Day: August 23, 2018

Joe Rogan Discusses Ethereum-Based Twitter, In Light of Alex Jones

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On the Joe Rogan podcast (JRE podcast), American singer-songwriter Shooter Jennings and Joe Rogan discussed Ethereum-based Twitter alternative Peepeth, which allows anyone to release permanent tweets embedded into the blockchain, without censorship. Throughout the podcast, Rogan and Jennings went back and forth on the Alex Jones situation, sharing the general sentiment that Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter should not have banned Jones, disallowing free speech. In response, Jennings introduced a decentralized social media platform called Peepeth to Rogan, describing its immutable and anti-censorship features. “There is this thing called Peepeth, it’s…

UK Gov’t Researching Distributed Ledger Technology for Securing Digital Evidence

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The British Government is exploring ways to employ Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) to secure digital evidence and identity information, according to a blog post published August 23. Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and the Open Innovation team at the Cabinet Office conjointly held a meeting devoted to the use of DLT in securing digital evidence. The author of the blog, Balaji Anbil, Head of the Digital Architecture and Cyber Security team at HMCTS, says that the Service is looking to apply new technology to traditional procedures like evidence…

North Korean Lazarus Group Hit Cryptocurrency Exchange with macOS Malware

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In a recent attack against a cryptocurrency exchange, the North Korea-linked Lazarus group went the extra mile by deploying malware for macOS, Kaspersky Lab has discovered. Active since at least 2009 and supposedly backed by the North Korean government, Lazarus is considered the most serious threat to banks. The group is said to have orchestrated a large number of high profile attacks, including the Sony hack in 2014 and last year’s WannaCry outbreak. In the recent months, in addition to banks, the group focused on various cryptocurrency exchanges. In one of the attacks, which…

Factom Seeks Patent for Secret Data Sharing on a Blockchain

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Factom, a system for auditing and securing millions of real-time records using blockchain technology, has filed another blockchain patent application for the advancement of its operations this year. CCN reported earlier this month that the data distribution company had filed a patent application for a system enabling document validation on the blockchain, a feature likely to be integral for the future operations of the platform’s services to governments, companies, and non-profits. The firm’s second proposal, published by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) today, on Aug. 23, has a…

Before Bitcoin ETFs Pass, A Clear Crypto Narrative Is Needed

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Tanzeel Akhtar is an independent British journalist whose work has been published in The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, FT Alphaville, Investing.com, Forbes, Euromoney and Citywire. Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are having a hard time clearing the bar in the U.S., where nine applications were rejected by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday. The SEC is now moving to review the decisions. Commissioner Hester Peirce tweeted: “In English: the Commission (Chairman and Commissioners) delegates some tasks to its staff. When the staff acts in such cases, it acts on behalf…

SEC-ya later – CoinDesk

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An overview of Cryptocurrency ownership in selected countries

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There is no doubt that knowledge of cryptocurrencies is expanding by the day and its adoption is expanding rapidly to every part of the world. Even North Korea, one of the most closed countries in the world has been said to hijack people’s PC to illegally mine cryptocurrencies. However, as the knowledge and adoption of cryptocurrencies spread, some nations are said to be leading in this revolution in terms of cryptocurrency ownership based on a survey carried out in selected countries. According to research conducted by ING with the question…

Explore the Top 3 AI Assistants Available Today!

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Since its inception, the cryptocurrency industry has been evolving, accommodating the latest technology and advanced trading features to make cryptocurrency trading an easy feat for all. The adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by the crypto market is one such example. The AI advancements are benefiting not just traders but the entire crypto-ecosystem. These systems are designed to assess users’ behavior and determine the trade conditions which came about as a result of stress, FOMO, panic, greed or other relevant emotions that are beyond human control, and hard to analyze or…

Bitcoin Unlimited Calls for Ceasefire in BCH Hard Fork War

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The war for the future of the Bitcoin Cash protocol continues to intensify, with developers at both Bitcoin ABC and nChain further entrenching themselves ahead of the network’s scheduled hard fork in November. However, one neutral development team is calling for a ceasefire. Writing in a post on the Bitcoin forum, Bitcoin Unlimited lead developer Andrew Stone submitted a proposal aimed at brokering a compromise before what has thus far been primarily a war of words escalates into a blockchain split in November. That war has largely been waged between Bitcoin…

World Bank and Australia’s Largest Bank Issue Bond Exclusively Through Blockchain

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The World Bank and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), the country’s largest bank, have issued a public bond exclusively through blockchain technology, Reuters reports August 23. The World’s Bank official mandate for the project was first unveiled August 10. The A$100 million ($73.16 million) deal entails two-year bonds that will settle August 28 and have been been priced to yield a 2.251 percent return, according a CBA statement. The prototype — dubbed “Bondi” (Blockchain Operated New Debt Instrument, and a pun on Australia’s most well-known beach) — is being…