The China Center for Information Industry Development (CCID) of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in Beijing announced its first monthly Global Public Chain Assessment Index at a recent conference. The platform is designed to offer detailed reviews of global blockchain projects by renowned experts in academia, industry and government bodies. Previously, the CCID […]
Copycat bitcoin wallet service “Electrum Pro” has shut down its website after the company it was attempting to impersonate released evidence demonstrating its software was “bitcoin-stealing malware.” As CCN reported, the team behind Electrum (electrum.org) — a popular lightweight bitcoin wallet that has been around since 2011 — released evidence on GitHub demonstrating that the […]
Nvidia, the world’s largest GPU Manufacturer, posted their earnings call for the first quarter and reported revenue of $3.21 Billion, which was more than the estimates of $2.89 Billion. According to the report, the company made $289 Million — 9% of their total revenue — from sales to cryptocurrency miners. Nvidia expected to make $200 […]
The new landscape of corporate IT involves ever faster adoption of newer technologies, and Blockchain is no different. Companies of all scales are clamoring to see how ledgers, dapps, and Blockchains can give them a competitive edge. But the amount of interest is outstripping the speed of progress in making business-ready crypto-technology solutions: the most […]
In a surprisingly aggressive move, bitcoin dropped $800 dollars in a few short hours. The move seemed to cripple many of the most bullish markets leaving some altcoins seeing 30–40% drops before finding any local bottoms. Last night’s move marked the first new low since the trading range (TR) formed 3 weeks ago: Figure 1: […]
A plot to murder a Russian national being detained in Greece whilst fighting extradition to the U.S. over money laundering charges has been uncovered. Greek law enforcement found evidence of inmates in the prison conspiring to poison Alexander Vinnik. Former Crypto Exchange Worker in Murder Plot We first reported on the case of Alexander Vinnik […]
ConsenSys’ Brooklyn Project introduced a framework for “consumer token” project standards at the Fluidity Summit on Thursday.
Some countries in Asia are feeling the pain of inadequate cryptocurrency regulation, while others, like India, China and South Korea, have taken an uncertain or hostile stance to cryptocurrency. In contrast, Japan is building a clear framework for how virtual currency exchanges, and soon initial coin offerings (ICOs), should operate there. In doing so, Japan […]
The crypto markets are set to end the second week of May on a low note, with all but a few, such as bytecoin and zilliqa, showing significant losses.
IBM and Global Citizen are issuing a challenge to the world’s developers: use blockchain to revolutionize donations to humanitarian causes.