One of the greatest challenges for digital content creators is the ability to maintain copyright over their works, and blockchain tech can help them. The narrative around blockchain technology as a great enabler of cross-sector innovation has endured since the technology’s perceived potential was assertively decoupled from fluctuations in the price of Bitcoin (BTC) in […]
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Two US-based law firms are the latest victims of the REvil malware group, which is auctioning off their sensitive data. Ransomware group REvil has started another auction on the dark web listing sensitive data stolen from two US-based law firms. The listing appeared June 6 through REvil’s official blog on the darknet, where bidders look […]
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According to Voice CEO Salah Zalatimo, the platform has pivoted from an autumn launch date and will be available to readers on July 4. Voice, the social media platform by EOS creator Block.One, announced that it will launch on July 4. According to a Tweet posted by Voice Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Salah Zalatimo on […]
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China’s master plan for making Hainan a free trade island encourages institutions to use blockchain in transforming government function. Chinese authorities have released a master plan for turning southern island province Hainan into a free trade port, Xinhua news reports on June 1. A trade port system will focus on facilitating free trade, investment and […]
Continue ReadingPredicting the increasing tokenization of real-world assets, Tokyo-based startup Yiedl plans to launch the first P2P marketplace for NFT mortgages and rentals. Tokyo-based crypto startup Yiedl has announced that it will launch a non-custodial peer-to-peer, or P2P, mortgage and rental market for non-fungible tokens, or NFTs. Speaking to Cointelegraph, Yiedl founder and chief executive Kohshi […]
Continue ReadingIra Kleiman’s legal team claims Craig Wright already has access to the encrypted file at the heart of the case, citing the movement of $1.6 million BTC as evidence. Ira Kleiman’s legal team claims Dr Craig Wright already has the ability to open the encrypted file believed to contain the private keys to more than […]
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Visa filed a patent for central banks to print fiat currency digitally using blockchain technology. With this move, the multi-national payment solution is anticipating a move of government-backed fiat currencies to the blockchain. While this is a bold technological move, it is counter to Satoshi Nakamoto’s original vision for crypto and blockchain technology. Crypto is […]
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To combat counterfeit goods, the Italian government has allocated €15M to develop and implement blockchain and other tech-based solutions. Counterfeit “Made in Italy” products are sold in marketplaces around the world. The Italian government is now fighting back against these knockoffs by investing €15 million ($16.2 million) towards the development of a blockchain-based solution. According […]
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An anonymous blogger has again accused Satoshi claimant Dr. Craig Wright of plagiarism — this time in his doctoral thesis. The man who claims to have written the Bitcoin whitepaper has been accused of committing plagiarism again, this time in his doctoral thesis. PaintedFrog, the pseudonymous writer who previously accused Dr. Craig Wright of plagiarizing […]
Continue ReadingCointelegraph sits down with the World Economic Forum’s project lead for blockchain and digital currency, Nadia Hewett, to discuss how blockchain can change the world economy. Last week, the World Economic Forum (WEF) published a major new blockchain deployment toolkit designed to help governments, enterprises and organizations worldwide to develop more resilient value chains going […]
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