Israel indicts IDF reservist for using classified military data on Polymarket

Israeli authorities have indicted an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reservist and a civilian for allegedly using classified military information to place wagers on the decentralized prediction market Polymarket.

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Iran Accepts Crypto As Payment For Weapons To Bypass International Sanctions

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Iran Offers Missile and Drone Sales for Crypto, Using Digital Assets to Bypass Global Sanctions

Key Takeaways: Iran is offering ballistic missiles, drones, and warships for cryptocurrency payments to bypass Western sanctions The state-run defense exporter Mindex accepts crypto, barter, and local currencies for military The post Iran Offers Missile and Drone Sales for Crypto, Using Digital Assets to Bypass Global Sanctions appeared first on CryptoNinjas.

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Pentagon concludes pilot program using chatbots for military medicine

As part of the pilot, over 200 clinical providers and healthcare analysts helped identify potential vulnerabilities when using AI chatbots for military medical applications.

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Ukraine Is Buying Bulletproof Vests and Night-Vision Goggles Using Crypto

Ukrainian minister Alex Bornyakov said that the crypto fund is being used to purchase non-lethal equipment for military purposes such as bulletproof vests, night vision goggles, military-grade food rations and medical equipment that helps with hemostasis such as tourniquets.

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Millions in Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT pouring into Ukraine from donors

It probably won’t be long before Russians start using cryptocurrencies to mitigate sanctions upon the country as a result of the ongoing military operation in Ukraine, but NGOs and volunteer groups in Ukraine have already raised over $35 million worth of cryptos to support the country.

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Russia SWIFT sanctions “picked carefully” to avoid German energy crisis

As many have anticipated, and some feared, Western governments will be using the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) payment system to tighten sanctions on Russia after President Putin’s military attack on the neighboring country of Ukraine.

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Blockchain could become a part of the US military’s strategic weaponry

SIMBA Chain beat competitors such as Boeing by using blockchain to underpin a war games solution for the U.S. Department of Defense.

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Congress Introduces Blockchain Amendments On The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)

The U. S military could soon be using blockchain technology after a unanimous decision by the House of Representatives to amend the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The amendments were introduced to the House by Rep.

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Leaked Pentagon War Game Shows Gen Z Using Bitcoin to Battle the Corrupt State

The United States has been creating military simulations, otherwise known as ‘war games,’ for years now. In fact, the Pentagon and various professional analysts created a permanent war gaming facility for simulations.

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U.S. Pentagon Predicted Global Unrest and Bitcoin’s Rise in a 2018 Army Wargame

A U. S. Pentagon-created war game features a rather strange, but somewhat likely, narrative involving a revolution and Bitcoin. In the role-playing theatrical aimed at new military joinees, the underlying narrative involves crime fighters going head-to-head with a discontent Generation-Z, which ultimately starts using Bitcoin.

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Using ETH BTC Trading Pair to Take Advantage in Profiting from the Crypto Market

11 years ago, the world was changed. An elusive person, Satoshi Nakamoto created Bitcoin. The digital currency solved one of the biggest issues faced by past attempts, the problem of double spending and a military grade security.

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French Military Police Finds Use Case for Tezos Blockchain

Since September 2019, the French Gendarmerie’s cybercrime division has been validating and recording judicial expenses on the Tezos blockchain. This is potentially one of the first examples of a government entity using a smart contract for operational purposes.

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A Suspect Crypto Site Stole My Identity – and I’m Furious

A site called "US Veteran Token" looks to be using goodwill toward military vets to scam investors. And one of our bios was stolen to promote it.

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We’ll Destroy Trump Like We Ended Jimmy Carter: Iran

These are uncertain times, but for anyone who has been keenly watching President Donald Trump’s game of chicken with Iran, the only certainty is that both sides will continue to ratchet up the rhetoric for the foreseeable future.

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Pakistan Aggressively Warns India: Do Not Test Our Nuclear Military Power

By CCN. com: Pakistan’s military spokesman has warned India that any threat will be met with the full force of its nuclear arsenal.   In a press conference on Monday, Major General Asif Ghafoor hit back against Indian prime minister Narendra Modi who recently threatened Pakistan with the “mother of all nuclear bombs”: “In your rhetoric, you keep using nuclear power as a threat… Nuclear powers are not a threat, they are a weapon of deterrence that should not be mentioned lightly…Do not test our resolve.

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Hamas Terrorist Organization Turns to Bitcoin to Raise Funding

A terrorist organization has turned to bitcoin as it seeks to raise funding for its activities. According to a new report, the military wing of Hamas, known as Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades has been asking its supporters to send in donations using bitcoin.

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Bitcoin [BTC]: Hamas using multiple wallets to ensure untraceable fundraising, claims Elliptic research

The military wing of Hamas, the Palestinian Sunni-Islamist fundamentalist group listed as a terror organization by the United States and European Union, has been relying on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for quite some time now.

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Hamas Plays Whack-a-Mole Crypto Wallet While Raising $7,400 in Bitcoin

By CCN. com: The military wing of Hamas, Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, is upping its crypto game by soliciting bitcoin in a bid to deter tracking. With its crowdfunding operation using cryptocurrencies having attracted undue attention, Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades is now generating a new digital wallet for every donation received.

