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The Hong Kong protests started in June 2019 over a controversial bill and now after weeks of demonstrations, marching citizens are fighting for the future of Hong Kong. In the
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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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Bitcoin has dropped towards the $9,300 level for the first time in the last 30 days as investors continue to explore traditionally perceived safe-haven assets against global market risks.The benchmark cryptocurrency plunged by $950 within a matter of a few hours. The move downhill coincided with the expiration of CME
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