Technology & Security (Page 9)

#Findsatoshi is the latest effort to galvanize worldwide support in order to, once and for all, find the enigmatic creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto. The group has taken to an international crowdfunding campaign, enlisting world class private detectives from Japan to New York, and everywhere in-between.  Also read: Report: 15,000Continue Reading

To their proponents, dapps – decentralized applications – are the future of internet. To their critics, they’re multi-million dollar sinkholes, with huge development costs, poor UI, and no users. Are dapps like Augur and IDEX early test cases for the web to come, or impractical experiments that are destined toContinue Reading

<img width=”696″ height=”696″ src=”https://madcashcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/shutterstock_242602588-768×768.jpg” alt=””People’s Money” Crypto to ‘Take Out’ Fiat “Scam” – Rich Dad, Poor Dad Author” srcset=”https://madcashcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/shutterstock_242602588-768×768.jpg 768w, https://news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/shutterstock_242602588-150×150.jpg 150w, https://news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/shutterstock_242602588-300×300.jpg 300w, https://news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/shutterstock_242602588-1024×1024.jpg 1024w, https://news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/shutterstock_242602588-696×696.jpg 696w, https://news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/shutterstock_242602588-1392×1392.jpg 1392w, https://news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/shutterstock_242602588-1068×1068.jpg 1068w, https://news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/shutterstock_242602588-420×420.jpg 420w, https://news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/shutterstock_242602588.jpg 1600w” sizes=”(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px”>The author of the best-selling book ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’, RobertContinue Reading

On Thursday, the well-known cannabis culture brand and publication High Times announced it’s holding an initial public offering (IPO) and that it will be the first regulated A+ stock offering to accept cryptocurrencies. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space High Times Takes Another Step Into the FutureContinue Reading

Porn star Brenna Sparks is not the only one warming up to blockchain tech. Startups such as Spankchain as well as Vice Industries are attempting to fuse intimate desires with software undergirding cryptocurrencies such as ether. Maybe the long search for a real-world, ready-now blockchain technology use case is finallyContinue Reading

Last week, news.Bitcoin.com reported on the Wormhole announcement of a tokenization and smart contract platform project for the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network. The Wormhole protocol was initiated by the firm Bitmain Technologies, and the codebase is a fork from the Omni Layer protocol. Furthermore, the project has already issued aContinue Reading

About two weeks ago news.Bitcoin.com reported on one guy who controlled the Lightning Network’s (LN) biggest node when he commanded 49 percent of the total funds held within the network. Since then, Andreas Brekken, the owner of the blockchain review website Shitcoin.com, wrote four reviews about his node that heldContinue Reading

Archaeologists are arguing that a pre-modern stone money used by Micronesian islanders resembles a precursor to bitcoin and distributed ledger technology. Also Read: Largest Cannabis Community Market in Israel to Accept Bitcoin Payments Archaeologists Highlight Similarities Between Micronesian Stone Money and Bitcoin Scott Fitzpatrick, an archaeologist at the University of OregonContinue Reading

The specter of the deep web looms large over everything bitcoin does. You won’t hear it mentioned by VCs funding blockchain startups, or by options exchanges applying for bitcoin ETFs, but the darknet is the reason we’re all here. A periodic glance into the latest from the deep web providesContinue Reading

Cryptocurrency is to money what the internet is to information. It is a powerful and potent technology, with the power to transform the world. It is an evolutionary tool in the sense that it is already propelling humanity forward. Crypto will help human beings abolish banks, governments, and other organizationsContinue Reading

Chinese bitcoin mining giant Bitmain has revealed the total hashrate of all its cryptocurrency mining hardware. This was done as part of a larger push towards greater business transparency by the company ahead of its rumored massive IPO.  Also Read: The Daily: Exchange Operator Pleads Guilty, Scammer Fined Over $1.9Continue Reading

Hunting crypto scammers and shillers is now a sport. Armchair sleuths have taken it upon themselves to chase down perceived bad actors, and to publicly out them for their crimes. Crypto influencers who conceal promoted tweets and conflicts of interest are liable to be outed and shamed. Also read: ICOs HaveContinue Reading

Robert K. Hur, United States Attorney from the Maryland district, filed a motion on July 20, 2018 to dismiss a 2013 three-count indictment against Ross Ulbricht which included murder-for-hire allegations. Mr. Ulbricht, 34, was prosecuted under a separate indictment out of the New York district as Dread Pirate Roberts, principalContinue Reading