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Privacy Advocates Are Sounding Alarms Over Coronavirus Surveillance
23.3.2020
Crises provide opportunities for surveillance architecture to move forward, say privacy advocates. This time is no different
Long-Festering DeFi Dapp Bug Still Not Fixed by Industry
23.3.2020
ZenGo is renewing a debate over personal responsibility and user protections, after discovering an exploit that can drain wallets of all user funds
Steem Fork Faces Legal Threat From Mining Firm Over ‘Hive’ Name
23.3.2020
A new blockchain called Hive is being told it needs to change its name just days after it was created in a fork from Steem
Why Polynomial Commitments Might Be a ‘Breakthrough’ for Ethereum 2.0
23.3.2020
What are "polynomial commitments" and how do they fit into Vitalik Buterin's new Eth 2.0 roadmap?
Liberecká univerzita vyvíjí nanovlákenné filtry do roušek. I těch amatérských
21.3.2020
Hromada českých výrobců, kteří používají nanovlákennou technologii, v posledních dnech a týdnech experimentují s výrobou ochranných prvků na ústa a nos. Nanovlákenná tkanina totiž může mít při správném použití záchyt vysoko nad 99 % patogenů.
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Chrono Tech Launches Australian Dollar Stablecoin in Spite of ‘Big Four’ Banks
21.3.2020
The man behind the new Aussie dollar stablecoin, said the big four banks were not “allowed” to hold the fiat reserves for the cryptocurrency
‘Skyweaver’ Didn’t Plan for a Captive Audience of Millions but It Sure Helps
20.3.2020
Skyweaver is among a crop of blockchain-based games looking to prove the value of digital scarcity in the gaming industry
China’s Changing Perception of Bitcoin: Bitkan CEO Shares Insights After 7 Years in Crypto Industry
20.3.2020
Since the advent of bitcoin in 2009, cryptocurrencies have gone from being a niche topic for tech nerds to ubiquitously recognized — if not always understood — staples of modern finance. Bitkan CEO Liu Yang recently took some time out to give news.Bitcoin.com a peek into the Chinese...
The Coronavirus API Delivers Vital Statistics Unmediated by Government Hands
19.3.2020
Coronavirus API aggregates and presents real-time information related to the coronavirus pandemic
Thousands of These Computers Were Mining Cryptocurrency. Now They’re Working on Coronavirus Research
19.3.2020
CoreWeave, the largest U.S. miner on the Ethereum blockchain, is redirecting the processing power of 6,000 specialized computer chips toward research to find a therapy for the coronavirus. These graphics processing units (GPUs) will be pointed toward Stanford University’s Folding@home,...
Storj’s Decentralized Cloud Storage Service ‘Tardigrade’ Goes Live
19.3.2020
The storage system splits files and stores them on multiple nodes to provide more security than centralized alternatives
Data Sets You Free: Self-Quarantine Diary, Day 3
18.3.2020
Coronavirus underscores the value of mass trustworthy data to aid community decisions on our economic and social wellbeing, says CoinDesk's Michael Casey
PayPal’s Financial Crimes Division Is Seeking a Blockchain Expert
18.3.2020
The payments giant is seeking a blockchain expert to help identify use cases for the tech in the prevention of financial crimes
4 Financial Giants Launch Blockchain-Based Tech Platform + More News
18.3.2020
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Argentina’s Gas Regulator Greenlights Industry Blockchain Built With RSK Tech
18.3.2020
Gasnor, a natural gas distributor for 2 million Argentine residents, has won approval to pilot a smart contract-based platform aimed to speed up the country's chronically slow gas certification processes
Banks Have to Embrace Distributed Ledger Tech, Even if It Kills Them
18.3.2020
To secure their futures, banks have to confront their fear of change and embrace innovation, says consultant Chuck Fried
InterPlanetary File System Is Uncensorable During Coronavirus News Fog
18.3.2020
Digital citizens are turning to decentralized protocols like IPFS to share news during the Coronavirus outbreak
Steem Community Plans Hostile Hard Fork to Flee Justin Sun’s Steemit
18.3.2020
The blockchain for bloggers, Steem, is moving to Hive.io, CoinDesk has learned. The hostile hard fork is scheduled for Friday
MakerDAO Adds USDC as DeFi Collateral Following ‘Black Thursday’ Chaos
17.3.2020
MakerDAO has added a third asset to its decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, USD Coin (USDC), in response to the system’s flagship stablecoin, dai, continuing to float above its dollar peg. Passed Tuesday at 2:58 UTC, the Coinbase- and Circle-backed USDC is now available for use as collateral...
Governments Face Trade-Offs on Privacy in Fight Against Coronavirus
16.3.2020
Safeguarding privacy rights is tricky during a time of pandemic and panic