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South Korean City Opens Public Services to Blockchain-Based ID App
9.6.2020
South Korea’s second-largest city, Busan, will let its citizens access government services using a blockchain-based identification app developed by Coinplug
US Marshals Service Seeks Firm to Custody and Sell Crypto Seized From Criminals
9.6.2020
The U.S. Marshals Service is on the hunt for a contractor to help it store and auction cryptocurrency it seizes in operations against criminals
Leaked Pentagon War Game Shows Gen Z Using Bitcoin to Battle the Corrupt State
8.6.2020
The United States has been creating military simulations, otherwise known as ‘war games,’ for years now. In fact, the Pentagon and various professional analysts created a permanent war gaming facility for simulations. This week a report indicates that Pentagon officials have purportedly...
66% of Coinbase Users Willing to Leave the Exchange Due to Mounting Privacy Concerns
8.6.2020
Two-thirds of people who use Coinbase are willing to leave the platform following reports that the U.S. exchange plans to sell user data to two government agencies for $250,000. Cryptocurrency trader and analyst John Rager carried out a poll on Twitter, asking his 73,000 followers: “Would...
US Pentagon Created a War Game to Fight the Establishment with BTC
8.6.2020
Documents reveal the Pentagon created a war game in which players were rewarded in Bitcoin for taking down financial institutions
Decentralization: Preserving Personal Privacy While Fighting COVID-19
7.6.2020
Decentralized technologies can help to avoid jeopardizing citizens’ private data in the name of public health during the global pandemics
Gibraltar Financial Watchdog Issues Warnings for Four Crypto Sites
6.6.2020
The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission has warned the public about four crypto sites that are not regulated by the country
Carl Watner: The Tragedy of Political Government
6.6.2020
“What is tragic about political government?” you might ask. Let us return to that question once we have examined the nature of political government and the State. In order to distinguish between government and other institutions in society we must look at the ways human behavior can...
The Code Is Key: Solutions for Overcoming DeFi Security Breaches
6.6.2020
The DeFi sector can embrace a positive future by following comprehensive security audits and by ensuring best practice in due diligence and quality assurance
Coinbase Offers US Feds New Crypto Surveillance Tools
6.6.2020
Coinbase Analytics vaults the massive crypto exchange into a crowded field of blockchain tracing companies all vying for millions of federal dollars
Law Decoded: Of Street Marches and Market Manipulators, May 30–June 5
5.6.2020
As protests rage throughout the United States, this week’s biggest moves in crypto law were behind the scenes
Blockchain Voting Will Determine Vladimir Putin’s Presidential Fate
5.6.2020
Moscow citizens will be able to vote on Vladimir Putin’s Constitutional amendments via a blockchain-powered system
Bitcoin to Rise to $20K This Year Spurred by Government Money Printing and Covid-19: Bloomberg
5.6.2020
Bloomberg has forecast bitcoin to reach its record high of $20,000, and possibly $28,000, this year. According to the company’s June Crypto Outlook report, “something has to really go wrong for bitcoin not to appreciate in value.” Bloomberg points to quantitative easing and...
‘Bitcoin and Black America’ Author: Protest by Buying BTC
5.6.2020
Author Isaiah Jackson says Bitcoin can be an effective protest against financial institutions for those who can’t take to the streets
New Head of US Regulator and Former Coinbase Lawyer Invites Banks and Crypto to Collaborate
5.6.2020
Following a request for input on how crypto and banking can work together, new acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks talks first priorities in work with the industry
Fed Chair Teases Use of Ethereum-Based Interest Reference Rates
4.6.2020
U.S. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said an Ethereum-based interest reference rate works, but maybe not for everyone
Chinese Government Crackdowns and Cheap Hydropower- Miners Migrate from North to South China
4.6.2020
China-based bitcoin miners have started to migrate southbound from North China, according to local reports. The operators are having difficulties and are transitioning mining facilities for cheap hydro-powered electricity. Testimonials also show that 64 mining operations in the prefecture in Yunnan...
Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchange Leads National Digital Payments Study
4.6.2020
Crypto exchange DeCurret is leading Japan’s three megabanks in a study group to look into developing a national digital settlement infrastructure
Pro-Crypto Democrat Jonathan Herzog Running for US Congress
4.6.2020
According to the 26-year-old candidate for New York’s 10th Congressional District, “our future is decentralized and open source”
Despite Russia’s Confusing Crypto Laws, P2P Bitcoin Trade Volumes Soar
3.6.2020
Peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading data shows digital assets like bitcoin are growing extremely popular in Russia, despite the State Duma’s opinions and regulations aimed at crypto assets. On Monday, the Russian government published a draft version of litigation mandates called “On...