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Blockchain powered ‘Smart Brain’ to govern China’s new ‘Aerospace City’

September 8, 2020cashtechnews

Blockchain firm CyberVein is partnering with the Chinese government to build a blockchain-powered governance system for its aerospace ‘smart city.’ Singapore-based blockchain data firm CyberVein has become one of 12 firms participating in the construction of China’s Hainan Wenchang International Aerospace City. Construction commenced last month, with the site previously hosting a satellite launch center. […]

Blockchain as One of the Goals of Digital Government Strategy in Brazil

May 17, 2020cashtechnews

Advantages and challenges in the usage of blockchain in digital services provided by governments: Overview with a close look at Brazil. In a recent trend survey made by DMEXCO and presented at an event in Cologne, Germany, it was determined that although the world is currently suffering economically, the digital economy may greatly benefit after […]

Users’ Funds Are Safe Following Reported Etana Custody Breach

April 27, 2020cashtechnews

Etana Custody, a firm that services Kraken with fiat funding, has reported a breach in which no user funds were impacted. Etana Custody, a custody firm that provides fiat funding services to the major cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, was reportedly breached on April 18. Despite an unauthorized party infiltrating Etana’s system, a spokesperson from the company […]

DeFi Platform Suffers 51% Attack From Its Top Miners — or Does It?

April 23, 2020cashtechnews

DeFi platform PegNet appears to have suffered a 51% attack in which four of the network’s top miners fraudulently created $6.7 million in stablecoins. Drama continues to plague decentralized finance (DeFi), with Factom-based stablecoin network PegNet appearing to suffer a 51% attack that resulted in $6.7 million worth of the USD-pegged stablecoin pUSD being fraudulently […]

Report on China’s Blockchain Industry Weathering the Storm of COVID-19

April 22, 2020cashtechnews

A behind-the-scenes look at the impact to and recovery from China’s blockchain industry following the initial coronavirus outbreak. The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening to plunge the world into the deepest crisis since the Great Depression and could deprive global economies of $5.5 trillion over the next two years. China’s economy shrank for the first time […]

Factom Facing Liquidation After Creditor Refuses Request for Funding

April 6, 2020cashtechnews

Holding 90% of blockchain firm Factom’s shares, investor FastForward declared the company would go into dissolution on April 2. After failing to source additional funding, blockchain company Factom has begun the process of being liquidated. In an April 2 notice to investors, Factom’s largest investor FastForward announced the “dissolution event”: “The Company has been notified […]

PegNet Has Moved $500M Through Its Network Since Launch

March 18, 2020cashtechnews

A crypto project crosses the half-billion threshold. Today stablecoin network PegNet cleared $500 million dollars in conversions, according to data from PegNetMarketCap.com. This means a half-billion dollars in value has moved over the platform’s rails since it launched in August 2019. PegNet is a decentralized non-custodial network of tokens that are pegged to different world […]

Deep Truths of Deepfakes — Tech That Can Fool Anyone

December 22, 2019cashtechnews

How exactly do deepfakes work and why are they hard to detect and prevent? Experts believe blockchain technology has a role to play. In its most basic sense, a deepfake is a combination of face- and voice-cloning AI technologies that allow for the creation of life-like, computer-generated videos of a real person. In order to […]

Secrets They Missed at DevCon: What It’s Really Like in a Working DAO

November 19, 2019cashtechnews

The secret to building a successful decentralized autonomous organization: Decred project lead shares four lessons in de-leadership. The topic of decentralized autonomous organizations is echoing loud and clear from the halls of this year’s DevCon to CryptoTwitter. Multiple projects at DevCon, including Aragon and MolochDAO, presented their commitments to decentralize power across a DAO, or, […]

As Deepfake Videos Spread, Blockchain Can Be Used to Stop Them

October 9, 2019cashtechnews

At a time when fake news has become a household name, deepfakes are bound to make the situation worse. Can blockchain help? At a time when the term “fake news” has become a household name thanks to its repeated use by President Donald Trump, deepfakes — i.e., seemingly realistic videos that are in fact manipulated […]

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Blockchain as One of the Goals of Digital Government Strategy in Brazil

Users’ Funds Are Safe Following Reported Etana Custody Breach

DeFi Platform Suffers 51% Attack From Its Top Miners — or Does It?

Factom Facing Liquidation After Creditor Refuses Request for Funding

PegNet Has Moved $500M Through Its Network Since Launch

Secrets They Missed at DevCon: What It’s Really Like in a Working DAO

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