U.S. Judge Throws Out ‘Meritless’ Lawsuit Against Ethereum Game CryptoKitties A U.S. judge has thrown out a lawsuit that alleged that CryptoKitties creator Axiom Zen had stolen trade secrets and violated a confidentiality agreement in connection with a recent promotion that featured celebrity-based CryptoKitties... Read more |
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Venezuelan Crypto Enthusiast Buys 102 Kilos of Food from NANO Donations amid Hyperinflation A Venezuelan crypto enthusiast has recently bought over 100 kg of food for his family and community thanks to the cryptocurrency community, after he received dozens of NANO donations from Reddit users... Read more |
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Bitcoin Could go Mainstream Within 10 Years: Imperial College Research When will cryptocurrencies gain widespread adoption? According to a study conducted by researchers at the Imperial College London, cryptocurrencies possess the potential of becoming a widely used form of payment within the coming decade. In their research report titled “Cryptocurrencies: Overcoming Barriers to Trust and Adoption” Imperial College London’s Professor William Knottenbelt and Imperial College Business School’s Dr. Zeynup Gurguc, argued that so far cryptocurrencies are already acting as a store of value just like fiat currencies... Read more |
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CoinJoinXT: Using the Lightning Network to Hide Bitcoin Transactions in Plain Sight There’s a common misconception among the general public that bitcoin is an inherently-anonymous currency. In fact, bitcoin offers users pseudonymity, and the privacy it offers is fragile at best. Though still masked from the average user, blockchain analysts can use powerful tools to sift through blockchain data and use it to identify the owners of particular addresses. Privacy quickly fades away once a person associates their funds with a service that requires identity verification... Read more |
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Western Union Patent Eyes Cryptocurrency for Secure Transfer System A newly-published Western Union patent envisions a system that manages recurring transfer notifications and secure payments for a cryptocurrency network. According to filing documents published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, the Englewood, CO-based firm — the largest money transfer service in the world — has sought to devise a method to increase the security of electronic payments. The firm first applied for the patent in Dec. 2016... Read more |
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BIS Chief to Crypto Coders: 'Stop Trying to Create Money' The head of the Bank of International Settlements has predicted a bad ending for cryptocurrencies, calling for an end to their production in a recent interview. In an interview with a Basel-based media outlet on June 30, Agustín Carstens took aim at cryptocurrencies and reiterated his belief that they represent "a bubble, a Ponzi scheme and an environmental disaster," according to a transcript published by the BIS on Wednesday... Read More |
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Браузер Brave провел интеграцию с ПО для защиты пользователей от слежки за интернет-трафиком, Tor. Mozilla Firefox также планирует подобную интеграцию и уже включил отдельные функции Tor в свой функционал. https://cryptoinsider.21mil.com/brave-mozilla-integrating-tor-private-browsing/Не плохая новость, с учетом того что портфели криптовалют растут, как и желание других пользователей завладеть им, так что анонимность не помешает. |
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Voorhees vs Schiff: Bull Meets Bear at NY Bitcoin Debate A debate between an infamous bitcoin detractor and one of the cryptocurrency's most well-known entrepreneurs made sparks fly in New York City Monday. Hosted by the Soho Forum, a monthly Manhattan debate series, the event saw Erik Voorhees, the CEO of exchange service ShapeShift, argue that government-backed monies will eventually be replaced by bitcoin and blockchain innovations. The world's largest cryptocurrency, he said, just needs gradual adoption to eventually triumph... Read More |
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Crypto Exchanges Are Suddenly Being Censored In Iran "Every crypto exchange in Iran [has been] filtered since May." That's how one Iranian bitcoin advocate, speaking on condition of anonymity, described a new wave of government censorship that has cut Iranians off from vital links to the crypto economy ahead of a scheduled renewal of U.S. sanctions in August and November. Several Iranians exclusively told CoinDesk they are having trouble accessing crypto exchanges like Binance, Blockchain and LocalBitcoins, even with virtual private networks (VPNs) and other workarounds that were already commonplace because of international sanctions... Read More |
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EU Regulator: DLT In Trade Finance Still Faces Legal Uncertainties An European Union financial regulator has published a report to raise public awareness of the benefits and risks associated with the use of distributed ledger technology (DLT) in finance. In a report published on Tuesday that discusses the rising trend of financial technology, the European Banking Authority (EBA) highlighted two use cases of blockchain in the market's banking sector, including cross-border trade finance and ID authentication... Read More |
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Технологическая революция происходит в Узбекистане прямо сейчас. Правительство узаконило блокчейн-технологии, криптоактивы и майнинг. В Узбекистане планируется в ближайшее время внедрить блокчейн в работу государственных органов, легализовать криптовалюты и сделки по их купле-продаже, а также готовить кадры по блокчейну и запустить пилотный проект по майнингу... Читать далее |
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Минобороны приступило к работе по внедрению технологии блокчейн. Планируется, что распределенные реестры будут применяться для выявления и предотвращения кибератак на критически важные информационные инфраструктуры (КИИ)... Читать далее |
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В Москве произошло еще одно биткойн-ограбление: владелец биткойнов захотел продать криптовалюту и наткнулся на мошенников, которые оставили его без 45 млн рублей в криптовалюте... Читать далее |
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