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Researcher debunks Craig Wright’s claims of heavy Bitcoin mining during BTC’s early history

Craig Wright’s claims of using between 60 and 100 computers to mine Bitcoin in January 2009 were debunked by crypto researcher SeekingSatoshi. The low hash rate recorded in Bitcoin’s earliest days showed that Wright simply couldn’t have used that many machines to mine the researcher said, uncovering yet another layer of potential lies told by […] The post Researcher debunks Craig Wright’s claims of heavy Bitcoin mining during BTC’s early history appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

2019-8-10 02:49


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Facebook open-sources APIs to help fight child exploitation and terrorist propaganda

Facebook today announced it’s open-sourcing two technologies that help it curb the spread of problematic content like child exploitation, terrorist propaganda, or graphic violence online. These technologies aid the social network in detecting identical and nearly identical photos and video in order to weed out content that’s been flagged as being in violation of its policies. дальше »

2019-8-2 08:50


Blockstack App Mining Program to Increase Developer Rewards to $1,000,000 in STX in May 2020

App developers using Blockstack PBC, a decentralized computing network, will from May 2020 start receiving rewards of up to $1,000,000 per month in STX tokens. Announcing this, Blockstack said the program which was launched in December 2018 to award builders of great apps had achieved more success than they had initially hoped. Since Dec 2018 […] дальше »

2019-7-17 18:46


Austria Financial Market Authority Warns Crypto Investors Against Using Unlicensed Bitcoin Trader

The Austrian Financial Market Authority, FMA, is warning the public against doing any business with cryptocurrency investments websites dubbed Bitcoin Trader. Speaking on Wednesday, the regulator said that, despite the entity carrying out businesses in the country, it hadn’t been granted the licenses to operate yet. In an announcement, FMA said that Bitcoin Trader is […] дальше »

2019-7-11 17:06


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This Bitcoin money-laundering cartel was operating from inside a Florida prison

Authorities in Florida have busted an elaborate operation which saw prison inmates use Bitcoin to launder thousands of dollars via their commissary accounts. An investigation by Pasco County Sherriff’s Deputies revealed how inmates at the county jail were having money deposited into their commissary accounts using stolen credit cards. дальше »

2019-7-4 15:46


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Insurance firm Legal & General adopts Amazon’s blockchain for pension deals

Legal & General, a multinational British insurer, has partnered with Amazon to create a blockchain system for corporate pension deals. According to Reuters, Legal & General will be using Amazon Web Services’ managed blockchain system to process bulk annuities – benefit pension schemes sold by companies to insurers in a bid to mitigate risks for policy holders. дальше »

2019-6-12 17:49


Siam Commercial Bank goes back on its word; says it has ‘no plan on using XRP’

One of Thailand’s oldest banks, Siam Commercial Bank, made news after it previously hinted at the use of XRP token, via a tweet from their official Twitter handle. However, the tweet was deleted a few hours later, with the bank later issuing another statement which said that SCB will not be using XRP, as of […] The post Siam Commercial Bank goes back on its word; says it has ‘no plan on using XRP’ appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

2019-6-7 17:00


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Op Ed: Debunking Bitcoin Myths: ‘It’s a Ponzi Scheme’

The accusation that bitcoin is nothing more than a Ponzi scheme is perhaps the oldest, longest-standing criticism of the digital bearer asset. The basic idea is that there is nothing of value here and the entire purpose of bitcoin’s existence is to enrich Satoshi Nakamoto and the speculators who bought in for a few pennies or dollars in the early days by tricking others into buying in at a higher price. дальше »

2019-6-4 19:03


BitMEX Set to Reduce Bitcoin Fees With Liquid Sidechain and SegWit

Cryptocurrency trading platform BitMEX has hinted it will begin using Blockstream’s Liquid sidechain technology to reduce its impact on the Bitcoin mempool. Bitrefill: BitMEX Should Reduce Fee Impact As part of a social media discussion started by Bitrefill CEO Sergey Kotliar over how major exchanges create higher fees for Bitcoin users, staff said developers were “testing” solutions. дальше »

2019-6-3 12:00


Crypto Digital Wallet Abra Launches Stock and ETF Investing for International Users

Abra users outside of the US can now fractionally invest in stocks and ETF products using Bitcoin, the company announced on Wednesday. Bill Barhydt, CEO and founder of digital wallet and exchange services provider Abra, said the new product is targeted at users who would otherwise not have access to US financial markets, enabling them […] The post Crypto Digital Wallet Abra Launches Stock and ETF Investing for International Users appeared first on Coinjournal. дальше »

2019-5-30 18:46


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LocalBitcoins Denies Service to Iranian Users

The popular peer-to-peer bitcoin trading network LocalBitcoins has shut down all trading operations for Iranian users. LocalBitcoins’ website offers a variety of pages for users of different nations and, as of May 24, 2019, the Iranian page displays a message that “LocalBitcoins is currently not available in your selected region,” in English only. дальше »

2019-5-25 20:14


BNB can now be traded on Tesla using two wallets; BNB adoption increases as it can be used to pay for coffee

BNB coin can now be traded on Tesla cars using two wallets, i..e Trust Wallet and Wallet connect app. Tesla’s model 3 car provides support for users to integrate games and more. Elon Musk tweeted about the same when he said that Tesla would be porting Unity, and Unreal Engine, gaming development platforms to Tesla, […] The post BNB can now be traded on Tesla using two wallets; BNB adoption increases as it can be used to pay for coffee appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

2019-5-23 15:43


Samsung’s new AI can create talking avatars with a single photo

Samsung’s research center at Moscow has developed a new AI that can create talking avatars of photos and paintings without using any 3D modeling. A paper posted by the research team suggests that while traditionally researchers have used a large number of images to create a talking head model, a new technique can achieve it by few, or potentially even one image. дальше »

2019-5-23 12:03


Enterprise Blockchain Company Dragonchain Wins Patent for Blockchain-Powered Loyalty System

The blockchain company Dragonchain has finally succeeded in obtaining a patent for a blockchain-powered loyalty system in the United States. The company said the system represents time-based scores using a value called the “Dragon Days of Slumber Score” (DDSS) which can be used in digital assets and loyalty rewards. The advantage is that the system […] дальше »

2019-5-21 18:53