities in the next few months include the popular Cheshire 3 Peaks Walk in June and the Gauntlet Games in September where entrants take on 20 fun obstacles in a 5 or 10K race.

Special activities to mark the company’s 150th anniversary year in 2018 are also under discussion.

David Ireland, chief executive of Francis House, said of the commitment from Francis Kirk Group: “We are so pleased to have them on board. We are reliant on donations to continue our work so their support is invaluable. Having just celebrated our 25th anniversary it is special to be a part of an amazing 150th year with them. We will be looking to make it a fundraising year to remember for everyone.”

It's no secret that daily deals sites like Groupon® & Wowcher® generally charge a sizeable commission for their services. New service Freevow wants to change the daily deals industry and believes that their zero fees, zero commissions approach means a better deal for both consumers & businesses alike.

By not charging either businesses or consumers a penny, Freevow believe they can consistently provide better deals than their competitors.

Freevow believe that as there are no commissions or fees for businesses to worry about, businesses can afford to give Freevow a much better deal than traditional commission based deal sites.

This isn't just theory, Freevow back it up with the deals currently available on their site & app.

A Great example of the Freevow ethos in action would be the photography industry, Groupon currently sell 1 hour photo shoots for around £8 - £12 and often keep 100% of the money as a commission, the photographer then has to upsell the client to make any money.

Freevow on the other hand, have 1 hour photo shoots for free. As many photographers make nothing from the voucher sale anyway, they are happy to offer these 1 hour shoots on Freevow for nothing.

Freevow believe that this trend will continue in all categories, without someone taking a big chunk of the money, businesses can afford to pass the savings on to the consumer.

Freevow allow any UK based, family friendly business to submit special offers on their website. Rather than sell these offers, Freevow allow the public to simply download the voucher for free and then pay the business directly.

If Freevow provide all this for free, how do they make money?

Freevow plan on selling advertising in premium locations on their website, such as the home page. They also plan on offering featured listings where businesses can upgrade their free listing to gain more exposure.

Freevow also search the web to find offers from major UK businesses, making it a voucher deals site crossed with a special offers hub full of great deals from UK businesses big & small.

The Freevow app is now available in the Android & IOS app stores, and has all the same offers as their website, freevow.com.

LONDON, ENGLAND, June 1, 2017 — All clients with SIPP accounts and brokerage accounts held at Hargreaves Lansdown now have digital access to add bitcoin exposure to their portfolio by purchasing Europe’s only exchange traded bitcoin note, issued by XBT Provider, AB.

The two Bitcoin ETNs listed on the NASDAQ OMX are now available for online purchasing via the UK's number one investment platform for private investors.

“Buying the XBT provider ETN was extremely quick, all I had to do is place my order and click ‘deal,’ and I had bitcoin exposure in my SIPP within minutes,” noted Nigel Timperley a current Hargreaves Lansdown SIPP customer.

Clients who wish to add bitcoin to their tax advantaged SIPP accounts now only need to login to their usual portal with Hargreaves Lansdown and search for: ‘XBT.’

“By adding self-service, online dealing, the team at Hargreaves Lansdown is providing UK investors with professional and quick access to the bitcoin space in the UK and greater Europe. This is very exciting for any investors who have been thinking about buying bitcoin but did not want the hassle of security and regulation involved in buying bitcoin directly from exchanges. Now investors can quickly add bitcoin exposure to their portfolio via their brokerage account.” says Ryan Radloff, Head of Investor Relations for XBT Provider, AB.

For more information on how to purchase bitcoin exposure via your SIPP account at Hargreaves Lansdown, please contact them or your independent financial advisor directly.

About XBT Provider

XBT Provider is the Swedish Domiciled Issuer of Bitcoin Tracker One and Bitcoin Tracker Euro (COINXBT:SS, COINXBE:SS, respectively). With these instruments, anyone can invest in Bitcoin as ETNs, exchange-traded notes. Both trackers are designed to mirror the return of the underlying asset, bitcoin, in Swedish Kronor and Euro respectively. In 2015, Bitcoin Tracker One became the first bitcoin-based security available on a regulated exchange when it listed on NASDAQ/OMX in Stockholm. Both notes are available in 179 countries and traded in the same manner as any share or instrument listed on the Nasdaq exchange in Stockholm. XBT Provider's prospectus is approved by the Swedish FSA (Finansinspektionen) and our products are listed on Nasdaq Nordic in Stockholm. XBT Provider AB is not a licensed financial advisor. The views presented in this release are the opinions of XBT Provider AB. Bitcoin is a volatile instrument and prices can move quickly. XBT Provider AB is not responsible for any financial losses incurred directly or indirectly by the recipient.

