Blockchain company Iconloop has secured 10 billion Korean won (KRW) (over $8 million) to promote its my-ID service and a dedicated alliance. Blockchain company Iconloop has secured 10 billion Korean won (KRW) (over $8 million) from seven investment companies participating in a Series A funding round. Per an Oct. 10 announcement, it was Iconloop’s first […]
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Ripple Labs comes under renewed criticism for its allegedly misleading representations that it “discovered” — rather than created — the XRP token. Ripple Labs, the administrator of blockchain payments network Ripple, has come under criticism for allegedly misleading representations that it “discovered” — rather than created — the XRP token. In a series of heated […]
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New CFTC chairman Heath Tarbert said that Ether is a commodity, while similar digital assets should be treated likewise. Chairman of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) believes that Ether (ETH) is a commodity, with ETH futures trading a coming reality. Heath Tarbert, new CFTC chairman who overtook J. Christopher Giancarlo in July, […]
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The Japan Security Token Offering Association comes at a time when the industry is looking for clarity, self-regulating is the next step. Security token offerings, or STOs, have more or less taken the mantle from their semi-defunct counterpart, the initial coin offering (ICO). Still, the extreme rise and subsequent fall of the ICO has left […]
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ConsenSys’s grants scheme continues a commitment to fund Ethereum innovation throughout 2019 and is now in its third round. Ethereum venture production studio ConsenSys has selected seven new Ethereum-based projects to support with $175,000 of funding. ConsenSys recognizes “more unique ideas” Speaking to crypto industry media outlet CoinDesk on Oct. 10, the company’s head of […]
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Programming languages are crucial for blockchain — for usability, security and durability. And what does Ride run on? Ride has been specifically designed for Waves — a leased proof-of-stake protocol. Waves says its aim is to build an environment in which developers can program in chunks — all with a view to ensuring that the […]
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Digital Currency Group’s 2019 annual survey gives an insight into companies’ expectations regarding blockchain and cryptocurrency use cases. Almost 23% of Digital Currency Group (DCG)’s portfolio firms believe that asset tokenization will be the next major use case for blockchain. To prepare the survey, DCG received responses from more than 60 of its portfolio companies. […]
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Startups target poverty and waste from a blockchain platform. In September, Cointelegraph reported on a Dutch company said to have created the world’s first collection of recycled fabrics made from ocean plastics and whose provenance can be traced via blockchain.The premise is that socially minded consumers want assurance that they are really wearing recycled materials […]
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At a time when fake news has become a household name, deepfakes are bound to make the situation worse. Can blockchain help? At a time when the term “fake news” has become a household name thanks to its repeated use by President Donald Trump, deepfakes — i.e., seemingly realistic videos that are in fact manipulated […]
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A University of Michigan student may have attempted to hack West Virginia’s blockchain voting app as part of a course on election security. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating whether a student at the University of Michigan attempted to hack the West Virginia’s voting app. “Not one single vote was changed” On Oct. […]
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