Self-healing blockchains are the only way to create a truly decentralized world within the decade. The world is eagerly waiting for a next-generation, high-performance, permissionless blockchain, and this blockchain should be able to industrially scale all decentralized applications. So far, the crypto community has witnessed: Peer-to-peer blockchain networks that use all the peers to validate […]
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The Cyber Fraud Task Force created by the U.S. Secret Service aims to combat the growing trend of cybercrimes related to financial matters. The U.S. Secret Service announced the creation of the Cyber Fraud Task Force, or CFTF on July 10, after merged its Electronic Crimes Task Forces and Financial Crimes Task Forces into a […]
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What is decentralized file sharing, how does it work, and what are the main benefits of a peer-to-peer sharing model? Are there decentralized file sharing use cases already in operation? Two examples where IPFS has been used are with Wikipedia and the Android version of the Opera browser. The Turkish government previously attempted to ban […]
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Digital Shadows warned that over 15 billion credentials are exposed on the dark web for sale and some of them are even available for free. A recent study revealed that over 15 billion credentials are in circulation via the dark web, representing a 300% increase since 2018. Available information ranges from network access credentials, banking […]
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“Open Source Money,” about the investigation of Dragonchain’s ICO, is both an intro to crypto and the current state of U.S. regulation. The concept of Vision Tree’s “Open Source Money” series was always an intriguing one. A documentary-cum-reality TV show following the trials and tribulations of Disney-incubated Dragonchain (DRGN) as it attempts to negotiate a […]
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Virtual hackathons may allow developers to solve technical problems and create new solutions, yet it’s not all easy going for these online events. Online events are becoming more common as coronavirus cases continue to surge. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the blockchain community has seen an uptake in virtual hackathons this year, […]
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While decentralized platforms provide a viable alternative to YouTube, Theta Labs’ Wes Levitt believes there is still a place for centralized platforms. YouTube’s bans on crypto-related content has been problematic for the industry and is spurring demand for decentralized alternatives. However, according to Wes Levitt, head of strategy at Theta Labs — the firm behind […]
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The Spanish authorities arrested several individuals related to ongoing investigations against crypto-driven child porn sites in the dark web. The Spanish Civil Guard has taken down a dark web child porn ring that used cryptocurrency transactions to pay for content. Multiple individuals across the country were ultimately arrested. According to the Spanish Civil Guard, the […]
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Bitfinex has uploaded the code for a crypto-powered open-source P2P data streaming protocol to GitHub. Veteran cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has announced an open-source peer-to-peer data streaming platform that will allow users to share media across a decentralized network. The code for Bitfinex’s “Dazaar” protocol has been uploaded to GitHub, describing a decentralized network in which […]
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Regions of the world with fast-growing economic potential and young populations, such as India and Africa, will become leaders in crypto adoption. Beyond rapidly changing how we create, store and transfer value, cryptocurrencies are accelerating financial inclusion in a way that traditional financial institutions have either been unwilling or unable to. Yet crypto’s possibilities go […]
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