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Facebook Blockchain Team Recruits Two Ex-Coinbase Compliance Managers, Is FB Coin Inevitable?

Facebook, the most popular social media platform in the world with subsidiaries including WhatsApp Inc. and Instagram, has hired two of Coinbase’s former compliance managers. Both gentlemen who were hired this month each spent a few years with Coinbase before leaving and joining Facebook. These moves made by Facebook are said to be a part […] дальше »

2019-5-15 05:47


Oops! Scientists accidentally create new material that makes batteries charge much faster

Some of the most famous scientific discoveries happened by accident. From Teflon and the microwave oven to penicillin, scientists trying to solve a problem sometimes find unexpected things. This is exactly how we created phosphorene nanoribbons – a material made from one of the universe’s basic building blocks, but that has the potential to revolutionize a wide range of technologies. дальше »

2019-5-10 20:00


Study: Biodegradable bags aren’t as biodegradable as you first thought

The idea of a “biodegradable” plastic suggests a material that would degrade to little or nothing over a period of time, posing less of a hazard to wildlife and the environment. This is the sort of claim often made by plastic manufacturers, yet recent research has revealed supposedly biodegradable plastic bags still intact after three years spent either at sea or buried underground. дальше »

2019-5-9 20:00


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Putting an End to the Bitcoin Store of Value Fallacy

Over the last few years, many have claimed that bitcoin core (BTC) has turned into, or will soon become, a store of value (SoV). Proponents of the BTC-based SoV theory seem to think that money can somehow store value and if it’s held long enough, the price will be higher or predictably useful when spent […] The post Putting an End to the Bitcoin Store of Value Fallacy appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »

2019-5-6 01:10


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Bitfinex Faces Legal Action From NY Attorney General: Here’s What This Means

The New York Office of the Attorney General (AG) wants to take a closer look into the business operations of Bitfinex and related stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT). According to a legal petition filed with the Supreme Court of New York, the NY Attorney General Office of Letitia James is applying for a court order to investigate Bitfinex’s suite of interrelated companies (including its umbrella firm iFinex and Tether Holdings Limited) for “ongoing fraud” to the tune of $850 million. дальше »

2019-4-27 01:30


Game developers help NASA imagine what life in space will look like

NASA spent much of the 20th century commissioning painters and illustrators to imagine the future of space exploration.  When Jeff Norris, the head of Mission Operations Innovation at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL), wanted a way to inspire a new generation of potential engineers, scientists, and astronauts, he turned to a modern alternative to those artists: a games developer. дальше »

2019-4-14 16:38


Jussie Smollett: Arrogance Made ‘Empire’ Star Chicago’s Public Enemy No. 1

Actors are often done in by their egos, and in the case of Jussie Smollett, a few moments of arrogance could cost him a lot more than the $130,000 Chicago was demanding last week. The city, led by former Barack Obama advisor and now-Mayor Rahm Emanuel, sued the “Empire” actor following his refusal to pay back the $130,000 lawmakers initially requested following overtime hours spent investigating his case. дальше »

2019-4-13 01:00