Malta University used a voting Dapp built by students to conduct elections in spite of the coronavirus lockdown. Students enrolled in the University of Malta’s Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies masters program have built a decentralized application (Dapp) that has been used for voting in upcoming student representative elections, per a March 28 press release. […]
Continue ReadingBlack hat hacker group claims to have compromised an insurance giant with ransomware. Black hat hacker group, Maze, claims to have used ransomware to compromise the systems of insurance giant, Chubb. They also claim to have stolen the firm’s data. Brett Callow, threat analyst at cybersecurity firm, Emsisoft, told Cointelegraph on March 27 that Maze […]
Continue ReadingMedici Ventures announces partnership between Symbion and GrainChain to expand the blockchain-based agritech platform globally. Overstock’s blockchain accelerator, Medici Ventures, announced a global expansion of the distributed ledger technology (DLT)-powered agritech platform GrainChain. Medici Ventures published a press release on March 27 announcing that GrainChain’s expansion will be executed in collaboration with fintech company Symbiont […]
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Contrary to initial inspection, recent allegations against Maduro and other Venezuelan brass do not directly involve cryptocurrency. Several Venezuelan leaders recently came under fire for alleged criminal acts, although, contrary to initial impressions, the situation did not directly involve cryptocurrency usage. “Maduro and his co-defendants are not alleged to have been involved with crypto, directly,” […]
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Brave has partnered with Binance to bring in-browser crypto trading to 13 million users with more exchanges coming soon. Brave has partnered with Binance to bring in-browser crypto trading to its 13 million users. The Binance Widget allows Brave users to make crypto trades without leaving the browser. Branden Eich, CEO of Brave Software explained […]
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Canadian mining firm Hive Blockchain is pressuring the newly forked Steem blockchain not to operate under the brand of ‘Hive’. Canada-based company firm Hive Blockchain has announced that its legal representation is issuing a cease and desist request to the Hive community, which recently forked from the Steem (STEEM) network. According to a March 23 […]
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Blockchain firm HashCash Consultants has announced the upcoming launch of its ‘Corona Fund Index Cryptocurrency.’ HashCash Consultants plans to release the latest crypto asset promising profit potential amid the atrophying global economy and coronavirus catastrophe. On March 23, HashCash announced its upcoming “Corona Fund Index Cryptocurrency” (CFIX), which promises traders the opportunity to “earn profits […]
Continue ReadingU.S.-Latin American remittance provider reveals that Ripple is not being used for remittances in its “core markets.” In its March earnings call, U.S.-Latin American remittance provider, Intermex, revealed that it will not be using Ripple (XRP)’s technology in its major markets. Intermex chief executive Robert Lisv explained: “So, you won’t really see us leveraging Ripple […]
Continue ReadingTSG announced Q3 2019 had been particularly good to them, with investors like Square Enix giving $2.01 million to the blockchain-based game. After recently announcing a third presale of their coveted game’s virtual spaces, The Sandbox (TSB) revealed they have quite a number of big-name backers. According to a March 20 press release by Animoca […]
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The Atari Group will conduct a token sale in March and launch a cryptocurrency casino. Legendary video game company the Atari Group will conduct an initial coin offering aimed at launching a cryptocurrency casino. Atari was founded in 1972 in Sunnyvale, California, though ownership has changed hands several times since then. The company currently belongs […]
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