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Ethereum and EOS Blockchain Used by Associated Press to Publish US Presidential Election Results
Associated Press (AP) has used Ethereum and EOS blockchains to publish voting results for the United States Presidential Election.
AI and 5G Integration with Blockchain Infrastructure form Foundation of China's New Deal To Combat 2nd Great Depression
AI and 5G integration with Blockchain Infrastructure will form the foundation of China's New Deal To Combat the Second Great Depression
Tim Draper's Venture Studio Launches New WordPress Plugin for Anyone to Host a Cryptocurrency Exchange
Tim Draper’s venture studio has launched a new WordPress plugin, which makes it possible for anyone to create a cryptocurrency exchange on a WordPress-based website. Established in 2018, Goren Holm Ventures is an incubator/accelerator firm based in Santa Monica, California. A well-known investor and venture capitalist, Tim Draper, partnered with Goren Holm Ventures in 2019 and later rebranded it as Draper Goren Holm. The firm focuses on incubating and accelerating blockchain and crypto startups.
Four Payment Operators Join in Suspending their Services in Russia amid Ukraine Crisis
Four payment operators announce to suspend their payment services in Russia following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Marathon Digital Holdings Sells Some of Its Bitcoin for the First Time
In January, Marathon Digital, the second-largest Bitcoin holder after Michael Saylor's Microstrategy, sold 1,500 BTC.
Julian Assange Takes Plea Deal, Ends Prolonged Legal Battle
Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, resolves his legal saga with a plea deal, avoiding extradition to the U.S. and gaining immediate release.
Optimizing Parquet String Data Compression with RAPIDS
Discover how to optimize encoding and compression for Parquet string data using RAPIDS, leading to significant performance improvements.
Forsage Founders Indicted for Alleged $340 Million "Global Ponzi" Scheme on Ethereum Blockchain
Oregon's federal grand jury indicted Forsage's founders. "Global Ponzi and pyramid scam" investors lost $340 million on the site.
Randall Crater, Founder of "My Big Coin" Sentenced
A U.S. Federal Court Judge sentenced Randall Crater to 100 months in prison. Crater defrauded 55 investors with $7.6 million.
South Korea's Top Remittance Payment Company Global Money Express Joins RippleNet to Expand Payments into Thailand
Ripple has established a connection with Global Money Express, Korea’s top non-bank remittance payment company to link with Thailand’s Siam Business Bank.
3 Website Operators Lured Romance-Seeking Victims Into Their Fraud
Three website operators lured romance seekers with their bogus bitcoin investment scam.
EU Court Upholds Privacy in Encrypted Messaging Ruling
The European Court of Human Rights has upheld privacy and freedom of expression, rejecting backdoor demands in encrypted messaging services, highlighting potential security risks.
Magic Eden Embraces Compressed Solana NFTs
Magic Eden has introduced cNFTs, a cost-effective form of NFTs exclusive to the Solana blockchain. These compressed NFTs allow creators to produce content on a larger scale without the high cost of traditional NFTs. Despite criticism, Magic Eden clarified that they didn't create cNFTs, but integrated support for them. Developers need to understand Merkle trees and use specialized tools for minted NFTs.
Heterosis Launches Dynamic NFT Flower Collection
Snark.art and OG.Art's Heterosis project has launched a collection of dynamic NFT flowers that can be bred and customized by users. The project creates two virtual flower markets and is housed in a metaverse greenhouse that can be accessed via various devices.
He Yi Discusses Binance's Regulatory Strategy Amid Actions Against Binance and Zhao Changpen
In a public letter, He Yi, Co-founder of Binance, discusses the company's compliance strategy, which gains significance amidst a U.S. Department of Justice inquiry initiated on May 6, 2023, 13 SEC charges, and the company's recent exit from the Russian market.
EU Probes AliExpress, LinkedIn Over DSA Compliance as AI Act Passes Parliament
The European Union scrutinizes AliExpress and LinkedIn for Digital Services Act adherence, concurrently with the parliamentary approval of the Artificial Intelligence Act.
Voyager Digital announces the listing of Elrond Gold token
Voyager digital has just listed the Elrond gold token on it’s exchange
Yann LeCun Reflects on the Impact of DjVu and Open-Access Publications in Machine Learning
Yann LeCun's DjVu format significantly influenced open-access in the machine learning community, facilitating the distribution of high-resolution scanned documents online and promoting collective power in intellectual property negotiations.
