Month: April 2016

$81 Million Cyberheist Underscores Need for Blockchain Security

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The hacking heist of $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank demonstrates the vulnerability of many banks’ existing financial security platforms that cry for blockchain-based security. Investigators at BAE Systems, a U.K.-based defense contractor, believe the attackers hacked into the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) financial platform that provides the heart of the global […]

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Coinbase Enables Instant Bitcoin Purchase via US Debit Cards

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Bitcoin exchange Coinbase has announced that it now enabled instant purchase of bitcoin via debit cards. The feature is available to all users in the United States. Coinbase users in the United States will, like their European counterparts, have the means to instantly buy bitcoin with debit cards. The feature rollout comes after an initial […]

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Japan Sees a New Blockchain Industry Consortium Established

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Japan’s first blockchain industry organization, the Blockchain Collaborative Consortium (BCCC), sees 34 companies as founding members coming together. BCCC will help promote blockchain solutions and innovation to the public as well as working with other blockchain organizations from around the world. The likes of Microsoft Japan and Ethereum-coder collective ConsenSys together with an array of […]

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GPU Technology Conference Coming to Europe

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Deep learning, virtual reality, autonomous driving and supercomputing are some of the biggest trends sweeping through the tech industry. There’s no better way to dive into them than our first GPU Technology Conference in Europe, taking place Sept. 28 and 29, in Amsterdam. Our GTC events give developers an unparalleled chance to share, network and […]

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Transformative Tech: Three Projects Aiming to Change the Lives of India’s Young Women

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Give people the tools, skills and opportunity to learn, and they can transform their world. Today, there are few better tools than science, technology, engineering and math. That’s the approach taken by the Gyanodaya Foundation’s Slum Innovation project — one of three programs NVIDIA selected last month as part of an initiative in India to […]

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Transformative Tech: Three Projects Aiming to Change the Lives of India’s Young Women

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Give people the tools, skills and opportunity to learn, and they can transform their world. Today, there are few better tools than science, technology, engineering and math. That’s the approach taken by the Gyanodaya Foundation’s Slum Innovation project — one of three programs NVIDIA selected last month as part of an initiative in India to […]

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Bitcoin-Centric Investor Digital Currency Group Sees Investment from Western Union

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Frequent bitcoin- and blockchain-focused investment firm Digital Currency Group now sees Western Union as an investor in a new funding round. Money-transfer giant Western Union is Digital Currency Group’s newest investor, in a new funding round. Digital Currency Group (DCG) is also welcoming new investors to the firm in Beijing-based HCM International Co., a subsidiary […]

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The Inner Workings of Decentralized Crypto Exchange EtherEx

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For cryptocurrency enthusiasts, there are quite a few options where they can do business in regards to trading and exchanging one type of digital currency for another via a digital exchange. Some exchanges offer sophisticated trading options with limiting, stop order and more. However, for most exchanges, the process of what goes on between trading […]

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Intel Announces Executive Promotion

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SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 28, 2016 – Intel Corporation today announced that Diane Bryant has been promoted to executive vice president. Bryant has been leading Intel’s Data Center Group (DCG) as general manager and senior vice president since 2012. The appointment reflects Bryant’s record of leadership and results throughout her tenure at Intel, and the … Continued

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Bitcoin Price Wings Cut By Market

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Bitcoin price has recovered from sell-off lows at $434 and 2800 CNY today. Can the market bounce price through resistance and continue to new highs? Or has yesterday’s lack of commitment at a critical moment cut bitcoin’s price wings? This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. Read the full analysis here. Not […]

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