Hackers attacking supercomputers across Europe, trying to get their hands on mining crypto. Hackers have attacked multiple supercomputers across Europe this week with the intention of mining cryptocurrency. Clusters of supercomputers have been forced to shut down in order to investigate the intrusions, according to a ZDNet news report on May 16. These security incidents […]
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Telegram’s TON network and coin were destined to fail with regulators, experts say. So, what’s left of the project? Telegram Open Network is off to a very uncertain future. Earlier this week, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov announced his company’s “active involvement with TON” was over, following a drawn-out legal battle with the United States Securities […]
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Crypto.com has secured what it claims is the largest insurance coverage in the industry, following a surge in new users and volumes over recent months. Crypto.com has secured a $100 million direct insurance policy provided by Arch Underwriting at Lloyd’s Syndicate 2012. Per a May 11 announcement, the new policy brings Crypto.com’s total coverage to […]
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In light of the cracks revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic, blockchain is needed now more than ever to create a new global paradigm. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted the world both economically and socially, serving to aggravate political tensions while driving nationalist protectionism. Despite the full extent of the pandemic being […]
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Bitcoin price has risen to $9,887 but is strongly overbought, increasing the possibility of a post-halving sell-off. The Bitcoin (BTC) price has seen a strong recovery to $9,887 since mid-March, rising by more than $6,000 within a span of two months. The rapid upsurge was caused in anticipation of the block reward halving that is […]
Continue ReadingBBVA and a state-backed research center in Spain have launched a partnership to explore advanced cryptography for financial services. The Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), a multinational bank headquartered in Spain, has announced a partnership with Madrid-based research center IMDEA Software Institution to explore zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) alongside other “advanced cryptographic techniques.” Both entities will […]
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Survey says the amount of Europeans who believe crypto will still exist in 10 years has edged up from 63% in 2019 to 66% in 2020. Europeans are getting more confident about the future of the cryptocurrency industry amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report. People in Europe are becoming more optimistic about […]
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Losses in traditional finance during the COVID-19 pandemic could underline the benefits of cryptocurrencies to the world. In 2007, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a former Wall Street trader turned professor, described the idea of a “black swan” event. Black swans are defined as being rare, of major consequence and impossible to predict, though he tempered their […]
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A controversial, blockchain-based digital health passport could enable employees currently in lockdown to go back to work. Oracle has partnered with Vottun, a company that specializes in the certification and traceability of data on the blockchain, to release a digital health passport that could enable employees currently in lockdown to go back to work. The […]
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Chinese firms are banned by the Chinese government from selling medical supplies to overseas clients due to “low quality” products. The Chinese government has banned state-backed blockchain firm, Tus Data Asset, from exporting medical supplies to countries dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the local newspaper The Global Times, the Beijing-based company was blacklisted […]
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