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SoftBank Takes Control of WeWork; Announces $5 Billion Financial Package
23.10.2019
The cancellation of the WeWork IPO has been one of the biggest business sagas of the year, and it seems a resolution has finally been reached. It has now emerged that SoftBank, which was the biggest investor in the co-working space startup, has picked up 80% ownership of the company...
Bank of Cambodia: We’ll Allow More Control with Blockchain Payments
22.10.2019
Blockchain payments will enable greater financial control and remittance efficiency, says a National Bank of Cambodia official
G7 Going to War Over Control of Money, Says 'Bitcoin Failed'
18.10.2019
It seems that the major economies are about to intensify the war for control over money.
The Group of Seven (G7) largest advanced economies has instructed its members to compete with cryptocurrencies and stablecoins by improving the existing financial system – and consider issuing digital...
104 Addresses Hold 70% of Tether, Research Reveals
17.10.2019
The ownership of tether (USDT) turns out to be quite concentrated. According to a recent report, a few addresses control the bulk of the stablecoin, which is widely used by bitcoin traders. The finding comes on top of fresh accusations of creating a bubble levied in a lawsuit against tether’s...
Will IOTA take a Recovering Turn from the Bearish Control?
10.10.2019
IOTA price continues to be in the lower range as seen from the one-month price chart IOTA (MIOTA) was one of the few coins in the blockchain network which began the year on a good note. The coin was able to continue with this trend till the bearish volatility started yielding pressure on its price....
Let’s Not Forget About Container Queries
9.10.2019
Container queries are always on the top of the list of requested improvements to CSS. The general sentiment is that if we had container queries, we wouldn't write as many global media queries based on page size. That's because we're actually trying to control a more scoped container, and the only...
New Libra Fork Will Create Permissionless Stablecoin Free of Corporate Control
9.10.2019
Thirty blockchain companies and nonprofit organizations plan to fork the Facebook-led Libra cryptocurrency to build an open alternative
Bitcoin Price Pinned Below $8,200 as Bulls and Bears Fight for Control
6.10.2019
Bitcoin needs to close above $8,200 this weekend or bears could seize the opportunity to push BTC price back below $7,800
Zimbabwe Bans Popular Mobile Money Services From Paying out Fiat Cash
3.10.2019
Zimbabwe is once again showing the need to take away from politicians the power to control normal people’s money. The government there is now trying to cope with the results of mismanaging the economy by preventing citizens from using their fiat currency as they see fit. Also Read: Bittrex...
BitPay Achieves Service Organization Control (SOC 2) Compliance Review
2.10.2019
Major Blockchain payments provider BitPay has proclaimed that it has passed the Service Organization Control Review (SOC 2). The review was conducted successfully by the Aprio, which is among the top 100 CPA led advisory firms. The tech audit firm assures maximum confidentiality and data privacy...
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Git Hooks
30.9.2019
The merits of Git as a version control system are difficult to contest, but while Git will do a superb job in keeping track of the commits you and your teammates have made to a repository, it will not, in itself, guarantee the quality of those commits. Git will not stop you from committing code...
People Will Choose A Currency That Government Can’t Control: Pompliano
27.9.2019
All money will be digital, and the competition will be between monetary policies: Pompliano
Panic at 137 Bank Branches as RBI Limits Withdrawals to ₹1,000
25.9.2019
The Reserve Bank of India has imposed regulatory restrictions on a cooperative bank with 137 branches across India, including limiting customer withdrawals to a total of 1,000 rupees (approximately $14) per account for six months. Police personnel had to be deployed to control angry customers...
Get Geographic Information from an IP Address for Free
24.9.2019
Say you need to know what country someone visiting your website is from, because you have an internationalized site and display different things based on that country. You could ask the user. You might want to have that functionality anyway to make sure your visitors have control, but surely they...
Total Surveillance Coin Will Be a Dystopia if Controlled by Facebook or Government
10.9.2019
Digital currency provides unprecedented abilities to spy on and control what people do, and having that power in the hands of a few people is very dangerous. The Big Tech monopolies of Silicon Valley are building a future where your every action is monitored, and giving Facebook control over what...
Catalonia Announces a Decentralized ID System the Gov’t Won’t Control
9.9.2019
The Catalan government announced IdentiCAT, a decentralized identity system
Korean Crypto Exchanges Plan to Adopt FATF Rules for Regulatory Control
4.9.2019
Cryptocurrencies are fast emerging as a secured and potential substitute to fiat currency. The high risks associated with the digital currency have put it under the scrutiny of the financial experts. Recently, the chief of South Korea’s reputed cryptocurrency exchange Upbit said that the leading...
Reusable Popovers to Add a Little Pop
26.8.2019
A popover is a transient view that shows up on top of a content on the screen when a user clicks on a control button or within a defined area. For example, clicking on an info icon on a specific list item to get the item details. Typically, a popover includes an arrow pointing to the location from...
Doing What You Want With Your Money Is a Fundamental Right
24.8.2019
Since the birth of Bitcoin, crusaders fighting for the separation of money and state discovered a new payment tool that bypasses the nation state’s control over the monetary system. For over ten years now, lots of people have been using digital currencies to hide from prying eyes...
People Who Want to Control Their Capital Buy Bitcoin, Says Circle CEO
20.8.2019
Circle CEO is confident that Bitcoin is becoming an increasingly attractive safe haven for investors