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US Military’s DARPA Program Hops on the ‘Blockchain Not Bitcoin’ Bandwagon
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is seeking to get a better understanding of permissionless blockchains, but Bitcoin does not appear to be invited to the party. To achieve this enhanced insight into blockchain technology, the US Department of Defense agency has sent out a request for information (RFI) on permissionless distributed consensus protocols, specifically touching on aspects […]
Movers of the Day
Tokens and coins that moved the most in the last 24 hours: Top movers of the day are tokens from the bottom of the table: Quant and ETERNAL TOKEN. nexty and Centrality are one of the few that are still positive. At 10 pm tokens and coins dropped sharply, including Bitcoin and Ether. All of 2100NEWS DA […]
Cash-Strapped Portuguese Football Giant Sporting Ponders ICO
Sporting Clube de Portugal (SCP), a popular Portuguese football club, is reportedly considering launching an initial coin offering (ICO) as an alternative way to raise funds, at a time in which it’s struggling to raise them through a bond issue. According to local news outlet Dinheiro Vivo, the club’s vice-president Francisco Salgado Zenha claimed the organization […]
European Union Invites Major Banks to Join Blockchain Forum
The EU is in the process of establishing a blockchain forum and has invited at least five major banks including BBVA and Santander. The purpose of the IATBA (International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications) is to “ develop a trusted, secure and resilient European Blockchain Services Infrastructure meeting the highest standards in terms of privacy, […]
What Year is it? Rebecca Black Parody Pumps Bitcoin Black Friday
It may have been elicited reactions varying from mild amusement to death threats, but Rebecca Black’s “Friday” released in 2011 certainly got eyeballs — more than 127 million at last count. Whether it was outraged cultural commentators, 4chan jesters, or curious viewers, all views count, and a YouTuber called Crypto Finally is using the same strategy to promote […]
Movers of the Day
Tokens and coins that moved the most in the last 24 hours: Top movers of the day are Linkey and BridgeCoin. Although it is the worst of all, BridgeCoin has increased by 10.13% since 6 pm. In the evening, the biggest move made CyberVein: it surged 15.70%. Despite the fact that the tokens and coins gained […]
University of Tokyo Launches Blockchain Course with Ethereum Foundation Backing
The University of Tokyo began offering a blockchain course at its graduate engineering school, thanks to an $800,000 donation from a consortium that includes the Ethereum Foundation and Japanese banking juggernaut Sumitomo Mitsui. The class — called the “Blockсhain Innovation Donation Course” — was rolled out on November 1 and will run through October 2021, […]
Ethereum Token Hit by Malicious Minting Attack
Ethereum Smart contract and dApp developer Level K has uncovered the existence of a vulnerability within the Ethereum framework that potentially allows bad actors to mint large amounts of GasToken when receiving ETH. In a blogpost published on November 21, the company revealed that the weakness has been flagged to most at-risk exchanges who have since effected software patches […]
Susquehanna Exec: Bakkt and Fidelity Could Solve Bitcoin’s Liquidity Issue
Over the past week, the price of Bitcoin has dropped by more than 35 percent, and the majority of analysts in the crypto space have shared the sentiment that the crash was triggered by the contentious hard fork of Bitcoin Cash. According to Bart Smith, the head of digital asset at trading giant Susquehanna, a lack of liquidity […]
Movers of the Day
Tokens and coins that moved the most in the last 24 hours: Top movers of the day are Timicoin and Patron. Since 6 pm Timicoin has surged 91.75%. It is a pity that such growth has not been passed on to others. Generally, the tokens and coins closed the day in red. 2100NEWS Digital Assets Total […]