Will the sacrifice of our privacy help to stop, or at least reduce, the global spread of the coronavirus, and why the governments want to use the total mass surveillance? As the coronavirus continues to spread a total lockdown across the world, governments are creating the foundations for a new society of total surveillance. Can…
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The Bitcoin network hash rate has just taken a steep plummet, and is now down almost 45% from its 2020 peak. The Bitcoin (BTC) network hash rate has just taken a steep plummet and is now down almost 45% from its 2020 peak. The network’s hash rate sank from 136.2 quintillion hashes per second (EH/s)…
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The Malaysian Palm Oil Council and BloomBloc have developed a blockchain-based app that enables users to trace palm oil throughout the entire supply chain. The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) and blockchain startup BloomBloc have developed a blockchain app that enables users to trace palm oil throughout the entire supply chain. Following a successful test,…
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Block producers have approved the first stage of a ‘risky’ EOS governance change that allows any user to propose network rule changes. Block producers have approved the first stage of the implementation of a controversial EOS governance change that allows any user to propose network rule changes. EOS blockchain explorer Bloks shows that the first…
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Communication-related tokens have surged over 18 percent in the last week following in the footsteps of Zoom and other telecom stocks. Communication-related tokens have surged over 18 percent in the last week, following in the footsteps of Zoom and other telecommunications stocks. Increase in the remote workforce During tumultuous times, investors are eager to find…
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MKR token holders now have total control over the smart contract underpinning the MakerDAO protocol. The Maker Foundation has handed governance over the smart contract that underpins the MakerDAO (MKR) protocol to MKR token holders. Describing the move as the project’s “most significant step” toward decentralized governance, the foundation announced that a three month long…
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What effects does the global pandemic have on our lives, and what could help us to survive? A global pandemic has changed the world. I write this on lockdown, unable to leave my home. A global pandemic has stripped the entire state of California and over 1.5 billion people globally from our rights and freedoms…
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VR platform Somnium Space sold 110 ETH worth of digital land during the first seven days of a 10-week offering. Somnium Space sold 110 Ethereum (ETH) worth of virtual land plots during the first seven days of its multi-week affair. “During the first week of Road to SLO we have sold a total of 25…
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Tax primer for retailers and e-tailers who want to use crypto. During 2019 alone, thousands of merchants worldwide were accepting Bitcoin (BTC) as a payment method. Despite this, a lot of current and would-be merchants are confused about how to pay taxes on their cryptocurrency sales. This guide was created by a United States business…
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A new cryptocurrency ecosystem claiming to be “the world’s lightest blockchain” has ostensibly grown to become one of the largest layer 1 testnets by peer count in the industry. A new cryptocurrency ecosystem claiming to be “the world’s lightest blockchain” has ostensibly grown to become one of the largest layer 1 testnets by peer count…
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