Day: April 12, 2019

Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Parodies Himself in Bizarre Crypto Rap

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Get Exclusive Analysis and Investing Ideas of Future Assets on Hacked.com. Join the community today and get up to $400 in discount by using the code: “CCN+Hacked”. Sign up here. Get Exclusive Analysis and Investing Ideas of Future Assets on Hacked.com. Join the community today and get up to $400 in discount by using the code: “CCN+Hacked”. Sign up here. At the Community Ethereum Development Conference (EDCON 2019) in Sydney, Australia, Vitalik Buterin set an interesting precedent for prominent crypto developers: he got on stage and rapped about Ethereum scaling.…

Children’s privacy – new standards for online services will help protect children

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15 April 2019 Today we’re setting out the standards expected of those responsible for designing, developing or providing online services likely to be accessed by children, when they process their personal data. Parents worry about a lot of things. Are their children eating too much sugar, getting enough exercise or doing well at school. Are they happy? In this digital age, they also worry about whether their children are protected online. You can log on to any news story, any day to see just how children are being affected by…

How to Buy Pain Relief Drugs off the Darknet With Bitcoin

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Darknet marketplaces (DNMs) provide a wide range of services beyond those commonly portrayed by the media. One of these is the provision of pain relief drugs for the terminally ill. In this guide, we run through the process for obtaining CBD, a cannabis oil compound that provides comfort to people suffering from chronic pain, anxiety, and mood disorders. Also read: Darknet Buyers Flock to Wall Street as Dream Winds Down The Darknet Is a Refuge for the Desperate and the Downtrodden In 2016, a close friend of mine was diagnosed…

2500x Returns:This [Regulated?] Crypto Token Awaits a Staggering Yield

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Bitcoin In Short-term Corrective Path

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In a week that cemented its unpredictable and volatile nature, Bitcoin broke record price of the year multiple times before dropping below the recently achieved support level of $5000. Wednesday and Thursday were dramatic. The price dropped from its 2019 high of $5,422 to below the $5,000 mark within hours overnight, by around 9 percent, or $475. The most popular cryptocurrency continued to show signs of a retracement on April 11 before rebounding marginally the next day as the buyers fought to pull back. It is demonstrating signals of a…

Tom Lee’s Bitcoin Misery Index Hits Highest Value Since 2016 in Possible Bull Signal

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Wall Street strategist and co-founder of Fundstrat Global Advisors Thomas Lee revealed on April 11 that his “Bitcoin Misery Index” (BMI) recently hit its highest figure since June 2016. He suggested the data could be a good or a bad sign. The BMI — which Lee designed with the aim of informing investors of how “miserable” Bitcoin (BTC) holders are based on the coin’s price and volatility — reportedly hit a value of 89 on April 2. The Index assigns a value of 100 to positive sentiment and 0 to…

Bitcoin Holding $4,600 Could See Bears Finally Bite The Dust

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After nearly 10 days of almost non-stop bullish price action, Bitcoin (BTC) finally slammed down on the brakes on Thursday. The cryptocurrency fell from its $5,450 high to a weekly low of $4,950 in a few hours’ time. While this 10% move lower caught many traders with their pants down, leaving some star-struck, analysts have reminded investors to keep their heads on a swivel. Financial Survivalism, for instance, claims that it is “time to pay very close attention” to Bitcoin, as it is now “make or break time” for the…

Whether It’s an ICO or an IEO, Regulatory Compliance Is Still an Issue

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Changpeng Zhao, the CEO and founder of top crypto exchange Binance, has underscored that exchange-hosted token offerings are no less subject to regulatory hurdles than their initial coin offering (ICO) predecessors. The CEO, better known in the industry as “CZ,” made his remarks in an interview with Bloomberg on April 10. As previously reported, so-called initial exchange offerings (IEOs) have latterly emerged as an alternative model of token offering wherein a centralized crypto exchange acts as a form of underwriter. The exchange generally operates sales and ostensibly vets both the…

Accuracy of AI system outputs and performance measures

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Continuing our AI auditing framework blog series, Reuben Binns, our Research Fellow in Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Valeria Gallo, Technology Policy Adviser, explore how the data protection principle of accuracy applies to AI systems, and propose some steps organisations should take to ensure compliance. This blog forms part of our ongoing consultation on developing the ICO framework for auditing AI. We are keen to hear your views in the comments below or via email. Accuracy is one of the key principles of data protection. It requires organisations to take all reasonable…

the role of meaningful human reviews

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In the first detailed element of our AI framework blog series, Reuben Binns, our Research Fellow in AI, and Valeria Gallo, Technology Policy Adviser, explore how organisations can ensure ‘meaningful’ human involvement to make sure AI decisions are not classified as solely automated by mistake. This blog forms part of our ongoing work on developing a framework for auditing AI. We are keen to hear your views in the comments below or you can email us.Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems[1] often process personal data to either support or make a decision.…