CONTACT:

XBT Provider, AB

FITCH CARRERE

INFO@XBTPROVIDER.COM

www.XBTProvider.com

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LONDON 1st June 2017 – The Soldiering On Awards today announced the appointment of General the Lord Dannatt GCB, CBE, MC, DL, and Debra Allcock-Tyler, CEO the Directory of Social Change, as President and Vice President respectively.

They are the charity’s first executive members outside of the Board of Trustees and staff. Their responsibilities will include advising the Board on strategic direction as the charity enters its eighth year of service.

Soldiering On Awards Chairman, Wing Commander Tal Lambert MBE said:

“We are doubly privileged to have benefitted from the experience and judgement of General Dannatt and Debra Allcock-Tyler as co-chairs of the Independent Judges Panel for the past three years. Now to formalise their continued support for the Awards is a fantastic endorsement for the work the charity has achieved in recognition of so many worthy nominees.”

Both executive members bring unique experience and wisdom to the work of the Soldiering On Awards: Dannatt from his life-long work for the Armed Forces Community, including as Chief of the Defence Staff 2006 – 2009; and Allcock Tyler as the pioneering CEO of the Directory of Social Change (DSC), the organisation which exists to help all charities achieve their goals and DSC also acts as a champion on policy matters affecting charities. Dannatt and Allcock-Tyler have also agreed to continue their roles as co-chairs of the Awards judging panel.

Lord Dannatt said "Having had the privilege of co-chairing the Judging Panel for the last three years, I am delighted to continue to support Soldiering On and it's really valuable work to identify and celebrate individuals and organisations who are making a special contribution to military personnel and veterans - young and old - and their families."

Debra Allcock-Tyler said ‘It’s been a delight to co-Chair the Soldiering On awards for the last three years and now to be asked to be the vice-president is really humbling. Our nation relies heavily on those who support our armed forces, the veterans and their families and taking the time to value and treasure what they do is so important. I am honoured to be part of that.’ www.dsc.org.uk

Dates for the nomination period of the 8th annual 2018 Soldiering On Awards is expected this Summer.

The Soldiering On Through Life Trust encourages support for the UK’s Armed Forces Community by nationally recognising the achievements of groups or individuals supporting this Community through the annual Soldiering On Awards.

Soldiering On Awards: National Recognition for the Armed Forces Community.

For highlights of the 2017 Soldiering On Awards visit: www.soldieringon.org

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Bitcoin Press Release: Polybius Cryptobank project announced five week-long ICO, starting May 31, 2017.

June 2, 2017, Tallinn, Estonia – The Estonian-Swiss project Polybius (a.k.a. project Polybius Bank), a financial institution for the next generation, launched its crowdfunding ICO on May 31st, 2017.

For five weeks from May 31st, investors from all over the world will be able to purchase Polybius investment tokens with cryptocurrencies. These tokens will be in the form of a Smart Contract guaranteeing a share in the bank’s annual profits.

At the heart of the project lies the idea of reinventing the classic bank model using the most up-to-date technologies, including blockchain and specialized artificial intelligence. Ethereum Blockchain will underpin the work of the Polybius investment tokens; banking documentation will operate on Emercoin Blockchain; while private blockchain developed by the AtticLab company will be used for bank transactions.

Developing the Polybius bank project has taken more than a year. An international team of technical specialists, bankers and financial technology entrepreneurs from five European countries has been collaborating on this project.

The best financiers in Europe can be counted among the project’s consultants. Most recently we were joined by the CEO of Admiral Markets, which has been operating on the world market for more than 14 years.

Even before the ICO launch, the ideas at the core of this project have attracted interest from several potential partners. In particular, one of the biggest scoring agencies in Europe — Creditinfo, has expressed interest in the possibilities offered by the Digital Pass identification system, an integral part of the Polybius product ecosystem.