AFP and Other Media Giants Call for Global AI Regulation to Protect Integrity
AFP and major media organizations have called for global AI regulation to protect content integrity, urging transparency, IP protection, and bias reduction.
Polygon Labs Unveils New PoS Testing Toolkit to Enhance Devnet Operations
Polygon Labs' Polygon PoS v1 Testing Toolkit revolutionizes blockchain innovation with advanced deployment, efficient testing, and automated processes, marking a milestone for Web3's future.
Deepak Chopra Partners with Hedera Hashgraph to Leverage Blockchain for COVID-19 Mental Health Support
Renown Indian-American author Deepak Chopra discussed how blockchain technology could help in improving mental health during the current pandemic crisis.
WordPress Plugin to Boost Copyright Protection by Timestamping Content on the EOSIO Blockchain
Upon setting up a plugin dubbed WordProof Timestamp, WordPress users will be able to encode their content on EOSIO blockchain, securing copyright protection.
BTCS Crypto Portfolio Expands Over 280% in Q2 2020 Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
While many institutions struggled to recover from the market downturn experienced in March, publicly-traded, blockchain-focused firm BTCS Inc. (OTCQB: BTCS) has increased its portfolio by 285 percent in Q2 2020, through well-timed investments in both bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH), and crossed the $1 million mark for cryptocurrency assets under management (AUM).
Inaugural SFF x SWITCH to Kick Off Tomorrow with a Focus on Sustainability
Singapore, 10 November 2019… The Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) and the Singapore Week of Innovation and TeCHnology (SWITCH) will come together for the first time as SFF x SWITCH. Running from 11 to 15 November, this event will gather the global innovation and business community in Singapore. There will be over 400 speakers, more than 900 exhibitors, 41 international pavilions, and about 60,0001 participants from 130 countries.
New Revolutionary Trading Platform Allows You to Trade 48 Forex, Indices, Commodities and Cryptocurrency Markets with Your Bitcoin!
Geco.one brings Bitcoin holders the ability to enter the Forex, Indices and Commodities markets - as well as of course the Cryptocurrency markets, for the first time by simply depositing Bitcoin.
IAMAI to Host World’s Largest Virtual Global Fintech Fest
New Delhi, 01st July 2020: Internet and Mobile Association of India [IAMAI], and its sister organisations, Payments Council of India, [PCI] and Fintech Convergence Council [FCC] are jointly organising the two-day virtual Global FinTech Festival on 22-23 July 2020.
The Global Blockchain Congress 2019: Blockchain and its impact in sustainability, stable coins, privacy and other disruptive technologies
The Bank of Japan, the World Trade Organization, the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Economic Forum will participate in a global congress where a direct dialogue will be established to outline the future of the industry.
Newly Launched HKU FinTech Index Series Shows Positive Outlook for Hong Kong in 2020
Newly launched HKU FinTech Index Series shows positive outlook for Hong Kong in 2020
Crypto-Integrity-Tao—The Books And Convention That Will Change Everything
or the first time in technological history, with Blockchain humanity is creating an “Organism-Environment” and a few innovators and futurist are aware of this fact. It will begin this year and deliver incredible rewards, releasing the “spirit” of Blockchain Intersections in a 5G world.
CEO Of BTCS Explains How The Company Surpassed $1M In Crypto Assets
BTCS Inc. is a publicly-traded cryptocurrency and blockchain company that recently surpassed the $1 million milestone in crypto assets under management (AUM). The landmark achievement comes after crypto prices recovered from the mid-March slump (Black Thursday). Reports indicate that Bitcoin-focused crypto hedge funds are outperforming their more-traditional counterparts. BTCS plans to pursue a measured approach to diversifying its current cryptocurrency holdings. BTCS shares are up more than 215% year-to-date.
Dock Launches Mainnet For The Creation of Verifiable Credentials
In just a few days, Dock will be introducing its mainnet with the aim to solve many of today’s issues with digital credentials. Scheduled for September 30, 2020, the mainnet launch is the culmination of years of collaboration, hard work, and testing that brings to the market a bespoke credential issuing and verification platform.
SolChicks- The Best Play-to-Earn Game on Solana.
