Binance cryptocurrency exchange froze over 12 billion TRX tokens and, having voted for them, came out on top in the list of 27 Tron super-representatives (block manufacturers). It is reported by UToday. Binance’s voices are believed to have provided user funds that are stored on its staking platform. The head of the BeatzCoin project (now in third place on the list) Misha Lederman noted that […]
En el evento Oculus Connect, Facebook anunció que estaba desarrollando su propia red social de realidad virtual (VR), similar a la realidad virtual MMO, Horizon. Horizon es un "globo interconectado"…
El año 2019 fue bastante deprimente en términos de privacidad. Constantemente escuché noticias de hacks, sanciones por violación de la confidencialidad o cualquier iniciativa gubernamental que pudiera amenazar los datos…
The developers of the Guard service using artificial intelligence analyzed the user agreements of the largest social platforms and instant messengers, with which users often agree without looking, Mayak writes. A summary of the texts of the agreements Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Netflix, Tinder, Aliexpress, Shazam and Telegram is now available on the site. The algorithm identified important legal nuances from them, evaluated the privacy policy, and also took into account scandals […]
The chief economist of the Dutch bank ING Mark Cliffmeit expressed the opinion that the central banks of various countries will launch full-featured digital currencies (CBDC) only after two to three years. According to him, the Facebook Libra project, which is about to be launched in 2020, is putting pressure on monetary regulators, prompting them to seriously think about the CBDC release. Thus, the central banks of various countries do not […]
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has partnered with UK police to investigate £ 41.6 million ($ 51.2 million) fraud, said Samuel Lim, chief compliance officer at the company’s blog. The exchange helped the London Police Cybercrime Unit investigate a case against a Bulgarian citizen. He was suspected of creating and distributing phishing tools that were used against visitors […]
Ripple senior vice president Marcus Tricher said Facebook’s digital drawback is that it is a closed system. In a CNBC interview, Tricher used the term “fenced garden,” which was previously used to control technology companies such as Facebook and Apple over their software. As you know, the Libra Association consortium will manage the project. Now they enter it, […]
The Urals will become the first equipment testing region with the function of deep traffic filtering (DPI) to implement the sovereign runet law. By the end of the year it will begin to be tested in the entire federal district, RBC reports. According to the publication, the equipment has already been installed in Yekaterinburg, now it is being placed in other cities, including Tyumen. “As far as we know, this decision […]
The Central Bank of Venezuela is studying the feasibility of adding Bitcoin and Ethereum to its cryptocurrency reserves, Bloomberg reports. The idea was initiated by the state oil and gas company Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA). According to representatives of PDVSA, the central bank could make settlements with suppliers on behalf of the monopolist company using the available crypto assets. US sanctions severely limited the ability of PDVSA to interact with customers and […]
Bittrex, the U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, has implemented Chainalysis blockchain startup software for marking suspicious transactions in real-time Chainalysis KYT, CoinDesk reports. The system alerts you to potentially illegal transactions in 15 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, ERC20 tokens and stablecoins. In June, the FATF Anti-Money Laundering Development Group (FATF) tightened cryptocurrency regulation requirements […]