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Bitcoin Cash Network Highly Centralized, 49% of all Nodes Run on Alibaba’s Facilities: Bitpico

July 15, 2018 0 0

Weeks after announcing they would be launching an attack on the network of Bitcoin Cash, hacker group Bitpico has disclosed that the altcoin suffers from massive node centralization. A screenshot of the hacker group’s discoveries was published with one selected instance showing 98% of the IP addresses were physically located close to each other. GrKSTyLa@grkstyla  · 9 […]

Rogue Security Analyst Tries to Sell Top-Secret iPhone Malware for $50 Million in Cryptocurrency

July 14, 2018 0 0

A lead programmer working for NSO Group, the Israeli cybersecurity firm behind the notorious Pegasus iPhone malware has been arrested after a failed attempt to illegally sell the top-secret spyware to an unauthorized party via the dark web in exchange for $50 million worth of cryptocurrency. A report from the Times of Israel states that the 38-year-old engineer from […]

Bitmain-Backed Opera Web Browser Adds Built-In Ethereum Wallet

July 14, 2018 0 0

Popular internet browser Opera will become the first mainstream web interface to add native support for an ethereum wallet, the company announced on Wednesday. Opera Adds Ethereum Wallet in Web 3.0 Push The wallet, initially available through Opera’s Android browser and currently restricted to a private beta, aims to provide users with “friendly and seamless” access […]

Chinese Central Bank Official Pledges ‘Vigilance’ to Stamp Out Foreign ICOs

July 14, 2018 0 0

The People’s Bank of China committee charged with regulating cryptocurrencies recently gathered to discuss the next phase in their plan. China hasn’t wavered in its commitment to control cryptocurrencies within its territory — the country shocked the world when it announced a ban on all ICOs, deeming them illegal, back in September 2017. Not too long ago, it was announced […]

Susquehanna’s Crypto Chief Touts Bitcoin as the Best Cryptocurrency Investment

July 13, 2018 0 0

The existing use cases of bitcoin give it an edge over other cryptocurrencies, the head of digital assets at Pennsylvania-based trading firm Susquehanna International Group, Bart Smith, told CNBC’s Fast Money on Tuesday. According to Smith, with these established functions of bitcoin which are already applicable today, the flagship cryptocurrency presents the best opportunities for investors in […]

Kik Messenger Launches $3 Million Developer Fund to Create 25 ‘Kin Economies’

July 13, 2018 0 0

The creators of chat app Kik and the kin cryptocurrency are making a multi-million dollar bet that crypto tokens can help the firm create and monetize digital economies. The Kin Foundation on Wednesday began accepting applications for the Kin Developer Program, which will pay up to 25 developers a total of nearly $3 million to create and maintain […]

Bitcoin Prices Broaches $9,000 on Crypto Exchange WEX; Critics Cry Foul

July 12, 2018 0 0

The bitcoin price has been largely flat on Wednesday, rising approximately one-half-of-one percent on the global markets. At one Singapore-based exchange, however, the flagship cryptocurrency is soaring by thousands of dollars — and critics are sounding the alarm. The exchange in question is World Exchange Services, better known by its acronym, WEX, where the bitcoin price inexplicably […]

CryptoKitties to Launch Mobile App on HTC’s Flagship U12+ Smartphone

July 12, 2018 0 0

CryptoKitties, perhaps the best-known decentralized application (dApp) on the Ethereum network, will launch its first mobile app in partnership with Taiwan-based smartphone manufacturer HTC. CryptoKitties to Launch on Mobile Following HTC Partnership Announced on Tuesday, the partnership will see CryptoKitties released on forthcoming HTC devices within the near future, beginning with the U12+, the company’s flagship phone. […]

Ronaldinho Launches Cryptocurrency to Develop 300 Digital VR Stadiums

July 12, 2018 0 0

Brazillian football star Ronaldo de Assis Moreira — better known as Ronaldinho — is launching an ambitious new cryptocurrency project which aims to establish a football academy, host amateur and global league matches around the world, develop and operate a betting platform and marketplace, and develop digital VR stadiums that will analyze player skills and compile […]

Ethereum Entering ‘Phase 2’ Following Launch of Most Complex DApp: Co-Creator

July 12, 2018 0 0

At the RISE conference held in Hong Kong, the largest technology conference in Asia attended by 15,000 attendees, Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin said that the Ethereum blockchain has entered phase two of its development, following the launch of the most complicated app on its protocol. Hundreds of Thousands of Transactions Regularly The open-source developer community […]


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