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Sergei Guriev, professor of Economics at Paris’ Sciences Po and a critic of Vladimir Putin, told Cryptox how Bitcoin can be used as a tool to combat authoritarian regimes despite having “no fundamental social value”.Unlike fiat currencies, the purchasing power of Bitcoin is not backed by any institution. That is
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Sergei Guriev, professor of Economics at Paris’ Science Po and Vladimir Putin’s critic, told Cryptox how Bitcoin can be used as a tool to combat authoritarian regimes despite having “no fundamental social value.”Unlike fiat currencies, the purchasing power of Bitcoin is not backed by any institution. That is why, according
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Microsoft’s Bitcoin-based decentralized identity tool, ION, went live with a beta version on mainnet Wednesday as one of many efforts by members of the Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF) to fast-track tools anyone can use for COVID-19 crisis response programs. Microsoft and ConsenSys’s uPort project are both leading DIF members. Separately, Microsoft
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Microsoft’s Bitcoin-based decentralized identity tool, ION, went live with a beta version on mainnet Wednesday as one of many efforts by members of the Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF) to fast-track tools anyone can use for COVID-19 crisis response programs. Microsoft and ConsenSys’s uPort project are both leading DIF members. Separately, Microsoft
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Seamless login for the decentralized apps (dapps) of any blockchain. That’s the vision for Torus Labs’ new identity solution, DirectAuth. The Singapore-based firm released a software development kit (SDK) Thursday for blockchain-agnostic dapp logins. Torus launched its blockchain network and one-click login protocol in February counting eight initial members for its
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Ethereum’s premier coin mixing service is now permissionless.Tornado Cash, a privacy tool for obfuscating the history of Ether (ETH) transactions, completed a cryptographic process known as a trusted setup ceremony on May 10 followed by a contract update on Monday to create perpetually self-executing code.“With a record 1,114 contributions this
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The Bitcoin Mining Map offered by Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance shows the region-wise concentration of the BTC hash rate. It demonstrates that China alone dominates 65% of the total global hash rate.An academic research center – Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) – affiliated with the Cambridge University has
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A team affiliated with the University of Cambridge has released a new bitcoin data tool showing the countries with the highest concentration of mining activity. The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), which is based at the Cambridge Judge Business School, said Wednesday the Bitcoin Mining Map would visualize countries'
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Per an April 13 announcement, Huobi (HT) Global has launched Star Atlas, an on-chain analytics tool to monitor illicit cryptocurrency transactions that could work in tandem with similar tools.Past criticism The tool should help Huobi address some of the past criticism it had received. Chainalysis’ 2020 State of Crypto Crime
Read MoreCanadian technology company VitalHub is deploying its COVID-19 electronic screening tool to the Region of Waterloo-owned Sunnyside Home Long-Term Care, in support of their response to the deepening COVID-19 crisis.The development of this screening tool followed Sunnyside Home’s request for a solution to manage and conduct ongoing resident screening for
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