“Blockchain doesn’t go mainstream until things in the real world break.” Some attention has been devoted in recent years to the matter of blockchain adoption more specifically, when will blockchain technology go mainstream and when it does, how will we even know? The question is somewhat problematic because blockchain is an infrastructure, operating in the […]
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This year has been a milestone for open-source development, as more organizations have contributed funds by way of grants and sponsorships. Supporting the open-source community continues to be a priority for OKCoin, which has enabled us to sponsor the development of the very infrastructure that we depend on as a crypto exchange. Our commitment to […]
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According to an educational video from the International Monetary Fund, cryptocurrencies could be ‘the next step in the evolution of money.’ An old International Monetary Fund video explaining the benefits and disadvantages of cryptocurrency has resurfaced on social media, and many viewers are largely unimpressed. The two-minute video originally published in June 2018, which the […]
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Maybe Musk just hasn’t checked his Twitter mentions? Aave co-founder and CEO Stani Kulechov really wants Tesla to join the decentralized finance (DeFi) craze. Kulechov tweeted at Tesla CEO Elon Musk offering to tokenize Teslas as collateral in Aave (LEND) to borrow assets such as U.S. Dollar Coin (USDC) and even invited Musk to learn […]
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Dave Portnoy talked a strong crypto game right up until it cost him money. After recently entering the crypto space, Barstool Sports founder turned stock trader, Dave Portnoy, seems as though he is not quite ready for Bitcoin (BTC) trading yet. “I’m getting killed right now in Bitcoin,” Portnoy said in an Aug. 21 video […]
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As protests rage in Belarus and Alexei Navalny remains in a coma, we look at new developments in crypto across the former USSR. Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Editor’s note The political machinations of Eastern Europe have dominated recent headlines. Protests […]
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With the global COVID-19 pandemic redefining how people work and learn, the possibility of an increase in ransomware attacks is very high. The new work-from-home culture is gaining more traction than ever before as businesses, government departments and schools try to remain afloat while flattening the pandemic curve. This migration to remote working is a […]
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Akoin president Jon Karas says Akon’s crypto city could be the proving ground African economies need. The businessman behind Akon City, the 2,000-acre crypto project in Senegal ‘powered by’ Akoin tokens, has explained how the futuristic $6 billion city will work. Co-founded with singer Akon, the whitepaper for the Akoin cryptocurrency published in March, says […]
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Daegu is still in the race for blockchain dominance. Daegu, the fourth-largest city in South Korea, recently announced their plans to allocate over $6 million towards blockchain and artificial intelligence education. According to Up Korea, Daegu’s officials aim to solve what they consider a “serious shortage of resources in the core technologies of the 4th […]
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Guardicore Labs explains that FritzFrog uses a brute-force attack on millions of addresses to gain access to servers. According to a study published by Guardicore Labs, a malware botnet known as FritzFrog has been deployed to ten millions of IP addresses. The malware has largely targeted governmental offices, educational institutions, medical centers, banks, and telecommunication […]
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