Lightning Labs, the developer of the high-speed transaction protocol Lightning Network, has secured $10 million in Series A funding round. Lightning Labs, the developer of the high-speed transaction protocol Lightning Network (LN), has secured $10 million in Series A funding round. The news was announced by Lightning Labs CEO and co-founder, Elizabeth Stark, in a […]
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Major blockchain voting app Voatz says that the Shadow smartphone app used in the Iowa Democratic caucus is not mobile voting. The application that was recently used in the Iowa Democratic caucus was “not mobile voting,” according to major blockchain voting firm Voatz. The mobile software designed to calculate votes in the Iowa Democratic caucus […]
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Multi-month highs loom for Bitcoin investors as multiple indicators converge to suggest bullish action will continue. Bitcoin (BTC) was challenging $9,500 on Feb. 5 as traders continued to be buoyed by bullish short-term charts. RSI exits key flashpoint Data from Coin360 and Cointelegraph Markets showed BTC/USD making fresh advances during Wednesday trading, gaining 3.7% on […]
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Telegram Open Network published a paper for Catchain, its proposal for a Byzantine Fault Tolerant consensus mechanism that is currently implemented in the testnet. A Feb. 3 paper authored by Nikolai Durov, a Telegram co-founder, lays out the details of Telegram Open Network’s consensus mechanism, named Catchain. The proposed solution is a Byzantine Fault Tolerant […]
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North Korean hacking group Lazarus reportedly created an elaborate ruse to phish DragonEx exchange employees into installing a malware-infested trading bot. The North Korean hacking team Lazarus Group targeted several crypto exchanges last year, Chainalysis reports. One of the attacks involved the creation of a fake, but realistic trading bot website that was offered to […]
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Ripple, the firm behind the third largest altcoin XRP, made a new partnership to bolster cross-border payments between the U.S. and Mexico. Ripple, the firm behind the third largest cryptocurrency XRP, has made a new partnership to bolster cross-border payments between the United States and Mexico. The company has partnered with International Money Express, a […]
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Crypto exchange Binance has enabled instant purchases of four major digital currencies with the Russian ruble. Binance, the second-largest crypto exchange by daily trading volume, has enabled instant purchases of four major digital currencies with the Russian ruble. The development allows Binance users to link their Visa banking card and purchase Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), […]
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An academic at the University of Hong Kong claims that blockchain and AI-driven strategies should be implemented to better tackle responses to the coronavirus epidemic. An academic at the University of Hong Kong claims that blockchain and AI-driven strategies should be implemented to better tackle responses to the coronavirus epidemic. Syren Johnstone — executive director […]
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Sony Financial Ventures is the latest investor in Securitize’s digital securities technology, joining Santander and MUFG. Digital securities company Securitize announced a strategic investment from Sony Financial Ventures, in a press release dated Feb. 4. The unspecified level of investment marks an extension of Securitize’s latest funding round, which saw Santander and MUFG lead a […]
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The Kleiman estate counsel has accused Craig Wright of abusing attorney client privilege to withhold documents and confuse trial proceedings. The counsel for the estate of Dave Kleiman has accused self-proclaimed “Satoshi Nakamoto” Craig Wright of abusing attorney client privilege to withhold documents and confuse trial proceedings. On Feb. 2, plaintiff Ira Kleiman — the […]
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