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Researcher Breaks Mimblewimble, Deanonymizing 96% of Grin Transactions
18.11.2019
The Mimblewimble privacy technology used by cryptocurrencies such as Beam and Grin is broken. That’s the claim of researcher Ivan Bogatyy who has published a report documenting his findings. In it, he reveals how he was able to deanonymize 96% of all Grin transactions just by running a node...
Report: George Bush’s Brother Got $300K for Meeting With OneCoin’s ‘Cryptoqueen’
18.11.2019
Neil Bush — the son and brother of two American presidents — is alleged to have received $300,000 to attend a meeting involving OneCoin’s “cryptoqueen,” Ruja Ignatova
Crisis Fears Rise as Global Debt Hits a Record $250 Trillion
18.11.2019
The world’s total liabilities continue to grow rapidly as a new report reveals global debt is now over a record $250 trillion. For many investors and market watchers this raises the specter of another potential major economic crisis triggered by a collapse of the global financial system....
China’s Army Considering a Blockchain Rewards System, Report
18.11.2019
Blockchain may be implemented by China’s military to underpin a new rewards scheme for its personnel
Stablecoin Crisis Could Wreck Global Finance, Fed Warns in New Report
15.11.2019
The Fed warned that a stablecoin crisis could wreak havoc on the global economy and outlined the steps issuers must take to protect the status quo.
Weekly Platform News: Internet Explorer Mode, Speed Report in Search Console, Restricting Notification Prompts
14.11.2019
In this week's roundup: Internet Explorer finds its way into Edge, Google Search Console touts a new speed report, and Firefox gives Facebook's notification the silent treatment.
Let's get into the news!
Edge browser with new Internet Explorer mode launches in January
Microsoft expects to release...
Thoughts After Looking at the Web Almanac’s Chapter on CSS
13.11.2019
Woah, I didn't see this coming! The HTTP Archive dropped this big "state of the web" report called Web Almanac with guest writers exploring data from 5.8 million websites.
Una Kravetz and Adam Argyle wrote the CSS chapter. The point is to squeeze a digestible amount of insight out of a mountain's...
An Overview of the Indian States and Their Involvement in Blockchain—a Report by NASSCOM
13.11.2019
The NASSCOM-Avasant India Blockchain Report 2019 has been created with positive contributions from observers and experts of the Blockchain space. This tries to turn into an authoritative reference for anyone searching for a thoughtful and attentive assessment of the Indian Blockchain space....
Abra Adding 60 New Cryptocurrencies in Consumer Adoption Push: Report
12.11.2019
Abra users set to get access to 90 cryptocurrencies
Canada’s Largest Bank Mulls Crypto Exchange After Bitcoin Ban — Report
12.11.2019
Canada bank allegedly U-turns on crypto
Banking Giant With 16 Million Clients, RBC, Goes Crypto - Report
12.11.2019
The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), the Canada-headquartered major global bank, is set to open a cryptocurrency exchange, according to a report from The Logic.
The media outlet claims it has learned that the RBC wants to allow customers to trade in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum...
Malaysia to Impose Cash Transaction Limit of $6K in 2020: Report
8.11.2019
Malaysia plans to impose a $6,000 limit on cash transactions in 2020
First-Time Bitcoin Buyers ‘Doubled’ in Square’s Q3 Report
6.11.2019
Square processed $148 million in bitcoin sales in the third quarter of 2019. The payments company, founded by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, released its earnings results on Wednesday, reporting revenues of $1.27 billion between July 1 and Sept. 30 of this year. Though Square’s crypto business...
US SEC Report Notes Trading Suspensions, Actions Against Crypto Firms in 2019
6.11.2019
The U.S. SEC has issued a report on enforcement actions in 2019 that notes a number of cases the regulator initiated against digital asset-related firms
Report: Barely Any Hong Kong Crypto Funds Being Approved for Licenses
5.11.2019
Hong Kong’s securities regulator has reportedly approved barely any cryptocurrency fund managers under its 2018 licensing framework
A Mysterious Whale Manipulated Bitcoin Rally in 2017 - Report
4.11.2019
Source: iStock/Spencer_Whalen
Academics who previously alleged that Bitcoin (BTC) bull run in 2017 was manipulated, now claim that a single market whale was responsible for it.
One unnamed entity on Bitfinex appears capable of sending BTC higher when it falls below certain thresholds, according...
A Look at JAMstack’s Speed, By the Numbers
1.11.2019
People say JAMstack sites are fast — let’s find out why by looking at real performance metrics! We’ll cover common metrics, like Time to First Byte (TTFB) among others, then compare data across a wide section of sites to see how different ways to slice those sites up compare.
First, I’d like...
New IRS Guidance: How to Report Crypto Assets Accurately
31.10.2019
Here is everything you need to know about the IRS new guidance
Five European Union Countries Team Up to Block Libra: Report
30.10.2019
France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands have teamed up to encourage the European Union to ban Libra altogether, a new report says
Report: Chinese Guangzhou Gov’t Unveils $140M Blockchain Subsidy Fund
30.10.2019
Guangzhou government announces $140 million subsidy fund to encourage the development of blockchain initiatives