AT&T should’ve stored their data on the blockchain, exec argues
Chirp founder Tim Kravchunovsky argued that with the technology available today, the AT&T breach is “inexcusable.”
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Russian State Duma Defers Consideration of Bill On Digital Financial Assets
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Cardano prepares to scale with Hydra upgrade as network reaches 2M wallets
It's been barely half a year since Cardano's network hit the 1 million wallets mark. 568 Total views 4 Total shares In a tweet posted by the Cardano Foundation on Monday, the number of Cardano (ADA) wallets has surpassed the 2 million mark. The network reached the previous milestone of 1 million ADA wallets on…

No-collateral lending protocol Teller opens public alpha to NFT holders
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Experts Split on Practical Implications of Quantum Cryptography
Scientists in China managed to exchange a crypto key at a distance of over 1,000 kilometers, could this lead to hackerproof cryptography? 1425 Total views 41 Total shares Scientists in China were able to exchange an encryption key at a distance of 1,120 kilometers, this exceeds the previous best attempt by 1,000 kilometers. Crypto experts…

Samsung Pay Teams Up With RippleNet Member Finablr
Samsung Pay, the mobile payments service of South Korean tech giant Samsung, has partnered with payments platform Finablr, Ripple’s RippleNet member, to offer cross-border payments feature Money Transfer to its app’s users.Finablr announced the partnership on Oct. 3, claiming that the new feature “offers users seamless and secure cross-border payments to 47 countries through a…

India mulls cross-border CBDC interoperability system
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Brazilian bank suspends native crypto token trading following 97% price drop
Nubank suspends trading of its native token, offering users the option to convert holdings to Bitcoin or USDC by Dec. 9.