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Russian Lawmakers Approve Bill Seeking Increased Government Control on the Internet
A report published by ABC News on April 16, 2019, states that Russia’s lower chamber of parliament has passed a bill that gives more power to the Russian government over the country’s Internet traffic. дальше »
2019-4-18 01:00 | |
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Op Ed: Why Bitcoin’s “Toxic” Maximalism Makes Sense
Over the years, Bitcoin has gained a reputation for having a “toxic” community of users around it. This accusation is mostly thrown at Bitcoin by proponents of altcoins and those who have supported various Bitcoin hard fork attempts in the past. дальше »
2019-4-5 16:23 | |
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Federal Reserve System Briefly Goes Down as Bitcoin Boasts 99.98% Uptime
Several users have reported that the US Federal Reserve Bank’s real-time settlement system has gone offline for a brief period of time. This prevented banks from completing a number of transactions, further highlighting the issues of centralized systems. дальше »
2019-4-2 20:00 | |
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African women have their own versions of #MeToo to address local issues
Nearly one and a half years ago when Alyssa Milano asked women to click MeToo on their social media platforms, the #MeToo movement was born. Since then millions of women have indicated through social media that they too have been victims of sexual harassment or assault. дальше »
2019-3-11 18:36 | |
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Profits of Binance’s BNB Coin Will Not Be Shared with In-House Token Holders, Amid Regulatory Difficulties
A new Q&A session was recently hosted on social media by Mat Greenspan, but it roped in CEO Changpeng Zhao of Binance, discussing a range of issues. One of the questions turned the attention to profit sharing, as the Twitter user asked if BNB would be offering this benefit to holders, “like other exchanges?” After […] дальше »
2019-3-6 05:19 | |
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How enterprise social media like Slack can improve well-being in the workplace
We live in a world where technology is increasingly ubiquitous and showing no signs of slowing down. Whether in our professional or personal lives, the always-on, always-connected nature of life in 2019 seems to be unavoidable. дальше »
2019-3-3 16:30 | |
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QuadrigaCX and the Million Dollar Questions: What We Do and Don’t Know
QuadrigaCX Exchange’s founder, Gerald Cotten, passed away more than two months ago, and with his death, the keys to the exchange’s cold storage allegedly went to the grave with him. дальше »
2019-2-26 22:21 | |
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DCore blockchain powered donation system Token4Hope launches
Token4Hope, a transparent donation system running on blockchain technology, has successfully launched its functional application for the Austrian humanitarian organization, Wiener Hilfswerk. The platform aims to alleviate the trust issues pertaining to social impact funds and empower charities with transparency through DECENT’s DCore blockchain. The project... Source дальше »
2019-2-20 20:31 | |
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Looking Into Hasu Fly’s Essay “Unpacking Bitcoin’s Social Contract” and Futuristic Input
Bitcoin (BTC) has been affected by hard forks, divisions, and many other issues during the last few years. Although this is something that did harm the crypto space and the community, these public networks continue to grow and expand around the world. дальше »
2019-2-15 19:35 | |
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Tech has an obligation to help social justice movements, according to this dev
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. This article explores the responsibility developers have in activism and issues of social justice. дальше »
2019-2-5 13:26 | |
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Venezuela to See the First Bitcoin ATM Installed in the Country Amid LocalBitcoins Closing
Cryptocurrencies continue to expand in Venezuela, a country hit by a social and economic crisis. The country has registered new Bitcoin volume trading records almost every single week according to LocalBitcoins. дальше »
2019-1-20 20:10 | |
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2018: The year Congress and social media collided
One of the biggest, and most unwelcome revelations of the past few years is just how much social media platforms can be — and have been — used for manipulation and distribution of falsehoods. And in 2018, several social media executives were called into the hot seat in front of elected officials to account for their company’s inability to foresee, prevent, or, in some cases, efficiently treat their multitudinous problems. дальше »
2018-12-28 12:00 | |
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Nydia Zhang of the Social Alpha Foundation: Using the Blockchain for Good
As chairman and co-founder of the Social Alpha Foundation (SAF), Nydia Zhang has left a solid mark on the blockchain and cryptocurrency space, though, as a young art student at the University of Washington in 2011, blockchain was far from the direction she saw her life taking. дальше »
2018-12-6 18:13 | |
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Bitcoin and Crypto Wallet Users of Blockchain.com Report Issues with the Platform
Users Of Blockchain. com Report Issues With The Platform It seems that Blockchain. com is experiencing some issues with the Bitcoin wallet that it has created. According to some reports, there are three common issues with the wallet. дальше »
2018-11-30 23:29 | |
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Facebook’s new local news section could be a boon to social activists and researchers
One of the biggest challenges faced by social activists is finding and connecting with people affected by issues they’re concerned about. Now, thanks to Facebook’s new local news section, they may find it easier to organize information on such cases, and unite people better to solve them. дальше »
2018-11-29 11:39 | |
