Venezuela Set For Mass Bitcoin Adoption As China Cuts Off Cash Flow
The financial situation in Venezuela is very dire right now. The problems are only compounded now that China is cutting off cash transfers to the country. China has poured …
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Spells of Genesis Closed Beta Sees Over 500 Players Competing On The Leaderboards
The Spells of Genesis online beta is seeing tremendous success so far. After being launched on September 22nd, the leaderboards are becoming very competitive in quick succession. Even though …
Not Every Bank Needs Their Own Private Blockchain
It is no secret that every financial entity in the world wants to create their distributed ledger. Rather than embracing an open standard, banks want to control everything that …
Multipurpose Point of Sale Devices Are Needed To Boost Retail Bitcoin Adoption
Getting retailers to accept Bitcoin payment is a very delicate process. Not only do they need to see the added value of such a change, but the costs to …
Number of Bitcoin ATMs Has More Than Doubled In Past 18 Months
The Bitcoin ATM market is a very competitive space, and devices are being rolled out every month. The growth between March 2015 and September 2016 has been quite spectacular, …
Bitcoin Unlimited Team May Have Received Stolen Kraken Funds
A few months ago there was a report regarding a Kraken exchange user suffering from a minor hack. Although this news has gone by largely unnoticed, some users have …
A Case for Decentralized Identity And How uPort Might Solve The Problem
October 1, 2016
Crypto, News, Security, Technology
When Bitcoin was released, people started to talk about (and eventually enjoy) the decentralization of money. Today, big companies have dedicated resources to Blockchain labs and research groups, each …
Turns Out, Apple Does Store User Location Data in the Form of IP Addresses
October 1, 2016
News, Security, Technology
We are familiar with Apple opposing a court order to hack into the iPhone used in the terrorist attack in California. We’re also familiar with Apple’s statement that any …
More Attempted Hacks for State Voting Systems
October 1, 2016
News, Security, Technology
The FBI released a statement Friday detailing more threats found to be carried out against the U.S. Voting system. These attacks are coming during the nations close proximity to …