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4 Bitcoin Mixers for the Privacy Conscious
16.1.2020
In an era of unprecedented global surveillance, it is unreasonable to expect the blockchain world to be any different. It is perfectly reasonable, though, to resist this surveillance through countermeasures that thwart the would-be surveillers. Digital privacy is a right that everyone is entitled...
McAfee Catches Heat After Welshing On Famous Bitcoin Bet
6.1.2020
Many bold predictions about bitcoin’s price have been made over the years, but tech entrepreneur John McAfee’s 2017 claim that BTC would reach $1 million before the end of 2020 garnered more column inches than any other. This is because he promised to, ahem, consume his own manhood...
33,000 Companies in China Claim to Use Blockchain Technology
6.1.2020
China now has more than 33,000 registered companies claiming to use blockchain technology in their businesses, according to the country’s Center for Information and Industry Development. The information was released at a recent blockchain conference hosted by a Chinese municipal government...
Adding Dynamic And Async Functionality To JAMstack Sites
2.1.2020
Jason Lengstorf:
Here’s an incomplete list of things that I’ve repeatedly heard people claim the JAMstack can’t handle that it definitely can:
Load data asynchronously
Handle processing files, such as manipulating images
Read from and write to a database
Handle user authentication and protect...
Experts Claim Allegations on MakerDao Vulnerabilities Are Substantial
18.12.2019
The recent vulnerability allegations raised against Maker are substantial, according to some experts
Researcher Breaks Mimblewimble, Deanonymizing 96% of Grin Transactions
18.11.2019
The Mimblewimble privacy technology used by cryptocurrencies such as Beam and Grin is broken. That’s the claim of researcher Ivan Bogatyy who has published a report documenting his findings. In it, he reveals how he was able to deanonymize 96% of all Grin transactions just by running a node...
No Inflation? Here It Is – Hidden in Plain Sight
5.11.2019
Popular among politicians, media, and central bankers alike is the claim that in spite of all the quantitative easing (QE) and zero-leaning or negative interest rates of current times, inflation is under control. As the statistics show, nothing could be further from the truth. There are some very...
One Whale Was Behind Bitcoin’s 2017 Bull Run, Claim Researchers
4.11.2019
Researchers have alleged that market misconduct by a single whale was responsible for Bitcoin’s bull run to an all-time high of nearly $20,000
Bitfinex Claims to Be Victim of Fraud After Crypto Capital President Arrested
28.10.2019
The operators of Bitfinex claim that the cryptocurrency exchange is a victim of fraud committed by its payment processor Crypto Capital. The men behind Crypto Capital now face charges related to money laundering in Poland and the U.S. Also Read: Tether Created ‘Largest Bubble in Human...
Bitfinex Files Discovery Application to Claim $880 Million Funds From Crypto Capital
21.10.2019
iFinex Inc., which takes pride in being the parent concern of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, has filed a discovery application concerning the allegedly secluded funds worth a whopping sum of $880 million which were entrusted by the trading platform to Global Trade Solutions AG, popularly known...
New DLT Protocol Scalable, Secure Without Consensus, Researchers Claim
16.10.2019
A new distributed ledger protocol is being pitched as a secure and less power-hungry alternative to Bitcoin mining
Dutch National Bank Says Gold Can Re-Start Economy in Case of Total Collapse
13.10.2019
An article found on the De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) website has surprised many in the crypto space, with its bold claim that “If the entire system collapses, the gold stock provides a collateral to start over.” While proclamations of this nature are nothing new, it is strange to see...
Binance Launches P2P Trading in China With Support for Alipay and Wechat
11.10.2019
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has launched peer-to-peer trading in China. The platform supports traders making transactions between themselves using the dominant Chinese payment apps Alipay and Wechat Pay. News of the matter forced Alipay to publicly claim it stops transactions if they...
Hedera Hashgraph — Deep Look Into 10,000 Transactions Per Second Claim
17.9.2019
While Hedera continues to attract major companies to its governing council, the Hashgraph’s performance is being questioned
Russian Lawyers Claim 200,000 BTC Lost in Mt. Gox Can Be Recovered
13.9.2019
A Russian law firm proposes legal action in Russia that it claims will return 200,000 BTC from Mt. Gox bankruptcy fiasco
R3 Plagued by Internal Conflicts Over Corda, Sources Claim
22.8.2019
Frustration and delay looms over the development of R3’s enterprise blockchain platform Corda, sources have alleged
New York Supreme Court Denies Bitfinex’s Lack Of Jurisdiction Claim
20.8.2019
iFinex claimed the NY AG lacked sufficient jurisdiction for an investigation into the company's activities
Another Self-Proclaimed Satoshi Fails to Sway Crypto Community
19.8.2019
Another person has attempted to claim the title of Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin. According to a blog post published on August 18, this new person aims to expose his “real-life identity” through a series of written memoirs. The final ‘reveal’ will allegedly give...
Max Keiser Makes Controversial Claim That Bitcoin Could Prevent 9/11 Attacks
13.8.2019
While we’re just a month away from the 18th Anniversary of the terror attacks of 9th September 2001, a tweet from Heisenberg Capital co-founder and CEO, Max Keiser has created great controversy. In his tweet a couple of days ago, Keiser claimed that Bitcoin could’ve prevented 9/11, had Satoshi...
IoT Devices Had Been Used by Russian Hackers to Breach Networks, Claims Microsoft
13.8.2019
The internet may have been the most revolutionary thing to have been discovered over the course of the last 50 years due to the profound changes it has brought to the world. That being said, it has also given rise to hackers, who spend days and nights in an effort to come up with ingenious...