The information security of the future financial institution will be provided by Betta Security that services Russia’s and CIS biggest banks like Alpha Bank and Sberbank for over 10 years now.

The ICO launch is eagerly awaited by thousands of crypto-technology enthusiasts, who have joined Polybius’ groups on social networks and on Telegram, or who have signed up to the mailing list.

The pool of potential investors in Polybius comes to more than the 500,000-strong user base of cloud mining cryptocurrency service HashFlare — the previous commercially successful business established by the founders of the Polybius Foundation.

The Project’s business model, taking into account three possible development scenarios depending on the total proceeds of the ICO, can be found on the company’s website.

The Polybius ICO began May 31st, 2017. In order to take part, users will have to install a Polybius wallet from the site polybius.io and purchase tokens with euros, dollars and cryptocurrency.

Learn more and invest at – http://www.polybius.ioRead the Prospectus at – https://polybius.io/media/prospectus.pdfFollow Polybius on Medium at – https://medium.com/@polybiusbankJoin Polybius Telegram group – https://t.me/polybius_enghttps://t.me/polybius_eng

Media Contact

Contact Name: Edgar BersContact Email: edgar.bers@polybius.ioContact Skype: edgar.bersContact Telegram: +37258159212Location: Tallinn, Estonia

While entries have closed for the 2017 Put Foot Rally (19 June to 6 July 2017), you can still support the Put Foot Foundation’s associated fundraising campaign or those of any its entrants.

Anyone, any route, any car

The Put Foot Foundation was founded in 2012 by rugby legend Bob Skinstad and mates Daryn Hillhouse and Mike Sharman. It’s one of Southern Africa’s bright charity crowdfunding stars, with R3.2 million raised since 2012.

The rally itself is an annual 8,000km trek across South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique. Anyone can join in, driving any car – and apparently, they can take any route.

“With this rally, we want to prove that you don’t need a 4x4 to do African travel,” said Daryn on a call from Ohio, where the Foundation is currently expanding.

“We also want people to know travel in Africa is perfectly safe, easy and affordable, and of course we wanted Africa’s many committed fans all over the world to have this chance to give back.”

Anyone can give

How does fundraising around the rally work, and how can the public get involved? To qualify, entrants must raise a minimum of ZAR 750/USD 50 and keep raising funds while “putting foot” onto fuel pedals through the southern African hinterland in the milder months of the year.

Drivers can run their online fundraising projects from their mobile phones, soliciting donations from their personal networks to support the Foundation’s work.

Where the money goes

Put Foot’s primary objective is to provide needy children en-route with South African-made shoes (16,800 pairs since 2012).

This year Put Foot will introduce The Shoe That Grows, which comes with clips and buttons, so they can be extended as the wearer grows. “We’re aiming to raise at least $10,000 for the 2,000 pairs we want to donate in June,” Daryn says.

The other aim is rhino conservation, another cause that is close to Africans’ hearts. Thus far, the Foundation has handed over more than ZAR 500,000 to charities involved in rhino conservation.

Have fun doing good

Obviously, the objective is also to have as much fun as possible, says Daryn. But it can be a life-changing experience, he says – for the children as much as the drivers who physically put shoes onto their feet.

“We call it the greatest social rally on the face of the earth – five countries, five checkpoints and five parties over 18 days! But there’s a more philosophical part to it too. You can really feel the difference you’re making. That’s why we ask people to fundraise to be able to enter; you don’t want to arrive at this checkpoint somewhere out in the wild and see happy faces all over the place without feeling like you’re a part of it. It’s one of the greatest things you can do.”

Support hope, pride and dignity in Africa’s children! Donate to a GivenGain fundraising project for the Put Foot Rally or directly to the Put Foot Foundation.

About GivenGain

GivenGain is global online fundraising platform that enables charities to accept donations in multiple currencies, wherever they are. It is known primarily for three things:

Since 2001, more than 2,100 charities have used GivenGain to raise more than $33 million from over 140,000 donors in 193 countries. The platform collaborates with the world’s leading nonprofit organisations, such as WWF, Unicef, Habitat for Humanity, The Red Cross, Missing Children and MSF, and partners with major payment platforms to help you receive donations from anywhere in the world – smoothly, securely and cost-efficiently. All donations made on GivenGain are managed by the GivenGain Foundation, a nonprofit organisation registered in Switzerland.

