Blockchain could possibly help verify voter registration and audit results. The United States Presidential elections on Nov. 3 were contentious to begin with, but accusations of electoral fraud from the defeated President Trump cast a pall over the whole procedure. Daniel Hardman, chief architect and chief information security officer at self-sovereign identity solution Evernym, thinks […]
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The enterprise blockchain space in 2020 looks a lot different from previous years, demonstrating the continuation and a drive to mature and advance. Enterprise blockchain started gaining traction in 2017 shortly after Bitcoin had reached its all-time high of nearly $20,000. Since then, enterprise blockchain has mainly been defined by private blockchain networks used by […]
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Crypto-powered election futures have seen a wild 24-hours of trade, with decentralized platforms Augur and Polymarket posting record volumes. The 2020 U.S. presidential election has driven significant action across crypto-powered predictive markets. Ethereum’s co-creator Vitalik Buterin took to Twitter during the counting of votes to praise the success enjoyed by crypto-powered prediction platforms amid the […]
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Game theory suggests ways for Ethereum Classic to deter double-spend assaults, say MIT researchers. The recent 51% attacks on Ethereum Classic (ETC) have raised fresh questions about the security of proof-of-work blockchains. Not only has ETC been attacked three times within a month, but these assaults have been enabled with rented hashrate power. One of […]
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While a 51% attack on Bitcoin will cost a billion dollars, Dash developers say an attacker needs more than money to attack the Dash network. Dash recently claimed it had been the world’s safest cryptocurrency for a year due to its innovative technology called ChainLocks that allegedly makes a 51% attack nearly impossible. Fully implemented […]
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Texas ups its aspirations to become the go-to place for crypto in the U.S., forming a new blockchain council and highlighting the state’s mining capabilities. Everything is bigger in Texas, and now the state with the second-largest geographical area in the United States is aiming to prove that it can lead the way in blockchain […]
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DOJ extradites two criminals, one for stealing Bitcoin, from Cyprus. Two alleged criminals, one suspected of stealing thousands of Bitcoin and the other a money launderer with connections to Hezbollah, were extradited from Cyprus, according to the Department of Justice or DOJ. One of the suspects is wanted in Georgia and Arizona for cyber intrusion […]
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Major mining hardware manufacturer TSMC has announced plans to build a $12 million facility in Arizona. The world’s largest semiconductor manufacturer and third-largest chip manufacturer, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., or TSMC, has announced plans to build a $12 factory in Arizona. The move comes after TSMC suffered significant disruptions across its supply chain amid the […]
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Security concerns surrounding public blockchains may be enough to dissuade enterprises from adopting the tech, according to a Salesforce exec. Salesforce’s SVP for emerging technology, Adam Caplan, says that is difficult for enterprises to place trust in public blockchains as they do not offer any access and governance controls. During the online Consensus: Distributed conference, […]
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Regulation is one of the biggest hurdles for crypto in India as exchanges continue the legal battle to establish a clear framework. It was early in March when India’s Supreme Court delivered a historic verdict on a landmark case that promised a new era for crypto in India. The Supreme Court moved to lift the […]
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