SolChicks is the next best play-to-earn RPG battle gaming ecosystem. Real-time PvP, raids, tournaments, farming, and more.
Espresso Systems Raises $32M in Seed Funding, Bringing Scaling & Privacy Solutions to Web 3
Espresso Systems is developing right solutions to address the technical and log-jam issues that prevent the advantages of Web3 scalability and privacy.
Crypto Whales Moving BTC to Exchanges Sees Bitcoin Price Bounce at $17,250
The Bitcoin price corrected fell and bounced at $17,250 as crypto whales moved their BTC to exchanges, presumably to cash in as BTC approached a new all-time high of $20,000.
Why Bitcoin’s Price Is Rising Despite Selling Pressure from Crypto Whales
Bitcoin whales have been depositing their digital asset funds into exchanges recently, potentially signifying an intent to sell, according to CryptoQuant.
American Express Weighs Entry into Metaverse and NFTs Business, Trade Filing Shows
American Express could get into the field of metaverse and NFTs, which have become a key value driver within the financial industry.
Cryptocurrencies are Assets, Not Currency, says American Express CEO
Cryptocurrencies are an asset class like gold and silver, American Express chairman and CEO American Express chairman and CEO said.
Australia's National Blockchain Steering Committee Mobilizes Domestic Developer Community
The Australian National Blockchain Roadmap Steering Committee is seeking expressions of interest from its domestic blockchain community to create working groups on supply chain and credentialing.
(Press Release) Blockchain Summit Latam 2019 arrives in Mexico City
Blockchain Summit Latam 2019 arrives in Mexico, one of the iconic events of Blockchain and Cryptoassets in Latin America • Mexico City will have the most important event in Latin America around Blockchain and Cryptoassets technology, bringing together more than 50 high level speakers in 2 days full of information and knowledge.
US Dollar Losses in 2020 Not to be Recouped in the Coming Year, Making the Case for a Bitcoin Rally
Bitcoin has been holding steadily around $10,738 at press time, as the stock market continues to recover and see gains.
Uniswap (UNI) Momentum Fades, Chainlink (LINK) Faces Correction as Selling Pressure Takes Over
The UNI token reached its all-time high of $8.50 before shortly facing a correction, which led to the cryptocurrency’s price plunge to $3.93, as of press time.
US Election Results to be Published on the Blockchain
Everipedia, the blockchain-based encyclopedia has teamed up with international newsgroup The Associated Press (AP) for the upcoming US election in November.
Signature Bank Launches New Digital Payments Technology Platform—Signet
In a press release disclosed with Blockchain.news, New York-based Signature Bank announces that it is planning to launch Signet, its digital payments platform, on the Fireblocks network.
Chainlink Price Could be Trading at Under $0.01 if This Happens—Is LINK Overvalued?
Chainlink’s (LINK) price has consolidated to $12.28 at press time. Although LINK has seen a considerable recovery, analysts have not been very bullish.
Samsung to Expose Its Well-Crafted Blockchain Strategy In Annual Developers Conference
The electronics giant Samsung, according to a press release on September 2, has revealed its intentions to present it's blockchain-based corporate strategy next month at the annual Samsung Developer Conference 2019 in San Josè, California.
Bakkt Platform Launched: Trades 71 Bitcoin Futures Contracts in 24 Hours
ICE’s historical data on Bakkt’s Bitcoin/USD futures contract trading reveals that the platform traded 71 BTC at press time, with the last trading price recorded at $9,875 per Bitcoin.
India’s Apex Court Postpones Cryptocurrencies Ban Hearing to November
Back in April 2018, the Reserve Bank of India released a press release prohibiting banks from providing financial services to individuals and corporate bodies dealing in cryptocurrencies. This move by the Reserve Bank of India has received many criticisms from several individuals and the High Court of Delhi as the ban clearly violates the constitution.
Australian Securities Exchange Partners with VMware to Go Blockchain in 2021
A recent press release shows a new agreement with the NYSE listed companies namely VMware and Digital Asset holding and the ASX for the replacement of the CHESS system by 2021.
Bitcoin Price Surges Over the $10,000 Mark—Traders Expect it to Edge Higher
Bitcoin price crossed the $10,000 mark on July 26, reaching its highest level in almost two months. Bitcoin (BTC) is trading around the $10,248 level at press time. The last time Bitcoin was at the $10K level was on June 10.