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With the SEC takedown of John McAfee’s Twitter ICO endorsements, many are questioning whether or not ICO ratings are a scam.The answer to that question may be complicated. Advertisements It has become universally recognized that ICO ratings are definitively biased. Typically, companies that are endorsed by celebrities, experts, and/or influencers, usually pay a fee for […]

A recent survey published by the Ontario Securities Commission reveals lackluster results concerning public knowledge of “cryptoassets.” Advertisements On Thursday, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published the results of a survey titled “Taking Caution: Financial Consumers and the Cryptoasset Sector,” which detail the commission’s findings regarding Ontario residents’ knowledge of cryptocurrencies (which the report refers […]

Something is not right. Advertisements Humans are notoriously bad at generating random numbers. We’re amazingly predictable. That’s why the distribution of trade volumes on Kraken’s USD/USDT pair looks awfully suspect. “I’ve looked through lots and lots of data, and I don’t think this is real,” said Rosa Abrantes-Metz, a professor at New York University’s Stern […]

On Thursday, MyEtherWallet founder Kosala Hemachandra announced that he’s joining Blockchains LLC. Advertisements Blockchains LLC has made a splash with its first major technical hire, adding MyEtherWallet founder Kosala Hemachandra as chief blockchains officer. Hemachandra shared the news on Twitter yesterday evening. ETHNews spoke with Hemachandra, who enthusiastically discussed his new role. “I was approached […]

Greek courts have been considering US and Russian requests for the extradition of Alexander Vinnik, suspected MtGox hacker. Now France wants to try him for cryptocurrency-related fraud. Advertisements The latest development in the accusations against infamous BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik sees France joining the US and Russia in requesting his extradition. French authorities allege that […]

Cryptocurrency in Iceland, General Expansion, Ransomware and more! Advertisements Cryptocurrency gains popularity in Iceland, Finance Minister Considers Impact on Economy Bjarni Benediktsson, Finance Minister of Iceland, considers potential devastation of the country’s economy, as cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and Ethereum gain popularity. As reported by Wired, due to Iceland’s hydro and geothermal power and favorable temperatures for hosted […]

The National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning will offer a course focused on blockchain technology starting next month. Advertisements India’s National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) has teamed up with IBM to provide a 12-week online course that will cover blockchain architecture and design as well as various use cases. The course will be […]

The US Patent and Trademark Office recently published a Mastercard patent application to develop an anonymous blockchain transaction system. Advertisements On Thursday, the US Patent and Trademark Office published an application submitted by Mastercard Inc. to allow the company to patent a “method and system for anonymous directed blockchain transaction.” The patent proposes to protect […]

It’s no secret that building large-scale, fully decentralized applications is a challenge, but it turns out the hurdles have to do with more than just scaling. Advertisements Decentralized application or “dapp” developers frequently hit roadblocks, since ethereum – the go-to platform so far in dapps’ short history – can process only around 25 transactions per second, […]

After weeks of chaos and embarrassing news for EOS, Dan Larimer, creator of EOS.io and chief technology officer of Block.one, calls for the creation of a new constitution that will reduce human meddling. Advertisements Last night, Dan Larimer caused a stir when he indicated in a Telegram conversation that he believed the EOS constitution should […]