China joins Hong Kong and Thailand in CBDC research project
China and the United Arab Emirates have joined a research initiative that studies the feasibility of a central bank digital currency.
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German state wants to set up European blockchain institute
The government of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) has announced its plans to establish a European blockchain institute.
Researchers find over 40 bugs in Coinbase, Monero, EOS and more
Security researchers have discovered more than 40 vulnerabilities in the past month in several cryptocurrencies.
Dr. Craig Wright wins ‘best paper’ award at ICICT 2019 for DAC work
The award was given in February following the ICICT 2019 conference in London, in recognition of Wright’s work on Decentralized Autonomous Corporations.
Price manipulation campaign inflated BTC price in 2017, research finds
New research has confirmed the BTC market was manipulated in the run up to its all-time highs in 2017, accounting for as much as 50% of the price growth over the period.
Ex-Goldman Sachs exec: Global crypto is coming, but it won’t be BTC
Gary Cohn sees a future that accepts a global digital currency solution. However, he doesn’t believe that BTC will be that solution, calling, instead, for a cryptocurrency that is “more easily understood” by consumers.
BTC network 3X more ‘evil’ than the Internet, researchers find
A new report examining malicious activity on the BTC blockchain has found a large number of exploits being shared between nodes across the network, and concluded that BTC was ‘3x more evil than the Internet’.
Crypto mining interferes with extra-terrestrial research, scientists say
These days, it's not just gamers who are getting less access to much-needed graphics hardware due to cryptocurrency miners hoarding equipment.