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Mueller Report: Russia Used Bitcoin to Fund DNC Hacks

An intelligence branch of the Russian government used bitcoin to fund its cyberwarfare efforts to interfere with the 2016 U. S. presidential election, the Mueller Report claims.

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Blockchain voting and West Virginia’s 2020 presidential election plans

West Virginia, who made history as the first US state to use mobile blockchain voting in a midterm election, plans on using the same technology for the 2020 presidential elections. While the state’s first trial was only limited to military voters stationed overseas, the 2020 elections could see statewide implementation.

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India Just Triggered a Ballistic ‘Space Weapon’ and Pakistan Should Be Terrified

The escalating arms race between India and Pakistan reached a dangerous pinnacle on Wednesday as India deployed a ballistic space missile. Using an anti-satellite weapon dubbed ‘Mission Shakti’, India’s military forces successfully shot down a low-orbit satellite.

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India Just Triggered a Ballistic “Space Weapon” and Pakistan Should Be Terrified

The escalating arms race between India and Pakistan reached a dangerous pinnacle on Wednesday as India deployed a ballistic space missile. Using an anti-satellite weapon dubbed ‘Mission Shakti’, India’s military forces successfully shot down a low-orbit satellite.

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UN Security Council Panel Fingers North Korea in $600+ Million Virtual and Foreign Currency Theft

North Korea, an Asian country known for its military nuclear weapons program, is using cyber attacks and the nascent blockchain technology to dodge economic sanctions, acquire much-needed foreign currency, and cover its tracks, reported the Nikkei Asian Review on March 8.

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Denver to Use Blockchain Technology for Municipal Elections in May 2019

Denver,  Colorado, has announced the implementation of a blockchain-based mobile voting pilot to enable overseas voters, active-duty military, and eligible residents to cast their votes using smartphones, according to a press release on March 7.

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Op Ed: How Bitcoin’s Protocol of Peace Can End the Nuclear Age

Since it came to life in early 2009, Bitcoin has begun disrupting the world of finance. Over the years, this decentralized digital currency came to mean different things for different people.

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DARPA Taps AI to Link Troops and Military Machines via Their Brain

It remains to be determined how artificial intelligence will affect our society as a whole. The wildest theories have been making the rounds in that regard. One major point of concern is the increasing automation of weaponry.

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Op Ed: Bitcoin Mining Attacks Are Overblown

Whenever I claim that bitcoin is the only decentralized cryptocurrency, I get one of two arguments:My X coin is also decentralized. Bitcoin isn’t decentralized because of Core and/or miners.

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US Defense Logistics Agency Explores Blockchain For Troop Support

The DLA runs the supply chain for the military, federal agencies, and some foreign allies. It's starting to toy with using blockchain to upgrade its coordination efforts.

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Huobi Big Data Report: Blockchain Voting for U.S. Military, Switzerland Launches World’s First Crypto ETP

Huobi published its report for the week running from Nov. 11th to Nov. 18th and it is marked by a decrease in digital asset prices. The report also focused on several other issues including the industrial application of blockchain technology, the use of cryptocurrencies by risky personalities, the possibility of paying taxes using cryptocurrencies, and […] Huobi Big Data Report: Blockchain Voting for U.

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Thailand Uses Blockchain-Supported Electronic Voting System in Primaries

Thailand's Democrat Party has become the first political party to use blockchain technology to elect its leaders in a primary election, which was held from November 1–9, 2018.

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TikTok’s military users shine a light on the everyday realities of enlisted life

For most people, playing Call of Duty‘s campaign mode is as close as they’ll get to joining the military. For them, the everyday realities of uniformed service are unknown. But shining a light on this world are ordinary servicemen and women, and they’re using an unusual tool to do it.

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Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review: Getting Creative With Blockchain Solutions

This week’s top stories include two feature interview: one with Kavita Gupta, founding managing partner at ConsenSys Ventures; and another with electronic dance music DJ Justin Blau (aka DJ 3BLAU) who is launching a decentralized music festival.

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Russian Intelligence Officers Face Criminal Charges after Using Bitcoin to Infiltrate Hillary Clinton’s Election

On July 13, 2018, an 11-count federal indictment was filed against twelve Russian military intelligence officers allegedly infiltrating Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign in 2016. The accused used cryptocurrencies to finance their operations and avoid the strict financial scrutiny that accompanies fiat operations.

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Russians under indictment for US Election hackers using Bitcoin to fund operations

A group of Russian military intelligence officers indicted Friday as part of an ongoing investigation into interference in the 2016 U. S. presidential election allegedly used bitcoin to fund their operations.

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Promoted: Trivver: XR Advertising in an XR World

Imagine an enhanced field of vision — one which allows us to seamlessly interact with others, through the use of our hands and without dependency on a screen.

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Promoted: Trivver: XR Advertising in an XR World

Imagine an enhanced field of vision — one which allows us to seamlessly interact with others, through the use of our hands and without dependency on a screen.

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