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After a bill aimed at establishing a definition for blockchain technology was introduced in Congress, a few in the crypto community raised concerns. Drew Hinkes, lawyer and co-founder of startup investment bank Athena Blockchain, was one of them. Advertisements Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Brett Guthrie (R-KY) submitted a bill to the US House of […]

Don’t worry. If you made it through the title, then the rest of this article is safe for work. The token, however, isn’t. Advertisements Nothing fuels technological innovation quite like sex. As Forbes editor Frederick E. Allen wrote in American Heritage 18 years ago, “Repeatedly, porn has helped establish a market for new technologies. Then […]

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Medici Ventures allies itself with VinX. Advertisements According to a recent announcement, blockchain accelerator Medici Ventures, a subsidiary of Overstock.com Inc., has invested in Israel-based startup VinX, which is creating a token-based blockchain platform to reduce fraud in the wine futures market. A future is essentially a reservation for a wine that will be bottled […]

This time, the securities regulator isn’t throwing up roadblocks to crypto’s adoption. Instead, it’s embracing the underlying technology. Advertisements To improve internal cybersecurity, the Israel Securities Authority (ISA) has implemented blockchain technology for its messaging and information systems. The Israeli government agency responsible for capital markets and securities regulation recently announced the improvement to its […]

An indictment of Russian hackers asserts cryptocurrencies were again used to fund illicit activities. Advertisements In an indictment filed today in the Western District of Pennsylvania, seven Russian intelligence officers have been accused of a concerted attack on international athletic organizations, apparently as retaliation for actions taken against Russia over its state-sponsored doping program. “The […]

Air France-KLM is exploring blockchain technology with Winding Tree. Advertisements On Wednesday, October 3, one of the world’s largest airlines, Air France-KLM, announced its partnership with Winding Tree, a “blockchain-powered decentralized travel ecosystem.” Through this agreement, the airline aims to provide customers with “more advantageous travel offer[s],” such as a wide range of flight and […]

It’s not a complete shasper implementation, but it’s a significant move and an opportunity for community feedback. Advertisements Prysmatic Labs has released a demo of its shasper implementation. The team is careful to market the Ethereum client as a work in progress, labeling it Prysm v0.0.0, and clarifying: “There is still work to be done […]