Contact details

For more information, please contact:

Marius Maré

marius.mare@givengain.com

Daryn Hillhouse

shoesonfeet@putfootfoundation.org

The Asian PC and gaming accessories brand, Thunderobot, has extended its catalog of products available in Europe with one of its most powerful towers, the VULCAN F701, which is now available on the European Thunderobot website: www.thunderobot.eu.

This is a powerful desktop computer equipped with the new Gygabyte GA-X99-Phoenix SLI motherboard, Intel Core i7-6800K processor, ZOTAC GTX 1080 graphics card, 16GB of preinstalled RAM and expandable up to 128GB. It has a Windows 10 Pro operating system and a 15MB cache, not to mention 256GB of pre-installed SSD and HDD expandable up to 2TB.

The Vulcan F701 boasts a futuristic and dynamic design in a polished black shade and features a box lit up in red, which transmits the brand’s DNA: "Born for gamers, born for gaming”. The chassis is an exclusive edition of the Cooler Master Case Pro 5 by Thunderobot, which maintains optimal ventilation and temperature during the game.

According to the Product Manager in Europe, Carlos Patón, "with this tower we’re targeting players who know all about the features their equipment needs. We’re staying loyal to the spirit of the brand and meeting our customers’ expectations regarding quality and performance”.

In fact, the players at Valencia CF eSports train with VULCAN F701 towers at their technical center sponsored by Thunderobot.

Like all products from the brand, the VULCAN F701 has a two-year guarantee and its buyers can rely on the experience of professionals at the Thunderobot European Service Center, based in Barcelona, for remote technical assistance. This center operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is endowed with staff who have extensive technological training and the center even has a local stock of spare parts.

The Vulcan F701 comes onto the market with a retail price of 2,399 euros.

Thunderobot, the Asian brand that landed in Europe in the spring of 2017, is a leader in the sale of gaming computers and accessories. It offers a wide range of products that are carefully designed down to the last detail to satisfy the needs of its users: demanding players, including both professionals and amateurs. It offers them personalized attention 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, as well as a premium technical service thanks to its Thunderobot Service Center. “Born for gaming. Born for gamers" is the brand’s motto.

With its European headquarters in Barcelona, Thunderobot designs, produces and markets desktop PCs, laptops, keyboards and numerous game peripherals such as mice, virtual reality goggles and headphones. Its laptops stand out for their power and game speed, thanks to a combination of the latest Intel processors and the new Nvidia GTX10 graphics cards (both official partners of the brand). The brand’s products also offer an attractive design that combines a futuristic look, color and elegance.

UK sufferers of super-rare disease acromegaly are to be united for the first time ever to share their experiences in a special conference in Birmingham on the 1st of July.

The condition is caused by excessive release of growth hormones from a benign tumour in the pituitary gland underneath the brain.

Symptoms are enlarged hands and feet, change in facial appearance, visual impairment, enlargement of organs (including the heart) and more.

In some cases acromegaly (called gigantism in youth) can cause huge growth spurts.

Famous sufferers include Andre the Giant, James Bond star Richard Kiel and Robert Wadlow, the tallest man ever.

Acromegaly is thought to affect just 50-70 people per million.

Dan Jeffries, an acromegaly survivor and author who is organising the event said: “It can take years until you discover you have acromegaly, and the impact on your life can be huge - it will be emotional to get everyone together for the first time.

“We normally use social media to support each other but it would be a real achievement to get as many of us in the same room as possible.

“There’s nothing quite like bringing people together to share experiences, listen to one another and offer support and guidance. We’re hoping it will be a fun yet invaluable experience,” he said.

The day will include talks from acromegaly patients who will share their experiences of living with a rare condition, as well as pituitary and endocrine experts from Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

Menai Owen-Jones, Chief Executive Office of The Pituitary Foundation said: “This will be a great social event dedicated to people affected by acromegaly.

“It will provide an excellent opportunity for people to talk and share with others, who understand and have similar experiences of living with acromegaly and make new friends.”

