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Lightning Labs Introduces New Authentication Protocol for Metered Payments 

Lightning Labs, one of the engineering teams dedicated to solving the scalability issues of Bitcoin (BTC) via the Lightning Network, has introduced Lightning Service Authentication Tokens (LSAT), a protocol designed to enable people to make payments on the web without necessarily submitting their personal information such as emails or credit card details, according to aRead MoreRead More. дальше »

2020-4-1 17:00


New Congressional Bill Seeks To Exempt Small Crypto Transactions From Taxes

A Congressional bill seeking to exempt daily crypto purchases and transactions from capital gains taxation has been returned to the US Congress. The bill known as “The Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act of 2020,” seeks to exempt digital currency expenditures that are personal transactions from capital gains taxation. Users will not be required to report […] дальше »

2020-1-17 00:18


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New Blockchain Consortium in Middle East Will Improve KYC Efforts Among Banks

The Middle East and South Asia (MEASA) region has formed its first blockchain consortium to bring better efficiency to KYC and data sharing practices between institutions. The Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC) along with Mashreq Bank has partnered with Norbloc for the solution, as reported by Emirates News Agency, July 31, 2019. дальше »

2019-8-1 12:30


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Google will remove shady data-stealing Chrome extensions starting October 15

Google is making good on its “root-and-branch review” of third-party developer access to user data. The company has now said its new policy for Minimum Permission and updated User Data policy will be enforced starting October 15, 2019 — in other words, Chrome will no longer support sketchy extensions that gather data on your browsing activity. дальше »

2019-7-24 08:46


Police demand access to sexual assault survivors’ phones — or have their case dropped

For the ongoing series, Code Word, we’re exploring if — and how — technology can protect individuals against sexual assault and harassment, and how it can help and support survivors. In April 2019, police in the UK introduced new consent forms asking sexual assault survivors for permission to access their personal information stored on their phones. дальше »

2019-7-23 15:01


Here’s how algorithms can protect us against deepfakes

Deepfake videos are hard for untrained eyes to detect because they can be quite realistic. Whether used as personal weapons of revenge, to manipulate financial markets or to destabilize international relations, videos depicting people doing and saying things they never did or said are a fundamental threat to the longstanding idea that “seeing is believing. дальше »

2019-7-13 15:12