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Bitcoin Pizza Day: How a hungry Florida man made cryptocurrency history

Nine years ago today, the first ever Bitcoin transaction for a consumer product took place after a Florida man spent 10,000 BTC on two pizzas. Since then, cryptocurrency enthusiasts across the globe have celebrated ‘Bitcoin Pizza Day,’ not because the man in question paid 10,000 BTC, but because at the time said transaction represented a milestone for Bitcoin adoption. дальше »

2019-5-22 16:00


Google’s new policy update cracks down on misleading anti-abortion ads

This week, Google announced its plans to crack down on misleading advertisements from anti-abortion groups that present themselves as abortion clinics online. Google updated its “Healthcare and medicines” policy after recent allegations that it provided $150,000 in free adverts to an anti-abortion group known for running misleading ads designed to discourage women from terminating their pregnancies. дальше »

2019-5-22 12:34


XR Web ICO

XR Web is pioneering the development of the spatial / XR web 3. 0 with a Decentralized framework to build applications that are meant for the physical spatial world around us and incorporate AR/VR technologies Types of applications XR Gaming platforms XR Advertising network XR Shopping XR Social Media XR Real Estate XR Insurance How to use? Developers - Build Developers can use our SDK and API framework in various languages to build XR and spatial applications that are connected to our blockchain and protocol. дальше »

2019-5-22 12:12


The privacy-focused Tor browser is now officially on Android

After a long wait, privacy-focused browser Tor is finally on Android with a stable release. Last September, the Tor project team launched an alpha version to test the waters, but according to a new blog post, the browser is finally ready for action: Mobile browsing is increasing around the world, and in some parts, it is commonly the only way people access the internet. дальше »

2019-5-22 11:28


Tether in court: Yep, we sort of, kind of, definitely used our reserves to buy Bitcoin

It appears that contrary to its marketing promises, Tether – a cryptocurrency pegged to the US dollar – used some of its dollar reserves to buy Bitcoin. The stablecoin issuer, which shares management and ownership with cryptocurrency exchange service Bitfinex, has admitted it used its reserves to invest in Bitcoin and other “assets,” according to court transcripts obtained by The Block. дальше »

2019-5-22 11:12


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Report: Female-sounding voice assistants fuel gender bias

AI-powered voice assistants from Google, Amazon, Apple, and others could be perpetuating harmful gender biases, according to a recent UN report. The report, titled “I’d blush if I could” — Siri’s response to provocative queries or flirtatious statements — says the female helpers are often depicted as “obliging and eager to please,” which reinforces the idea that women are “subservient. дальше »

2019-5-22 04:50


Data Breach Report From Instagram Raises Concerns About Upcoming Facebook’s Digital Currency

Facebook, the most popular social network in the world, has been affected by different data leaks over the last years. This has harmed users and individuals that had data stored on their platform. Now, the security researcher Anurag Sen discovered that there was a public Amazon Web Services (AWS) database that had the information of […] дальше »

2019-5-21 18:33


Research reveals surprising relationship between climate change and fertility rate

Climate change will shape every aspect of human life – often in complex ways. Take the question of deciding how many children to have, for example. A new analysis suggests that climate change could increase fertility rates in tropical countries, in turn magnifying the impacts of climate change on those countries and widening the gap between wealthy and poorer nations. дальше »

2019-5-21 18:04


How the messaging app ‘bthere’ became a sexual assault prevention tool

For the ongoing series, Code Word, we’re exploring if — and how — technology can protect individuals against sexual assault and harassment, and how it can help and support survivors. This story explores how the app bthere wants to combat and prevent sexual assault on college campuses using group messages and geolocation tracking. дальше »

2019-5-21 17:52


Dear NY Post, didn’t you learn anything about Bitcoin?

It’s that time of the year: NY Post’s in-house cryptocurrency pseudosopher John Crudele has published his annual diatribe against Bitcoin. For those new to Crudele, he is sort of like your local know-it-all who camps on a beer crate in front of the liquor store from dawn till dusk, smugly spewing nonsense to everyone who has the misfortune to step in the vicinity of his imaginary pedestal. дальше »

2019-5-21 17:05


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Australian civil servant faces 10 years for mining cryptocurrency on government computers

An Australian government employee is appearing in court today after using work equipment to mine cryptocurrency for his own gain. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) allege that the 33 year-old from Killara in New South Wales took advantage of his position as an IT contractor to modify government computer systems to mine cryptocurrency. дальше »

2019-5-21 13:27


How an engineer at a crypto-security startup lost $100K in a SIM-swapping hack

Nobody is immune to SIM-swapping attacks – and one engineering lead at a cryptocurrency security startup had to learn this lesson the hard way. In a blog post, Sean Coonce, engineering manager at security-oriented cryptocurrency startup BitGo, has detailed how he lost $100,000 in an unfortunate SIM-swapping hack, which saw his entire Coinbase balance drained. дальше »

2019-5-21 13:23


Голландский банк ABM AMRO отложил планы по созданию биткоин-кошелька

ABM AMRO, один из ведущих банков Нидерландов, больше не интересуется криптовалютным проектом по запуску криптокошелька Wallie, из-за изменчивой природы инновационного класса активов. Представитель пресс-службы банка заявил The Next Web: «Мы поинтересовались мнением многих людей, которые ранее проявляли интерес, и пришли к заключению, что нестабильная природа криптовалют в настоящий момент несет слишком большие риски для наших […] Сообщение Голландский банк ABM AMRO отложил планы по созданию биткоин-кошелька появились сначала на RuCoin. дальше »

2019-5-21 11:00


Хакеры из White Hat за неделю имеют более $32 000 за обнаружение багов в криптопроектах

Далеко не все хакеры зарабатывают на краже и взломах. Например, хакеры White Hat, которым платят за исправление выявленных уязвимостей в безопасности в различных блокчейн-проектов, могут заработать более $32 000 в неделю совершенно законно. дальше »

2019-5-21 10:55