PRESS RELEASE: 23 October 2017 – SCOTCOIN TO MIGRATE TO ITS OWN PRIVATE BLOCKCHAIN

The Scotcoin Project is pleased to announce that it has awarded the contract to manage the migration from the Counterparty blockchain to its own private blockchain to Scotesq, a fintech company based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The new blockchain will remove intermediate currency risk allowing participants in the ecosystem to move directly between Sterling and Scotcoin.  The new blockchain will also comply with Financial Conduct Authority ‘Know Your Customer/Anti Money Laundering (KYC/AML)’ obligations.

The investors’ objective and desire is for the Scottish Government to approve Scotcoin as the country’s unofficial cryptocurrency.

Willie Fleming of The Scotcoin Project said:

“We are proud to announce this important milestone in the development of the currency.  Regulation is coming to the crypto world, an evolution we both embrace and welcome.  The adoption of KYC/AML responsibilities will assist Scotcoin in gaining the legitimacy and respect necessary for Scotcoin to play its rightful role in Scotland and Europe’s economy.”

David Low of Scotesq said:

“We are delighted to work with The Scotcoin Project on this important development of the Scotcoin ecosystem which will ensure all work associated with the migration will stay in Scotland.”

Notes for media:-

Scotcoin is a crypto currency established in 2014 by Derek Nisbet, a Scottish fintech entrepreneur.  It operates on the Bitcoin blockchain using the Counterparty protocol and has a market value of 10 million USD placing it in the top 200 of global crypto currencies as measured by the USD value.

In 2016 all intellectual property associated with Scotcoin was acquired from Nisbet by Scottish fintech investors, David Low and Temple Melville

The investors’ desire is for the Scottish Government to approve Scotcoin as the country’s unofficial cryptocurrency.  It is acknowledged that currency is not a devolved responsibility whilst Scotland remains part of the UK.  Scotcoin could only become an official currency if Scotland was independent of the UK or current legislation was changed.

Media Contact: Willie Fleming – 07494 540764  [email protected]

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