Tech

Patents

IBM Awarded Patent for ‘Self-Aware Token’

The firm says the concept of tokens that record their own data could make it easier for regulators to understand who is using them.

Tech  ·  28 January 2020
Crime

Bad Actors Rent Hashing Power to Hit Bitcoin Gold With New 51% Attacks

The two attacks last Thursday saw over $87,000 in the cryptocurrency double spent.

Tech  ·  27 January 2020
Tron

Former Employees Sue Justin Sun and Tron Foundation, Alleging Workplace Hostilities

A lawsuit accuses Justin Sun and the Tron Foundation of harassing and firing two employees as payback for objecting to management practices.

Tech  ·  27 January 2020
Bitcoin Mining

Your PGP Key? Make Sure It’s Up to Date

Identity thieves now have another tool at their disposal: bitcoin hashing power.

Tech  ·  24 January 2020
UK

UK Cricket Club Will Issue This Season’s Tickets Over a Blockchain

The blockchain-based ticketing system will be used for all Lancashire Cricket Club's domestic and international fixtures in 2020.

Tech  ·  24 January 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Privacy and Scaling Tech Upgrade ‘Taproot’ Just Took a Big Step Forward

A privacy and scalability upgrade that could turn out to be one of bitcoin's largest to date has passed a couple of milestones that were little noticed outside technical circles.

Tech  ·  24 January 2020
Governance

Bitcoin Cash Miners Propose Controversial Soft Fork for Zcash-Style Development Fund

The proposed fork will see 12.5 percent of block rewards diverted to a new BCH-specific development fund. Reactions have been mixed.

Tech  ·  23 January 2020
Ethereum Classic

Grayscale to Fund Ethereum Classic Developers for 2 More Years

Grayscale Investments has committed to financially supporting development of the ethereum classic (ETC) cryptocurrency for another two years.

Tech  ·  22 January 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Lighting ‘Torch’ Reignites, Blazes Through 38 Countries in 3 Days

It's moving around the world much faster the second time around, already reaching 91 people.

Tech  ·  22 January 2020
Patents

Jack Dorsey’s Square Wins Patent for Fiat-to-Crypto Payments Network

Square's newly awarded patent enables seamless transactions between a number of potential asset types including crypto.

Tech  ·  22 January 2020
Hacker Noon

Hacker Noon Is Storing Content on a Blockchain After Ditching Medium

Hacker Noon is publishing article annotations onto its new blockchain to save costs and storage space.

Tech  ·  22 January 2020
Hyperledger

Hyperledger to Explore How Blockchain Can Help World Meet Climate Goals

The new climate group will allow participants to share ideas for a new distributed database to track emissions.

Tech  ·  22 January 2020
Algorand

Regulated Fintech Firm Monerium to Issue E-Money on Algorand Blockchain

Monerium, which has a European Economic Area e-money license, will bring fiat currency transactions onto Algorand's protocol.

Tech  ·  21 January 2020
Canada

Canada Forges $130,000 Development Deal for Steel-Tracking Blockchain

The Canadian government has awarded enterprise blockchain startup Mavennet a procurement contract for the development of an on-chain steel-tracking platform.

Tech  ·  21 January 2020
Bitcoin

Blockstream Co-Founder Joins Bitcoin-Only Startup Rupiver Financial

Jonathan Wilkins, a co-founder of Blockstream, is joining up-and-coming bitcoin brokerage River Financial as Chief Security Officer.

Tech  ·  20 January 2020