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Central bank digital currencies could confer economic benefits if governments don’t use them to cannibalize the commercial banking industry.
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JPMorgan's CEO has suggested that consumers could eventually use its U.S. dollar-linked token.
2019-2-27 01:45 | |
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Wall Street titan and noted bitcoin basher Jamie Dimon said that JPMorgan’s controversial cryptocurrency could one day be used for consumer payments. Jamie Dimon: JPMorgan Cryptocurrency Could Target Consumer Use “JPMorgan Coin could be internal, could be commercial, it could one day be consumer,” Dimon said at the bank’s annual investor day in remarks quoted by CNBC.
2019-2-27 22:03 | |
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Cryptocurrency and Gaming – Why it's not as Simple as Pushing one to the Other, and How it Could Work Instead When it comes to any area and application of blockchain technology, gaming has been one of those areas that have enjoyed the greatest level of excitement. It consists of some of the first use […]
2019-2-23 03:11 | |
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A group of academics from the University of California, San Francisco, are trying to use the blockchain technology in order to share medical data. The idea was outlined in a recent academic article published by Nature today, February 22.
2019-2-23 02:18 | |
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Scientists over the years have tried to find another planet which could be fully inhabited by humans but to no avail. This shows how our planet Earth should be of a high priority to us and also should be one of our top most priorities to ensure that this planet is maintained to sustain us into the future.
2019-2-23 16:58 | |
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It’s difficult to tell whether wide-spread use of predictive policing AI is the result of capitalism or ignorance. Perhaps it’s both. AI cannot predict crime; it’s ridiculous to think it could.
2019-2-22 00:19 | |
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Hackers have found a new way to force themselves onto crypto enthusiasts. As security measures developed to new heights on crypto exchanges, the only thing hackers could possibly do was to access individual devices.
2019-2-20 10:22 | |
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Bitcoin is still on a tear but could use a pullback in order to sustain a climb. Price hit resistance close to the $4,100 mark and appears ready for a retracement to the Fib levels... The post Bitcoin (BTC) Price Analysis: Short-Term Bullish Pullback Levels appeared first on Ethereum World News.
2019-2-20 06:42 | |
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After the launch of JP Morgan's 'stablecoin' crypto is back in the mainstream narrative which should be a positive for the wider market if it warms public sentiment. While there is no indication this news is a turning point for the bear market it does highlight how we could use alternative indicators alongside price to confirm a breakout into the next bull run.
2019-2-21 15:00 | |
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After the launch of JP Morgan's 'stablecoin' crypto is back in the mainstream narrative which should be a positive for the wider market if it warms public sentiment. While there is no indication this news is a turning point for the bear market it does highlight how we could use alternative indicators alongside price to confirm a breakout into the next bull run.
2019-2-19 15:00 | |
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There are two primary reasons why storing your private crypto keys in the cloud is a bad idea. First, your cloud provider represents a centralized honeypot that could experience a security breach, allowing cyber criminals to access your data.
2019-2-19 00:19 | |
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The humble honeybee can use symbols to perform basic maths including addition and subtraction, shows new research published today in the journal Science Advances. Despite having a brain containing less than one million neurons, the honeybee has recently shown it can manage complex problems – like understanding the concept of zero.
2019-2-16 20:00 | |
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The Wyoming state government has been expanding its status as a hub for crypto and blockchain technology by passing several new bills this February. According to Wyoming-based blockchain advocate Caitlin Long, the state of Wyoming has recently passed resolution SF0125 on February 14, 2019, claiming that Wyoming “law recognizes property rights in the direct ownership of digital assets.
2019-2-15 22:18 | |
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Whilst debate raged throughout the Bitcoin community over whether the block size limit should be increased and how, Luke-jr for years stood out for arguing the exact opposite position.
2019-2-15 19:18 | |
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General Motors Financial has partnered with blockchain company Spring Labs to help reduce identity theft. It’s a move that could potentially save the car maker millions of dollars in fraud costs.
2019-2-15 10:04 | |
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Earlier this month, I woke up to a disastrous security bug in Apple’s FaceTime that could let anyone easily eavesdrop on iOS and macOS devices. In case you haven’t heard about it yet, FaceTime, the audio and video conferencing app that comes preinstalled on all iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers, had a major security flaw that could let a caller hear the audio from the device they were calling before the person on the other end accepted or rejected the call.
2019-2-13 15:16 | |
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Here is an idea for you: what if we used XRP to fight email spam? Does this idea sound strange to you? A Reddit poster has about this very creative idea and how it could be used to save the world from spam.
