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Blockchain technology is an important tool in addressing the data protection crisis, Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Brittany Kaiser believes.Kaiser, a former business development director at controversial British data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica, has discussed global data privacy issues in an interview with Cointelegraph on Jan. 23.Currently serving as co-founder at digital intelligence startup Own Your Data…

Bitcoin bulls recaptured the $9K mark for the second time in 24-hours and this time it looks like traders are targeting the $9.4-$9.6K zone. 2816 Total views 40 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) price has risen over the $9K mark for the second time in 24-hours. On Saturday the day bulls managed to push the price…

After months of development, the Cosmos (ATOM) project has launched the Stargate update, which includes the highly anticipated Inter-Blockchain Communication protocol, or IBC.Announced on Thursday, the Stargate upgrade includes a series of improvements to the Cosmos protocol and its Software Development Kit.The most important of Stargate’s features is IBC, the interoperability layer for Cosmos blockchains.…

The activation of Bitcoin’s (BTC) Taproot upgrade is moving forward as official Bitcoin Improvement Proposals (BIP) were submitted for review on Jan. 24. Even though Taproot is often hyped up for its privacy improvements, its true impact is likely to be very minor.What is Taproot?Taproot is the name given to a proposal coined by former…

Yale Professor Gary B. Gorton and Jeffery Zhang of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System have co-authored a 49-page paper called, “Taming Wildcat Stablecoins.” 851 Total views 5 Total shares The Federal Reserve’s ongoing research into central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, has broadened to include stablecoins and whether they can be…

The Chinese government has shown a keen interest in developing a metaverse economy, but its stance on NFTs hasn’t been very clear. 116 Total views 2 Total shares The Chinese city of Wuhan had reportedly shelved its aspirational nonfungible tokens (NFTs) plans amid growing regulatory uncertainty around the crypto and Web3 technologies in the country.Wuhan…

The era of tech giants buying up their up-and-coming competitors will be over if these senators get their way. 268 Total views 4 Total shares The Senate sees new legislation aiming to update antitrust laws for new technologies.Senator and former candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination Amy Klobuchar is introducing the Competition and Antitrust Law…

Spain’s second largest bank, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), has carried out a blockchain-based syndicated loan of $150 million, U.K.-based global financial news agency Finextra reports Wednesday, Nov. 7.The syndicated bank transaction has been conducted on a private blockchain network through a group of three funding banks including French banking group BNP Paribas, Japan’s bank…

Venture capital investment in crypto projects topped $25 billion in 2021, more than the sum of the last ten years. 530 Total views 20 Total shares Bain Capital Ventures, one of the world's largest startup-investment firms with $5.1 billion in assets under management, has announced the formation of a new $560 million fund that will…