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Goldman Sachs Strategist Warns of 'Real Concerns' Over US Dollar
28.7.2020
More strategists at major banks are voicing out their opinions about the position of the US dollar today, as well as its longevity. With the recent gold price rally, and fuelled by the ongoing and growing socio-economic issues, the USD's position as the world's reserve currency might...
Apple declined to implement 16 Web APIs in Safari due to privacy concerns
25.7.2020
Why? Fingerprinting. Rather than these APIs being used for what they are meant for, they end up being used for gross ad tech. As in, “hey, we don’t know exactly who you are, but wait, through a script we can tell your phone stopped being idle from 8:00 am to 8:13 am and were near...
AMFEIX Investors Raise Concerns About Massive Pending Withdrawal Requests
22.7.2020
Investors tell us that something has gone wrong within a once-hot crypto company
Crypto Social Network ‘Minds’ Sees Users Flock From Twitter and Facebook Over Privacy Concerns
19.7.2020
Crypto social media platform Minds has been garnering users who are concerned about their privacy, according to the company’s CEO. The open-source platform, seen as an alternative to Facebook or Twitter, awards users with cryptocurrency for engagement. Crypto Social Network Minds Gaining...
Much Anticipated Central Bank Digital Currencies Raise Privacy Concerns
12.7.2020
CBDCs are one of the hottest topics in the fintech space, but as their inception comes closer, serious privacy concerns come with it
Uniswap’s Daily Volume Nudges $25M Despite Scam Token Concerns
10.7.2020
Uniswap’s daily volume has rallied to nearly $25 million despite the spotlight on imposter tokens trading on the exchange
Ethereum Developers Delay Berlin Hard Fork to Stem Client Centralization Concerns
30.6.2020
79% of Ethereum nodes run on Geth. Core developers have pushed back July's Berlin hard fork so other clients can catch up
Bubbling Over the Top? DeFi Sector Heats Up in June, Raising Concerns
27.6.2020
The DeFi sector is seeing rapid growth in use and volume. Some appear concerned about a bursting bubble, but could it be natural growth?
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...
Trump Predicts US Economy to Recover by 2021 — Fed Chair, Economists Disagree
7.6.2020
President Donald Trump has predicted that the US economy will recover by 2021, citing new jobs data released by the Labor Department which contains a “misclassification error.” Officials say the numbers are artificially low, and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and several...
Zoom Seeks to Deflect Privacy, Security Concerns With Keybase Buy
7.5.2020
Zoom, the popular-by-necessity video conferencing service, has acquired Keybase in a bid to bring end-to-end encryption to its paying customers
Binance Pooling Up Mining Game Amid Centralization Concerns
2.5.2020
Does Binance’s venture into mining threaten the integrity of blockchain systems?
Binance Launches Crypto Mining Pool Amid Centralization Concerns
27.4.2020
After mining its first block in closed-beta last week, Binance has launched its mining pool. However, the crypto community is concerned about centralization
European Contact Tracing Consortium Faces Wave of Defections Over Centralization Concerns
20.4.2020
Contact tracing researchers fear Europe could choose a centralized system that puts personal privacy at risk
Amid User Concerns, KuCoin Highlights That It Has Other Domains
16.4.2020
After users in its Telegram channel expressed concerns about the lock placed on KuCoin’s website, the exchange shared that it has three other backup domains
Bitcoin Miners Reveal Concerns Over Mining Rig Shipment Delays and Bitcoin Halving
15.4.2020
The cryptocurrency market rout in mid-March, which saw bitcoin’s price slide significantly in value, has strained bitcoin mining operations by slashing considerable revenue from the block rewards. Moreover, shipping delays from mining manufacturers have caused uncertainty and mining...
Govt. Pauses SEC Suit Against $30 Mln ICO Amid Parallel Investigation Concerns
5.4.2020
Prosecutors are concerned that defendants may access materials through civil discovery that are not allowed in criminal proceedings
Egypt Limits Bank and ATM Withdrawals Citing Rampant Cash Outflow and Coronavirus Fears
30.3.2020
On Sunday, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced it had instructed financial institutions in the country to put withdrawal limits in place for cash. Regional reports disclose that Egyptian residents can only withdraw 10,000 Egyptian pounds ($640) and businesses can only withdraw 50,000 pounds...
Block.one Invest $150 Million Into Voice, But Privacy Concerns Linger
27.3.2020
The social media platform is currently in closed beta, and requires all users to comprehensively verify their identity
Prosecutor Says Crypto Scammers Should Stay in Jail Despite COVID-19 Concerns
26.3.2020
A federal prosecutor is arguing against the release requests of two men accused of masterminding the $722 million BitClub Network Ponzi scheme