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Po.et’s Mainnet Launch Puts Creative Content Data on the Bitcoin Blockchain
Disclaimer: The parent company of Bitcoin Magazine, BTC Media, LLC, is an affiliate of Po. et. Today, November 27, 2018, the Po. et team has taken its next step toward the verifiable web as it officially launches its proof-of-existence protocol on the Bitcoin mainnet. дальше »
2018-11-28 17:40 | |
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BlockAIp Set to Disrupt Social Media Sphere Using Blockchain
CoinSpeaker BlockAIp Set to Disrupt Social Media Sphere Using Blockchain BlockAIp is a decentralized, innovative social networking and media platform where anyone can chat privately, write a new story about a topic of their choice and read news on the issues they care about. дальше »
2018-11-24 19:25 | |
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Your Thanksgiving Turkey’s Provenance Might Be on a Blockchain (Seriously)
Honeysuckle White is giving family and friends gathering for Thanksgiving dinner this year the opportunity to talk turkey with a traceable blockchain code on more than 200,000 turkeys sold through 3,500 retailers around the U. дальше »
2018-11-23 00:52 | |
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Encrybit ICO
- ENCRYBIT THE RESEARCH BASED CRYPTOCURRENCY EXCHANGE Encrybit made history moments creating massive surveys in cryptocurrency market with 12k+ responses from traders among 167 countries. Encrybit exchange is thought of traders where we are merging their demands in reality developing the secured and featured enriched trading platform that does not want to compromise the emotions of traders. дальше »
2018-11-14 19:41 | |
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Startups that blend profit with purpose can apply to win a share of $1 million in funding at Chivas Venture 2019
As will. i. am said at this year’s TNW Conference, “the superstars of the future are going to be founders of startups that solve tomorrow’s problems. ” Sustainability is more important than ever before, but it can be really hard to build a for-profit business that aims to do good in the world. дальше »
2018-10-22 15:51 | |
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Class Action Suits Launched Against Cryptocurrency Mining Investment Company
The law offices of Pomerantz LLP in New York have filed a series of civil suits against MGT Capital Investment and its executive officers on behalf of several of the trading firm’s past or present customers. дальше »
2018-10-18 20:05 | |
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Here’s why we rage about religion on Facebook
On Christmas Day last year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg used his website to tell the world that he was not an atheist any more. In this way, the billionaire used Facebook to express his feelings about religion, like many social media users before him. дальше »
2018-10-15 15:38 | |
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Ethereum Could ‘Absolutely Survive’ Without Me: Vitalik Buterin ‘Detaches’ Himself
The Ethereum network would “absolutely survive” without the input of co-founder Vitalik Buterin, the developer has said, appearing to confirm he is “detaching himself” from his creation. Buterin: Detachment From Ethereum ‘In Progress’ As part of a social media debate which covered various issues including his support of Ethereum-based altcoin projects, Buterin said that Ethereum itself could now continue even if it were impossible for him to contribute. дальше »
2018-10-5 17:00 | |
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Brave CEO Pens Letter to Senate Committee Asking for GDPR-Like Privacy Regulation
Brendan Eich, the CEO of Brave, has written a letter to the U. S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation urging them to implement GDPR-like legislation in the United States. дальше »
2018-10-4 20:51 | |
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ConsenSys Initiative Empowers Students to Use Blockchain for Social Good
ConsenSys Social Impact — a program designed to build blockchain-based solutions for global humanitarian issues — is partnering with MakerDAO and optiMize to launch a new Blockchain for Social Impact Incubator at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. дальше »
2018-9-20 01:55 | |
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Blockchain Platform Allows any Phone-owner to Sell Content
Blockchain-based media platform Snapparazzi released the public prototype example of its eponymous blockchain-based content platform just yesterday, and it appears to post a significant threat to the troubled status quo of the media industry. дальше »
2018-9-19 04:00 | |
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Central Bank Of China Issues Anti Cryptocurrency Warning
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) have issued a public warning in order to mediate the risks of cryptocurrency trading and initial coin offerings. This comes after authorities in China have taken significant steps to reduce the cryptocurrency community to very little in China. дальше »
2018-9-18 15:30 | |
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Austin, Texas Using Blockchain Identity System To Help The Homeless
The City of Austin and a variety of other entities have partnered to work on a blockchain-based identification system. The project hopes to help the homeless keep track of important documents like identification. дальше »
2018-9-14 13:00 | |
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The Due Diligence Of A Blockchain Startup PT.1.: Team Issues
ABSTRACT: Investors are faced with a lot of problems in the modern blockchain world: one of them is finding the right way how to objectively decide if the project they want to invest in is going to succeed. дальше »
2018-8-13 00:30 | |
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BitMEX Experiences Technical Problems, Users Complain, Back Online Now
It seems that one of the most important cryptocurrency trading platforms in the market is suffering some technical issues. We are talking about BitMEX and a problem reported by some users in the social media platform Twitter. дальше »
2018-8-4 19:33 | |
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IDGO ICO (KINWA Token): Blockchain Tourism Community Project?
