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Microsoft and Intel are backing a new type of rewards program for businesses developed by the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA). The program was first introduced at Devcon 5 in Osaka, Japan.A New Kind of Crypto Rewards ProgramRewards programs are solid ways of boosting crypto use. The more one utilizes or develops on a specific blockchain, the more rewards they can get. Typically, these rewards programs involve the garnering of tokens that individuals can spend or trade via exchanges and...

Considering there is so much hype surrounding bitcoin and other mainstream altcoins, is it possible we’ve forgotten about stable currencies? According to Jeff Garzik, that’s certainly the case.Jeff Garzik: Stable Coins Have a Lot to OfferGarzik is a former bitcoin core code contributor. While he’s confident bitcoin has a lot going for it, he believes the real staples of the crypto industry are stable coins, which he says are more valuable in a lot of ways in that they heavily mimic the...

The stocks of Microsoft Corp. rose 0.033% on Tuesday after Jefferies analyst Brent Thill said the next phrase:“It’s time for software investors to get picky.”Thill picked up the company’s coverage of the software sector at the beginning of the week with a swirl of rating and price target changes “to be more defensive in light of valuation and macroeconomic concerns.”In his research note, Thill says he remains positive on the software industry in general. But he highlights that there has to be...

Privacy-centered search engine DuckDuckGo says that people’s interest in online privacy is growing like crazy, and executives think this could spell good news for bitcoin and cryptocurrency.DuckDuckGo Pushes Privacy FurtherIn a recent survey conducted by the search platform, the general public was asked questions regarding their online security, and about why they felt internet privacy was one of today’s most important issues. Many suggested that they don’t want information being collected...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been in an unofficial fight with the cryptocurrency sector in general. The Commission is generally regarded as unsupportive of the sector especially with its repeated disapproval and postponement of its decision to allow Bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds (Bitcoin ETF). However, an executive from Bitwise Asset Management seems to believe strongly that the upcoming SEC ruling will come in the company’s favor.Speaking to CNBC on its ETF...

Apple has officially revealed that its new OS is now available. Called the macOS Catalina, the release comes with more than a few new features which Apple promises will give its users an unmatched experience. Two of the major changes to the macOS are the addition of a new option called the Sidecar, as well as the discontinuation of the popular media access software, iTunes.Per the official Apple announcement, the Sidecar feature is a simple extension to the Mac screen. Specifically, it lets...

PopSugar Inc an American media and technology company that is also the parent to the media property PopSugar, the shopping platform ShopStyle, and a monthly subscription business PopSugar Must Have was acquired by Group Nine, on Tuesday.The companies said the latest acquisition happened with a belief that they can spread their network and arrange a bigger scale in order to do better in selling online ads (Facebook and Google are rulers in this field so far).Sources familiar with the whole...

Jennifer Robertson, the widow of QuadrigaCX founder Gerald Cotten, has confirmed that she will hand over more than $9 million (12 million CAD) in assets. She has made this move to compensate the users of the now-defunct crypto exchange. The assets will be transferred to EY Canada, the bankruptcy trustee for the defunct exchange.On October 7, Robertson announced in a personal statement explaining that she will transfer the vast majority of her estate assets. These assets were previously valued...

Anybody who knows anything about the U.S. Stock Market is already familiar with FAANG. An acronym for the five biggest, most popular and impressive tech stocks with significant performance, FAANG stocks have been trailblazers for more than a few years now.They’ve been so certain that people have largely formed a habit of buying into any of the five companies – Facebook (FB), Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), Netflix (NFLX) and Google’s (GOOGL) parent company, Alphabet – as a completely sure way of...

EOSIO developer Block.one has recently unveiled the second version of the platform making it faster, simpler, and secure to build on EOSIO. One of the major roadblocks in blockchain development is the speed of execution of smart contracts, and EOSIO 2.0 aims to address this issue.Speaking on the launch, Block.one CTO Dan Larimer said:“Eosio 2 rc1 is officially available for the community to download and utilize on testnets and even non-critical EOS nodes. Assuming no major issues this will be...