Russia’s blockchain vote experiences yet another hiccup, as e-constituents’ personal data is reportedly exposed. Personal data for over a million Russian nationals has reportedly been leaked. The data allegedly belongs to some of the citizens who participated in the recent blockchain-based e-vote on Constitutional amendments. The archive was reportedly available for everyone to download According […]
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Blockchain initiatives are being applied by large companies to reduce intermediaries and costs in the travel industry. The word “blockchain” is no longer perceived as something exotic and super innovative, partly because large companies have found various uses for this technology and customers have begun to understand how it works. On the other hand, the […]
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Three major shifts will lead to crypto and blockchain adoption worldwide, and they have already started reshaping our world. There’s a revolution happening. We’re moving toward a world with a massive reduction in trust in centralized institutions and ways of doing things. There are several concurrent shifts happening right now, including a shift away from […]
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Venezuela’s government reportedly accepts Bitcoin as a payment method for some passport applications. Venezuela’s Administrative Service for Identification, Migration and Foreigners, known as SAIME, plans to accept bitcoin (BTC) as a new payment method for citizens seeking a Venezuelan passport. The information was originally leaked via a Reddit post on June 23. News of the […]
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Decentralized identity solutions might be blockchain’s killer app. LG has partnered with United States-based company Evernym to develop blockchain ID technology. Asian financial news outlet Aju Business Daily reported on May 26 that LG CNS — LG’s IT services subsidiary — signed a memorandum of understanding with Evernym. The collaboration between the two firms aims […]
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South Korean electronics corporation Samsung continues its commitment to crypto technology with its latest security chip. South Korean tech titan Samsung announced a standalone turnkey security solution that secures cryptocurrency transactions on smartphones and tablets, according to the press release issued earlier today. The solution consists of a Secure Element (SE) chip S3FV9RR and “enhanced” […]
Continue ReadingOverstock CEO Jonathan Johnson said that immunity passports to prove lack of coronavirus infection may push blockchain technology out of Bitcoin’s shadow. Overstock CEO Jonathan Johnson has claimed that private, consumer-controlled immunity passports may be the killer-app that propels blockchain technology into the mainstream. In an interview with PYMNTS, he said that the company’s investment […]
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The U.K.’s Open University has developed a COVID-19 proof-of-immunity app that combines blockchain with a data solution from web inventor Tim Berners-Lee. The United Kingdom’s Open University has developed a COVID-19 proof-of-immunity app that combines blockchain with a privacy-preserving data solution from web inventor Tim Berners-Lee. The prototype app, undergoing testing as of April 29, […]
Continue ReadingEtana 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 […]
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A controversial, blockchain-based digital health passport could enable employees currently in lockdown to go back to work. Oracle has partnered with Vottun, a company that specializes in the certification and traceability of data on the blockchain, to release a digital health passport that could enable employees currently in lockdown to go back to work. The […]
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