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Libra and others that follow it will establish exchange relations with major currencies, says former PBoC Governor

With Bitcoin getting mainstream recognition, there has been a lot of institutional onboarding into digital assets. Giants like Facebook, J. P. Morgan, Amazon, Alibaba, Microsoft, and others from all industrial sectors have started to look towards these assets as something that could potentially help solve problems in existing systems, ranging from payments, transfer of value etc. дальше »

2019-7-10 17:30


How Walmart Triggered This Ballistic Cryptocurrency Rally

When publicly-traded companies like Walmart make a splash in crypto, they usually launch their projects on private blockchains. On those rare occasions when they hazard to venture outside these walled gardens, it’s generally on a large-cap cryptocurrency network with brand recognition: Ethereum, Ripple (XRP), and Stellar rank among the usual suspects. дальше »

2019-6-26 21:00


How a #10YearChallenge tweet highlights Iran’s paradoxical relationship with social media

The 10-Year Challenge was the year’s first big internet fad. You remember? When people posted pictures of themselves from 2009 and 2019 in order to… well, actually, that was it. Depending on who you talk to, it was either a benign trend for people to show off how resilient their faces were against the tides of time, or a conspiracy by Facebook to improve its facial recognition tech. дальше »

2019-6-5 16:51


Decentralized Applications (DApps) On The Rise After BitTorrent File System Launch

DApps On the Rise After BitTorrent File System Launch One wouldn’t be wrong to say that the Cryptocurrency ecosystem is garnering daily adoption across the globe, this recognition is not only because of digital currencies are seamless and more comfortable means of holding assets, but because of the numerous problems that their applications have been […] дальше »

2019-6-1 21:11


Data shows mainstream interest in Bitcoin is surging

Cryptocurrencies have grown from a niche market to a huge industry with a $230 billion market cap in less than a decade, but are yet to become a financial norm in a large part of the world. However, there has been a steady increase in the amount of recognition the industry gets, from organic Google […] The post Data shows mainstream interest in Bitcoin is surging appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

2019-5-18 13:49


Trump: Tiger Woods Earned Medal of Freedom with Masters Triumph

By CCN: US President Donald Trump said that he would award Tiger Woods with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition for his stunning victory at the 2019 Masters Tournament on Sunday. Donald Trump to Give Medal of Freedom to Tiger Woods Trump made the announcement on Twitter, arguing that Woods deserved the award because of his “incredible Success & Comeback in Sports (Golf) and, more importantly, LIFE. дальше »

2019-4-15 20:50


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Amazon Employees Listen to Alexa Conversations: 6 Ways to Make Your Echo Device More Private

Retail giant Amazon recently admitted that its employees listen to customer voice recordings from Alexa products as part of its method of improving its speech recognition. Users do have the option to prevent their recordings from being shared with Amazon employees in Alexa’s privacy settings, but they cannot opt out of voice recording. дальше »

2019-4-15 15:54


Bitcoin is Nothing More Than ‘Bovine Excrement’: Berkeley Researcher

Move over, Jamie Dimon, because there’s a new contender for the coveted title of “king bear of the bitcoin-bashing brigade”: technologist Nicholas Weaver. Technologist Nicholas Weaver Rants Against Bitcoin While he might not have the mainstream name recognition of Jamie Dimon, or Warren Buffett, or even Nouriel Roubini, Weaver – a senior researcher at the International Computer Science Institute at Berkeley – has proven that he can sling bitcoin barbs like the best of them. дальше »

2019-3-25 18:40


Trump Grants Amnesty to Illegal Immigrants in Golan Heights Under ‘Israel’s Sovereignty

President Donald Trump overturned decades of U. S Middle East policy Thursday with the recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights area on the Syrian border. Noting the Golan Heights are of “critical strategic and security importance,” Trump tweeted: After 52 years it is time for the United States to fully recognize Israel’s Sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which is of critical strategic and security importance to the State of Israel and Regional Stability! — Donald J. дальше »

2019-3-23 15:36


These ‘Biometric Blockchain ATMs’ Scan Your Face to Fight Dark Web Card Fraud

Cutting-edge blockchain ATM prototypes are being rolled out in Saudi Arabia with a unique take on granting users access to funds. The ATMs use biometric scanners to scan the face of each account holder as part of a five-factor authentication process secured by a blockchain app being used by the largest ATM provider in the Middle East. дальше »

2019-3-2 00:32


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Op Ed: Defining Decentralization: How Ambiguity Continues to Divide Crypto

There are many keywords in blockchain, but few spark as much emotion as “decentralization. ” For many of us, it was the dream of decentralization that inspired us to embark into the industry in the first place — the driving force encouraging us to explore the many industries and practice areas that could be positively impacted by this technology. дальше »

2019-3-1 19:43


Why tech giants are interested in regulating facial recognition

Last week, Amazon made the unexpected move of calling for regulation on facial recognition. In a blog post published on Thursday, Michael Punke, VP of global public policy at Amazon Web Services, expressed support for a “national legislative framework that protects individual civil rights and ensures that governments are transparent in their use of facial recognition technology. дальше »

2019-2-24 20:00