Ukrainian Authorities Arrest 4 Programmers Operating Bogus Crypto Exchanges
Jun 22, 2018 10:31 am UTC| Technology
Ukrainian authorities arrested four men who were tagged in six fraudulent virtual currency exchanges that eventually resulted in the financial losses of their victims. According to Cointelegraph, the men promoted the bogus...
Hydro-Quebec Tells Crypto Companies to Bid for Electricity
Jun 22, 2018 07:54 am UTC| Technology
Earlier this month, Hydro-Quebec released an announcement stating that it will temporarily stop processing requests from crypto mining companies, with the mandate coming directly from the Quebec provincial government. The...
Swiss Federal Councillor Urges Inclusion of Blockchain in School Curriculums
Jun 22, 2018 07:29 am UTC| Technology
Crypto miners and companies operating in this new industry have been gravitating towards Switzerland since the countrys stance on the nascent market is quite friendly. One of its regions has even been dubbed Crypto Valley,...
Festival Organizers Turn to Blockchain to Eliminate Scalpers
Jun 22, 2018 06:34 am UTC| Technology
In the first of its kind, the promoters of a music festival will run the majority of an event via blockchain technology. This particular niche in the music industry has a deep-rooted problem with scalpers, those people who...
Apple Seeks Cancellation of 4 Qualcomm Patents
Jun 22, 2018 06:15 am UTC| Technology
It is now starting to look like Apple and Qualcomm will never run out of reasons to drag each other to court. Recently Apple filed a complaint that seeks the cancellation of four patents granted to Qualcomm. As first...
Chinese Academy of Sciences establishes Big Data and Blockchain Lab
Jun 22, 2018 06:13 am UTC| Digital Currency Technology
The Chinese Academy of Sciences has set up a new Big Data and Blockchain Lab, CoinDesk reported referring to report from Peoples Daily. The lab was announced during a seminar on June 15. It is being launched in...
Jun 22, 2018 05:40 am UTC| Technology
YouTube is helping content creators earn profit directly through the video-sharing platform by introducing in-site merchandise sales and subscription-based premium channels. Gone are the days when YouTube was meant only...
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