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Reacting to Public Ire, Coinbase Drops Neutrino Execs With Hacking Team Ties
After a week of community discontent, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has decided to sever its business relationship with Neutrino employees who previously worked at the notorious Italian malware/software provider Hacking Team. дальше »
2019-3-5 19:09 | |
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Coinbase backpedals, fires ex-Hacking Team staff to appease users
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has said it will let go of Neutrino staff who previously worked at Hacking Team in a seeming bid to appease angry users. The company landed in hot water after it acquired Neutrino, an Italian blockchain analytics startup with ties to Hacking Team, a group known for their selling intrusion and surveillance capabilities to authoritarian regimes across the globe. дальше »
2019-3-5 12:46 | |
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Coinbase Bought Neutrino Because Its Old Analysis Providers Sold User Data
Coinbase’s Director of Institutional Sales, Christine Sandler, said in an interview last week that, in part, the exchange acquired controversial software firm Neutrino because its prior blockchain analysis providers were selling customer data. дальше »
2019-3-5 23:58 | |
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Grim Stories of Ethical, Privacy Abuses Emerge About Coinbase’s New Partners
When Coinbase acquired Neutrino for an unspecified amount in February 2019, the news looked like business as usual: A cryptocurrency juggernaut had made another acquisition. дальше »
2019-3-1 17:19 | |
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Crypto Diehard Novogratz: Big Brother’s Presence Is Bullish For Bitcoin (BTC)
Big Brother Is Here, And That’s Good For Crypto Bitcoin’s value proposition has taken a number of forms over the project’s decade-long lifespan. While theses regarding the de-facto “digital gold” status of Bitcoin (BTC) have become popular, what has slipped under the radar is the value that the cryptocurrency poses in a digitized authoritarian society. дальше »
2019-2-15 10:52 | |
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How Blockchain Technology Can Resist Authoritarian Regimes And Rebuild Countries
Approximately 57 percent of the earth’s population lives under authoritarian regimes. Blockchain technology can help.
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Sudden Spike In Bitcoin’s Volume on LocalBitcoins in Venezuela is the Highest Ever
In last week alone, Venezuela has seen a sudden spike in bitcoin volume with an astounding $7 million worth of Bitcoin traded on LocalBitcoins. Trump and major U.S. allies have sought to unseat Venezuela’s authoritarian socialist president, Nicolas Maduro, and replace him with Juan Guaido, the leader of the country’s political opposition. “It could be […] дальше »
2019-2-3 22:43 | |
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Rick Falkvinge: Imminent Financial Crisis Perfect Opportunity to Convert the Masses to Crypto
Warnings of an imminent financial crisis are in the media more than ever before. But could such an event be the tipping point that puts Bitcoin and cryptocurrency firmly into the mainstream? Politician and tech entrepreneur Rick Falkvinge says it would be the perfect time to finally convert people to crypto. дальше »
2019-1-1 09:05 | |
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Israeli Exchange to Launch Crypto Payments API Service for Local Businesses
There is a new option on the way for Israeli companies that wish to accept orders from cryptocurrency users while they keep managing their books in fiat. A local bitcoin exchange, Bits of Gold, is launching an API service for regulated crypto payments. дальше »
2018-12-31 00:00 | |
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Billions Living Under Authoritarian Regimes Need Bitcoin Says Human Rights Activist
When reporting on cryptocurrency, the mainstream media often focuses on price drops relating to USD. But a human rights activist reminds the general public that Bitcoin is not another commodity or stock on the market, rather, a tool for liberation. дальше »
2018-12-30 20:00 | |
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China’s National TV Show Removes Bitcoin from Andreas Antonopoulos Book Title, Uses Blockchain Instead
China, the largest county by population, is undoubtedly a large market for almost anything. However, the county's strong authoritarian tendencies still surface every once in a while. Sometimes it is for rather benign yet absurd reasons. дальше »
2018-11-2 07:13 | |
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Blockchain Verification and Decentralized Subversion in Cambodia
Season 2 of Distributed Dialogues has begun, and a general theme will be the connection of major, real-world problems to possible solutions using blockchain technology. дальше »
2018-10-25 20:41 | |
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Social media activism is a threat to Uganda’s President
Social media activism is a threat to Uganda’s Museveni President Yoweri Museveni has ruled Uganda with authoritarian firmness for the last 32 years. But even his most ardent supporters were shocked by the ferocity with which his security forces recently meted out violence on journalists and supporters of Robert Kyagulanyi, a musician-turned-politician popularly known as Bobi Wine. дальше »
2018-9-7 10:06 | |
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Former CIA Analyst Says Cryptocurrencies are Not a Threat to National Security
Former CIA analyst Yaya Fenusie has published a new article on Forbes arguing that although authoritarian governments are working to build cryptocurrency-based financial systems, cryptocurrencies themselves should not be feared or discouraged from a national security point of view. дальше »
2018-8-18 22:40 | |
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Think tank urges crypto holders to spend coins to aid humanitarian causes and stop dictators
The Center for Strategic and International Studies, a DC based think tank is urging cryptocurrency holders around the world to spend their coins to undermine authoritarian dictatorships such as the one in in Venezuela under Nicolas Maduro. дальше »
2018-7-13 23:10 | |
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