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Australia Turns to Blockchain for Traceability in the Sugar Industry

The Australian government will provide a AUD$2.25 million grant to an initiative that seeks to use blockchain technology to develop transparency in the sugar industry. Known as the Sustainable Sugar Project, it will be used to prove the origins of the sugarcane used and the sustainability of farms. This will give consumers confidence in the […] дальше »

2018-8-3 22:00


Central Bank of Russia Identifies ‘Dozens’ of Fraudulent Cryptocurrency Schemes

Russia’s First Bank Attempting To End Fraud In The Cryptocurrency Sector Of The Country As it turns out cryptocurrency isn't going as smooth and Russia it as it has been in the United States. The former Soviet Union country, who actively participates in cryptocurrency, is having major issues with pyramid schemes and Ponzi stealing money […] дальше »

2018-7-31 11:05


CoinMetrics Says Sad Truth is Majority of Bitcoin Transactions are Worthless

The Sad Truth: Majority of Bitcoin Transactions are Worthless It turns out most of Bitcoin’s transactions don’t really do anything. About two-thirds of transactions made with the cryptocurrency are not for anything specific, meaning the exchanges have nothing to do with trading, buying or selling goods. A large number of actions taken by coin holders […] дальше »

2018-7-26 21:15


STARKs, Part I: Proofs with Polynomials

Special thanks to Eli Ben-Sasson for ongoing help, explanations and review, coming up with some of the examples used in this post, and most crucially of all inventing a lot of this stuff; thanks to Hsiao-wei Wang for reviewing Hopefully many people by now have heard of ZK-SNARKs, the general-purpose succinct zero knowledge proof technology that can be used for all sorts of usecases ranging from verifiable computation to privacy-preserving cryptocurrency. дальше »

2018-7-21 23:03


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Survey: 45% of security professionals reuse the same password

There’s a saying — “practice what you preach. ” If you give advice, make sure it’s something you follow personally. Turns out, some security pros aren’t doing that. A survey of 306 infosec professionals at London’s Infosecurity Conference 2008 from Lastline showed that 45 percent commit one of the biggest security cardinal sins — reusing passwords across accounts. дальше »

2018-7-18 11:29


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This visualization of Venmo’s public data is terrifying

PayPal’s peer-to-peer payment app, Venmo, is one of the modern world’s greatest conveniences. It’s a simple way to send people money without jumping through a bunch of hoops. But, what if you found out that every transaction you completed with the app was, by default, instantly uploaded to the internet for the entire world to see? You’d be upset right? Well, as it turns out, if you never changed the privacy settings in your Venmo account you’re sharing your transaction history with everyone. дальше »

2018-7-17 20:48


China’s Cryptocurrency Clampdown Turns Country Into A Bitcoin “Wasteland”

China was once the hub of the cryptocurrency movement. After a government crackdown in 2017, however, China has become a cryptocurrency “wasteland” according to a new report from Bloomberg. “Crackdown turns China from bitcoin’s epicenter to a wasteland,” reported Bloomberg earlier this week, citing stats like declining Yuan volume on cryptocurrency exchanges worldwide. The Chinese […] дальше »

2018-7-13 07:21