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The jury is still out on dApps. Despite dApp stores, smart contracting platforms, launchpads, and distributed storage solutions soaking up vast amounts of ICO money before the tide went out on that fundraising model, they’ve yet to achieve critical mass within the cryptosphere, let alone mainstream society. “It’s still early
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Blockchain software development firm Parity released an update for its Ethereum (ETH) node software which fixes a vulnerability present in some instances.Remote node crashing vulnerabilityIn a blog post published on Aug. 29, Parity announced the release of an update for its Ethereum node software fixing the Remote Procedure Call
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PNC Treasury Measurement revealed that it was going to employ RippleNet’s blockchain technology for processing its cross-border payments.PNC, one of the leading banks in the U.S., has partnered with the major crypto firm Ripple, which specializes in cross-border payment and operates the Ripple (XRP)trade cryptocurrency, to enable the bank building
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Paige Thompson, suspect of the Capital One hacking, was charged with the crime of hacking cloud-computing servers and stealing the data of the company to mine cryptocurrency. She now faces up to 25 years in prison for wire fraud, computer fraud and abuse.Former software engineer at Amazon, Paige was arrested
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Major global crypto exchange Binance has introduced its new developer-focused project, called Binance X. Bringing devs to relevant Binance programsThe exchange launched Binance X on Aug. 29, aiming to provide blockchain developers with all necessary resources to drive new solutions on Binance’s projects, as well as in the whole blockchain
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XRP is down 5 percent on the day and has seen a significant retreat this year. | Source: Shutterstock By CCN Markets: To say that Ripple (XRP/USD) is a laggard would be a huge understatement. The cryptocurrency has been in a long downtrend ever since it posted an all-time high of $3.30
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BitTorrent will soon introduce its own live streaming platform, called BLive. The streaming service will use blockchain and cryptocurrencies to operate.Offering a range of features, BLive will introduce a gifting mechanism. Users can use BitTorrent’s digital coin BTT and other cryptocurrencies to tip the person broadcasting the stream. Broadcasters will
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Neil Wals, chief of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Global Cybercrime Program, warned that cryptocurrencies have made combating money laundering significantly harder.Australian news outlet ABC reported on Aug. 29 that Wals said cryptocurrencies make fighting cybercrime, money laundering and financing of terrorism harder. Wals expressed the idea
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The Venezuelan government just announced a new state-run cryptocurrency remittance platform called Patria Remesa, according to an official press release. The platform allows the people of Venezuela who are working abroad to send money back to the country.The National Superintendent of Cryptoactives, Joselit Ramírez, announced in a radio program broadcast
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Andreas Antonopoulos announced his new “Mastering Lightning Network” book, co-authored by René Pickhardt and Lightning Labs CTO, Olaoluwa Osuntokun.Antonopoulos, Osuntokun and Pickhardt announced their new book, “Mastering Lightning Network,” in a YouTube video published on Aug. 28. In the video, Antonopoulos noted that the three will start writing in September
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