IDGO has always striven to reinforce self-governance, as well as promote sustainable development for the more than three hundred and seventy million indigenous people living across the globe. Social issues, environmental problems, and poverty are widespread among the indigenous people. дальше »
2018-8-4 11:02 | |
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[promoted] GXChain and the Blockchain Data Economy
Imagine a new digital economy, one that allows everyday people to take full control of their personal data. Complete with a public chain for data transactions and application development, this system would foster a trustworthy, domain-wide data exchange that capitalizes on the torrent of advancements taking place through blockchain technology. дальше »
2018-8-1 20:41 | |
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How Blockchain Promotes International Trade, Identity and Financial Inclusion
International trade, people without identity and financial exclusion are global development areas that stand to be radically improved with blockchain technology, according to Michelle Chivunga, regional advisor for the British Blockchain Association. дальше »
2018-7-31 19:50 | |
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Binance Plans to Expand Into South Korea
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is making plans to expand operations into South Korea, reports Business Korea. Per the report, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao hinted at his company's expansion plans while speaking at the Blockchain Partners Summit in Seoul last weekend. дальше »
2018-7-25 00:26 | |
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Paying for a service doesn’t guarantee it won’t sell your data
In the wake of Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal and congressional hearings, there’s a palpable sense that the pressure slowly building around online data security is about to finally catapult us into uncharted territory. дальше »
2018-7-22 15:30 | |
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Governance, Part 2: Plutocracy Is Still Bad
Coin holder voting, both for governance of technical features, and for more extensive use cases like deciding who runs validator nodes and who receives money from development bounty funds, is unfortunately continuing to be popular, and so it seems worthwhile for me to write another post explaining why I (and Vlad Zamfir and others) do not consider it wise for Ethereum (or really, any base-layer blockchain) to start adopting these kinds of mechanisms in a tightly coupled form in any significant way. дальше »
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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Monero [XMR]’s Bulletproof protocol audit successfully completed by Kudelski
Monero, an open-source cryptocurrency company released its Bulletproofs security audit. The announcement of the Kudelski Security report was made on their social media handle recently. The foundation stated that there were only minor issues which were detected during the audit of the new protocol. дальше »
2018-7-16 19:53 | |
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Texas reform issues have been demolished and ordered to the Crypto Company Network
Regulation The Texas State Securities Board has taken an emergency action to stop a network of crypto-related companies from illegally offering investments in the state. Utah-based companies Mintage Mining LLC, Symatri LLC, NUI Social, Social Membership Network Holding LLC, and BC Holdings and Investments LLC are named in the emergency cease and desist order. In дальше »
2018-7-13 12:02 | |
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HitBTC Asks Users to Verify Their Social Media Accounts Prior to Accessing Funds
Cryptocurrency users have expressed various concerns regarding the HitBTC exchange in the past. Slow response times to customer support tickets and deposit and withdrawal issues have occurred on multiple occasions. дальше »
2018-7-6 00:00 | |
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The First Stock Photography Marketplace that was built on Blockchain was announced by Wemark
However, alongside the obvious benefits, a recently established digital marketplace has raised several issues that digital content creators have to face. Once to make a living photographers only needed to shoot stock imagery and then license it directly for social media or company websites representing a final consumer. Nevertheless, towering growth of the industry has дальше »
2018-7-5 23:49 | |
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SohoMuse Blockchain & Primas Social Network Partner For Content Transparency
There are certainly challenges in the content-generation industry. For example, once content is created, it isn’t always easy to trace it. Worse yet, intellectual property rights may fall to the wayside. дальше »
2018-6-30 06:04 | |
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World Refugee Day: How Digital Identities Can Help a Population in Crisis
According to statistics from the United Nations Refugee Agency, there are 25. 4 million refugees in the world and some 3. 1 million asylum seekers. On this year’s World Refugee Day, we’re reminded of the perpetual crises that plague our international communities and the displaced individuals they create. дальше »
2018-6-21 02:28 | |
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Kakao, Korean Government to Illuminate Social Issues with Blockchain
GroundX, the blockchain subsidiary of the South Korean messaging giant Kakao, has announced it will work with a government-backed agency to develop blockchain projects focusing on social and public services. дальше »
2018-6-12 18:02 | |
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On Radical Markets
Recently I had the fortune to have received an advance copy of Eric Posner and Glen Weyl’s new book, Radical Markets, which could be best described as an interesting new way of looking at the subject that is sometimes called “political economy” - tackling the big questions of how markets and politics and society intersect. дальше »
2018-7-21 04:03 | |
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