With many in the world staying at home, Brave has seen its token expand to new crypto exchanges, including Japan-based bitFlyer. One of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan and one of the biggest Bitcoin brokers worldwide just announced it would be adding a new coin for trading. In an April 9 press release, crypto […]
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A ransomware group switched from Bitcoin to Monero to better protect the hackers’ identities. A kind of ransomware — a malware that encrypts user data and asks for a ransom to restore access to it — switched from Bitcoin (BTC) to Monero (XMR) to better protect the hackers’ identities. According to an April 11 report […]
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A blockchain startup partnered with major European football clubs is planning to use the controversial Covid-19 immunity passports to grant fans access to stadiums. Chiliz has announced that it has begun working on a blockchain-based solution to allow soccer fans to gradually return to the stadiums — provided that they hold a government-issued “immunity pass.” […]
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Different vectors of development within the crypto industry have led to the emergence of stablecoins, which could be the most usable type of money in the future. Cryptocurrency was invented and designed to provide numerous benefits for global private and institutional clients, to free people from the burden of banking systems and to create a […]
Continue ReadingThe global coronavirus pandemic has revealed the necessity of decentralization to avoid the world becoming a true dystopian nightmare. As much as I believe that blockchain technology has the potential to solve many of the problems humanity faces today, I also fear what can happen if blockchain technology is used to take away the privacy […]
Continue ReadingA South African team is building a blockchain-powered COVID-19 status verification app, using a different approach to Russian, Chinese solutions. A team of academics at the University of Cape Town in South Africa is developing a blockchain-powered application that will allow users to verify their own COVID-19 status. The platform, named Covi-ID, is still under […]
Continue ReadingThe rules and strategies for the technical trading in the cryptocurrency market: What did we learn from the past? In two recent studies, I investigated the technical trading rules in the cryptocurrency market and profitability of technical trading rules among cryptocurrencies with a privacy function. In our first study, we collected daily price data on eleven […]
Continue ReadingNym is inviting users to test its purportedly NSA-thwarting privacy mixnet in the wake of increased government surveillance to track coronavirus. Swiss blockchain startup, Nym Technologies, has invited the general public to take part in the next phase of its mixnet platform’s user testing on April 8. The privacy infrastructure promises advanced protection against mass-surveillance, […]
Continue ReadingNonbank fintechs may be left unable to contribute to the United States government’s relief plan for small businesses hit by the COVID-19 crisis. Nonbank fintechs may be left unable to contribute to the United States government’s relief plan for small businesses hit by the COVID-19 crisis. On April 3, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) […]
Continue ReadingChina’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has called for feedback on draft guidance for standardizing data security in blockchain and other emerging technologies. China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has called for feedback on draft guidance for standardizing data security in blockchain and other emerging technologies. In a document published on April 10, […]
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