Blockchain

The research and development team of the American newspaper The New York Times has tested a blockchain-based project to address the growing issue of misleading information in the online space.NYT Turns To Blockchain For Validating InfoIn its recent report, the NYT outlined the problem of misinformation, primarily when it comes down to pictures circulating the Internet. Once the images are uploaded somewhere, the chances of being altered or hampered with increase, hence jeopardizing their...

The U.S. government has hired a new comptroller of the currency, and his name is Brian Brooks. What makes Brooks so interesting? He’s a bitcoin and blockchain bull and a former attorney for Coinbase. How ironic that he would work in an administration headed by Donald Trump, who in the past, has expressed negative opinions of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Brian Brooks: Blockchain Gives Us Great PowerIn a recent interview, Brooks explained that he sees blockchain as a major turning point...

Well-known cryptocurrency proponent John McAfee recently announced an upcoming encrypted chat application dubbed TeleGHOST. Based on the GHOST blockchain, it will allow full integration with the widely-utilized encrypted messaging app – Telegram.McAfee Announces TeleGHOST Chat AppThe former antivirus software tycoon posted on Twitter the details regarding the new encrypted chat app that will employ GHOST blockchain called TeleGHOST. It will be a “decentralized private network that can...

Over the past couple of days, three transactions with abnormally high fees were carried out on Ethereum’s network. Two of them, both with the same fee of about $2.6 million per transaction, were initiated from the same sending address, while the third one was from a different address and with a smaller fee compared to the others.According to Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum’s Co-Founder, these million-dollar transaction fees “may” actually be blackmail.What Happened on Ethereum’s Blockchain?Two days...

Der Bitcoin-Kurs wird durch die blaue Linie dargestellt. Er sank rund sechs Prozent. Der Dow-Jones-Index ist rot und verlor 6,9 Prozent, während der S&P500 Index in Orange 5,9 Prozent fiel. Auch bei Nasdaq in Grün lief es nicht viel besser. Der Kurs sank 5,27 Prozent. In der Grafik können Sie sehen, dass es eventuell eine Korrelation zwischen dem Kurs von Bitcoin...

The Vanguard Group, one of the world’s largest index fund management companies, has completed the first phase of a blockchain pilot designed to digitize the issuance of asset-backed securities (ABS).Vanguard Employs BlockchainAccording to the recent announcement, the American investment company managing $5.7 trillion as of April 30, 2020, has partnered with the New York-based blockchain firm Symbiont. Other project associates include a large US ABS issuer, BNY Mellon, Citi, and State...

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Brian Brooks, the former chief legal officer of Coinbase, was recently appointed to serve as the interim head at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in the Trump administration.Brooks has shown openness to exploit the merits of blockchain and cryptocurrency at his new position, according to a recent interview.Trump’s Head Of OCC Likes Blockchain And CryptoBrooks served as the chief legal officer of the largest US-based cryptocurrency exchange from 2018 until just recently. He...

The American multinational technology company Microsoft Corp. has launched a beta version of its open-source, decentralized identifiers (DIDs) network on Bitcoin’s mainnet. Called ION, it’s designed to bring back the control of personal information from centralized entities to individuals.Microsoft’s DID Employs Bitcoin’s NetworkThe tech giant explained its decentralized identifiers as a technical component “that makes decentralized identity possible.” It outlined that companies and other...

The popular blockchain company for capital markets, tZERO, has recorded its strongest month in May 2020 as its alternative trading system (ATS) transacted over 400,000 digital securities.Interestingly, the stock price of the parent company Overstock has increased with over 9% since the announcement from tZERO.tZERO Continues GrowingOverstock announced last month that it had completed the issuance of its Digital Voting Series A-1 Preferred Stock (OSTKO) digital dividend. It distributes one...