Japanese Internet Giant Licensed to Issue First JPY-Pegged Stablecoin in New York
The charter makes GMO one of only 27 companies licensed in New York to engage in virtual currency activities. Source
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Snowden and human rights advocates talk internet surveillance in the era of BLM
On Friday, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden led a panel discussion as part of a fundraiser for the Tor Project.Joining Snowden were three experts in internet privacy and human rights. The four focused on global protests over the past year, whether they were in Minsk or Portland. Founder of the Library Freedom
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Internet Searches for ‘Bitcoin’ Explode amid Inflation Fears
Queries on Google for Bitcoin reached its highest level alongside its spot price. As of this week, Google Trends,
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IOTA teams up with Austrian uni for Internet of Things and blockchain research lab
The IOTA Foundation, the non-profit organization behind IOTA, IOTA Tangle and MIOTA, announced they will be joining Austria’s newest Christian Doppler Laboratory, or CDL, as an industrial partner. The first of its kind, the laboratory is housed at the Vienna University of Technology and named the CDL Blockchain Technologies for the
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Coinbase, Others Go Down as Amazon Web Services Outage Takes Down Swath of Internet
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and thousands of other platforms on the internet reported recurring interrupted service and pointed the finger at cloud provider Amazon Web Services, which experienced an outage. Source
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In India, a Clash of Digital Innovation and Internet Censorship
Earlier this month, reacting to a decision by India’s highest court, prominent comedian Kunal Kamra tweeted that India’s Supreme Court is the “most Supreme joke of this country.” The following day, local media reported that Attorney General K. K. Venugopal greenlighted court proceedings against the comedian, based on a few tweets
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An Internet for Humans: Proof-of-Personhood Explained
Identity is one of our most fundamental human rights. Yet, in the age of surveillance, commodification and centralization, it is under threat. Edward Snowden said it best, “The one vulnerability being exploited across all systems is identity.” If the “State is the monopoly on violence,” as Max Weber once defined it,
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Diego Gutiérrez Zaldívar: How a Decentralized Internet Can Power Latin America
It’s no secret Latin America’s economy is not in great shape compared to other regions.There isn’t any single reason for this. You could point to a dependence on commodity exports and its booms and bust cycles, government corruption, income inequality or a combination of them all. Diego Gutiérrez Zaldívar is the
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Europol Names Privacy Wallets, Coins, Open Marketplaces as ‘Top Threats’ in Internet Crime Report
Monero, Samurai, Wasabi, OpenBazaar cited as threats in Europol report. Source
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Belarus News Media Considers Decentralized Tech to Push Back Internet Censorship
Amid the ongoing political unrest and frequent internet shutdown or censorship, the local media outlets in Belarus are using decentralized technology to connect with peers outside. Solutions like NewNode, VPNs, and other proxies have surged in popularity.The political unrest in Belarus continues to escalate after the latest controversial elections in
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