EOS and Steemit executive Daniel Larimer has revealed plans for a new currency-focused altcoin, but community responses have been harsh. Daniel Larimer, the CTO of blockchain company and EOS developer Block.One, has plans to develop a new cryptocurrency side project, he said in Telegram messages Nov. 28. Larimer, also known as BM in developer circles, […]
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JPMorgan’s Quorum technology forms the backbone of the latest blockchain solution for major oil industry players Shell, BP and others. Post trade management platform VAKT has launched its blockchain-based processing tool to an initial group of crude oil industry clients, a press release reports Nov. 29. VAKT, which uses JPMorgan’s Quorum blockchain technology to run, […]
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TRON’s new gaming fund will inject $100 million into TRON-based projects over a three-year period. Decentralized internet protocol TRON announced its plans to launch a blockchain gaming fund dubbed TRON Arcade in a press release shared with Cointelegraph Nov. 29. TRON Arcade, which the company says is designed to “empower developers,” will see investment totalling […]
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sponsored A beta version of a smart crypto mining platform has gone live – and the company’s founders believe seasoned pros are hurting their chances of making a profit. A company has released the beta version of its cryptocurrency mining platform – the first iteration of “simple to setup, highly automated” software that is aimed […]
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Texas: the CEO of a “decentralized bank” crypto firm accused of defrauding investors out of over $4 million was arrested by the FBI. The CEO of cryptocurrency firm AriseBank was arrested by the FBI Nov. 28 on charges of defrauding hundreds of investors out of over $4 million. The news was reported in a release […]
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Ledger has sought to make Monero storage simpler for its users over various implementations. Cryptocurrency hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger has updated its support of altcoin Monero (XMR) for its Nano S device, the company confirmed in a press release shared with Cointelegraph Nov. 29. The French company, which along with Trezor and KeepKey is one […]
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A California federal court judge ruled that “at this stage” he could not “determine” whether blockchain firm Blockvest’s BLV tokens were securities. A U.S. court has dismissed claims from regulator Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against decentralized blockchain-based assets exchange Blockvest, court documents released Nov. 27 confirm. The SEC suspended Blockvest’s Initial Coin Offering (ICO) […]
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A new analysis looks at the applications driving blockchain adoption in global retail, which is forecast to soar from $80 million today to over $2.3 billion by 2023. The market value of blockchain in global retail is forecast to see a 29-fold increase in value over the next five years, according to an analysis of […]
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A cybersecurity report from Kaspersky Labs states that crypto mining malware became increasingly popular among botnets in 2018, as compared with other attack vectors. A new bulletin from Russian internet security company Kaspersky Labs published Nov. 28 states that crypto mining malware became increasingly popular among botnets in 2018. Stealth crypto mining attacks – also […]
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sponsored Crypto hardware is rarely glamorous – but one company has taken a leaf out of Apple’s playbook by creating a sleek wallet for storing digital assets. A platform which aims to demystify crypto and bring it to the masses through a suite of blockchain-driven financial services has launched its latest product: a hardware wallet […]
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