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McKinsey Advisor: Blockchain May Kill Off the City of London and NHS
25.10.2019
Blockchain could destroy the entire UK economic system, but smart-contracts are a “bit of a joy,” says a senior McKinsey advisor
McAfee Envisions DEX in a World Where Crypto Won’t Be Traded for Fiat
21.10.2019
In a recent video posted to Twitter. John McAfee states: “Imagine a world…where fiat currency is diminishing in importance.” Instead of pointing to the adoption of crypto by big money interests, the rogue politician and radical bitcoin proponent talks of a complete flip, where...
Smart Contract Blockchains Are Struggling to Scale
17.10.2019
Second generation blockchains were presented as being faster, cheaper, and more scalable than Bitcoin. Third generation chains (basically anything that came after Ethereum) promised even greater optimizations. In the event, these networks have run into the same difficulties as Bitcoin, with...
Workflow Considerations for Using an Image Management Service
16.10.2019
There are all these sites out there that want to help you with your images. They do things like optimize your images and help you serve them performantly.
That's a very good thing. By any metric, images are a major slice of the resources on websites, and we're notoriously bad at optimizing them...
CipherTrace Expands Monitoring Platform to 700 Tokens
15.10.2019
CipherTrace adds 700 tokens to its crypto intelligence platform
[aktualita] Raiffeisenbank a Fio banka spouští podporu pro Apple Pay
15.10.2019
Na mobilní platební systém Apple Pay naskakují další dvě české banky. Podporu dnes spustily Fio banka a Raiffeisenbank. ČSOB stále systém nenasadila, učinit by tak ale měla ještě letos na podzim. Podporu chystá zavést i Equa Bank. Obě nově přidané banky postup pro přidání karty do Apple...
[aktualita] Majitelé Samsung Smart TV si pustí O2 TV i bez set-top boxu
15.10.2019
Od poloviny října mohou majitelé televizorů Samsung vyrobených v roce 2016 a mladších sledovat O2 TV prostřednictvím stejnojmenné aplikace. Tu naleznou v Samsung Storu přímo v televizoru. Verzi aplikace pro televize LG a Android TV představí O2 v následujícím roce, další na řadě bude podpora...
Unwrapping the Ocean Plastic Conundrum Via Blockchain
9.10.2019
Every year 8 million tons of plastics get dumped in the oceans. Can blockchain help clean up the mess?
Facebook competitor in Latin-America Sets the Road for a New Internet of Value
9.10.2019
IOV Labs, the parent company behind RSK Bitcoin smart contract network, and RSK Infrastructure Framework (RIF) has recently acquired Taringa, the major social media platform for Latin America with 30 million users. This acquisition represents an opportunity to quickly bring […]
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Tiny $217 Options Trade on Bitcoin Blockchain Could Be Wall Street’s Death Knell
8.10.2019
Skew., a startup led by an ex-JPMorgan trader, did an S&P 500 options trade on bitcoin’s blockchain to prove the tech works better than Wall Street
Awards That Look Beyond the Flashy
3.10.2019
Dan Mall is judging the Communication Arts Interactive 2020 awards. These types of things are usually a celebration of flashy, short-lived, one-off designs. Those things are awesome, but Dan has more in mind:
I’d love to award work that demonstrates creative use of the highest level of color...
IKEA in ‘World First’ Transaction Using Smart Contracts and Licensed E-Money
3.10.2019
IKEA Iceland has taken part in a commercial transaction using ethereum smart contracts and EU-licensed blockchain e-cash to settle an order
Smart Contracts Legalized in Russia + 11 More Crypto News
1.10.2019
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Regulation news
Smart contracts have become legal in Russia as of today, reports Regnum. The new law – one of a package of three...
From $10M to Zero in 10 Days: ETH Smart Contract FairWin Is Empty
1.10.2019
From $10M to zero in 10 days: Ethereum smart contract FairWin is empty
Aragon Expects Ethereum’s Istanbul Hard Fork to Break 680 Smart Contracts
1.10.2019
Ethereum’s Istanbul hard fork is expected to break 680 smart contracts on the decentralized management platform Aragon
Multi-Million Dollar HTML
30.9.2019
Two stories:
Jason Grigsby finds Chipotle's online ordering form makes use of an input-masking technique that chops up a credit card expiration year making it invalid and thus denying the order. If pattern="\d\d" maxlength="2" was used instead (native browser feature), the browser is smart enough...
Ethereum’s Istanbul Upgrade Will Break 680 Smart Contracts on Aragon
30.9.2019
For governance platform Aragon, ethereum's system-wide upgrade on Wednesday is expected to break hundreds of smart contracts. Here's why
Bitcoin Smart Contract Platform RSK Acquires Latin America’s Fourth Largest Social Network
27.9.2019
IOV Labs, the parent company of Bitcoin smart contract platform RSK, has announced the acquisition of Taringa. As a result, the Hispanic social media network’s 30 million users and 1,000+ active communities will be exposed to dapps, tokenization and P2P trading. Crypto companies acquiring...
Spanish Facebook Rival Taringa Is Sold to Smart Contract Dev RSK
27.9.2019
Subsidiary of smart contract developer RSK buys Latin America’s Facebook rival Taringa
Report: Ethereum’s Gas-Guzzling Suspected Ponzi FairWin Funds at Risk
27.9.2019
Ethereum’s most gas-hungry contract, dubbed FairWin, can allegedly be drained by insiders and contains critical vulnerabilities that purportedly put funds at risk