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Bitcoin is a potential savior in times of major economic & political crises, claims Grayscale’s new report

A recent report by Grayscale, “Hedging Global Liquidity Risk with Bitcoin,” compared how recent global events impacted traditional assets, as well as Bitcoin markets. Further, the report spoke about how Bitcoin can act as a hedge against liquidity risks that arise out of such events around the world. дальше »

2019-6-14 13:00


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Google Chrome 76 will make it easier to bypass paywalls

Google may have released Chrome 75 just last week, but it’s already lining up a few nifty features for its upcoming release. Most importantly, the beta version of Chrome 76, which was officially released a day ago, makes a subtle tweak that may not be welcomed by publishers like The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and others that rely on subscriptions and paywalls. дальше »

2019-6-14 10:45


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


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Microsoft’s next Xbox is coming in 2020 with 8K graphics and SSD storage

At its E3 briefing today, Microsoft announced Project Scarlett, the working name for its next-generation Xbox game console – and it sounds like it’s going to be a real powerhouse. I don’t mean to use that term lightly – if Microsoft is to be believed, this machine should see you enjoying a top-notch gaming experience several years into the future. дальше »

2019-6-10 08:20


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Ransomware Stems From Governments, But Bitcoin Gets The Blame

When hackers paralyzed the city of Baltimore with a ransomware attack last month, the focus became not the theft itself, but a $76,000 Bitcoin ransom. NSA Passes Ransomware Buck According to a recent report from The New York Times, a ransomware attack in Baltimore, Maryland in May was empowered by the use of a stolen National Security Agency (NSA) cyberweapon. дальше »

2019-6-9 19:01


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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


TikTok’s parent company ByteDance reportedly wants to launch its own phone

ByteDance is likely on your phone through its colony of popular apps like TikTok or Helo. Now it wants to make a phone of its own. Yes, you read that right. According to a new report by The Financial Times, the Beijing-based social media company is developing a “phone preloaded with its own apps — which include newsfeeds, short video platforms and games — in a bid to further spread its reach. дальше »

2019-5-27 15:15


Хакеры атаковали госучреждения в США при помощи технологии АНБ и потребовали биткоины

Тысячи служебных компьютеров в Балтиморе, штат Мэриленд, а также в других городах США оказались под атакой хакеров, потребовавших выплатить им $100 000 в биткоинах. Примечательно, что использовали они для этих целей программу EternalBlue, которую разработало Агентство национальной безопасности США (АНБ), пишет The New York Times. дальше »

2019-5-26 14:20


Cryptopia Limited Files for US Bankruptcy Protection Following Massive Hack in Early 2019

Cryptopia Limited was hacked multiple times in the first quarter of 2019. The shareholders of Cryptopia have decided to file for bankruptcy in a Chapter 15 case in New York. The hacking of the Cryptopia exchange made headlines in January after a massive attack took $16 million from the exchange. The exchange was the host […] дальше »

2019-5-25 04:41


Цифровизация не для всех

Читайте также: сколько денег потратят в России на развитие цифровых услуг? Потребление цифровых услуг стало признаком бедности, а человеческий контакт перешел в разряд роскоши. С таким утверждением недавно выступила репортер New York Times Нелли Боулз в своей авторской колонке. дальше »

2019-5-12 15:32


New Crypto Projects Eye Security Token Offerings More as ICOs Come Under Regulators’ Scrutiny

ICOs were all the rage in 2017 and early 2018. Since then, regulatory agencies have cracked down on them because of the many that were scams. With the regulators favoring security token offerings (STOs), startups are now beginning to adopt them as a means of raising funds for their projects. According to the Financial Times, […] дальше »

2019-5-9 03:13


Dow Shudders After NYT Exposes Trump as #BillionDollarLoser

By CCN: The Dow Jones Industrial Average scrambled to avoid a third consecutive loss on Wednesday as a beleaguered US stock market wrestled with more alarming news on the US-China trade front. Meanwhile, the New York Times knocked Donald Trump back on his heels after the publication exposed the so-called business titan for what he really is: a #BillionDollarLoser. дальше »

2019-5-8 16:54


Decreasing Your Risk in the Bear Market with the Latest Dynamic Cash Hedged Fund from Invictus Capital

The forward-thinking team at Invictus Capital who launched the world’s first crypto index fund, CRYPTO20, have pioneered a new cutting-edge fund, CRYPTO10 Hedged (C10). The fund is powered by data science, tracks the top 10 cryptoassets and provides investors with long-term capital growth potential and superior risk-adjusted returns relative to pure crypto exposure. дальше »

2019-5-8 22:09


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The Bitfinex Scandal Continues: Is Binance Tanking Tether to Launch Its Own Stablecoin?

It has been one of the dominating revelations in recent times for the crypto industry. The $850 million Bitfinex-Tether scandal has grabbed all the headlines in the past month. Since the New York Attorney General announced an investigation into the two firms, the industry has waited with bated breath to see where this latest scandal […] The post The Bitfinex Scandal Continues: Is Binance Tanking Tether to Launch Its Own Stablecoin? appeared first on NullTX. дальше »

2019-5-7 00:41


Facebook contract workers look at your private posts to help train its AI

A new report from Reuters has revealed how contract workers for Facebook and Instagram are looking at your private posts to help the social media platforms train their AI systems. Reuters suggests contractors are annotating the posts based on five “dimensions”: the content of the post (selfie, food, landmarks), the occasion of the post (life event, activity), expressive elements (opinion, feelings), author’s intent (to plan an event, making a joke, inspire others) and the post’s setting (home, school, work, outdoors). дальше »

2019-5-6 18:07