Chinese search engine Baidu has released a white paper for its so-called “Super Chain” technology. Chinese search engine and web services company Baidu has released the Baidu Blockchain White Paper V1.0 on Wednesday, September 26, which describes the development of a “Super Chain” network system. Baidu Blockchain Lab released the blockchain white paper focused on […]
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Audit firm Deloitte will help the RiskBlock Alliance blockchain consortium to expand into Canada. ‘Big Four’ audit and consulting firm Deloitte will help The Institutes RiskBlock Alliance blockchain consortium expand into Canada, according to an announcement published September 25. RiskBlock Alliance is a U.S.-based consortium launched in 2017, which focuses on the application of blockchain technology […]
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American delivery services giant FedEx has joined Hyperledger to contribute to blockchain technology development. American courier delivery services giant FedEx has joined Hyperledger, an open-source project established to improve cross-industry blockchain technologies, according to a press release published September 26. Hyperledger, which is hosted by the Linux Foundation, enables organizations to build blockchain-based industry-grade applications, […]
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Crypto mining malware has risen by 86% in Q2, with 2.5 million new malware coin miner samples, according to a McAfee Labs report. The number of crypto mining malware attacks used by hackers has continued rising, with total samples growing by 86% in the second quarter of 2018, according to the latest threat report by […]
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Porsche has announced it will invest $176 million over the next five years in new technologies, including blockchain and AI startups. German automobile manufacturer Porsche AG will increase in its investments in startups — with a focus on blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) — by around $176 million over the next five years, according to […]
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Circle announced on Wednesday (Sept. 26) that, along with the CENTRE open source consortium, it has launched a service to tokenize U.S. dollars and use them on public blockchain on the internet. In a company blog post, Circle said individuals and institutions can enroll in the service to deposit U.S. dollars from bank accounts, convert […]
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Japanese regulators have approved SBI Ripple Asia’s license to operate as an electronic payment service, the company has confirmed. Financial services company SBI Holdings announced it had secured a license from Japanese regulators for its joint money transfer operation with Ripple in a statement Wednesday, September 26. SBI Ripple Asia, a venture under development with […]
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New research into publicly available records shows that U.S. government agencies have tripled their investment in blockchain intelligence firms this year. New research into publicly available records shows that U.S. government agencies have tripled their investment in blockchain intelligence firms this year, according to a Diar report published September 24. As Diar outlines, blockchain analysis […]
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Suspicions were running high over EOS once again September 26 after four senior executives resigned from parent company Block.one to start a spin-off venture. Block.one: Four Execs, Two Contractors Walk The latest episode in the chequered history of both the platform and Block.one, now ex-senior vice president of tech operations David Moss led an exodus […]
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The initial coin offering (ICO) has emerged as a corporate financing trend just as volatile as many of the cryptocurrencies themselves. Earlier this year, CoinDesk data revealed more money was raised via ICO in the first quarter of 2018 than in the entirety of 2017, totaling $6.3 billion raised in those first three months. However, Autonomous […]
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