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2018: The year Congress and social media collided

One of the biggest, and most unwelcome revelations of the past few years is just how much social media platforms can be — and have been — used for manipulation and distribution of falsehoods. And in 2018, several social media executives were called into the hot seat in front of elected officials to account for their company’s inability to foresee, prevent, or, in some cases, efficiently treat their multitudinous problems. дальше »

2018-12-28 12:00


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Credit scores are in desperate need of a high-tech overhaul

Since 1989, people and businesses in the United States have relied on the FICO credit score as an indication of trustworthiness for any given person. Reported by each of three major credit bureaus, a person’s score can be calculated based on their payment history, their current debt burden, the length of their credit history, the types of credit used, and a handful of other factors. дальше »

2018-12-22 22:01


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Syncing Data Between Bitcoin Nodes Is About to Get Easier

Minisketch is a new solution that’s trying to solve an old problem. Spearheaded by Blockstream co-founder Pieter Wuille, Bitcoin Core contributor and fellow Blockstream co-founder Gregory Maxwell, and Blockstream software engineer Gleb Naumenko, the open-source initiative is designed to achieve set reconciliation between the mempools of each full node. дальше »

2018-12-18 18:48


Canada’s Heatmine Takes Advantage of Bitcoin Mining Heat, Brings Benefits into Homes to Avoid Waste

Any miner is aware of the heightened amount of energy needed for each computer and device to record items on the blockchain. However, this energy has only been used so far in the mining process, though there is a mining company that believes it can be expanded on. The company, Heatmine, is based out of […] дальше »

2018-11-20 03:56


Ripple’s xCurrent 4.0 promises great benefits to its 150 customers. Even bigger benefits if they switch to xRapid

Ripple’s xCurrent and xRapid software solutions are used and extensively tested by a wide range of financial industry heavyweights worldwide. A newly published document indicates that xCurrent customers will be able to switch to xRapid without any problems in the future, as there will be a whole host of further updates. дальше »

2018-11-14 17:15


INNOVAMINEX: BLOCKCHAIN BASED GOLD RUSH

Blockchain is the technology of the future, which allows the expansion of the boundaries of business. It can be used in any field, including mining, and in particular, in gold mining. The Innovaminex project is designed to involve the real economy with virtual assets and to allow any individual or legal entity to invest in a real project and receive benefits and advantages from the sale and processing of gold extracted from the mines. дальше »

2018-11-7 09:33


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India’s national disaster authority hacked to promote Bitcoin scams on Twitter

The cryptocurrency market is going through a rough patch, but this isn’t stopping scammers from duping people out of their funds. Hackers took over the official Twitter account of India’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to promote blatant Bitcoin giveaway scams – a trend that’s been plaguing social media for months now. дальше »

2018-11-6 12:47


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Circulor Partners with Rwanda To Trace Tantalum Mined in the Country

Circulor is partnering with the Rwandan Government to track tantalum, a precious metal used in consumer electronics. According to Circulor’s post released on October 16, 2018, the project which is currently live, will help miners in Rwanda follow guidelines laid out in international agreements to eventually eradicate any source of conflict Tantalum from the supply chain. дальше »

2018-10-19 19:00