The event is on the 1st July 2017 at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Conference Centre in Birmingham between 11.30am and 5pm. Tickets are £10 + booking fee.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

The Multiple System Atrophy Trust (MSA Trust) has been allocated a site in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, to cultivate an oak wood to mark the occasion of the Trust’s 20th anniversary. The opening of ‘Sarah’s Wood’ will take place on Tuesday 13th June 2017 from 2pm where supporters will plant the first oak saplings. From that moment on, everyone who joins the MSA Trust will be given the opportunity to have an oak tree planted in their name and as the oak trees grow, the forest will become a symbol of hope to those who live with this terrible condition and their families.

The Wood will be named after the Trust’s founder, Sarah Matheson, who was diagnosed with the rare neurological condition, MSA, and had nowhere to turn to for support. Sarah’s brother, Hugh Matheson, has provided the two-hectare site and will open it following a celebratory afternoon tea in the grounds of Thoresby Estate for members of the Trust and supporters.

Hugh Matheson: ‘Hope has been the theme from the very start of the MSA Trust and the momentum of hope has led us to the idea that every person with MSA will be given the opportunity to have an oak sapling set aside in their name. The life cycle of an oak is approximately two hundred years. We hope that a cure for MSA will have been cracked long before that. In the meantime, we hope people with MSA, their families and friends will know that there is a place in the very middle of England where they are represented by a tree growing and thriving in a wood that will, in its maturity, merge and become one with the ancient oaks of Sherwood.’

Ends

Notes to Editors: The MSA Trust is the UK and Ireland’s leading charity supporting people affected by MSA. The Trust provides its services free of charge to people affected by MSA – they include MSA Nurse Specialists, a Support Group network and an email and telephone support service. The Trust also funds vital research to find the cause, and one day, cure for MSA.

Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a rare neurological disease that leads to premature death. It causes brain cells to shrink resulting in severe problems with multiple bodily functions. People with MSA often end up in need of full time care, doubly incontinent and in some cases unable to communicate, swallow or move. Some people with MSA say it feels like the disease traps them in their own bodies. There is no known cause or cure for MSA.

Contact:

Karen Walker, Chief Executive, MSA Trust:

karen.walker@msatrust.org.uk / 0333 323 4591 / 07710 312552, www.msatrust.org.uk

The father of a little boy who passed away 14 years ago and grandmother of a little girl who had a tumour the size of an orange on her brain are preparing to jump out of a plane to raise money for The Sick Children’s Trust.

Matthew Lawton, 42 from Scissett, will be accompanied by 73 year old Mollie Fountain, from Clayton West, this weekend as they take on a tandem skydive to raise much-needed funds for The Sick Children’s Trust. The duo are members of Scissett Working Men’s Club which has selected The Sick Children’s Trust as charity of the year – and have therefore decided to take on the challenge to thank the charity for helping their families in the most desperate of times.

14 years ago, Matthew’s five year old son, Nathan, became seriously ill with what was believed to be meningitis. He was rushed to St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, where it was discovered he had a rare life-threatening immune condition called hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). Tragically, six days later, Nathan passed away from a secondary lung infection. And in 2015, Mollie’s granddaughter, Darcey Fletcher, was rushed to Sheffield Children’s Hospital for emergency treatment when it was discovered she had a brain tumour. On both occasions, The Sick Children’s Trust supported the families with free ‘Home from Home’ accommodation, just minutes from their loved one’s hospital bedside. Matthew and Mollie are hoping to contribute towards Scissett Working Men’s Club’s £5,000 fundraising target by taking on the three-mile tandem skydive on the 14th anniversary of Nathan’s death, Saturday 10 June. Matthew, who sits on the Scissett Working Men’s Club committee, says:

“Both Mollie and I feel so passionately about The Sick Children’s Trust after they helped our families when we needed it the most. By the charity giving me free ‘Home from Home’ accommodation in its Eckersley House in Leeds, I was able to be with Nathan in his last days which was the most important thing in the world. If I’d had to drive back home every night, leaving him in hospital, it doesn’t even bear thinking about.

“And at this most traumatic time of my life, the team at Eckersley House were there, supporting me in whatever way they could. For that, I will always be incredible grateful which is why in a week’s time I will be jumping out of a plane with Mollie.”

