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Buterin and Winklevosses Address Twitter Censorship Battle

Ethereum creator, Vitalik Buterin, and Gemini exchange founders, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, expressed their opinions on recent efforts at social media censorship."I've talked before about the rise of corporations regulating governments but here we have Twitter soft-censoring the U.S. president on the grounds of incitement of violence," Buterin said in a May 29 tweet referencing…

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Satoshi Invented GPU Mining to Defend the Network Says Early Dev

According to an early Bitcoin dev, Satoshi prepared several versions of GPU mining code to defend Bitcoin against a 51% attack. 1318 Total views 92 Total shares Satoshi Nakamoto had pre-invented Bitcoin (BTC) GPU mining in order to defend the network, says early Bitcoin developer who worked with the Bitcoin creator in 2010.Laszlo Hanyecz, who…

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Alibaba Signs Blockchain-Related Deal With Chinese Port Operator

The biggest port operator in China joined the e-commerce giant and Ant Financial to strengthen blockchain’s adoption across the port industry. 1349 Total views 44 Total shares China’s biggest port operator, China Merchants Port, reached a deal on May 28 with the e-commerce giant, Alibaba Group, and its affiliate, Ant Financial. This deal will allow…

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Slides, Stocks Tread Water on Trump China Comments

May 29, 2020 at 21:22 UTCSource: CoinDesk Bitcoin Price IndexMarket Wrap: Bitcoin Slides, Stocks Tread Water on Trump China CommentsBitcoin declined for the first time in three days as traders in digital-asset markets and more traditional stocks considered the implications of U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest broadsides against China on the coronavirus and Hong Kong. …

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Congress Fears US Is Losing Battle to Malware and Darkweb Cyberweapons

As COVID-19 has the financial system more internet-dependent than ever, Congress is worried that the United States’ cyber defenses are not up to the current challenge. 524 Total views 14 Total shares In a May 28 virtual roundtable before the congressional Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy, witnesses and congresspeople alike feared…

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JPMorgan Chase Settles Crypto Credit Card Lawsuit for $2.5M

JPMorgan Chase recently came to terms on a lawsuit from 2018 involving added fees for crypto purchases using credit cards.

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Amazon Patents Blockchain-Based Product Authenticator

May 29, 2020 at 20:36 UTCUpdated May 29, 2020 at 20:37 UTCCredit: haeryung stock images / ShutterstockAmazon Patents Blockchain-Based Product AuthenticatorAmazon, a kingmaker of e-commerce and shipping, has patented a distributed ledger-based (DLT) system for proving the authenticity of consumer goods. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office approved the Seattle tech giant’s nearly three-year-old “Distributed…

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Emin Gün Sirer’s AVA Labs to Distribute 2M Tokens Ahead of Full Launch

A new DeFi and enterprise blockchain app protocol, AVA Labs, will distribute 2 million tokens in a final testnet before mainnet launch in summer. 1895 Total views 42 Total shares AVA Labs, a blockchain protocol founded by Cornell’s Emin Gün Sirer, is planning to distribute 2 million tokens in its final testnet before the project’s…

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Not Your Tulip Trust? Message Calling Craig Wright ‘Fraud’ May Unlock the Case

Infamous cryptocurrency figure Craig Wright faces newfound legal challenges over more than 1 million Bitcoin (BTC) after addresses listed in the Tulip Trust were used to sign a message labeling him a fraud. Wright has long been a divisive figure within the cryptocurrency community, having made unverified claims of being Satoshi Nakamoto, the founder of…

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The Battle for the Future of Money, Feat. Lawrence Summers, CZ, Michelle Phan, the Winklevoss Brothers, The Chainsmokers and More

May 29, 2020 at 19:00 UTCUpdated May 29, 2020 at 19:01 UTCstudiostoks/Shutterstock.comThe Battle for the Future of Money, Feat. Lawrence Summers, CZ, Michelle Phan, the Winklevoss Brothers, The Chainsmokers and MoreAs the economic dimension of the COVID-19 crisis comes into clearer view, what have we learned about the battle for the future of money? Does…