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US academics say their shardy blockchain will be 10X faster than Visa

US academics are working together to create a new and improved cryptocurrency in a bid to rival Bitcoin. According to Bloomberg, professors from seven US colleges (including MIT, University of California, Standford University, and Berkely) are looking to create a digital currency capable of processing thousands of transactions a second without sacrificing the basic principle of decentralization. дальше »

2019-1-17 17:24


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NASA Looking to Adopt Blockchain Technology for Air Traffic Management

In a bid to fix the privacy loopholes inherent in the proposed Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system scheduled to get integrated by 2020, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  is looking to adopt distributed ledger technology (DLT), according to a paper published on January 7, 2019. дальше »

2019-1-14 02:00


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New blockchain center opens in New York amid cryptocurrency market woes

The city of New York has a new blockchain center. Opened by the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) as part of a partnership with FuturePerfect Labs (an affiliate of FuturePerfect Ventures) and GBBC Labs (a subsidiary of the Global Blockchain Business Council), the new facility is expected to play a significant role in developing the city’s blockchain ecosystem. дальше »

2019-1-11 14:11


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New York State Creates Cryptocurrency Task Force

In a bid to formulate amenable policies to foster cryptocurrency adoption and protect consumers from bad actors, New York state has created a cryptoassets task force.   The group is made up of technologists, cryptocurrency holders, institutional and small investors, academics, and blockchain-linked businesses, according to a Facebook post on January 3, 2018, by Clyde Vanel, Assemblymember for the 33rd District. дальше »

2019-1-4 16:00


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Mining One Bitcoin a Month Would Require Harvesting Body Heat from 44,000 People

In a bid to raise awareness about the crypto industry’s energy consumption, the Institute of Human Obsolescence, a Dutch organization focused on data ownership, explored the energy usage of Bitcoin and found that 44,000 would need to provide their body energy for a month in order to mine a single Bitcoin, Motherboard reported on January 3, 2017. дальше »

2018-12-27 00:00


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Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) Secure Insurance Coverage for its Cryptoassets

The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX), a regulated cryptocurrency exchange from the stables of the Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX), has secured insurance coverage with Callaghan Insurance for all blockchain-based virtual currencies listed on its platform, according to a press release by the GBX on December 10, 2018. дальше »

2018-12-13 10:00


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Netherlands to Regulate Cryptocurrencies in Bid to Curb Money Laundering

The Netherlands is seeking to regulate cryptocurrency companies, supposedly in a bid to prevent money laundering and alleged terrorist financing. All virtual currency businesses will now be required to obtain an operating license from De Nederlandsche Bank, the country’s central bank, under draft legislation designed to prevent crypto assets such as BTC from being used […] The post Netherlands to Regulate Cryptocurrencies in Bid to Curb Money Laundering appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »

2018-12-12 18:15


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UNICEF Joins the Blockchain Movement, Set to Fund Various Blockchain Projects in Emerging Economies

In a bid to make it easier for innovators in emerging economies to solve real-life problems with distributed ledger technology (DLT ), the UNICEF Innovation Fund, has announced a move to invest heavily in six blockchain startups in developing and emerging economies, according to a press release on December 10, 2018. дальше »

2018-12-12 22:00


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A Bug Making Ethereum Transactions on Exchanges Vulnerable Has Been Fixed

A bug centering around a new Ethereum token, GasToken, which was enabling abuse on cryptocurrency exchanges, appears to have been resolved. The details are provided in a report originally published on November 13, 2018, that discussed how the bug was exploited by attackers, and what digital platforms could do if they wished to protect their hot wallet funds. дальше »

2018-11-22 00:34


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China’s Ping An Insurance Firm Partner With Sanya City Authorities to Build DLT-Powered Smart City

Ping An Insurance Group, a highly reputed China-based insurance corporation has joined forces with the Sanya municipal government to develop a “smart city” that would be powered by blockchain technology, artificial intelligence (AI) and other new technologies,” according to a local news source, People’s Daily on November 14, 2018. дальше »

2018-11-18 00:00


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Canadian Regulators Warn Investors about Scam Crypto Firms

In a bid to sanitize the local finance ecosystem, the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC), one of the thirteen provincial financial watchdogs in crypto-friendly Canada, has warned investors to be wary of Eyeline Trading, an unregistered firm that claims to offer cryptocurrency trading and other bitcoin-linked investment products to clients, reported Finance Magnates on October 30, 2018. дальше »

2018-11-1 17:00


Cryptocurrency Exchange Platform ‘Coincheck’ Resumes Account Opening and Trading of Few Virtual Currencies

Monex Group recently announced that cryptocurrency exchange platform, Coincheck, has resumed account opening and the trading of a few virtual currencies. Details of the Announcement In a bid to gradually resume services, a Japan-based online brokerage company, Monex,  which acquired the hacked digital currency exchange, Coincheck, back in April, announced that it recommenced new account […] The post Cryptocurrency Exchange Platform ‘Coincheck’ Resumes Account Opening and Trading of Few Virtual Currencies appeared first on Ethereum World News. дальше »

2018-10-31 17:03


ColossusXT Blockchain Project Offers Solutions to the Problems facing Digital Assets

In a bid to proffer solutions to the many problems facing digital coins, ColossusXT is offering a cryptocurrency that provides speed, efficiency and of course privacy. Digital Coins Solution Digital coins have been plagued with a lot of issues in the crypto industry, and quite many startups and established firms have been working round the […] The post ColossusXT Blockchain Project Offers Solutions to the Problems facing Digital Assets appeared first on ZyCrypto. дальше »

2018-10-26 22:47


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Visa Looking to Launch Blockchain Solution for B2B Cross-Border Payments

In a bid to make it easier for financial institutions to send cross-border payments globally, in a fast, secure and cost-efficient way, Visa is joining forces with IBM and Bottomline Technologies to launch its B2B Connect distributed ledger technology (DLT) solution powered by Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger Fabric framework by the first quarter of 2019, reported Finextra on October 22, 2018. дальше »

2018-10-23 13:00


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Binance Partners with Chainalysis to Stamp Out Money-Laundering

Nearly a decade after the arcane origins of cryptocurrency and skeptics would not yet have depleted their argument that the technology is an A-grade digital detergent for money-laundering. In a bid to tackle the age-old assertion, however, Binance has joined with crypto compliance and investigation provider Chainalysis to keep its transcontinental ecosystem squeaky clean. дальше »

2018-10-17 17:00