John McAfee’s anonymity-oriented Ghost project plagiarizes PIVX blockchain in “at least 20 of the 26 total pages” of its whitepaper, PIVX developers claim. John McAfee’s anonymity-oriented Ghost project has largely plagiarized its whitepaper, according to developers of privacy coin PIVX. “After a detailed investigation, it is obvious the GHOST whitepaper was plagiarized extensively from an […]
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Free TON launches first community contests, planning to distribute thousands of TON Crystals among winners and participants. Free TON, a decentralized blockchain network derived from Telegram’s TON blockchain, is launching the first community contests to power its network. Starting Monday, users, developers and validators are invited to participate in three separate contests, with Free TON […]
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Top Chinese digital bank WeBank is partnering with OpenNodes to drive blockchain innovation among Singaporean universities. China’s top digital bank, WeBank, has partnered with OpenNodes, a distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform by Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority. Through the new partnership, WeBank will provide the FISCO BCOS blockchain platform to Singaporean academics to innovate and […]
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Only 95 blocks were generated on the Bitcoin blockchain on Sunday due to the recent halving, an analyst argues. There were only 95 blocks generated on the Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain on May 18, according to data presented by pseudonymous Bitcoin analyst digitalik.net. “In [the] last 10 years we had only 8 days with less than […]
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Digital currency solutions that directly face consumers will not be taken seriously by central banks, according to a Visa executive. Consumer-facing digital currency solutions will not be taken seriously by central banks, according to a Visa executive. Visa head of crypto Cuy Sheffield tweeted on May 18 that he does not believe central banks are […]
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The team behind tBTC, a decentralized Bitcoin-to-Ethereum bridge, pulled the plug on the system after a yet-undisclosed bug was discovered by software developers. The team behind the tBTC project, an effort to bring Bitcoin (BTC) over to Ethereum (ETH) through decentralized custodians, shut down the bridge just two days after launching it. The decision was […]
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Japan-based JCB is partnering with local venture capital firm TECHFUND to create a sustainable blockchain-based transaction system. The biggest credit card issuer in Japan, JCB, has partnered with technology accelerator TECHFUND to build a sustainable transaction system on the blockchain. According to a May 15 statement released by JCB, the partnership will utilize TECHFUND’s expertise […]
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Bitcoin price charts hint at an exciting breakout, Telegram officially ditches TON, and why Trump could be the next victim of the REvil ransomware group. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions […]
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Robert Kiyosaki predicts that Bitcoin’s price will rise nearly 100% per year over the next three years. Robert Kiyosaki, businessman and best selling author of the book Rich Dad, Poor Dad, has taken to Twitter once again to proclaim his bullish position on Bitcoin. His prognosis? BTC’s price is heading to $75,000 in three years. […]
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A hospital in Cyprus will soon deploy a blockchain-based medical data management system built by VeChain. Blockchain tracking platform, VeChain, announced that it co-developed a blockchain-based medical data management platform in partnership with digital healthcare solution firm I-Dante. The platform, dubbed “The E-NewHealthLife”, is set to see deployment at the Mediterranean Hospital of Cyprus — […]
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