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The Rise of the Anon: Protecting Innovation

The Rise of the Anon: Protecting Innovation

Anonymity is increasingly offering protection to innovators as well as their ideas.

Several Cryptocurrency Firms Suffer Domain Cyber-Attacks Due to GoDaddy Employee Error

Several Cryptocurrency Firms Suffer Domain Cyber-Attacks Due to GoDaddy Employee Error

Malicious actors gained control of domains owned by several cryptocurrency firms after tricking GoDaddy employees.

Indian Engineering Students Develop Blockchain-based Smart Voting System

Indian Engineering Students Develop Blockchain-based Smart Voting System

Three Computer Engineering Students have created a Blockchain-based Voting System which will allows casting of votes online, instead of the manual means of standing in a poll.

Twitter Takes on Decentralization with New Social Media Development Project

Twitter Takes on Decentralization with New Social Media Development Project

Bluesky – the new social media decentralized initiative, endorsed by Jack Dorsey of Twitter and five other programmers. Dorsey has dedicated funds for this new project, which ultimately will put social media platforms on blockchain.

Stanford Study Findings—Is Blockchain Hype or Hope for Social Impact?

Stanford Study Findings—Is Blockchain Hype or Hope for Social Impact?

Beyond the hype of its potential, does blockchain technology really have the power to drive social impact?

Steemit & Dtube: Social Networking, Blogging, and Video Sharing in the Blockchain Era

Steemit & Dtube: Social Networking, Blogging, and Video Sharing in the Blockchain Era

Steemit and Dtube allow users to be rewarded for sharing content. These social media networks are decentralized and censorship-resistant.

FinCEN Warns Social Media Companies Involved in Crypto to be Vigilant Regarding Illicit Transactions

FinCEN Warns Social Media Companies Involved in Crypto to be Vigilant Regarding Illicit Transactions

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has urged social media and messaging companies that are working with on cryptocurrencies to be vigilant about illegal transactions.

Ripple Hires Former Amazon Executive to its Engineering Team as XRP Price Continues to Sink

Ripple Hires Former Amazon Executive to its Engineering Team as XRP Price Continues to Sink

Despite its momentary reach past the $0.30 mark last week, XRP’s price has since resumed its downward trend.

Twitter and Facebook Grilled in Senate Hearing Over Social Media Censorship of US Presidential Election

Twitter and Facebook Grilled in Senate Hearing Over Social Media Censorship of US Presidential Election

Facebook and Twitter are facing heat from US Congress for how they handled political misinformation circulating on the social media platforms.

Current Crypto Sector in Dire Need of Professional Education, Asserts Ripple Executive

Current Crypto Sector in Dire Need of Professional Education, Asserts Ripple Executive

Ken Weber, the social impact head at ripple, has noted that the current crypto sector needs professional education and his gap can be bridged by universities if they are more specific on the blockchain or crypto courses they offer.

Two Massachusetts Men Arrested And Charged To US Court For Supposed Social Media Frauds And Crypto Theft

Two Massachusetts Men Arrested And Charged To US Court For Supposed Social Media Frauds And Crypto Theft

Two Massachusetts men had been arrested and charged to court on account of stealing victims' social media accounts and cryptocurrency through swapping their sims, hacking their computers, and other nameless techniques.

Women in Payments CEO: Less than 5% of VCs Invest in Women-Led FinTech Companies

Women in Payments CEO: Less than 5% of VCs Invest in Women-Led FinTech Companies

With a background in engineering, Kristy Duncan, the CEO of Women in Payments started her career in banking and then into the payments industry. Duncan has then been fascinated with the payments market, and is a “payments geek at heart.” She started Women in Payments in 2012, Looking to add value in a different way, to connect, inspire, and champion women who are working in the payments industry globally.

Baidu Trends: Bitcoin Searches Skyrocket Amid Social Distancing and Working From Home Approaches

Baidu Trends: Bitcoin Searches Skyrocket Amid Social Distancing and Working From Home Approaches

According to Baidu, a Chinese multinational technology company offering internet-related services, Bitcoin searches have shot up by 183% in the last one month. This trend can be linked to the fact that many countries have asked their citizens to adhere to precautionary approaches, such as self-quarantining, social distancing, working from home, necessitated when tackling coronavirus.

Social Factors Influencing the Adoption of Blockchain Technology

Social Factors Influencing the Adoption of Blockchain Technology

Some factors could be necessary to drive the increase in the use of Blockchain technology are trust in what it has to offer and the level of awareness of this technology among people.

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