Ex-Amazon employee, arrested last month over Capital One data breach, has also been accused of hacking over 30 more companies. In addition to stealing data, Paige Thompson allegedly used the compromised servers to mine cryptocurrency. Hacking The Hand That Feeds You The FBI arrested Thompson at the end of July, concerning a massive data breach...Read More
According to some reports, Telegram Open Network (TON) will be compatible with Ethereum. The company is set to release the code to run a node on the Telegram Open Network (TON) on Sunday. It seems that Telegram messenger is planning to begin public testing of its long awaited blockchain, TON (the Telegram Open Network) on...Read More
In September Nike will release a new line of its Huarache shoes but this time, they will be equipped with FitAdapt technology, allowing users to control the lacing via a mobile app or through Siri. Nike has not yet set a price. Advancement in technology and all of its innovations have uses and applications in...Read More
UK asset management firm Elwood plans to develop a giant $1 billion bitcoin and cryptocurrency investment venture, it says. Elwood Expands Cryptocurrency Exposure Quoted by the Financial Times on August 30, Elwood, which is owned by billionaire Alan Howard, revealed it wants to funnel cash into crypto hedge funds. The company is no stranger to...Read More
Samsung’s Blockchain Keystore which is available on the company’s range of Galaxy S10 phones as well as Note 10, has included support for Bitcoin as well as more than 30 other cryptos. The app also supports more than a few DApps as well. A few months ago in March, Samsung launched its new Galaxy S10...Read More
PNC has gone beyond the normal by creating a tech startup Numo that exists within its ecosystem. Will the new trend be a unique mix of partnerships between finance and technology or just a hybrid? National Banking Network PNC just went one step further into the future. The wizzes at one of the largest banking...Read More
Apple has sent out media invites to an event on September 10 in California. The big four tech company is expected to unveil a few new products including the new iPhone as well as a new Apple watch. It’s been almost two years since Apple released the iPhone X in November 2017. Now according to...Read More
Boeing announced that it is joining the Hedera Hashgraph Council becoming the 10th member with commentators stating that it is a major milestone for the company to dive into the blockchain technology. Although the nascent blockchain and crypto industries are yet to enjoy mainstream investment and usage, developments are constantly taking place. It is believed...Read More
OneLedger announced a partnership with the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) who will provide cloud computing services that facilitate an on-demand environment for developing software applications. An interoperable blockchain platform OneLedger announced their new partnership with the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). GCP supplies cloud computing services that clear the way to an on-demand territory for developing,...Read More
Photo: Binance Blog Crypto exchange Binance has unveiled its new platform offering to developers called Binance X. This new developer-driven initiative from Binance focuses on fostering innovation in the blockchain ecosystem. As per the company announcement, Binance X would majorly focus on helping developers learn and collaborate in the blockchain ecosystem. Moreover, the platform also...Read More
Hedera Hashgraph has announced the launch of its mainnet in September which will be followed by the release of its native HBAR coins. The platform has called for all interested developers to use its DLT for the creation of diverse DApps. Hedera Hashgraph, an enterprise public distributed ledger platform, has officially announced that it will...Read More
Photo: Wikimedia Commons PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. finally went live with the blockchain payments platform RippleNet. By doing this, it became a first-ever American bank that decided to process cross-border payments just a year after they decided to adopt Ripple’s technology. As one of the ten largest banks in the U.S., the inaugurating of...Read More
In recent news, Microsoft announced that the much-anticipated HoloLens 2 will go live on sale in September, Harry Shum revealed at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghay on Thursday. Recently Microsoft finally announced that HoloLens 2 will go on sale in September, the head of AI and research Harry Shum, revealed on stage in...Read More
Apple has now made its own Apple Card available for all consumers within the United States. Apple promises to keep user data very private and not compromise on security, especially with Apple Card partners MasterCard and Goldman Sachs. Apple has finally released its own credit card called the Apple Card. In partnership with American multinational...Read More
According to a recent study by Coinbase on higher education, the adoption of academic courses on digital currencies and the underlying blockchain technology by top institutions around the world is on the rise. A Coinbase‘s survey was carried out on the top 50 universities in the world (i.e., according to the U.S. News And World...Read More
