Security
A Bitcoin Beginner’s Guide to Surviving the BIP 148 UASF (updated)
This is a re-write of A Bitcoin Beginner’s Guide to Surviving a Coin-Split, specifically addressing issues associated with the upcoming BIP 148 UASF. (Update:...
Factom Harmony Takes On the Mortgage Industry
Already working with the Department of Homeland Security and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to secure records on their blockchain, Factom has now...
Netki’s Digital ID Service Tackles Global Compliance Challenges
Netki, the New York–based software startup, wants to make blockchain technology more user friendly by launching its new universal Netki Digital ID service, so...
How Blockchain Identity Trust Is Fostering New Applications in Healthcare
Can identity trust be integrated with blockchain technology? The answer to that question appears to be yes, according to a recently completed proof-of-concept study...
Op Ed: What a VPN Is, What It Isn’t and Why You Need One
As Bitcoin and its competitors continue to gain momentum in the financial world, security concerns are on the rise. These concerns apply directly to...
Deloitte’s RegTech Offering: Blockchain-Powered KYC-as-a-Service Solution
Global consultancy and accounting firm Deloitte announced that it has developed a new KYC-as-a-service solution using blockchain technology that will facilitate the customer onboarding...
The Lost Records of Shantou: A Case for Blockchain Tokenization
In the Guangdong Province of China, Shantou was once a flourishing port city where European traders had their businesses and homes. In the early...
RegTech for Fintech May Be the Next “Big Thing” in the Bitcoin and Blockchain Space
Coinfirm estimates that RegTech can reduce compliance costs for financial services companies by as much as 50 percent.RegTech may be “the next big thing”...
Bitmain Can Remotely Shut Down Your Antminer (and Everyone Else’s)
Major Bitcoin mining hardware producer Bitmain can remotely shut down almost all active Antminer machines. Dubbed the “Antbleed” backdoor, abuse of the vulnerability could...
Blockchain Intellectual Property Council Meets to Combat Patent Trolls
More than 70 participants from corporations like Microsoft and IBM, financial institutions, technology companies, startups, academia and legal experts met recently with the Chamber of...
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