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What Google’s Quantum Breakthrough Means for Blockchain Cryptography
22.9.2019
We’ve been warned for years that a quantum computing breakthrough is just around the corner. When that day comes, we’re told, it could render existing encryption standards obsolete, threatening the security of every major blockchain. It seems that day has finally arrived, with Google...
The Specs Behind Bitcoin’s Lightning Pass Their First ‘Formal’ Security Test
22.9.2019
A pair of researchers have released the results of a formal verification of the lightning network, saying it's "as secure as bitcoin."
Alex Holmes, MoneyGram’s CEO Acclaims XRP Along with Its Consequences
22.9.2019
Alex Holmes, CEO of MoneyGram, a major money transfer company, praised XRP after using its cross border payment platform xRapid. In one of his latest interviews, Holmes was exuberant, while sharing his experience about the use of digital asset XRP. The praise comes after the series of steps taken...
Verizon Acquires Patent For Virtual SIMs Working On Blockchain Technology
22.9.2019
Verizon, the leading American telecommunications conglomerate is gearing up to come up with the creation of virtual SIM cards focused around the blockchain technology. Verizon has earned the patent right from the U.S Patent and Trademark Office for employing virtual subscriber identity modules...
Swiss University Fights Fake Diplomas With Blockchain Technology
22.9.2019
The University of St. Gallen in Switzerland fights fake diplomas by using blockchain technology
How Merge Mining and Anchored Blockchain Projects Capitalize on Bitcoin’s Security Model
21.9.2019
Since 2011, just after Satoshi Nakamoto left the Bitcoin project for good, networks have emerged that leverage the BTC chain in some way. A variety of projects over the last nine years have found value in anchoring some sort of feature set to BTC in order to bolster the satellite’s underlying...
Long Blockchain Corp. Signs Definitive Agreement For Selling Its Subsidiary Long Island Brand Beverages
21.9.2019
Long Blockchain Corp., the American blockchain-focused entity, has entered into a definitive agreement for selling out its fully-owned beverage subsidiary, Long Island Brand Beverages. On September 20, 2019, Long Blockchain corporate announced the news of its definitive agreement through a press...
BitTorrent Live (BLive) Opens Access for Public Beta Testing
21.9.2019
BitTorrent, a forerunner in peer to peer technology is all set to commence its new live streaming service BitTorrent Live (BLive). BLive is a unique, innovative app with many astonishing features. It is equipped with social networking platforms, instant messaging features, plus it has an awesome...
Celebrating Silvio Micali, Who Gave ZKPs, VRFs, Probability-Based Encryption, Fork-Immunity, and Much More!
21.9.2019
In the crypto sphere, there are many startups, companies, projects, etc., who start with a roar but soon fizzle out. Sometimes due to lack of resources, sometimes due to the lack of mettle, and sometimes they burn out themselves as the crypto industry is highly competitive and challenging. One...
Genesis Announces that it has Acquired Qu Capital to Empower its Trading Technology
21.9.2019
One of the leading crypto trading and lending Company, Genesis Global Trading, has recently reported the acquisition of the asset, Qu Capital, a New York-based quantitative venture and research firm. This acquisition is the first step made by the organization to empower its Trading technology....
John McAfee Joins the Advisory Board of Enterprise Blockchain Solutions Provider Burency
20.9.2019
Long-standing crypto advocate, John McAfee, has announced that he has joined the advisory board of Burency, a UAE based blockchain development company. The announcement came via a tweet on Thursday, in which McAfee stated that Burency is an awesome blockchain accelerator for business applications....
Verizon Just Won a Patent to Create Virtual SIMs on a Blockchain
20.9.2019
Telecoms conglomerate Verizon is eyeing the use of blockchain technology to underpin the dynamic creation of virtual SIM cards
Kaleido Implements Zero-Knowledge Proofs from QEDIT’s to Help Transfer Private Assets
19.9.2019
In a major breakthrough, blockchain technology firm Kaleido has been able to integrate zero-knowledge proof solution of QEDIT successfully. So that you know, QEDIT operates in the cryptocurrency privacy and safety domain and considers as one of the leading technology developers in the industry....
North Korea Plans Bitcoin-Like Cryptocurrency to Sidestep Sanctions
19.9.2019
The regime linked with major hacks of crypto exchanges is reportedly building its own token to get around the tough international sanctions
Karatbars Launches First-Ever Blockchain-Based Laptop
17.9.2019
With the fast-moving technological world, there comes an underlying pressure on the enterprises to outshine from their competitors by excelling out in developments and advancements. Blockchain technology has been welcomed by the financial world as a revolutionary mechanism which not just eases...
BIS Paper Makes Case for ‘Embedded’ Regulation in Blockchain Markets
17.9.2019
An economist at the Bank for International Settlements has come out in favor of building regulation into blockchain-based financial markets
Hedera Hashgraph, Touted as High-Speed Blockchain Alternative, Goes Live
17.9.2019
Hedera Hashgraph has launched its long-awaited public network, backed by major corporations and promising faster transactions than any blockchain
Blockchain For Ethical Practices Raises $4 Million in Seed Funding
16.9.2019
OpenSC, a platform implementing blockchain to track commodities that impact environmental issues, has raised $4 million in funding
BCH Microblog ‘Member’ Shows the Future of Reddit-Like Forums
16.9.2019
Since the Bitcoin Cash upgrade in May 2018, software developers have unleashed a slew of microblogging protocols that utilize OP_return transactions. One application called Member is a BCH-based browser that makes use of these types of transactions and the extra space added to the data carrier...
HTC Adds Native Bitcoin Cash Support to Its Flagship Smartphone
16.9.2019
The bitcoin cash community now has a new way to secure and transact its digital money, as HTC adds native BCH support to its Exodus 1 smartphone. A key reason the technology manufacturer has chosen to do so is that many consumers are using BCH as a payment method and HTC wants to see...