The Sick Children’s Trust runs ten ‘Homes from Home’ across the country, three of which are in Yorkshire. In addition to Eckersley House in Leeds, it runs two ‘Homes from Home’ in Sheffield, Treetop and Magnolia House. Mollie, who will be taking on her first ever skydive, adds:

“I can’t thank The Sick Children’s Trust enough for keeping my daughter-in-law, Chrissy, by my granddaughter Darcey’s side when everything felt so out of control. The charity kept them together when it mattered the most, so we want to give something back and ensure families going through a similar experience have the support of The Sick Children’s Trust.”

Although the accommodation is provided free of charge to families, it costs The Sick Children’s Trust £30 to support a family for one night. Regional Fundraiser, Laura Leverton, says:

“We’re absolutely delighted to have been selected as The Scissett Working Men’s Club charity of the year and we’re so excited to hear all about Matthew and Mollie’s brave skydive!

“As a charity, we rely entirely on voluntary donations to keep our ten ‘Homes from Home’ running, so with the money raised from this skydive we will be able to keep more families from Yorkshire and beyond together when they have a seriously ill child in hospital.

Scissett Working Men’s Club have already raised £2,505, if you’d like to help them raise more and support Matthew and Mollie, please visit: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Molly-Matt-skydive or donate at the club.

For further information about The Sick Children’s Trust, please visit http://www.sickchildrenstrust.org/

The Trustees of the Clore Leadership Programme announced today the appointment of Hilary Carty as the new Director of the Programme. Hilary Carty takes up the role as Director of the Programme in September 2017, after Sue Hoyle OBE steps down at the end of August, after nine years in the role and fourteen years with the Programme.

Hilary Carty is well known for her work at Arts Council England, and particularly for her period as director of the £22m government-funded Cultural Leadership Programme between 2006 and 2011. Since then she has worked in the UK and overseas as a consultant in the arts and cultural industries, and most recently as a Visiting Research Fellow at the School of Management and Business, King’s College, London, for which in 2017 she directed an international Executive Leadership Programme: Leading Culture in the 21st Century. Hilary works as a coach, and has written and lectured widely on the subjects of leadership and cultural development.

Dame Vivien Duffield DBE, founder and trustee of the Programme, said: “I am delighted that we are appointing Hilary Carty as the next Director. Given her extensive experience in the field of cultural sector leadership, she is exactly the right person to take forward the next phase of the Clore Programme’s development. I am also so grateful to Sue Hoyle for all her impressive work to build and maintain the excellence of the Programme, while broadening its reach, since its earliest days.”

Sandy Nairne, Chair of the Clore Leadership Programme, said:

"Hilary Carty is a widely admired figure in the arts and a powerful exemplar in the field of cultural leadership. She has demonstrated an approach to supporting others in the arts which is both generous and dynamic, and I am very pleased that her talents will be available to lead the Clore Leadership Programme."

Hilary Carty said:

"I am delighted to be joining the Clore Leadership Programme as Director, and pay warm tribute to Sue Hoyle for her leadership to date. I am passionate about creating opportunities and pathways for leaders to excel and much look forward to working with the Board, the team, and partners, to continue Clore Leadership’s excellent work of strengthening the leadership of culture.”

Hilary Carty started her career in the performing arts, specializing in dance and becoming General Manager of the Adzido Dance Company (1990-94), before being appointed as Director of Dance for Arts Council England (1994-2003). Following this she was appointed to senior roles in policy development in the Arts Council and contributed to the formation of the cultural programme of the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Ethereum-based OROC token, representing shares in Orocrypt, which will
provide tokenized precious metals on the Ethereum blockchain.

May 30, 2017, Panama - Orocrypt, a Panama-based blockchain
platform has announced the launch of its ICO starting June 14, 2017, at 6:00 AM
(PDT). The month-long ICO will offer investors and cryptocurrency community
members an opportunity to purchase Orocrypt tokens (OROC). OROC tokens
represent shares themselves. OROC are built on the Ethereum protocol, and are
compatible with all Ethereum wallets.

After the ICO, Orocrypt will
launch gold-backed tokens (ORO.G), each representing 30g of LBMA compliant
bullion gold. Once gold bullion-backed tokens are launched, Orocrypt will
charge a 1% commission fee over gold spot price on the sale of one token or
more. There is also a 0.4% transfer fee when the tokens are transferred between wallets. The commissions for
purchases involving less than one ORO.G token ranges between 5% ( for 0.9 to
0.5 tokens) and 10% (for purchase between 0.1 and 0.5 tokens).

