Telecom giant Telefonica partners with the local Association of Science and Technology Parks to grant to about 8,000 firms in Spain access to its blockchain. Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica has reportedly partnered with the local Association of Science and Technology Parks (APTE) to grant access to its blockchain to about 8,000 firms in Spain. According […]
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Interpol helped curtail cryptojacking malware that affected thousands of routers. Interpol has collaborated with cybersecurity firm Trend Micro to reduce cryptojacking affecting MikroTik routers across South-East Asia, according to a Jan. 8 press release. Though the collaboration reduced the number of affected devices by 78 percent, this is unlikely to have made a significant impact […]
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Tech company DMG Blockchain Solutions has installed 1,000 new Bitcoin mining machines at its facilities in British Columbia, Canada. Canadian tech company DMG Blockchain Solutions has installed 1,000 new Bitcoin (BTC) mining machines at its Christina Lake mining-as-a-service facility in British Columbia. Per a Jan. 6 press release, DMG has purchased the new miners from […]
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Lenovo will contribute to GoChain’s blockchain network utilizing eco-friendly data center cooling measures. Computer manufacturing giant Lenovo will help run the blockchain network for GoChain, a blockchain protocol startup. Lenovo will lend a hand to GoChain’s network, operating a signing node which “will be the first of its kind to be operated in a liquid […]
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Mining firm Riot Blockchain has begun deploying around 3,000 new S17 Pro Antminers as part of an upgrade of its Oklahoma City mining facility. Digital currency mining firm Riot Blockchain has begun deploying around 3,000 new units of S17 Pro Antminers as part of the full upgrade of its Oklahoma City mining facility. Per a […]
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Blockchain startup Securrency receives over $17 million in funding as asset manager WisdomTree leads the charge to bring blockchain to ETFs. As a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) continue to elude U.S. markets, one startup has secured $17 million that seem earmarked to bring blockchain tech to ETFs. WisdomTree announced investment in a startup called Securrency […]
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CaixaBank adds we.trade to its service catalog, becoming one of Europe’s first bank to give customers access to blockchain technology. On Jan. 3 Spain-based CaixaBank added the blockchain-powered finance platform We.trade to its list of services. CaixaBank has now become one of the first banks in Europe to provide its customers access to blockchain technology. […]
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The non-profit organization Hong Kong Institute of Bankers has onboarded six virtual banks as corporate members. The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers (HKIB) has onboarded six virtual banks as corporate members, according to a Jan. 2 press release. The HKIB is a non-profit institution that provides training and certification to the banking organizations in Hong […]
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United States citizen, Joanna De Alba, has been accused of heroin and methamphetamine distribution in exchange for Bitcoin. A United States citizen has been charged with heroin and methamphetamine distribution in exchange for Bitcoin (BTC). According to a Jan. 3 press release published by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, […]
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Wells Fargo analyst Mike Mayo predicts that technology will enable efficiency and greater returns for banks this decade. Wells Fargo analyst Mike Mayo announced during a Dec. 30 CNBC news segment that “this is the golden decade of banks and technology.” Mayo explained that while the 1990’s had record bank consolidation (banking businesses merge with each […]
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