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Billionaire Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin is an Ethereum Miner

July 10, 2018 0 0

Sergey Brin, President of Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc., appeared on the panel on emerging technologies at the ongoing Blockchain Summit in Morroco. At his last-minute surprise appearance at the summit, Brin revealed that he is mining Ethereum with his 10-year old son. He also stated that the concept of zero-knowledge proofs is “really mind-boggling”. Zero-knowledge proof […]

The Pirate Bay Is Using Visitors’ Computers to Mine Monero Again

July 10, 2018 0 0

The notorious torrent index site The Pirate Bay has resumed using users’ CPU to mine Monero (XMR) on their website. On July 4th, The Pirate Bay added a disclaimer at the bottom of their website which stated: “By entering TPB you agree to XMR being mined using your CPU. If you don’t agree please leave now or […]

This German Bank Offers Corporate Bank Accounts to EU Crypto Firms

July 9, 2018 0 0

Blockchain and cryptocurrency firms long used to being shunned by traditional financial institutions in the European Union can now breathe a sigh of relief. Berlin, Germany-based solarisBank has received the licenses necessary to offer business banking accounts to Blockchain and cryptocurrency firms operating in the European Economic Area. Companies in the space can consequently open a […]

Binance Donates $1 Million Towards Victim Relief for West Japan Floods

July 9, 2018 0 0

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, pledged $1 million for the victims of the floods in West Japan. In an official post, Binance stated: “To help out the victims in West Japan that were affected by the heavy rains on 7/7/2018, Binance is donating $1,000,000 USD and calling for our crypto friends and partners to join […]

Opinion: Science’s Acute Replicability Issue and the Crypto Antidote

July 9, 2018 0 0

It may come as a shock to some, but scientific pronouncements aren’t nearly as trustworthy as they seem. Consider the tale of saturated fat. Until about the middle of the 20th century, the Western world was largely unconcerned about the effects of saturated fat on health. Fatty fish, butter, and eggs were seen as components […]

Expedia Stops Accepting Bitcoin, Driving Users to Alternative Travel Sites

July 8, 2018 0 0

Expedia, the online travel agency that has been one of the largest merchants to accept bitcoin since 2014, has quietly stopped accepting the cryptocurrency, forcing users to seek alternative travel services. Marketexclusive.com reported on July 2 that an Expedia spokesperson confirmed the company would not accept bitcoin for hotel or flight bookings and that it was […]

Bitcoin next $10.000 ?

July 8, 2018 0 0

Bitcoin price abruptly jumped over $6800 (Bitfinex) during trading on Saturday, representing yet another attempt to break above $7,000 during the ongoing bear cycle. There are a number of factors that could have contributed to this sudden jump. Bitcoin, and cryptocurrencies more generally, have seen a plethora of positive news this week. For instance, South […]

Facebook’s Blockchain Division Has a New Director of Engineering

July 8, 2018 0 0

Social media giant Facebook has recently promoted senior engineer Evan Cheng to director of engineering for its recently-launched blockchain division. Earlier in May, Facebook put together a team led by David Marcus, Coinbase board member and former president at PayPal, to explore blockchain technology and its potential use cases for the platform. The team consisted of less […]

Winklevoss Twins Poach NYSE Executive to Serve as Gemini’s First CTO

July 7, 2018 0 0

Gemini, the Winklevoss twins’ cryptocurrency exchange, has joined the trend of hiring institutional trading executives for crypto exchanges by hiring Robert Cornish of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to serve as its first chief technology officer. Cornish oversaw Pillar, the project aimed at revamping the NYSE‘s famous Big Board and its outdated electronic trading platforms. He […]

Ethereum Sharding Slated for 2020: ETH Foundation Researcher Justin Drake

July 7, 2018 0 0

Sharding, a much-anticipated Ethereum scaling solution, could be implemented as soon as 2020, Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake said on Friday. Speaking to TechCrunch, Ethereum researchers including Drake and co-creator Vitalik Buterin discussed scaling solutions and the future of the project, outlining specific goals and functions of their upcoming new features. Discussing scaling, Buterin said that […]