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Coinbase

Coinbase Hires Google VP as Chief Product Officer

Surojit Chatterjee becomes Coinbase’s first chief product officer since the departure of Jeremy Henrickson in December 2018.

Business  ·  29 January 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Halving Captures Growing Interest – Among Google Searchers

"Bitcoin halving" searches are surging on Google, according to a report from the Norwegian cryptocurrency analysis firm Arcane Research.

Markets  ·  27 January 2020
Google

How Should Crypto Prepare for Google’s ‘Quantum Supremacy’?

Google just officially announced "quantum supremacy." When will it turn its quantum sights on crypto?

Markets  ·  24 October 2019
Research

What Google’s ‘Quantum Supremacy’ Means for the Future of Cryptocurrency

Quantum computing could break bitcoin. Here's how researchers from government and academia are trying to future-proof blockchain technology.

Tech  ·  30 September 2019
Bitcoin

Square Crypto Hires Lightning, Libra Developers for ‘Bitcoin Dream Team’

The Square Crypto team announced three more developer hires on Thursday, pulling from major companies in the crypto space.

Business  ·  19 September 2019
Regulation

Top Republican Touts Blockchain Privacy as Alternative to Regulating Big Tech

U.S. House minority leader Kevin McCarthy has argued for the use of blockchain networks in protecting users' data from "exploitation."

Policy & regulation  ·  16 July 2019
Regulation

BIS Wants ‘Level Playing Field’ for Banks Amid Threat from Facebook

The Bank for International Settlements has expressed concerns over the expected disruption as big tech firms like Facebook enter the financial space.

Policy & regulation  ·  24 June 2019
Chainlink

Smart Contract Startup Tapped by Google as Blockchain Partner

SmartContract.com, a middleware supplier that melds traditional computing tools with dApps, has partnered with Google to get big data onto the blockchain.

Markets  ·  14 June 2019
Qtum

Qtum Lets Users Deploy a Full Blockchain Node on Google’s Cloud Platform

Qtum releases a new instant virtual machine service on Google's Cloud Platform.

Business  ·  2 May 2019
Bitcoin

Google Searches for ‘Bitcoin’ Hit Highest Total Since November

Google searches for "bitcoin" jumped to its highest level on Tuesday since Nov. 20, 2018 as the cryptocurrency surged above $5,000 on most exchanges.

Tech  ·  5 April 2019
Security

Fake MetaMask App on Google Play Store Hosted Crypto Malware

Ethereum dapp service MetaMask was targeted by crypto-stealing malware found on Google's Play Store.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 February 2019
Ethereum Classic

Why Google Data Scientists Are Interested in Ethereum Classic

Google just added BigQuery support for Ethereum Classic because startups are investing in use cases.

Business  ·  5 February 2019
ConsenSys

New WordPress Publishing Platform Will Offer Blockchain Features

WordPress is launching a news publishing platform backed by Google and ConsenSys, with blockchain tools on offer from Civil.

Business  ·  16 January 2019
Privacy

Google Policy Change Forces Bitcoin Wallet to Remove Security Features

Privacy-focused bitcoin wallet Samourai said Google's "extremely restrictive policies" forced exclusion of key security and privacy focused features from its application.

Markets  ·  11 January 2019
Bitcoin

Google Searches for ‘Bitcoin’ Just Hit Their Highest Level Since April

The number of Google searches for bitcoin has seen a notable uptick this week, now recording its most searches worldwide since last April.

Tech  ·  28 November 2018