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Steve Forbes: ‘Bitcoin is a High-Tech Cry For Help’
12.6.2020
Media magnate Steve Forbes has described crypto assets as “a high-tech cry for help” resulting from the failures of contemporary fiat money systems
Russia’s Supreme Court Makes ‘Landmark’ Vote With Blockchain System from Kapersky Lab
12.6.2020
The court for the first time used a blockchain-based system to record votes in a web-hosted plenary session Friday
Striking a Balance Between Native and Custom Select Elements
12.6.2020
Here’s the plan! We’re going to build a styled select element. Not just the outside, but the inside too. Total styling control. Plus we’re going to make it accessible. We’re not going to try to replicate everything that the browser does by default with a native <select> element. We’re going...
Tezos and Algorand Latest to Integrate Tech for Anti-Money Laundering Compliance
12.6.2020
The integrations would allow the two blockchain projects to track transactions and identify senders, in line with the FATF's "Travel Rule."
National Science Foundation Funds Research Into Crypto Dollars
12.6.2020
The National Science Foundation has given blockchain startup KRNC $225,000 to design cryptocurrency features for the U.S. dollar
Why This Dev Built a ‘Centralized Ethereum’ on Top of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network
12.6.2020
Ethereum showed the limits of decentralization, says the creator of an explicitly centralized version that pays contracts via Bitcoin’s Lightning Network
Free Transactions Invite Systemic Attacks on Blockchains, Researchers Find
12.6.2020
EOS, Tezos and XRP have not seen high levels of intended use, according to a new report from researchers in London
Unstoppable Domains Launches Censorship-Resistant Blogging Platform
11.6.2020
Decentralized blogging is coming to a .crypto URL near you thanks to a partnership between Unstoppable Domains and Protocol Labs
South Korean Insurance Giant to Use Blockchain Tech for Mobile Messages
11.6.2020
South Korean insurance giant KB Insurance plans to implement a blockchain-enabled mobile message delivery system for its clients
With Arweave’s ‘Lazy’ Approach to Smart Contracts, Its Version of Web3 Does More
11.6.2020
Arweave, a blockchain network meant for the permanent storage of data, has released a completely new approach to smart contracts
Founder of Floyd Mayweather-Promoted ICO to Plead Guilty to Fraud
11.6.2020
One of Centra Tech’s founders is entering into plea negotiations concerning the company’s fraudulent 2017 initial coin offering
‘Radical Indifference’: How Surveillance Capitalism Conquered Our Lives
10.6.2020
"Disinformation is a routine consequence of surveillance capitalism," says Surveillance Capitalism author Shoshana Zuboff in a wide-ranging interview
Simplified Blockchain Tech Is Helping Bring Banks out of the Stone Age
10.6.2020
An archaic blockchain technology helps a technology company convince U.S. bank regulators that the transactions are free of money laundering
Sequoia-Backed Band Protocol Creeps Onto Chainlink’s Turf With Oracle Product
10.6.2020
Band Protocol 2.0 launched Wednesday with its mainnet oracle solution, BandChain, leveraging the Cosmos SDK from Tendermint Labs
Elrond Will Pay You $60,000 to Break Its Blockchain
10.6.2020
Elrond is conducting a “trial-by-fire” exercise on its blockchain protocol, offering big bounties to white-hat hackers who can disrupt the network
Moscow Said to Hire Kaspersky to Build Voting Blockchain With Bitfury Software
9.6.2020
Moscow's government is giving voters the option of having their ballots recorded on a blockchain despite transparency concerns
Your Property Rights Should Extend to Social Media
9.6.2020
It's time for internet users to assert their rights as content owners, rather than giving up free material to platforms like Google and Facebook, says our columnist
NEAR Protocol Enlists Bison Trails for Validator Support as It Heads Toward Full Mainnet
9.6.2020
Bison Trails will help host the NEAR Protocol’s early validator set, currently consisting of over 150 nodes including some 40 of the project’s investors
Brave Browser’s Affiliate Link Controversy, Explained
8.6.2020
Privacy browser Brave was called out this weekend when users noticed that typing "Binance" resulted in an auto-complete ending in a referral link
Monero-for-Bail Project Sees Increased Demand During Protests
8.6.2020
An initiative that mines the privacy coin monero, donating cash for bail money, has seen an uptick in users since the protests started in Minnesota