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University Students Harness Blockchain for Elections Amid Lockdown

Students enrolled in the University of Malta’s Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies masters program have built a decentralized application (Dapp) that has been used for voting in upcoming student representative elections, per a March 28 press release.The Dapp is built on top of a decentralized digital identity platform that

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Italian Bank Opens Bitcoin Trading to 1.2 Million During Lockdown

Growing crypto adoption and the COVID-19 outbreak has encouraged Italy’s Banco Sella to launch a Bitcoin trading serviceThe trading is conducted via the bank’s Hype platform, with the bank acting as an intermediary to mitigate against potential security risks with cryptocurrency exchanges. With the country in lockdown and everyone

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Draper-Backed Exchange in Lockdown Following ‘Sophisticated’ Attack

Coinhako, a cryptocurrency exchange backed by Tim Draper, has restricted user withdrawals after falling victim to a "sophisticated attack."The Singapore-based exchange told users Friday that account send functions for cryptocurrencies had been temporarily disabled. Although a spokesperson initially said this was for "network maintenance", the exchange admitted Saturday it had

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Shocking Coronavirus Outbreak Chart Shows China’s Lockdown is Failing

Since January 23, the lockdown of the Hubei region, the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus surpassed 71,000 in mainland China. Despite strict measures from the government such as household quarantine, the virus outbreak is showing little signs of slowing down. Data from the South China Morning Post indicates 1,775 individuals

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