'I Don’t Trust Facebook With Anything:' The World Reacts to Facebook's Libra
The world reacted to Facebook's Libra launch with fear, uncertainty, and jokes. Here are a few choice quotes.
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Internet Security Provider Cloudflare Announces an Ethereum Gateway
The gateway is part of Cloudflare's ongoing effort to bring more users to the decentralized Internet and "break down the barriers created by a select group of powerful compani...
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Decentralized Video Platform Built on Ethereum Raises $8 Million
The Livepeer infrastructure functions as a “token coordinating network,” incentivizing those with computing power to join and match the needs of those looking to stream.
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Japanese Manufacturers Enter Blockchain-Backed Data Sharing Arrangement
Overseen by the Industrial Value Chain Initiative, the blockchain project will connect 100 Japanese manufacturers to share information.
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$200,000 in Bitcoin Seized in Dark Net Drug Probe
In total, authorities seized 20 kilograms of MDMA, over seven kilograms of Ketamine, over 10,000 Xanax pills, and more than $100,000 in cash.
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CFTC Lawsuit Alleges $147 Million in Bitcoin Defrauded From Trading Scheme Investors
22,858.822 bitcoin were misappropriated under Control-Finance's Ponzi-like scheme.
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New Research Targets a Big Worry for Some Blockchains: Double-Spent Transactions
A recent research paper outlines a possible way to detect and punish double-spending on a blockchain network.
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Facebook's New Crypto Faces Scrutiny From European Authorities
“It is out of question’’ that Facebook's Libra be allowed to “become a sovereign currency,” says France's finance minister.
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Binance to Launch Bitcoin-Pegged Token on Its Own Blockchain
Binance will issue a number of tokens pegged to leading cryptocurrencies on Binance Chain to boost the number of trading options on its platform.
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70% of Crypto Exchanges Have Complied With CoinMarketCap's Transparency Initiative
Crypto data provider CoinMarketCap says most listed exchanges have complied with its transparency-boosting mandatory data requests.
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