Monthly Archives: September, 2017
Better in Byzantium? Ethereum Takes Baby Steps Toward a Privacy Boost
Ethereum users may soon be getting a much-needed privacy boost.
Long a shortcoming for all public blockchain networks, the world's second-largest blockchain is nonetheless aiming for big...
CPU Mining is Making a Comeback (But Only on Botnets)
CPU mining malware increased sixfold during the first eight months of 2017, according to a new report from IBM X-Force.
As CCN has reported, the...
Aussie Solar Startup Power Ledger, Energy Giant Origin Begin Blockchain Trial
Australian solar startup Power Ledger has partnered with retail energy giant Origin to begin a trial based on Power Ledger’s blockchain-based peer-to-peer energy marketplace.
Power...
Cryptocurrency Trading Volume Set to Surpass Apple Stock: Market Strategist
Stock market strategist Jens Nordvig predicts that daily cryptocurrency trading volume will “soon surpass” that of Apple, the most-traded company stock.
Nordvig, the founder and...
AXA Uses the Public Ethereum Blockchain for Flight Delay Insurance
French insurance giant AXA is using the public Ethereum blockchain to offer automatic compensation to air travelers in the event of a delayed flight.
With...
Australian Govt: ‘Blockchain Will Support Innovation and Productivity Right Across the Economy’
In a published paper to discuss the country’s digital strategy, the Australian government has picked blockchain technology, among others, as a transformational innovation toward...
CFTC Suit Files Suit Against $600K Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme in New York
In an agency first, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a lawsuit accusing a Brooklyn, New York man of operating a...
Radical Academy: Amir Taaki’s New Hacker Team Is Spreading Bitcoin in Syria
Lugging an AK-47, fighting ISIS in Syria – Amir Taaki has seen some shit.
But, through it all, the hacker – best known for writing crypto code in...
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