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Some blockchain and cryptocurrency firms have pledged to help victims of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance pledged to donate 10 million Chinese yuan ($1.44 million) to the effort.In a tweet on Jan. 25, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said that Binance made the pledge but did not make any announcements after a Twitter…

Experts are demanding the introduction of a blockchain-based vaccine registry in Australia as counterfeit Covid passports proliferate online. With counterfeit Australian coronavirus vaccination certificates circulating online, local experts are calling for the national rollout of a blockchain-based vaccine passport to ensure the efficacy of the country’s “Covid certificate” system.A report in The Australian cites fraudsters…

This obligation won’t be backed by a fine if the company fails to comply, and businesses will still be permitted to pay ransoms, though this is discouraged. 45 Total views 1 Total shares Australian authorities will oblige local companies to be fully transparent and report any ransomware cyberattacks on their businesses. The country’s economy lost

NFT’s could be a vehicle to legitimize ill-gotten gains for the crypto elite. The nonfungible token space has been a hive of activity over the past month or so but there could be more going on than meets the eye as concerns emerge over the sector’s involvement in money laundering and tax evasion.Crypto investor and…

Square’s Cash App and Grayscale absorbed over half of the Bitcoins mined in the first three months of 2020, according to a May 7 report. Square’s Cash App and asset manager Grayscale consumed over 50% of newly issued Bitcoin (BTC) in Q1 2020, a new report shows.Australian fund manager ListedReserve tweeted a calculation based on…

Venezuela is considering to close mutual trade settlements with Russia using the ruble, Russian government-backed TV channel RT reports on May 17. Jorge Valero.Venezuela’s representative to the United Nations in Geneva said they are also discussing uses for the state-owned Petro (PTR) cryptocurrency.Valero reportedly revealed that Venezuelan authorities are now working with Russia to find…

The Bank of Zambia and the country’s securities regulator are collaborating on digital infrastructure and a policy framework for crypto. 2210 Total views 10 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe Bank of Zambia and the country’s securities regulator are “testing technology” to enable the regulation of cryptocurrencies, Technology…

Bitcoin (BTC) price sees a tremendous start of the year as it surged 25% year-to-date. Not only has Bitcoin been flourishing over the past few weeks, but altcoins have also been following along. Will Bitcoin continue the upward momentum, or is it a temporary top close?Crypto market daily performance. Source: Coin360Bitcoin breaks the 7-month downtrendThe…

A powerful new AI chatbot called “gpt2-chatbot” appears on LMSYS Chat and has sparked speculation whether it could be OpenAI's unreleased GPT-5 or a supercharged GPT-2.