A blockchain-based tool developed by Microsoft and Alibaba could allow whistleblowers to earn rewards and maintain anonymity while reporting on the authorized duplication, distribution, and use of software and digital media.
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From El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin as an official national currency to Mexico’s stern warnings to individuals and businesses, countries in Latin America are charting their own paths through an evolving financial landscape.
Leave your wallet at home! AMC, the world’s largest cinema operator, has announced that it will accept Bitcoin payments for movie tickets and snacks by the end of the year. It’s one more sign that crypto is going mainstream.
Alchemy Pay has completed development of virtual Mastercard and Visa cards that will be backed by crypto holdings, not bank accounts. The company says its cards will be accepted by millions of merchants in more than 200 countries.
Businesses have found myriad creative applications for non-fungible tokens: as rewards in customer loyalty programs, as digital collectibles, as achievement badges, as proof of shared ownership in masterworks of art, and more.
Chainlink is teaming up with AccuWeather to make weather data and forecasts available to blockchain-based applications. It’s one more indication of why decentralized applications are increasingly reliant on blockchain oracles.
BSV miners conspired to replace more than 500,000 valid transactions with fraudulent ones. It’s the latest in a series of attacks on BSV. So-called “51% attacks” are an infamous point of vulnerability for Proof of Stake networks.
Zooko Wilcox, who collaborated with Satoshi Nakamoto on the original Bitcoin implementation, argues that a Proof of Stake consensus mechanism would bring better performance, lower fees, and enhanced security to Zcash users.
Scam artists find crypto owners tempting and vulnerable targets. That’s the unavoidable conclusion of a recent survey of 1,021 cryptocurrency owners. The 32.6% who reported falling victim to scammers lost an average of €454.
Ten of the crypto world’s most exciting coins and tokens have recently joined the Kriptomat family. All 10 have been extended full Kriptomat wallet support, which means users can buy, sell, send, receive, and swap them immediately.
Three-quarters of surveyed American consumers who don’t own any crypto told researchers they hadn’t bought any coins or tokens because they lacked knowledge about cryptocurrencies, buying procedures, and tax implications.
The crypto market’s spring 2021 fall from historic highs may have caused smaller investors some alarm, but interest from investment banks and venture capitalists has intensified. User demands is forcing Wall Street to take crypto seriously.
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