Elon Musk lashes out at EU over ‘illegal’ free speech deal

Rwanda has partnered with a U.K.-based blockchain startup to trace the mining of the conflict metal tantalum in the country, according to the startup’s press release, published Oct. 16.Rwanda is the world’s leading produces of tantalum, the mineral used in consumer electronics such as smartphones and computers. By using blockchain technology in partnership with startup…

In June, Christine Lagarde said a potential MiCA II framework “should regulate the activities of crypto-asset staking and lending, which are definitely increasing.” 660 Total views 25 Total shares Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, or ECB, has once again called regulation and supervision of crypto an “absolute necessity” for the EU in…

Decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Fei Protocol offered a $10 million bounty to hackers in an attempt to negotiate and retrieve a major chunk of the stolen funds from various Rari Fuse pools worth $79,348,385.61 or nearly $80 million.On April 30, Fei Protocol informed its investors about an exploit across numerous Rari Capital Fuse pools while…

The Chilean Supreme Court has ruled against crypto exchange Orionx, allowing a state-owned bank to close its account, local news outlet Emol reported Dec. 4.The third chamber of the high court has revoked the decision taken in July that had guaranteed protection to Orionx and forced local state-owned bank Banco del Estado to reopen its…

The reportedly ongoing talks followed BlockFi signing a term sheet with FTX to secure a $250 million revolving credit facility on Tuesday. Crypto exchange FTX is reportedly in talks to acquire a stake in BlockFi following the company issuing a $250 million credit to the lending firm.According to a Friday report from the Wall Street…

While interoperability continues to pose serious challenges for enterprises leveraging blockchain networks, companies may be one step closer to breaking down these barriers. An open-source project initiated by Fortune 500 company Accenture and Fujitsu joined Hyperledger’s Greenhouse on May 13, 2020. The project, formerly known as the “Blockchain Integration Framework,” spent six months in development in…

A breach of Blockfolio’s signal feed saw racist messages sent to some users of the crypto portfolio platform. 2349 Total views 12 Total shares Some Blockfolio users received shocking messages from the app on Tuesday in what has now been confirmed as a breach of the platform’s signal feed.The hackers responsible for the breach sent…

It turns out the pseudonymous John Dobbertin, who was one of the six participants in the Zcash Ceremony, was Edward Snowden all along. 548 Total views 3 Total shares Cybersecurity poster boy and government surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden has revealed he played a pivotal role in the creation of privacy token Zcash (ZEC).A video from…

A customer-owned utilities company in rural Washington has stopped accepting applications for electricity from crypto mining and similar blockchain operations, the Seattle Times reported July 30. The Franklin Public Utility District commissioners (PUD) have approved a moratorium that will allow time for staff to investigate the impact of cryptocurrency mining on the electrical system before…