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Blockchain Bites: Satoshi’s Sword of Damocles
21.5.2020
Yesterday, some of the earliest mined bitcoin moved after more than a decade of dormancy. Whale Alert – a popular, mostly-automated Twitter account that tracks major crypto transactions – broadcasted the message across the cryptoverse, saying 40 coins mined in the first month of the network’s...
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...
Cryptocurrency and COVID-19: Bitcoin’s Path to a Safe Haven
21.5.2020
In the time of a global crisis caused by the coronavirus, Bitcoin has the potential to be the best option for a trusted financial instrument
Blockchain Interoperability: The Holy Grail for Cross-Chain Deployment
21.5.2020
Big-name players like Accenture, IBM, Fujitsu are now exploring the potential of cross-chain platforms
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
Blockchain.com Aims At 1B Wallets by 2030; Some Doubt Their Numbers
21.5.2020
Peter Smith, CEO of Blockchain.com. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/ The Business of Fashion
Major crypto company Blockchain.com says that, over the course of the next decade, they're planning to hit 1 billion wallets. Some, however, doubt their claim that they make a third of all Bitcoin (BTC)...
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
Bitcoin Use on Darknet Markets Jumps 65% to Over $400 Million in First Quarter
21.5.2020
Bitcoin transactions on darknet markets jumped 65% in value during the first quarter to $411 million, according to research by a blockchain analytics firm. The amount of bitcoin sent from darknet entities to mixers also grew rapidly as exchanges with verification requirements became less popular...
Crypto YouTuber Moves to Saipan to Escape ‘Totalitarian Tyranny’
21.5.2020
CoinText founder Vin Armani moved to Saipan in April, fearing being labeled an “undesirable” in the continental US and “disappeared”
IBM Takes 7% Stake in Trade-Finance Blockchain Network We.Trade
21.5.2020
IBM has become a shareholder in we.trade, the blockchain-based trade-finance platform jointly owned by 12 European banks
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
US Lawmaker Proposes Legislative Groundwork for National Blockchain Strategy
20.5.2020
A new bill in Congress asks the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to consider a national blockchain strategy
Cardano Development Company to Join Hyperledger Project & W3C
20.5.2020
Cardano development company will be joining the Hyperledger Project and W3C focusing on the enterprise use cases as part of its bid for the next five years
Legendary Cryptographer on Building the First Blockchain in The '90s
20.5.2020
Jean-Jacques Quisquater, a legendary cryptographer cited in the Bitcoin Whitepaper, discussed building the first blockchain
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
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?
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin’s Difficulty Adjustment and More
20.5.2020
Big Tech firms outlined the dangers of letting the US fall behind in strategic blockchain initiatives while a former Coinbase lawyer is moving to a top government seat
Hackers Target Enterprise Blockchains
20.5.2020
Private blockchains that have been specifically designed for enterprise use could be highly desirable targets for hackers’ attacks
Facebook’s Toothless Oversight Board Has Lessons for Blockchain
20.5.2020
Facebook's new "oversight" board includes impressive names, but its formal powers are necessarily limited. There are learnings for blockchain governance