Despite blockchain experts becoming increasingly valued, some countries like China reportedly saw salaries for blockchain employees drop in 2019. Despite the rising value of blockchain skills in the global job market, some countries like China reduced salaries offered to blockchain employees in 2019, a new report says. According to the “2020 China Blockchain Professional Development […]
Continue ReadingEarn a blockchain certification by taking one of these five online course at home, or learn more about cryptocurrency from the comfort of your couch. It seems like the entire world has been told to stay inside their homes as the coronavirus outbreak continues to wreak havoc. As a result, the world has become almost […]
Continue ReadingThe U.S. SEC halts alleged ongoing crypto scam Meta 1 Coin, which promised up to 224,923% and is backed by a former state senator. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has frozen the assets of Meta 1 Coin, an alleged crypto scam backed by a former state senator that promised investors returns of […]
Continue ReadingQuantum computing could potentially break much of the encryption algorithms and protocols that currently secure the internet and computational industry as they are. Back in the 2000s, when I worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), I was the director of technology and innovation. Part of that role was not only helping the company and some of our […]
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Chinese mining giant Canaan has to deal with some extra difficulties over its IPO amid bearish markets. While the current climate seems uneasy for all cryptocurrency businesses, some of them have to deal with extra difficulties. Earlier this month, investors filed a class-action lawsuit against Canaan, a Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency mining hardware producer. The case is […]
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The alleged mastermind behind anonymous Russian black market Deer.io has been arrested by the FBI at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. Kirill Victorovich Firsov, the alleged owner of Russian-based anonymous marketplace Deer.io, was arrested on March 7 by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. Court […]
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A California judge has ruled startup ICOBox must pay $16 million after the firm failed to acknowledge initial legal action from the SEC. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, has ordered that ICO broker ICOBox must pay $16 million after the startup failed to act on previous legal action from the commission. U.S. […]
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The German Financial Market Authority BaFin has ordered the crypto service provider and operator of bitcoin ATMs KKT UG to stop its business. The German financial watchdog is stopping the operations of a company KKT UG from Berlin that allows consumers to buy and sell cryptocurrencies at ATMs. Lack of necessary permission According to a […]
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Crypto-supporting banking app Revolut has raised $500 million in a fresh funding round and tripled its valuation to hit $5.5 billion. United Kingdom-based digital bank Revolut has raised $500 million in a fresh funding round and tripled its valuation to hit $5.5 billion. This, as the Financial Times reported on Feb. 25, makes the crypto-supporting […]
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American universities are expanding blockchain education with no signs of stopping. As blockchain weaves its way deeper into the world economy, more American universities are teaching the technology, offering more courses and expanding delivery methods. Kevin Werback, a professor and blockchain club mentor at the University of Pennsylvania, told Cointelegraph, “Even if they aren’t pursuing […]
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