The OROC cryptotokens can be
easily traded with Orocrypt, on other exchanges or P2P.

Orocrypt has made sure that all
aspects of the token issuance, including holding client funds, issuing digital
tokens, procuring and storing gold are open and auditable. To reduce the risks
of adverse legislation in any one jurisdiction,
Orocrypt will have the bullion stored in secured vaults around the globe. Swiss
Gold Safe AG vaults are located in Zurich
and Hong Kong. Byzantium’s vault is located in the Cayman Islands, while OZL AG
vault is in Liechtenstein.

The Orocrypt
board is comprised of experienced former bankers, stockbrokers, accountants and
senior business professionals. The Swiss and Liechtenstein vaults will be
audited by Societe de Surveillance SA.
The bullion gold will be sourced by Rheingold-Edelmetall Liechtenstein
and Byzantium Cayman Islands.

Orocrypt complies with all
Panamanian regulations, including the ones concerning precious metals merchants
and those established by the Sujetos Obligados No Financieros, of the Ministry
of Economy and Finance. The
Superintendencia del Mercado de Valores has been
informed of the company's token sale.

ICO Campaign

The OROC token ICO begins on June
14, 2017, 6:00 AM (PDT) and finishes on July 14, 2017, 6:00 PM (PDT). All OROC
tokens represent shares in the company and entitle holders to dividends, the
right to vote, and rights to payout in case of acquisition or sale.

Orocrypt will sell Class A shares which make 45% of the
total issued shares. Class B shares, 24% of the issued shares, are owned by the founders. 31% of the shares are allocated
to treasury, rewards, payments for services, and employees participation. Both
classes of shares have identical economic benefits and the only difference is
that the holders of Class A shares are entitled to one vote per share while the
holders of Class B shares are entitled to ten votes per share.

The individual ICO token price will be 9 EUR and will not be divisible.
Early bird investors during the first week of the ICO stand to receive a 5%
discount on the shares. During the second week, the platform will continue to
offer 2% discount. Orocrypt expects to raise EUR 4.5 million through the ICO
token sale. This will cover startup
costs and operating capital for two years. Funds in excess of short term
cash-flow requirements will be invested in gold, silver, bitcoin and ether.

About Orocrypt

Orocrypt is a Panama-based company that
will issue tokenized precious metals vault
receipts. The Orocrypt tokens offered during the ICO (OROC) represent shares in
the Orocrypt corporation.

Official Company Website - https://orocrypt.com/#

Orocrypt Bitcointalk account - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1925056

Follow Orocrypt Inc on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/orocrypt

Follow Orocrypt Inc on Twitter - https://twitter.com/orocrypt

Orocrypt Inc Whitepaper Here - https://orocrypt.com/#documents

Media Contact

Contact Name: Alejandra de Gaustad
Contact Email: contact@orocrypt.com

Location:
Panama

Company:
Orocrypt Inc.

Orocrypt is the source of this content. Virtual currency is not legal
tender, is not backed by the government, and accounts and value balances are
not subject to consumer protections. This press release is for informational
purposes only. The information does not constitute investment advice or an
offer to invest.

A group of fifteen consortium members from seven European countries has initiated this week a new project to curtail criminals and attackers from using blockchain technology to avoid law detection, while at the same time respecting the privacy rights of legitimate users.

