The essential metric for bitcoin network security reached more than 65 trillion hashes per second on Wednesday this week. The Bitcoin (BTC) hash rate – the total computing power of the bitcoin network – reached new all-time highs this week, data from monitoring resource Blockchain.com confirmed on June 19. As the Bitcoin price set a […]
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Ethereum Classic developers and contributors recently decided that the Atlantis hard fork will occur on block 8,772,000, estimated for September 17. The Atlantis hard fork for Ethereum Classic (ETC) has been officially set to occur at block 8,772,000 on the blockchain, according to the Ethereum Classic Improvement Protocol (ECIP) finalization call via Discord on June […]
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Facebook’s newly announced cryptocurrency could shake up the industry and bring mainstream recognition to blockchain. Facebook has been in the news quite often over the past few years — and usually for all the wrong reasons. The social media giant has been lambasted over its privacy practices, its seemingly anti-consumer stance and even an apparent […]
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The city council of Riviera Beach, Florida, has agreed to pay nearly $600,000 worth of BTC to regain access to data lost in a hacker attack. The city council of Riviera Beach, Florida has agreed to pay nearly $600,000 worth of Bitcoin (BTC) to regain access to data encrypted in a hacker attack, the New […]
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Automotive giant Wanxiang partners with blockchain firm PlatON to handle data for new smart city in China. Automotive giant China Wanxiang Holding Co., Ltd has partnered with blockchain-based tech firm PlatOn to develop a “smart city” in Hangzhou, according to a report by CryptoNinjas on June 20. According to the report, the smart city—dubbed “Innova […]
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Only a handful of the 1,700 layoffs recently announced by IBM affected its blockchain division, according to a report. Only a “very, very tiny percentage” of this month’s 1,700 job losses at IBM affected its blockchain division, The Block reported on June 20. Jerry Cuomo, the vice president of IBM Blockchain Technology, told the website […]
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Most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate losses on the day as bitcoin breaks $9,300. Monday, June 17 — most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate losses on the day by press time, as bitcoin (BTC) passed the $9,300 mark again. Market visualization courtesy of Coin360 Bitcoin is currently up about […]
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IOTA has partnered with digital food safety firm Primority to develop a tool to minimize the threat of potentially fatal food allergens. Non-profit blockchain organization IOTA Foundation has teamed up with digital food safety management firm Primority to track food allergens via blockchain, IOTA tweeted on June 20. The new partnership aims to reduce risks […]
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The recently reported Firefox’s zero-day flaw was used by hackers to attack Coinbase employees on June 17. The recent Firefox’s zero-day security flaw was used in attacks against major crypto exchange and wallet service Coinbase, according to a tweet from Coinbase security researcher Philip Martin posted on June 20. As Martin found, the reported critical […]
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Two new books published under Satoshi Nakamoto’s name have appeared on Amazon. Two different books published under Satoshi Nakamoto’s name have recently appeared on Amazon. According to Amazon, both of the books — Wave and Ripple Design Book and The Official Bitcoin Coloring Book — are scheduled for release on June 28. The profile of […]
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