Chinese search engine giant Baidu has launched its Baidu Blockchain Engine, an operating system designed to facilitate DApp development. Chinese search engine and web services company Baidu has launched its Baidu Blockchain Engine (BBE), an operating system designed to facilitate decentralized application (DApp) development. The news was officially announced by Baidu’s cloud computing unit, Baidu […]
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Turkish police detained 24 people involved in hacking a crypto firm, using an online multiplayer game to communicate. Turkish police have arrested 24 people allegedly involved in a 13 million Turkish lira ($2.47 million) hack from an unnamed crypto firm in Istanbul, local government-backed media Daily Sabah reported on Feb. 12. Following a report of […]
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Overstock founder Patrick Byrne has stated that blockchain technology is capable of making government “superefficient.” The founder and CEO of retail giant Overstock.com Patrick Byrne says that blockchain can make government “superefficient and incapable of being bribed,” in an interview with MarketWatch published on Feb. 12. Byrne reportedly said that government services have reached a […]
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Six out of the top 20 cryptos by market capitalization are seeing some losses while EOS has climbed over 6 percent. Feb. 12 — cryptocurrency markets are seeing measured growth among the top 20 coins by market capitalization, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Market visualization from Coin360 The biggest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC), is slightly up […]
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U.K. revenue and customs watchdog postpones the trial of its blockchain solution in the wake of Brexit. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has delayed further work on a successful blockchain project in the wake of Brexit, according to a written parliamentary statement published Feb. 7. The question about the distributed ledger project for customs […]
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General Motors Financial is the most recent participant in Spring Labs’ Industry Partners Program. United States automotive giant General Motors (GM) has become the latest member to join blockchain startup Spring Labs’ partner project to enhance data security, the company confirmed in a press release Feb. 11. GM, which has experimented with the technology before, […]
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The mystery around embattled crypto exchange QuadrigaCX deepens, and Facebook acquires a blockchain startup. Top Stories This Week Facebook Reportedly Acquires Blockchain Startup in First Blockchain-Related Acquisition Social media network Facebook has reportedly acquired blockchain startup Chainspace in its first apparent blockchain-related acquisition. According to news outlet Cheddar, the acquisition is considered an “acquihire,” or […]
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Has the end of this week’s uptick changed the trend in the markets, or is it a dead cat bounce? The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when […]
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A look into the crypto part of Forbes’ fresh “Fintech 50” list Recently, Forbes published the fresh edition of its “Fintech 50” list, counting the world’s top financial technology firms. Notably, there are just six crypto and blockchain companies featured this year, while the 2018 list contained 11 players from the field. Given that the […]
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Japan’s financial regulator has revealed that in Q4 2018, the number of enquiries on crypto continued to decline. Japan’s financial regulator has released Q4 2018 data on the number of enquiries about cryptocurrencies, showing further declines. The Financial Services Agency’s (FSA) report was published today, Feb. 8. The FSA, which is responsible for overseeing the […]
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