Blockchain technology is an electronic ledger under decentralised control, which allows it to evade traditional investigative measures. The best-known application of blockchain technology is Bitcoin, which has many legitimate uses but is also used for criminal purposes in the so-called dark web (i.e., the part of the internet that is beyond the reach of Google and other search engines). The attackers who froze computers in 150 countries last Friday, 12 May, demanded ransom paid in Bitcoin.The researchers are in a consortium undertaking a three-year, €5 million project, funded by the European Union aimed at developing technical solutions for investigating and mitigating crime and terrorism involving virtual currencies and underground market transactions. The researchers, including four law enforcement agencies (LEAs) and INTERPOL, aim to develop and implement tools to reveal common characteristics of criminal transactions, detect anomalies in their usage, and identify money-laundering techniques. The researchers will also conduct training activities in order to develop skills and knowledge among EU law enforcement agencies.As part of their project, which is called TITANIUM (Tools for the Investigation of Transactions in Underground Markets), the researchers plan to test and validate their tools and services on the premises of the LEAs to assess the effectiveness and overall impact of the project results.Project co-ordinator Ross King, a senior scientist at the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, said, “Criminal and terrorist activities related to virtual currencies and darknet markets evolve quickly and vary in technical sophistication, resilience and intended targets.”To counter such activities, Dr King said it was necessary to develop efficient and effective forensics tools enabling the reasonable use of different types of data from different sources including virtual currency ledgers, online forums, peer-to-peer networks of underground markets, and seized devices. Dr. King also emphasised that the tools developed within the TITANIUM project will respect individual privacy and other fundamental rights. “The consortium will analyse legal and ethical requirements and define guidelines for storing and processing data, information, and knowledge involved in criminal investigations without compromising citizen privacy.”In addition to the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, the partners in the TITANIUM consortium are:Bundeskriminalamt (Germany)Coblue Cybersecurity (Netherlands)Countercraft S.L. (Spain)dence GmbH (Germany)Universität Innsbruck (Austria)INTERPOL (International Criminal Police Organization)Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany)Ministry of the Interior (Austria)Ministry of the Interior (Spain)National Bureau of Investigation (Finland)TNO (Netherlands)Trilateral Research Ltd. (UK)University College London (UK)VICOMTECH-IK4 (Spain)

Madrid, 5th June, 2017. Six historical European football teams will compete for a videogame cup during #Imperdible_02, the innovation and football festival organised by the Cotec Foundation, in collaboration with Atlético Madrid, will take place on the 10th and 11th June in the Vicente Calderón stadium. This tournament is organised by Deloitte.

The professional videogame teams of the clubs Manchester City, Ajax, Roma, Schalke 04, Brønby y Valencia will compete in the FIFA 2017 tournament. The competition will take place on the main stage of the festival, on the Calderón pitch, Saturday 10th (from 4pm till 10pm) and Sunday 11th (from 12pm till 5pm). The matches will be displayed live on a large screen.

At the same time an open to all FIFA 2017 tournament will be taking place (prior registration required, rules and regulations as well as the sign up page are available at www.losimperdibles.es, sign up opens Wednesday 31st May at 4pm). To participate you must be 13 years old or over, have an entry ticket for Saturday 10th June and be one of the first 64 to sign up.

The open tournament will take place all day Saturday in the “Espacio Virtual” of the #Imperdible_02 event. The competition will be played by single elimination, on a one match basis, except for the semifinals and final which will be disputed in best of three matches.

PLAYING AGAINST PROFESSIONALS

The winner of the professional tournament and of the open tournament will play each other in an exhibition game on the main stage on Sunday the 11th. The next three finalists of the open tournament will have the opportunity to play against one of the other professional players.

All other videogame fans will also have at their disposal for free a retrogaming space during the whole weekend. In this space they will be able to experiment first hand, using arcade type video consoles, how football videogames have evolved over the past forty years.

Entry tickets to attend these activities as well as the other 30 activities that make up the program of #Imperdible_02 are available on ticketea (Advance tickets: 5€ General Entry, 2€ Children, for each day)

For more information: www.losimperdibles.es

Complete program: http://bit.ly/2rcbLXf

ABOUT COTEC:

The Cotec Foundation is a non-profit private organization whose mission is to promote innovation as a driving force for economic and social development. Cotec has around 80 sponsors, including private companies and local and regional government administrations. H.M. King Felipe VI is the Honorary President. In 2001, Cotec Italy was formed and in 2003 Cotec Portugal. Cotec was created in 1990 by the initiative proposed by King Juan Carlos I. From the start it was noticed for its hard work in service of technological innovation among Spanish companies. In carrying out this mission, Cotec mainly stood out in two fields: monitoring the research, development and innovation in Spain, and providing analysis and advice on innovation, technology and economy. In 2015 Cotec decided to expand its challenges to become a true change agent which contributes to the development of the Spanish economy and society. Fulfilling its objectives is part of a larger more ambitious definition of the concept of innovation: Innovation is all change (not only technological) based on knowledge (not only scientific) which generates value (not only economical).