White House Advisory Says Virtual Currencies Used for Fentanyl Purchases
22.8.2019
The White House advisories state "convertible virtual currencies," particularly bitcoin, bitcoin cash, ethereum, and monero, are actively being used on dark net markets
Prixbit, South Korean Crypto Exchange has Ceased Its Operations over Financial Crisis
22.8.2019
Prixbit, the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange has declared the ending of its services related to crypto. Prixbit, which had closed its operations as of 9th August, has failed to control its financial challenges and suspended its cryptocurrency trading operations. Several investors have...
Nonprofit Launches Blockchain Platform for Credit History in Sierra Leone
22.8.2019
The nonprofit Kiva and the government of Sierra Leone have launched a blockchain-based credit history service
Casa Releases Node Monitor Service to Improve Bitcoin Network Health
22.8.2019
A Bitcoin node provider is providing a rewards program for users who regularly confirm their nodes’ health status
Cryptojacking Code Found in Eleven Open Libraries, Thousands Infected
22.8.2019
11 open-source Ruby code libraries contained cryptojacking code and were downloaded thousands of times
Apple Commits $6 Billion Towards Content As it Eyes Amazon and Netflix
22.8.2019
Over the past couple of years, it has become abundantly clear that entertainment is firmly going the way of on-demand services and video streaming is all set to become the preferred medium for more consumers in the year come. In the early years of online streaming, Netflix became the undisputed...
Binance to Launch US Platform Soon, Helped by a Little-Known Partner
22.8.2019
Despite Binance planning to launch its U.S. exchange by 2020, little is known of its partner, BAM Trading Services
Kraken Crypto Exchange to Add Support for BAT and WAVES
22.8.2019
San Francisco-based crypto exchange Kraken has announced support for the Basic Attention Token and Waves
Japan’s Gifu University Initiates Research on DPSC, Planning to Use NEM Blockchain for Traceability and Security
22.8.2019
Blockchain’s various use-cases have always surprised us and have taken us to newer developments as a society. Recently, Japan’s Gifu University has initiated an interesting step that involves the blockchain technology and dental industry. The ‘ShizuiNet traceability’ project- The Associate...
Travelport and IBM Work on Blockchain Platform for Hotel Commissions
21.8.2019
IBM, Travelport and other industry stakeholders are jointly developing a blockchain platform to streamline hotel commission reconciliation
Facebook Owned WhatsApp Looking to Launch Mobile Payment Service in Indonesia
21.8.2019
Over the past few years, it has become abundantly clear that mobile payments are going to be the next big thing in the world of Fintech and some of the biggest companies in the world are now trying to get into it in a big way. It needs to be kept in mind that mobile …
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Authorities Seize Crypto Mining Equipment from Nuclear Power Plant
21.8.2019
Two raids of the South Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant uncovered GPUs, hard drives, and cooling equipment used to mine cryptocurrencies