Tech

Privacy

BTCPay Looks to Anonymize Bitcoin Transactions With PayJoin Integration

PayJoin is a relatively new way to send private transactions in bitcoin and may offer better privacy than current popular alternatives.

Tech  ·  16 April 2020
Blockchain Applications

This App Tracks the Impact of Your Donation to Combat Coronavirus

"Let's start a positive epidemic," says the team behind the #SpreadLoveNotCorona app. "The more people get infected, the more money goes to charity."

Tech  ·  16 April 2020
Bitcoin

Ethereum Now Matches Bitcoin on One Key Metric

The use of the Ethereum network to move value around has shot to record levels, thanks to the growth of stablecoins.

Tech  ·  16 April 2020
Stablecoins

Solana Blockchain Adds Korean Stablecoin Terra for Better Payments

Solana is adding the Terra stablecoin in an effort to bring "novel applications that require price-stable payments" to its high-throughput blockchain.

Tech  ·  15 April 2020
DeFi

Chinese DeFi Platform dForce Raises $1.5M From Multicoin, Huobi Capital

One of China’s largest DeFi platforms has raised $1.5 million from Multicoin Capital, Huobi Capital and CMB International to expand its product lineup.

Tech  ·  14 April 2020
MakerDAO

MakerDAO Users Sue Stablecoin Issuer Following ‘Black Thursday’ Losses

A lawsuit against the Maker Foundation claims the DeFi platform “intentionally misrepresented the risks associated with CDP ownership.”

Tech  ·  14 April 2020
China

Huawei, Tencent, JD.com Among Big Names on China’s New Blockchain Committee

The new national blockchain committee was formed to discuss and set industry standards for distributed ledger technology.

Tech  ·  14 April 2020
Video

Baidu-Owned Video Streaming Giant iQiyi Taps Public Blockchain for Performance Boost

iQiyi hopes the new deal will bring improved video buffering speeds through NKN's distributed blockchain infrastructure.

Tech  ·  14 April 2020
Privacy

Europe Debates COVID-19 Contact Tracing That Respects Privacy

European researchers are looking for ways to track the spread of coronavirus while respecting privacy rights.

Tech  ·  13 April 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Vaults: Developer Bryan Bishop Releases Prototype for Secure On-Chain Storage

The basic idea involves storing bitcoin on-chain in a particularly secure manner that allows for recovery from security mistakes.

Tech  ·  13 April 2020
Monero

HTC Is Bringing Cryptocurrency Mining to Its Exodus Blockchain Phone

The Taiwan-based tech giant is to allow users of its Exodus 1S to mine monero, but it isn't going to make them rich.

Tech  ·  13 April 2020
Opinion

How Edge Computing Can Make Us More Resilient in a Crisis

By moving computer processing away from centralized locations to local devices, edge computing is more dependable in a crisis, says VC Jalak Jobanputra.

Tech  ·  10 April 2020
Crime

How Imposters Scam Entrepreneurs Out of Their Crypto

It's a new twist on an old scam: Someone pretending to represent a major media company will approach a small business offering to write about them… for a price, this time in crypto.

Tech  ·  8 April 2020
Hacking

Hacker Exploits Flaw in Decentralized Bitcoin Exchange Bisq to Steal $250K

The DEX revealed the hack 18 hours after it suspended trading.

Tech  ·  8 April 2020
Bitcoin Mining

Bitcoin Cash Undergoes ‘Halving’ Event, Casting Shadow on Miner Profitability

Bitcoin Cash, the blockchain network that forked off Bitcoin in 2017, has just reduced its mining rewards by half, causing lots of miners to have nearly zero gross margin.

Tech  ·  8 April 2020