2019-2-12 03:05 | |
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The UnionBank of the Philippines, one of the leading financial institutions in the country, has launched a two-way bitcoin automated teller machine (ATM), according to a story in local media outlet Philstar.
2019-2-12 00:10 | |
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Podcasts have existed on the web for nearly a decade and a half, and pretty much in the same way you know them now. : pre-recorded audio files of spoken-word shows that you can download, stream, and play on any internet-connected device.
2019-2-11 17:32 | |
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The Wall Street Journal’s David Pierce reported over the weekend that Google is set to roll out an augmented reality-based navigation feature to its Maps mobile apps to a small group in the coming days – and I’m looking forward to it fixing one of my main gripes with the service.
2019-2-11 10:41 | |
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Where’s Ethereum DApp Usage? Decentralized applications (DApps) were long hailed as one of the leading use cases for blockchain technologies. Through smart contracts, whether it be on Ethereum, EOS, Tron, or otherwise, the worlds’ current processes could be put on a blockchain, thus creating a society built on decentralization.
2019-2-10 22:02 | |
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Crypto investors everywhere are betting big on Bitcoin and the like eventually becoming adopted by the mainstream public and put into everyday use. The first-ever cryptocurrency and the technology underpinning it has the potential to disrupt a number of industries, and could eventually become the global currency for the internet.
2019-2-9 03:01 | |
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Announced at the end of January, Bitfury’s production-ready suite of Lightning Network products and services, Peach, appears to offer everything a developer, user or merchant could want from a Lightning implementation.
2019-2-9 23:59 | |
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Announced at the end of January, Bitfury’s production-ready suite of Lightning Network products and services, Peach, appears to offer everything a developer, user or merchant could want from a Lightning implementation.
2019-2-12 23:59 | |
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There’s a notification on my phone that says I’ll get “20 points” from the Desire romance app if I give my fiance a thorough medical examination. I’m no doctor, but I could use the points. I’ve been stuck on “mild” for a few weeks.
2019-2-8 03:46 | |
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A report from Bank of Korea (BOK) published this Thursday suggested that the use of central bank issued digital currencies could cause problems in the South Korean financial system. The report claims that the launch of such a currency could push interest rates up and cause a liquidity shortage.
2019-2-7 18:59 | |
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On February 4, 2019, blockchain tech company Blockstream announced the development of a “proof of reserves” tool to standardize the authenticity of exchanges’ crypto reserves.
2019-2-7 01:01 | |
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If you are interested in using Bitcoin (BTC) in order to get collateral for crypto loans on ETHLend, we got good news for you. Aave, the fintech company that owns ETHLend, has announced that now the users can use Bitcoin as well as Ethereum to get LEND tokens. Before today, you could only either use […]
2019-2-6 23:03 | |
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Privacy-focussed cryptocurrency, Zcash, has disclosed an inflation bug, discovered 11 months ago, which affected its own and several other privacy-coins. Though the Zcash vulnerability has now been remedied, it took 8 months after discovery, and some coins remain exposed.
2019-2-7 23:00 | |
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The infrastructure for decentralized lending and credit markets is falling into place for an alternative credit market that moves countercyclical to the wider economy and could provide an opportunity for hodlers to take advantage of the crypto recession.
2019-2-7 23:00 | |
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Today, February 5, 2019, a court in Nova Scotia, Canada, granted bankruptcy protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) to the embattled Vancouver-based cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX.
2019-2-6 23:12 | |
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CoinSpeaker Apple (AAPL) Stock Could See a Huge Upside in Case the Company Decides to Acquire Netflix Apple has a pile of nearly $250 billion in cash and one of the ways J. P. Morgan thinks the tech giant could use it is by acquiring Netflix, to boost Apple stock and company's position as a video content creator.
2019-2-5 17:35 | |
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WhatsApp is launching a new security feature that’s so simple and useful, I’m surprised more messaging apps haven’t implemented it. Starting today, WhatsApp will allow you to lock the app using TouchID or FaceID (Android is on the way).
2019-2-5 00:07 | |
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When I decided, maybe against my better judgement, to live on bitcoin for a week, the plan was met by a combination of cautions and jokes from friends and loved ones: “Just don’t starve,” “Well, it’s the New Year, a perfect time to start a new diet,” “Will you be able to eat?”, “Have you really thought about it?”I had “really” thought about it and it seemed not only sensible but necessary.
2019-2-5 23:06 | |
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Kraken announced today its acquisition of Crypto Facilities, the first regulated firm in the world to offer futures on crypto assets several years back. The move could put Kraken, currently the 46th largest bitcoin exchange by adjusted volume, on track to the top 10.
