The Bitcoin blockchain network recently saw its biggest mining difficulty adjustment in more than two years. Yet, the sentiment remains positive. The Bitcoin blockchain network experienced its biggest mining difficulty adjustment in over two years on June 17. Surprisingly, the hash rate of Bitcoin has not dropped off by a large margin. The response of…
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A study by Scamwatch suggests cryptocurrency scams are a real threat in Australia. Australians filed 1,810 reports of cryptocurrency-related scams in 2019, collectively totaling more than $21.6 million AU ($14.9 million USD). According to a study by Scamwatch, an arm of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, younger Australians aged 25 to 34 were those…
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John McAfee’s controversial Ghost distributed exchange, which promises anonymity, is now live. John McAfee’s controversial Ghost distributed exchange is now live, the cryptocurrency advocate announced on Twitter over the weekend. The Ghost distributed exchange is related to McAfee’s privacy project Ghost, a Proof of Stake privacy coin intended for more anonymous transactions. McAfee clarified on…
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VeChain’s medical records blockchain platform in Cyprus lets people prove, and control, COVID-19 test results. Blockchain tracking platform VeChain announced on Twitter on June 20 that its blockchain-based medical data management platform co-developed with digital healthcare solution firm I-Dante has gone live and will store COVID-19 testing results. The platform, dubbed E-NewHealthLife, was deployed in…
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John Cantrell ensures people that Bitcoin is still safe despite the fact he successfully hacked a Bitcoin wallet. John Cantrell, Bitcoin and Lightning Network project developer, recently revealed he had successfully hacked a Bitcoin address. His article, however, received a number of responses with many concluding Bitcoin isn’t secure. Cantrell felt people missed the point…
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Ethereum miners consider increasing the block gas limit, which has both advantages and drawbacks for the network. Ethereum (ETH) miners are currently voting to expand the block gas limit from 10,000,000 to 12,500,000 gas, according to a recent tweet from Bitfly, the parent company of Ethermine pool. What is gas and the gas limit? Gas…
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Singapore’s central bank is looking to join forces with China in exploring central bank digital currencies. Singapore’s central bank and financial regulatory authority is looking to cooperate with China in the field of central bank digital money. Ravi Menon, the managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, or MAS, has voiced the country’s readiness…
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A consortium aims to strengthen medical tourism in South Korea by launching a blockchain-powered platform. In Busan, a private-public consortium in South Korea announced their intention to build a blockchain-powered medical tourism platform. No deadline for launch is currently set. According to Gyeongnam Ilbo, the initiative will be led by Busan Bank. They are looking…
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Tencent has reportedly expanded its dominance in blockchain patents after filing for DLT-based fund management, advertising and media storage solutions. Tencent has been expanding its research into blockchain, with the firm registering a series of patents detailing distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based solutions for fund management, and advertising. Chinese media outlet Egsea reported the patents on…
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Reddit has partnered with the Ethereum Foundation to explore scaling solutions for its crypto-powered rewards system, asking the crypto community to submit and vet proposals. Social content platform Reddit is continuing to push forward with its Ethereum-powered ‘Community Points’ reward system, announcing that it is seeking developers to help it scale the tokens up for…
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