Decentralized mesh networks are a technological lifeline in a disaster, allowing to check in on family and access crypto funds. Hurricanes and typhoons, earthquakes, cyberattacks and solar flares: There are many disasters, both natural and human-made, that have the potential to disrupt our digital-centric societies. With an estimated 4.5 billion people using the internet, many […]
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New York’s Supreme Court has rejected Bitfinex and Tether’s appeal in the ongoing dispute between the firms and the NY Attorney General over $850 million in lost funds. A New York Supreme Court has found that veteran cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and its related stablecoin company Tether (USDT) must face claims they concealed the loss of […]
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The New York Department of Financial Services is requesting comments on its amendment to the BitLicense that would help smaller companies be regulated. The New York State Department of Financial Services, or NY DFS, is proposing a “Conditional BitLicense” framework to reform its controversial BitLicense regulation introduced in 2015. In a request for comment released […]
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The New York-based cryptocurrency exchange announced it had raised $6 million in a seed funding round led by a former board member of Skype. Cryptocurrency exchange CrossTower announced on June 22 it had raised $6 million in a new seed funding round led by Gerard Lopez, a former board member of WIX and Skype. According […]
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Latest news shows an intended bid for Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, chairman Jay Clayton as New York’s Southern District attorney. United States Attorney General William Barr announced that President Trump will most likely task Jay Clayton as the legal enforcer for a chunk of New York — a state that has historically held […]
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The Crypto Rating Council announced the addition of NY-based CrossTower as its newest member. Cryptocurrency exchange CrossTower is now part of the Crypto Rating Council, or CRC. They join as the council’s newest member, alongside 11 other industry companies. According to the announcement on June 10, the CRC were pleased to select the New York-based […]
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According to the 26-year-old candidate for New York’s 10th Congressional District, “our future is decentralized and open source”. Cryptocurrency advocate Jonathan Herzog is running for election to the U.S. House of Representatives in the primary against fellow Democrat Jerry Nadler, who has represented New York’s 10th Congressional District since 2013. A former staffer of ex-presidential […]
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The hash rates of BCH of BSV have recovered, after crashing hard following their April halvings. Mining profitability for BSV, BCH, and BTC is now roughly the same. The Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin SV hash rates have recovered following a dramatic fall after their halvings in April, as the Bitcoin hash rate declined since the […]
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In the final block, Miner f2pool immortalized a NY Times article highlighting the similarities between the 2008 financial crisis and today. Just before Bitcoin experienced its third halving, which cut the block reward from 12.5 BTC to 6.25 BTC, the miner who extracted the cryptocurrency’s final block had a special message for all HODLers. F2pool, […]
Continue ReadingEOSIO developer Block.one has recruited the team behind EOS New York, a one-time #1 Block Producer on the EOS network. EOSIO developer Block.one has recruited the team behind EOS New York (NY), a high-profile Block Producer on the EOS network. Founded in 2017, EOS NY was a one-time #1 Block Producer on EOS, but has […]
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