Nutanix, which is a leading enterprise cloud computing company, announced their new Q4 and fiscal 2019 financial results. Soon after the company’s stock price shot up to even 15%. Nutanix, a company which operates in the cloud computing industry, announced their Q4 Fiscal 2019 Financial results. It beat all the expectations that the financial experts...Read More
Cryptocurrency figures are putting renewed faith in Bakkt to lift markets after the company announced it was ready to launch Bitcoin storage. Bakkt: Bitcoin Storage Starts Next Week Bakkt, a cryptocurrency ecosystem for institutional investors, is currently testing its first product, physical Bitcoin futures. The main launch will begin next month. As of September 6,...Read More
Fitbit, a smartphone wearables company, released its new Smartwatch Versa 2 upgrade. It comes with a few next-generation upgrades along with the Amazon’s Alexa addition. Also, the company announced the launch of its subscription service. In recent news, Fitbit, which is known as the rival to Apple in the wearable war, announced their newest upgrades...Read More
Photo: Christopher Michel / Flickr The XRP crypto has encountered a lot of bearish volatility lately. The token closely linked to the Ripple FinTech Company has made many analysts think that its bearish trend has resulted from Ripple selling a large number of tokens onto the markets every quarter. The third biggest crypto, XRP, registered...Read More
By leveraging R3 Corda’s blockchain solutions, the Wethaq platform aims to improve the market infrastructure used for issuing and trading the Sukuk securities. Enterprise software company R3 has entered into a strategic partnership with Dubai-based fintech firm Wethaq to develop a blockchain-based framework for Islamic capital markets. According to the press release on Wednesday, August...Read More
The World Artificial Intelligence Conference kicked off in Shanghai Thursday with a much-anticipated keynote summit between Alibaba founder Jack Ma, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk debating the future of AI. At the 2019 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, visitors could attend an immerse debate between Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Alibaba founder...Read More
Bitcoin and a few major altcoins have shocked the market as they have shed significant weight in a considerably short time. Right now, the crypto market prices have lost billions and there is no pointer to a bull run in the near future. The entire crypto market has been in a free fall of sorts...Read More
The Bakkt Warehouse will provide the safe and secure of physical Bitcoin tokens in a regulated environment starting from September 6th. The Warehouse facility is specifically designed for its physically-settled Bitcoin Futures contracts. Intercontinental Exchange‘s (ICE’s) Bakkt platform has already started some initial preparations as it is set to launch its Bitcoin Futures contracts in...Read More
Salaries paid in decentralized digital coins have become a norm across the crypto industry, but there’s really no reason why cryptocurrencies can’t be used for remuneration by businesses in other sectors as well. In many jurisdictions that should be legal even in the absence of dedicated legislation. Switzerland, New Zealand, Japan and Estonia are a...Read More
In July 2019, the United States Fed cut rates by 25 basis points, causing a massive sell-off across most assets and further fueling global economic concerns surrounding a growing trade war between the United States and China. The constant back-and-forth flip-flopping between the two country’s leaders is creating much uncertainty and fear in global markets,...Read More
Telegram has announced it will launch its own cryptocurrency as soon as October, sources have said, in a direct move against Facebook Libra. Sources: Gram Cryptocurrency To Appear By October 31 Speaking to the New York Times on August 27, three anonymous investors said that Telegram had confirmed the issuance of its Gram tokens would...Read More
Recently a political action committee (PAC) BitPAC announced that they are going to conduct an initial coin offering (ICO) to support the candidates for public office. By donating, participants will receive Politicoins in return. BitPAC, which is a political group in the U.S., decided to launch an ICO for the support of public office candidates....Read More
Gartner released their quarterly report on global smartphones which says that among the top five phone vendors, Huawei sales increased by 16.5% while Samsung added 3.8%, winning an overall 20,4% of market share. While the global smartphone sales have decreased by 1,7%, Huawei and Samsung are among the top phone manufacturers in the world which...Read More
Through a new Series C funding round, American life insurance startup Ethos has successfully pulled in an additional $60 million investment, driving the company’s valuation all the to the neighborhood of $500 million. The fresh funding of American life insurance startup Ethos was led by Alphabet’s venture division GV with backing from multinational investment bank...Read More
The upcoming CME futures expiration set for Friday is expected to have a significant effect on the next bitcoin price action as the biggest cryptocurrency threatens to plunge below the $10,000 mark. In the past nine weeks, the Bitcoin price rally has stalled. Analysts believe that the crypto may suffer a severe pullback if the...Read More
