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New whisteblower app fights forced evictions in Kenya

An indigenous group in Kenya is embracing the use of technological innovation to document forced evictions and efforts at resolving related conflicts. Although forced evictions are not new to Kenya’s Sengwer community, in December 2018, the Kenyan Forest Service started a new campaign to evict families from the Embobut Forest — their ancestral home — thereby resulting in conflicts and 341 houses being burnt, says a report by Amnesty International published in May this year. дальше »

2018-11-8 12:34


Evaluating Mainstream Medias’ Cryptocurrency Related Crimes And Frauds Coverage

If the abundance of reportage regarding crypto related thefts and frauds is anything to go by, it might not be so wrong to say that there’s a conspiracy afoot against cryptocurrencies. There’s not as much media coverage of financial crimes carried out in the mainstream finance sector as there is for cryptocurrencies. But when it […] дальше »

2018-11-7 12:24


Random Ethereum Token Omniscience Capital Found (ODF) Is Taking 10% Of Network’s Gas (Ether)

It seems that there is a token that is consuming over 10% of Ethereum’s gas supply. According to the Reddit user kevinsimper, there is a contract that has several pending transactions. According to another user that answered the thread, commented that it is related to a contract for ‘Omniscience Dedication Financial.’ Another Redditor explained that […] дальше »

2018-11-7 10:03


China's Central Bank Wants to Put the Damper Airdrops: Report

The People's Bank of China (PBoC), China's central bank, has its eyes on cryptocurrency companies that run airdrop campaigns in the country. In its most recent financial stability report for 2018, which was published on Friday, November 3, 2018, the bank said there has been a surge in the number of "disguised" Initial Coin Offerings (ICO), including the free distribution of crypto tokens through airdrops, despite its effort to clamp down on their activities. дальше »

2018-11-5 22:04


China's Central Bank Wants to Put the Damper on Airdrops: Report

The People's Bank of China (PBoC), China's central bank, has its eyes on cryptocurrency companies that run airdrop campaigns in the country. In its most recent financial stability report for 2018, which was published on Friday, November 3, 2018, the bank said there has been a surge in the number of "disguised" Initial Coin Offerings (ICO), including the free distribution of crypto tokens through airdrops, despite its effort to clamp down on their activities. дальше »

2018-11-7 22:04


Winklevoss brothers are suing Charlie Shrem over 5 000 of Bitcoin (BTC)

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are suing early bitcoin investor and entrepreneur Charlie Shrem over thousands of bitcoin they allege he owes them from a previous business deal. The New York Times reported on Thursday that Shrem – who previously spent a year in prison for money laundering and operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business related to […] дальше »

2018-11-3 18:18


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Dubai Launches the First Government-Backed Blockchain Platform in the Middle East

Dubai partnered with IBM to launch a Government-backed blockchain platform in the Middle East as part of the Government’s Smart Dubai Initiative. According to an Arab News article published on October 31, 2018, the blockchain platform is related to Dubai’s blockchain strategy, where the country is preparing to have the world’s first fully digitized Government by 2021. дальше »

2018-11-1 14:00


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Dedicated to 10th Bitcoin Anniversary: A Killer Story of BTC vs BCH and Roger Ver vs Jimmy Song

This story is a story of verbal war with money bet between Jimmy Song, Bitcoin Educator, Developer, Entrepreneur – and Roger Ver, known as Bitcoin Jesus, the owner of bitcoin. com, co-founder of Bitcoin Foundation, who invested over a million dollars into bitcoin related startups including Bitinstant, Ripple, Blockchain. дальше »

2018-11-1 18:45


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EY unveils blockchain prototype that makes Ethereum transactions private

Major accounting firm EY has just dropped some epic details of a new blockchain prototype that can make Ethereum transactions private – as in real ones, on the main public blockchain. EY calls its new system the EY Ops Chain Public Edition (PE), touting it as the world’s first implementation of zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) technology on the public Ethereum blockchain. дальше »

2018-10-31 17:11


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Chinese Court Rules in Favor of Bitcoin, Calls Crypto Transactions Legal

After a year of the Chinese authorities effectively outlawing cryptocurrency and related activities in the country, a Chinese court has now ruled in favor of Bitcoin. While hearing a case involving digital currencies, the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration said that owning and transferring Bitcoin is not forbidden by Chinese law. дальше »

2018-10-30 18:59


VeChain, CREAM Blockchain And Invest Cyprus To Boost Distributed Ledger Use Cases

The VeChain Foundation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the blockchain Startup CREAM, and the national investment partner of the Republic of Cyprus, Invest Cyprus. According to a press release uploaded on October 26, the MoU will be establishing a clear framework related to blockchain technology. As per the official press release, these […] дальше »

2018-10-28 21:58


Nordea Bank Accused of Money Laundering After Banning Bitcoin For Being “Too Risky”

The Helsinki-based banking conglomerate, Nordea Bank, has allegedly accepted “criminal funds” from banks in Lithuania and Estonia, as reported by the Swedish Economic Crime Authority. Tied To The Rest Supposedly, this money is related to a separate laundering case that involved the Danske Bank in Denmark. дальше »

2018-10-23 17:50


China drafts regulation to stamp out blockchain anonymity

After killing all legitimate cryptocurrency businesses in the country, Chinese authorities are now turning their attention to other blockchain service providers. The country’s apex internet regulator, Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), released a draft policy on Friday that will require all companies to collect their users’ real names and national identification card numbers before offering them any blockchain related service. дальше »

2018-10-22 13:18