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Documentary Review - Banking on Africa: The Bitcoin Revolution
23.5.2020
A new crypto documentary promises to tell the story of how cryptocurrency can affect social change across the African continent
South Korean University Announces New Blockchain Campus
23.5.2020
Suseong University closed a deal with the Korea Artificial Intelligence Association to launch a blockchain campus by 2021
57% of Surveyed Japanese Companies Set to Adopt Blockchain Technology
22.5.2020
A survey of Japanese businesses has found that 57% of companies are considering blockchain adoption – but most fear that Japan is lagging behind other nations in the race to get blockchain-powered solutions up and running in the corporate world.
These were the findings of a report from Tokyo-based...
New Ransomware Employs Never-Before-Seen Attack Method
22.5.2020
Sophos revealed a new type of ransomware attack that threatens victims by demanding up to 1,850 BTC
Token Impersonates Chinese Digital Yuan as Official Launch Date Remains Unknown
22.5.2020
Third-party actors step in to impersonate the digital yuan officials, hoping to attract gullible investors
Digital Currencies Could Threaten US Geopolitical Power, Warns JPMorgan
22.5.2020
“There is no country with more to lose from the disruptive potential of digital currency than the United States,” say analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co
Coinbase CEO Suggests Dodging ‘Mean, Snarky’ Media
22.5.2020
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is one of many crypto executives who prefers writing a blog to answering questions from mainstream journalists
UAE Startup Relies on Blockchain Technology to Flatten COVID-19 Curve
21.5.2020
Blockchain-based solution may help to contain the growing cases of COVID-19 across the UAE
Several Chinese Media Outlets Setup a "Blockchain-Powered News" Department
21.5.2020
The alliance looks forward to establishing a blockchain-backed news department that supports its media distribution
Bittrex Is Puzzled Over 24M Stolen STEEM Tokens on Its Holding Account
21.5.2020
Bittrex’s co-founder Richie Lai on 24 million seized STEEM tokens on their account: “We must live by the rules of the blockchain”
As Bitcoin Halving Dust Settles, Network Awakens to Costly New Reality
21.5.2020
Bitcoin halving has led to high transaction fees and slow block generation speeds. Is this the new reality?
No Evidence ISIS Is Storing $300 Million in Bitcoin, Says Chainalysis
21.5.2020
Blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis has dismissed claims ISIS is holding a $300 million bitcoin (BTC) war chest. In a “fact-checking” report, published on May 20, 2020, the U.S. company accused the media of sensationalizing allegations about BTC and other cryptocurrencies being...
Dapper Labs Welcomes CryptoKitties Onto Flow Blockchain
21.5.2020
CryptoKitties will be launching on Dapper Labs’ Flow blockchain to facilitate greater scalability and new functionality
Harmony Blockchain Mainnet Now Supports Staking Along With Sharding
21.5.2020
The Harmony mainnet claims to be the first blockchain network to integrate both sharding and staking into its infrastructure
Overstock Airdrops 4.37m Security Tokens to Shareholders
21.5.2020
Overstock has successfully distributed its controversial ‘digital dividend’ security token airdrop
Algorand Targets Insurance Fraud With New Partnership
21.5.2020
Blockchain firms Algorand and Attestiv are teaming up to fight insurance fraud using DLT
Mystery Account ‘Rescues’ $6M of STEEM From Hard Fork Seizure
21.5.2020
Steem’s latest hard fork has been completed but almost $6 million of STEEM due for seizure was ‘rescued’ in a mysterious transaction to Bittrex exchange
In Congress, a New Bill Asks for Mass Survey of Blockchain Technology in the US
20.5.2020
A new bill before Congress asks regulators to put together a massive survey on the state of blockchain adoption and rank the U.S.’s adoption relative to other nations
Keeping Enemies Close: JPMorgan Servicing Crypto Firms Opens a New Frontier
20.5.2020
Despite JPM’s boss being tough on crypto, the bank takes on two regulated exchanges as clients in what some are calling a “game-changer.”
Universal Basic Income Test Runs Blockchain to Share Money Worldwide
20.5.2020
Universal basic income models based on blockchain systems are being developed, but are they practical?