Microsoft Rolls Out ‘Proof-of-Authority’ Ethereum Consensus on Azure

Jul 23, 2020 at 13:54 UTCUpdated Jul 23, 2020 at 14:22 UTC(Guillaume Périgois/ Unsplash)EU Privacy Shield Ruling Is an Opportunity and Conundrum for Decentralized TechLast week the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) struck down a key data-sharing agreement between the United States and European Union, with possible implications for U.S. blockchain companies…

Crypto as a whole is, I think, at something of an inflection point. With the recent “bull run” either on hold or cut short with prices below 2021 highs, the mounting crypto-speculative mania of the past decade seems to have settled down. That puts a premium on products that deliver, instead of just making big

Celo has added Google Cloud to its list of network validatorsGoogle Cloud’s Blockchain Node Engine will aid Celo’s migration to an Ethereum layer 2The Celo Foundation announced on Wednesday that Google’s computing cloud service, Google Cloud, is running a validator on the Celo network, joining Deutsche Telekom and other ecosystem contributors. A validator participates in…

MARKETS Bitcoin’s price continues to slide despite the oversold conditions signaled on the technical charts for the last six days. The leading cryptocurrency by market capitalization fell to $4,200 soon before press time – a price low not seen since Oct. 5, 2017 – and was last seen trading at $4,484, according to CoinDesk’s Bitcoin…

Bitcoin (BTC) looked to establish a foothold above $40,000 during Thursday's European trading hours, with the dollar index trading flat ahead of the highly-anticipated U.S. fourth-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) data.At 09:38 UTC, the leading cryptocurrency by market value changed hands at $40,100, having tested dip demand near $38,500 early this week. The dollar index

South Africa has started licensing crypto firms, with Luno among the first batch of companies to receive regulatory approval. Regulators in the country have said around 60 firms are set to receive approval by April.Crypto exchange Luno received a license from South Africa’s financial regulator, the company said Thursday, becoming one of the first crypto

Jan 29, 2020 at 11:30 UTCUpdated Jan 29, 2020 at 11:32 UTCJanuary 2019's price performanceView Bitcoin's convincing breakout above the 200-day average overnight has opened the doors for a move to $10,000. The weekly charts are also flashing strong bullish signals. The case for a quick rise to $10,000 would weaken if prices drop below…

Mar 16, 2020 at 09:00 UTCRULES OF THE ROAD: The SEC, chaired by Jay Clayton, said it was seeking to "harmonize, simplify and improve" the guidelines surrounding capital formation with a recent proposal. (Image via CoinDesk archives)Companies looking to raise funds via security token offerings (STOs) might soon get some relief from regulatory burdens in…

news A new cryptocurrency-mining botnet has been detected exploiting Android Debug Bridge ports, a system designed to resolve app defects installed on a majority of Android phones and tablets. The botnet malware, as reported by Trend Micro, has been detected in 21 countries and is most prevalent in South Korea. The attack takes advantage of…