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Popular genetic testing services can be misleading, inaccurate, and ethically questionable

Genetic testing used to be something that happened in a specialist clinic for those few families that had serious inherited conditions, like Huntington’s Disease or rare cancers. Now, new genetic tests called “polygenic risk scores” have increased access to genetic risk information for a wide range of conditions. дальше »

2019-7-27 10:00


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India addresses cryptocurrency scam wave with new police training course

High-ranking police officers in India will receive cryptocurrency training to help with investigations involving digital currency. The country’s national police academy – the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVP NPA) – has launched an educational course to help officers gain an understanding of how cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology work. дальше »

2019-7-8 13:52


Draft Bill in Brazil Will Require Public Administration to Use Blockchain in New ‘Digital Government’ Push

Ten federal officials introduced a draft bill with the Chamber of Deputies in Brazil. If passed, public administrations would have to use emerging technologies to improve public services. As blockchain technology grows in its use cases, governments around the world are making sure to capitalize on it. дальше »

2019-6-13 14:00


Sidechains vs Plasma vs Sharding

Special thanks to Jinglan Wang for review and feedback One question that often comes up is: how exactly is sharding different from sidechains or Plasma? All three architectures seem to involve a hub-and-spoke architecture with a central “main chain” that serves as the consensus backbone of the system, and a set of “child” chains containing actual user-level transactions. дальше »

2019-6-14 04:03


BitMEX issues new security advisory; cites ‘increasing number of unauthorized access attempts’

The cryptocurrency market is no stranger to nefarious activities, with the industry peppered with events that have resulted in the loss of millions of dollars. This pattern of shady dealings in the cryptoverse was again brought to light when BitMEX, a popular cryptocurrency exchange, pointed out that there were many cases of unauthorized account access […] The post BitMEX issues new security advisory; cites ‘increasing number of unauthorized access attempts’ appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

2019-6-12 19:30


Largest Power Provider in South Korea Plans to Establish Blockchain System for Renewable Energy

Blockchain technology is finding new use cases around the world, and South Korea is taking advantage of its features in a new announcement by Energy Daily. According to the publication, the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) has decided to sign a contract involved two domestic power suppliers. In this contract, KEPCO outlines their plant to […] дальше »

2019-6-5 04:29


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Op Ed: Debunking Bitcoin Myths: ‘It’s a Ponzi Scheme’

The accusation that bitcoin is nothing more than a Ponzi scheme is perhaps the oldest, longest-standing criticism of the digital bearer asset. The basic idea is that there is nothing of value here and the entire purpose of bitcoin’s existence is to enrich Satoshi Nakamoto and the speculators who bought in for a few pennies or dollars in the early days by tricking others into buying in at a higher price. дальше »

2019-6-4 19:03


Proof of Formulation (PoF): New Blockchain Algorithm Promises to Dominate the dApps Market

The Blockchain technology is undoubtedly a disruptive technology that has brought a revolutionary way to present a variety of uses cases from a decentralized approach totally different to what society was used to before Bitcoin brought it to the public arena in 2008 From voting, registers, notaries and online games, the proposal of the chain […] дальше »

2019-5-9 04:25


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Amazon sued for discriminating against pregnant warehouse workers

Retail behemoth Amazon has been entangled in a fresh controversy for the way it treats its warehouse workers. According a new CNET investigation by Alfred Ng and Ben Fox Rubin, it has been found that the company has faced at least seven lawsuits from pregnant women over the last eight years alleging wrongful termination because of their pregnancies. дальше »

2019-5-7 12:21


Former Ripple Executive Opens New Coil Blogging Platform For Content Creators To Earn XRP

New Blogging Platform Allows Contributors To Earn XRP, Thanks To Former CTO Of Ripple Finding use cases for blockchain technology is the key to pushing the industry forward, and there are many crypto startups that are looking to find a way to support content creators with it. A new startup in San Francisco named Coil, […] дальше »

2019-5-1 22:11


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Bitfinex Faces Legal Action From NY Attorney General: Here’s What This Means

The New York Office of the Attorney General (AG) wants to take a closer look into the business operations of Bitfinex and related stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT). According to a legal petition filed with the Supreme Court of New York, the NY Attorney General Office of Letitia James is applying for a court order to investigate Bitfinex’s suite of interrelated companies (including its umbrella firm iFinex and Tether Holdings Limited) for “ongoing fraud” to the tune of $850 million. дальше »

2019-4-27 01:30


Verifiable Delay Function (VDF) Development is Underway with Protocol Labs and ETH Foundation Project

A verifiable delay function, or a VDF, is a relatively new concept, helping to defend a system against manipulation or attacks as a result of generating somewhat random values. This type of solution can be implemented in many different use cases, including the selection of a lottery winner on the blockchain, considering that VDFs could […] дальше »

2019-4-23 01:36