Tencent’s digital bank WeBank is integrating the DAML smart contract language for the chain that will undergird China’s national Blockchain-Based Service Network. Tencent’s digital bank WeBank is exploring the integration of the DAML smart contract language for its consortium blockchain FISCO BCOS — the chain that will undergird China’s national Blockchain-Based Service Network (BSN). On […]
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Crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX has become the latest industry actor to join philanthropic efforts to fight the COVID-19 global health crisis. Seychelles-registered crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX has become the latest industry actor to join philanthropic efforts to fight the COVID-19 global health crisis. On April 20, the exchange’s operator, HDR Global Trading, launched a dedicated […]
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A survey found twice as many people use central bank digital currencies than decentralized cryptocurrencies. Crypto.com and The Economist teamed up to survey more than 3,000 consumers on issues concerning crypto assets. The survey found far greater trust in central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, than decentralized cryptocurrencies — indicating that crypto is still yet […]
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Leading ConsenSys developer, John Wolpert, discussed the potential security flaws with Apple and Google’s contact tracing proposal. Developers contributing to the Github of Baseline Protocol, an open-source blockchain project launched by Microsoft, EY, and ConsenSys, recently offered suggestions for a Baseline Protocol-based COVID-19 contact tracing system. The project aims to address security flaws noted in […]
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After sentencing a man who sold drugs on the dark web, police officer Phil Ariss offers lessons from policing crypto crime for four years. Police from the U.K city of Leicestershire issued a statement regarding the February arrest of darknet vendor, Paul Johnson, on April 18. Johnson was jailed for eight years and is believed […]
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Devs working on enterprise smart contract platform, Baseline, proposed blockchain-based solutions to coronavirus contact tracing. Developers working on Baseline, an enterprise smart contract and tokenization platform developed by Microsoft, Ernst & Young, and ConsenSys, are working to solve several flaws identified with Apple and Google’s proposal for coronavirus tracking initiatives. Google and Apple propose a […]
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An Internet of Things blockchain specialist and a healthcare data firm have teamed up to create a solution for fighting the pandemic that complies with European data privacy laws. An Internet of Things (IoT) blockchain specialist and a healthcare data firm have teamed up to devise a solution for fighting the pandemic that complies with […]
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European researchers have published a paper detailing an attack that can be used to deanonymize channel balances on the Lightning Network. Researchers from the Norwegian University and the University of Luxembourg have published a research paper detailing an attack that can deanonymize transactions broadcast across Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. The Lightning Network emerged as a controversial […]
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Bitcoin critics often cite scaling issues, a lack of privacy, and centralized mining as reasons to not invest in Bitcoin, but what if these problems are actually advantages? Bitcoin is often described as gold 2.0; a superior system of storing and transferring value. It has seen a rapid increase in market capitalization since its introduction […]
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SBI Holdings will start implementing R3 blockchain-consortium technology in their Foreign Exchange services. Japan-based SBI Holdings announced on April 16 that it will begin using R3 blockchain-consortium technology for Forex Trading. This will be the first practical application of the Corda blockchain in the country. According to the announcement published in Nikkei Japan, the technology […]
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