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Mastercard and Ripple’s Xpring Join Industry Group to Promote Blockchain Education
13.2.2020
Mastercard, the innovation arms of Ripple and Binance and eight other firms joined a group supporting blockchain education in universities worldwide
US Military Contractor BAE Systems Wants to Hire ‘Cryptocurrency Exploiters’
12.2.2020
The role will require candidates to have experience in working with the intelligence community
Bitcoin’s Mining Difficulty Stagnates as Coronavirus Outbreak Delays New Equipment
12.2.2020
A key measure of competition among bitcoin miners has stagnated in the past two weeks as the coronavirus outbreak disrupts economic activity in China
Top Bitcoin Developers Face Off in a Lightning-Powered Boxing Match
11.2.2020
The esports smackdown was meant to highlight the power of bitcoin's lightning network – since the cutting-edge payments system is fast, cheap and lets users send tiny payments, even a fraction of a cent
ConsenSys Project Launches ‘Proof-of-Use’ Network to Discourage Speculation
11.2.2020
The Activate network requires tokens to reach maturity within three years of the first token sale
Dell Among Founding Members of New IOTA Working Group
11.2.2020
Tangle can prepare Dell for a future where users can earn revenue by selling their data
German Bank to Offer Tokenized Securities Based on Stellar
11.2.2020
One of the oldest banks in Europe. von der Heydt is developing a euro stablecoin to facilitate private placements in securities tokenized on the Stellar blockchain
JPMorgan May Merge Its Blockchain Project With Ethereum Studio Consensys: Report
11.2.2020
The banking giant is apparently in talks to merge Quorum with ConsenSys, the ethereum-focused software developer and investor
International Safer Internet Day: Using Blockchain Tech to Secure the Internet
11.2.2020
An Unsafe Internet The Safer Internet Day (February 11) only reminds us that the internet can be a dangerous place: it has little in terms of security features designed to protect the privacy of user data or address the needs of today’s rapidly growing e-commerce industry. Since the internet...
SEC ‘Safe Harbor’ Proposal Lauded by Token Fans, DeFi Builders at 0x Conference
11.2.2020
San Francisco's 0xpo conference offered the perfect venue for pondering the token "Safe Harbor" proposed by SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce
Guillermo’s 2019 in Review
7.2.2020
Of all the tech-focused year-in-review posts I read, Guillermo Rauch's is my favorite. There is a lot in there, jumping from topics like modern architectures, high-fiving specific apps, and philosophical movements.
I'll pick one quote about the rise of "deploy previews":
A salient feature is...
Appealing to Normies: Advancing Bitcoin Starts With Better UX
7.2.2020
At London's Advancing Bitcoin conference, developers discussed user-experience fixes for the world's leading crypto
RSK Launches Interoperability Bridge Between Bitcoin and Ethereum
7.2.2020
RSK's tokens can now operate within the ethereum ecosystem using the new token bridge
Platform Allowing Trading of Crypto in Custody Completes First $100K Transaction
7.2.2020
The platform provides a solution that allows trading of digital assets which they remain in secure custody
‘95% Confidence’: Ethereum Developers Pencil In July 2020 for Eth 2.0 Launch
6.2.2020
Ethereum’s next system-wide upgrade, Eth 2.0, won’t launch in Q2 2020 as expected, but researchers remain confident the initial network parameters will deploy in 2020. Anything less would be considered a “failure,” they said
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6.2.2020
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Blockstack Nodes Will Be Paid in BTC – Not STX – to Secure the Network
6.2.2020
Blockstack is rolling out a new consensus mechanism that presents a fresh use case for the world's most popular cryptocurrency
Crypto Researcher Hasu Flags Attack That Could Bring ‘Purge’-Style Mayhem to Bitcoin
6.2.2020
Like the dystopia of the "Purge" movies, a newly uncovered potential attack on bitcoin would permit users to rob each other for a short period of time
Zoom’s CIO Sees a Rise in the Decentralized Workforce
6.2.2020
The future of work is decentralized. Zoom, with its centralized app, is leading the charge, says CIO Harry Moseley
Telegram Drops Technical White Paper for Blockchain SEC Is Trying to Halt
5.2.2020
Telegram has revealed more details about its TON blockchain's block validation process, even as it fights the SEC in court over its $1.7 billion token sale