2019-2-5 21:12 | |
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Parity has just revealed a bug that could have crashed much of ethereum’s ecosystem which tends to use node infrastructure providers like Infura. Parity said: “On February 3rd, we received...
2019-2-4 17:54 | |
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Sign languages aren’t easy to learn and are even harder to teach. They use not just hand gestures but also mouthings, facial expressions and body posture to communicate meaning. This complexity means professional teaching programs are still rare and often expensive.
2019-2-2 20:00 | |
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It happened: Bitcoin is now an Ethereum token. Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), an ERC-20 token with a 1-1 peg to bitcoin, went live on the Ethereum network on the final day of January, “the first token that makes Bitcoin compatible with the Ethereum chain,” its architects say.
2019-2-2 00:04 | |
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Prior to the launch of Ethereum, a faction of its principal founders banded together with seasoned policy professionals, energy sector executives, and academics to explore meaningful use cases for blockchain in energy, a sector they concluded could benefit from the nascent technology.
2019-2-1 20:20 | |
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Proof-of-stake token investors have a unique option to survive the protracted crypto market slump: staking their holdings, and pocketing the block rewards
2019-2-2 14:30 | |
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Internet of things technology is booming, with an increasing number of connected devices joining the market each year. From smart kitchen appliances and virtual home assistants to security systems and utility management platforms, there’s seemingly no limit to the usefulness of the IoT across industries and applications.
2019-2-1 12:00 | |
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This is the seventh instalment of reporter Colin Harper's "Living on Bitcoin" experience in San Francisco. Find out what happened to him earlier on Day 1 , on Day 2 , on Day 3 , onDay 4, on Day 5 and on Day 6.
2019-1-29 01:51 | |
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Cryptocurrency prices tend to be influenced by many different factors and situations directly related to the market or not. However, is not so eas to identify all these issues on a chart at the time of trading digital currencies.
2019-1-28 20:28 | |
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This article is a direct follow-up from our Taproot explainer. If you haven’t read that article, you should probably do so first. If Taproot is deployed on Bitcoin, many smart contract constructions will look just like regular transactions on the blockchain.
2019-1-26 01:23 | |
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The reason why most altcoins exist today is that they want to offer better speeds at lower fees than BTC. However, the Lightning Network could soon negate that argument. According to recent data, these altcoins might not have any use in the future as the Lightning Network continues to improve. What The Data Shows The […]
2019-1-25 19:57 | |
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DENT, the world’s first global blockchain mobile data company could not hide its excitement when it recorded 10 million users. The company announced on Twitter today that beyond their expectation, its users are growing extremely fast.
2019-1-25 17:36 | |
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Bitcoin users may, before long, be able to benefit from a trick called “Taproot. ” First proposed by Bitcoin Core contributor and former Blockstream CTO Gregory Maxwell, Taproot would expand on Bitcoin’s smart contract flexibility, while offering more privacy in doing so.
2019-1-25 01:19 | |
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There are a multitude of options when it comes to deciding where and how to store your cryptocurrency and the security keys that make it all possible. You could store your coins in hardware wallets, software wallets, on the exchange you bought them from, or use some other custodial service to look after them for you.
2019-1-24 16:17 | |
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According to Elections Canada, the agency that runs federal elections in Canada, there has been “a growing interest” in cryptocurrency donations. This trend has prompted some political parties to ask for a ruling on how best to manage bitcoin and other cryptocurrency political donations and how to navigate the various reporting systems required by both Elections Canada and the parties so that they comply with the Canada Elections Act.
2019-1-24 20:28 | |
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Opinion: From Brazil to Norway, there is plenty of evidence that governments are planning to use CBDCs to abuse their people.
Unpacking the Incoherence and Hubris of Modern Monetary Theory and Its Intersection with CBDCs and Bitcoin
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand opened a new consultation period on a central bank digital currency (CBDC) on April 17. The current stage of development seeks input on “high-level design options for digital cash.
Swiss National Bank (SNB) Chairman Thomas Jordan said the central bank “sees no need” to issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for public use despite the benefits of a wholesale version.
SWIFT said on March 25 that it discovered several applications for its central bank digital currency (CBDC) solution following a successful six-month test. The company did not create its own CBDC but instead developed an interlinking solution for existing CBDCs — dubbed the SWIFT connector.
In a recent meeting with the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Piero Cipollone, a member of the ECB Executive Board, discussed the forthcoming digital euro, specifically its privacy features, infrastructure procurement, and operational standards.
Swiss banks, Cantons of Basel-City, and Zurich have successfully issued digital bonds using real CHF wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC) on SIX Digital Exchange (SDX). This marks the first-ever issuance of this kind, leveraging the Swiss National Bank’s (SNB) wCBDC.