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Blockchain Gaming, Messaging Apps See User Growth Amid Coronavirus Lockdowns
3.4.2020
Coronavirus lockdowns have led to a relative surge in a small corner of the cryptocurrency space: its more casual and entertaining end
Judge Grants Injunction Halting Telegram’s TON Release Again, Notice of Appeal Reportedly Filed
25.3.2020
The embattled Telegram Open Network (TON) blockchain and its native gram cryptocurrency have seen plans for launch stifled once again, with a preliminary injunction granted by Southern District of New York Judge P. Kevin Castel. The March 24 injunction sides with the U.S. Securities and Exchange...
Encryption Standards Threatened Under Pretext of Battling Coronavirus
22.3.2020
Governments around the world have been trying for some time to bypass encryption and backdoor messaging apps. End-to-end encryption was preventing authorities from stopping terrorist attacks, we were told, and personal privacy had to be sacrificed for the greater good. Now, as the coronavirus...
Crypto, Encryption, and the Quest for a Secure Messaging App
7.3.2020
How confidential is our conversation? This question has come to the fore in recent months, driven by a flurry of news stories detailing the weakening of encrypted messenger apps at the behest of law enforcement. A concerted effort on the part of the state to backdoor messaging apps and spy on...
Crypto Exchanges Need Common Messaging to Comply With Travel Rule
25.2.2020
From ATMs to cargo containers, standards make global commerce work. The same goes for crypto, which needs standards to comply with anti-money laundering rules
Crypto Exchange Binance Suspends Trading Over ‘Systems Messaging Error’
19.2.2020
The exchange said the outage is due to system maintenance prompted by a problem with a data feed
US Navy Bets $9.5M on Blockchain to Keep Messaging Secret
6.2.2020
A U.S. Naval research group has given blockchain software startup Simba Chain $9.5 million to install a secure messaging platform
Detailed Analysis of DMME Blockchain-based Messaging App
6.2.2020
Blockchain technology has found its application in a wide variety of diversified industrial domains. Starting from finance, healthcare, education, management, supply chain, travel, etc. the decentralized ledger technology has become the most popular pedagogy of recent times. Owing to the excellence...
Line’s Digital Currency Link to Be Available in Japan as Early as April 2020
3.2.2020
Launched in October 2018, Asian messaging giant Line’s Bitbox crypto exchange has made its link (LN) digital asset available to users worldwide, with the exception of notable locations like Japan and the U.S. Last Thursday the group announced it was preparing to launch the coin in...
US Politicians Want to Ban End-to-End Encryption on Messaging Services like Telegram and Whatsapp
2.2.2020
Under the guise of fighting against online child pornography, American politicians are trying to effectively ban end-to-end encryption on all communication technology platforms for everyone. Newly proposed legislation could force companies like Apple, Google and Facebook to create back doors...
Messaging Giant Line to Launch Link Token Trading for Japan in April
2.2.2020
Link, the proprietary token messaging app Line, will launch trading for Japan in April
Messenger Giant Line’s Crypto Exchange to Delist XRP This Month
7.1.2020
BitBox, the Singapore-based crypto exchange of messaging giant Line, will delist XRP on Jan. 16
ISIS Turns To Blockchain-Based Messaging App Following Telegram Ban
17.12.2019
ISIS experiments with blockchain-based messaging app BCM after being banned from Telegram
Stellar Tried to Give Away 2B XLM Tokens on Keybase. Then the Spammers Came
13.12.2019
What was advertised to be a $120 million giveaway will now be much less. Here's why
Zcash Donates $40K to Canadian Private Messaging Developer
4.12.2019
The Zcash Foundation donates $40,000 in ZEC to a Canadian private messaging developer working to integrate ZEC payments
Zcash Foundation Funds App Mixing Private Messaging and Payments
3.12.2019
Meet Cwtch, a zcash-fueled messaging app with more decentralization than Telegram or Signal
Naver Owned Messaging App Line Announces Merger With Yahoo Japan
18.11.2019
Line, the Japanese messaging app owned by South Korean internet company Naver Corp, announced that it had reached an agreement over a basic merger with Yahoo Japan. If the merger does indeed go through, then it will establish the biggest internet platform in Japan. As per the agreement, SoftBank...
ETH Killer, Private Messaging and Change in BTC - 4 Crypto Experiments
12.11.2019
From coin killers, over private messages, to stacking sats. The Cryptoverse rests on innovation and innovative technology. It’s no wonder then that we often see interesting new gadgets or digital solutions to existing problems, or the problems we didn’t even know exist. Occasionally, we’re even...
How Bitcoin’s Lightning Can Be Used for Private Messaging
9.11.2019
Bitcoin's lightning network might have a use case beyond faster and more scalable payments, thanks to an experimental version called Whatsat
Kik Messaging App Now Has New Owner, Will Continue Work on Kin Token
18.10.2019
Kik messaging app has a new owner that is optimistic about the future of the platform’s Kin token