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China’s Congress Passes Cryptography Law, Effective Jan. 1, 2020
26.10.2019
While China still bans cryptocurrency trading, cryptography could be key to the country’s national push to be more competitive in the blockchain industry
China Passes First-Ever ‘Crypto Law’ Going Into Effect January 2020
26.10.2019
China is officially putting ‘encrypted’ technologies including cryptocurrencies into its legal purview, experts say
Decentralized Communication Startup New Vector Raises $8.5M
10.10.2019
London-based decentralized communication startup New Vector has raised $8.5 million to fuel adoption of Matrix, a major alternative messaging protocol
Findora Elects Former EVP of Korbit, Joon Bhang, to Head Its North Asia Operations
1.10.2019
Findora, the blockchain project for decentralized finance, has elected Joon Bhang, the former Executive Vice President of Korea’s second-biggest digital currency exchange Korbit, as its Head of Operations for the North Asia region. The company officially announced Bhang’s appointment on September...
What Google’s ‘Quantum Supremacy’ Means for the Future of Cryptocurrency
30.9.2019
Quantum computing could break bitcoin. Here's how researchers from government and academia are trying to future-proof blockchain technology
What Google’s Quantum Breakthrough Means for Blockchain Cryptography
22.9.2019
We’ve been warned for years that a quantum computing breakthrough is just around the corner. When that day comes, we’re told, it could render existing encryption standards obsolete, threatening the security of every major blockchain. It seems that day has finally arrived, with Google...
Celebrating Silvio Micali, Who Gave ZKPs, VRFs, Probability-Based Encryption, Fork-Immunity, and Much More!
21.9.2019
In the crypto sphere, there are many startups, companies, projects, etc., who start with a roar but soon fizzle out. Sometimes due to lack of resources, sometimes due to the lack of mettle, and sometimes they burn out themselves as the crypto industry is highly competitive and challenging. One...
Israeli Start-up GK8 Develops Offline Wallet For Cryptocurrency; Holds Online Transaction Capability
20.9.2019
GK8, an Israeli start-up in the cybersecurity space, has launched a cold-storage digital currency wallet that also possesses online transfer capabilities. As per the local Israel publication Globes’ reports dated September 18, 2019, this new system relies on the proprietary cryptographic...
Israeli Startup That Allows Offline Crypto Transactions Secures $4M
19.9.2019
Blockchain transactions can now purportedly be recorded without the internet as an Israeli cybersecurity startup introduces its new technology
Amazon Web Services Announces Cryptography-Using Quantum Ledger Database
11.9.2019
Amazon Web Services, Inc. announces quantum ledger database to assure customers data remains immutable
NSA Working to Develop Quantum-Resistant Cryptocurrency: Report
5.9.2019
The NSA is pursuing the development of a quantum-resistant cryptocurrency, as reportedly revealed during the Billington CyberSecurity 10th annual summit in D.C
Bitcoin Dev Reveals Multisig UI Teaser for Hardware Wallets, Full Nodes
29.8.2019
A Bitcoin educator has unveiled an alpha user interface for Bitcoin hardware wallet and full node multisignature protection
Firm Accused of Touting ‘Snake Oil Crypto’ Sues Conference Organizers
26.8.2019
A crypto firm heckled at the Black Hat hackers’ conference is suing the event organizers for failing to protect it from backlash
New Liberty Dollar Founder Subpoenaed in the Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Lawsuit
7.8.2019
The ongoing Kleiman v. Wright case saw expert testimony on Monday from the plaintiff’s cryptography specialist, alongside the defendant Craig Wright’s witness, Nchain CTO Steve Shadders. The court participants discussed parsing through 27,000 bitcoin addresses as well...
Facebook’s Libra Lacks Foundational Components for Crypto Key Security
7.7.2019
After a review of documentation for the Libra protocol and its planned ecosystem, Steven Sprague believes Facebook left out key security components
ZenGo Demonstrates Proof-Of-Concept of a Keyless Wallet for Facebook’s Libra
2.7.2019
ZenGo publishes its open source project, which purports to provide proof-of-concept that its keyless wallet product can support Facebook’s Libra
‘Bitcoin Time’ Moving Faster Than ‘Internet Time,’ Says Hashcash Inventor Adam Back
1.7.2019
Adam Back — inventor of the hashcash PoW system — says that “bitcoin time” seems to be running faster than the “internet time” of the early dotcom era
Quantum Computing Vs. Blockchain: Impact on Cryptography
30.6.2019
The progress in quantum computing elevates concerns among crypto community
Are Anonymous Cryptocurrencies the Best Way for Safe Online Purchases?
21.6.2019
When Satoshi Nakamoto first released the code for Bitcoin in 2009, the king of mainstream cryptocurrencies, no one could have predicted the current situation. Bitcoin is mostly used as a means to amass wealth and carry out investments, while its underlying blockchain tech is being constantly used...
MIT’s ‘Fiat Cryptography’ System Automates the Process of Securing Almost Anything
20.6.2019
Gone are the days of manual encryption as MIT researchers create a way to automatically generate security algorithms