Verizon has won a patent in the United States for technology that can create blockchain-based virtual SIM cards. Leading communications and technology company Verizon has been awarded a patent for using virtual subscriber identity modules (vSIMs) for customers’ devices. A filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Sept. 10 details a blockchain […]
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Solving the blockchain scalability challenge requires coming up with new consensus mechanisms that support different nonfinancial use cases. Blockchains and the related field of decentralized technologies represent a massive opportunity for humanity — not to mention the fact they appeared with almost perfect timing. Our largest institutions have become so powerful that they can take […]
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Blockchain big data management startup Constellation signed a working contract with the United States Air Force. The United States Air Force (USAF) partnered with blockchain big data management startup Constellation. According to a Constellation press release published on Aug. 27, the startup signed a working contract with the USAF. The U.S. Air Force better explains […]
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Founded by former JPMorgan blockchain specialists, Kadena launches its new enterprise blockchain product on Azure. Hybrid blockchain solutions startup Kadena has updated its enterprise blockchain platform on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace. On Aug. 27, Kadena announced that its new product called Kadena Scalable Permissioned Blockchain is available on Azure Marketplace for free. Blockchain scalability ambitions […]
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A cryptocurrency firm heckled at the Black Hat hackers’ conference is suing the event organizers for failing to protect it from the audience’s barbs. A cryptocurrency firm heckled at the Black Hat hackers’ conference is suing the event organizers for failing to protect it from the audience’s barbs. Crown Sterling — which some attendees have […]
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Experts in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industries take on concerns about users’ privacy violations connected with the popular FaceApp mobile application. FaceApp — the mobile application that has blown up your Instagram feed with pictures of your followers as old people, the opposite gender or babies — has raised a lot of concerns about potential […]
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The upcoming implementation of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 has grave implications for businesses utilizing blockchain technology… The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), which goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2020, has signaled a new push in the United States to strengthen and broaden privacy regulations, similar to the trends seen […]
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Last month, Facebook rocked the world with its big Libra announcement. Now, only one platform has the power to challenge them: the Telegram Open Network. Last month, Facebook rocked the world with its blockbuster Libra announcement. Even a year ago, the idea that an iconic United States company would launch a digital currency or that a […]
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Bitholic has changed its name to Bithumb Singapore, indicating a shakeup or new partnership with South Korean exchange Bithumb. Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitholic has changed its name to Bithumb Singapore this month. Bithumb, for its part, is known as a cryptocurrency exchange based in South Korea. Local media News1 Korea shared the announcement in a […]
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sponsored A beta platform for privacy-conscious individuals enables messages, recordings and files to be sent to contacts with full encryption and privacy. A new “feature-rich ecosystem” has been created for privacy-conscious individuals who want to keep their communications confidential and their data secure. The team of networking technology enthusiasts behind Utopia say it wants to […]
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