Information leaked to Bloomberg suggests that China is preparing for the first real test for the state-sanctioned digital currency via the Didi Chuxing app, an Uber-equivalent in China. The ride-hailing application is integrating the digital yuan as a payment method, enabling citizens to use DRMB to pay for rides and potentially more in the future, according…

Over the past 30 days, miners have been coming back to BTC in troves, and on Jul. 8, broke the all time record of 126 Exahashes. One reason behind the spike is the implementation of the latest mining hardware as a response to the increased difficulty-to-reward ratio caused by the halving event in May.  Newer…

Starting on July 11th, Youtube started to present ads featuring BTC giveaway scams to viewers, a clear violation of trust and integrity in the network. Whether this was an inside job or a fault in the algorithm, is not clear. We reached out to Youtube for comment, but no response was given by the time of…

The scammer is linked to over $1 mil USD in stolen digital assets While difficult to estimate the total damage caused by the scammer, Energi Defense claims to be able to link him to at least $1,000,000 USD in stolen assets. An equivalent of $500,000 USD of these digital assets is…

After raising over one million medicinal protective materials to hospitals worldwide surged by COVID-19, Binance Charity, the non-profit arm of the cryptocurrency exchange company Binance has launched the first-ever fully transparent charity campaign. Тhe Crypto Against COVID campaign, which has already raised more than $4 million in crypto-donations, and has aided in the delivery of more…

Coinbase, the largest U.S. based crypto exchange, is slowly losing its appeal to customers as failures, data breaches, and expensive transaction fees all affect efficient trading on the platform. In a recent Twitter poll by a crypto analyst, Josh Rager, 66% of the 5000 votes+ cast said they would be willing to…

Based in Station F (Paris), Ubisoft launched the newest season of their startup program, led by the Ubisoft Strategic Innovation Lab. The program is oriented around supporting innovative startup products and services by providing them expert assistance and access to world-class facilities.  Season 5 of this series will be focused over social entertainment, as evidenced…

Elections are very important for the functioning of a democratic society, and they are difficult to organize because of their scope, size, and importance. History is full of mistakes when it comes to elections, such as that case with the confusing ballot design creating obscurity in the accuracy of the votes. Keeping things simple and secure…

As the original cryptocurrency, Bitcoin was the inspiration for hundreds of others, including little brother Litecoin and Ethereum . But some of these blockchains—including Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin Gold, and Bitcoin Diamond—are direct forks of Bitcoin and share most of their DNA with the leading cryptocurrency. In total, there are over 40 bitcoin offshoots…

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