Commissioner of FDA Suggests Blockchain use in New Supply Chain Pilot Program
The Commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suggested the use of blockchain for a pilot for the pharmaceuticals industry
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Major Philippines Bank “Union Bank” to Launch Two-Way Crypto ATMs
Major Philippines bank (Union Bank) is launching the country’s first two-way cryptocurrency ATM.
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SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce Gives Clarity on Crypto “Securities”
SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce gave a speech on February 8th at the University of Missouri School of Law. The tile of the speech was: “Regulation: A View from Inside the Machine”.
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Apple Delays Facetime Update Due to “Hack-ability” / Eavesdropping Bug
The FaceTime flaw allows people who started a call to hear live audio on the recipient’s phone, even if the person hadn’t accepted the call. In some cases, the caller could even see through the recipient’s front-facing camera
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SWIFT Plans to Launch PoC Gateway With Blockchain Consortium ‘R3’
Some of R3’s ecosystem consists of : Citibank, HSBC, Bank of America, Amazon Web Services, Barclays, Wells Fargo, USbancorp, SBI, Synchrony Financial, Microsoft, Huawei, Google Cloud, LG CNS, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and many more…
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Japanese Blockchain Firm SBI Holdings & R3 Officially Announce Joint Venture
Japanese financial services company SBI Holdings has officially announced a joint agreement with the United States blockchain consortium R3
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Prestigious Colleges Are Embracing Blockchain in 2019 and Offering Courses
Blockchain is a disruptive technology that’s poised to change the world and have a major impact on a number of industries in the coming years. Some of the most prestigious academic institutions in the world are indeed offering blockchain/cryptocurrency courses and, in some cases, even degrees.
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BitTorrent Is Launching Its Own Cryptocurrency Using the Tron (TRX) Network
BitTorrent, which pioneered peer-to-peer technology for sharing files on the internet, is creating its own cryptocurrency using the Tron protocol.
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Nasdaq-Powered Exchange To Launch and Tokenize Stock Trading
Digital trading platform DX Exchange will begin offering tokenized stocks on the Ethereum blockchain next week, via Nasdaq’sFinancial Information exchange (FIX) protocol.
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Popular Game Fortnite Accepts Monero Cryptocurrency in Merch Store
Epic Games, the company behind the popular Fortnite online video game, has recently launched a merchandise store for it that accepts cryptocurrency payments, but only in the privacy-centric cryptocurrency Monero (XMR).
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‘Proof of Keys’ Event Promotes Healthy User Responsibility & Tests Crypto Exchange’s Integrity
On January 3, 2009, the first event on the Bitcoin blockchain happened, known as the genesis block. Now, a decade later, The cryptocurrency community is being urged to participate in a event dubbed, “proof of keys.” The event advocates for people to remove all their cryptocurrencies from third-party crypto exchanges and similar services on January 3, 2019.
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Good Cyber Hygiene: What is It?
Hackers, identity thieves, advanced viruses, and intelligent malware are all part of the digital world, and pose threats to anyone found vulnerable. Predicting threats can be challenging however, routinely practicing good cyber hygiene ensure that an individual or business/institution is not left vulnerable to cybersecurity risks.
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Beginner’s Guide: What is Bitcoin? How it Works?
Here is an in depth Guide on Bitcoin. What is it? How does it work? How do you buy/sell Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency?
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Visa To Buy Payments Company & Ripple Partner Earthport For $250.6M
Visa, the payments company, is paying $250.6 million to buy Earthport Plc, a cross-border payment platform for banks and businesses that are also partners of Ripple.
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Can Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and XRP Help During a Recession?
The health of the financial system is a bit concerning with the Federal Bank’s decision on quantitative easing and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and XRP could possibly save some from a recession.
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[GUIDE]: What Is Cardano (ADA) ?
Here is an in depth summary of the cryptocurrency, Cardano (ADA). Where to buy, how it works, and more helpful information.
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Security Issuers Could Apply for ‘No-Action Letter’ from SEC
It seems as though some blockchain token projects may be allowed to bypass U.S. securities registration requirements by obtaining a “no-action letter” from the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission)
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Swift CEO Steps Down as Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Era Continues to Matures
Gottfried Leibbrandt will step down next June from Swift, the cross-border payment system, after spending seven years leading a key piece of global economic infrastructure through crises from hacking to sanctions on Iranian banks.
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Can Your Front Camera on Your Cellphone Camera be used to Spy on You?
Practice GOOD CYBER HYGIENE! “Heck yeah, heck yeah,” is what the former FBI director James Comey said when he was asked back in September 2016 if he covered his camera.
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XRP and Stellar Protocols & Blockchains Penetrate further into Traditional Banking
Though the blockchain is set to disrupt business processes, governance systems, and value exchange, no sector gets scared by the mention of this technology more than the banking and finance industries.
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Coinbase Now Allows Users to Withdraw to PayPal For FREE
California-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase enables free PayPal withdrawals for a variety of fiat currencies, including USD, EUR, and GBP.
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Coinmarketcap.com Biased Against Listing the CORRECT ‘XRP’ Market Capitalization?
Coinmarketcap refuses to list XRP’s true market capitalization and some speculate that ulterior motives may be the source of the omission of XRP information
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XRP “Tip Bot” Enable Tipping with Ripple/XRP Cryptocurrency
Hailed as a game-changer, the social media bot allows users on Twitter, Discord and reddit to send small amounts of XRP to tip other users, showing their appreciation for great content and knowledge sharing.
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Facebook Approves Litecoin + FB Messenger Integration Enabling Litecoin Sending/Receiving
Lite.IM the Litecoin wallet for SMS and Telegram has today added Facebook Messenger to its growing list of supported and interconnected platforms.Those already with an account can import their existing wallet simply by logging in.
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Chinese Arbitration Court Ruling Declares Bitcoin is Protected By Law
An arbitration body in China has ruled that despite the country’s central bank’s ban on cryptocurrency trading, bitcoin should still be legally protected as a property with economic values.
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44 Reasons Why Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies Have a HUGE Future
Why would a person be insane enough to think that Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have a future when…
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Cryptocurrency Giant Coinbase Launches Support For USDC STABLEcoin
San Francisco-based cryptocurrency giant Coinbase just announced that it has added support for USD Coin (USDC), a stablecoin designed by competing crypto exchange Circle, the owner of Poloniex.
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US Authorities Approves XRP for Coinbase Trust Custody Services
Coinbase gets approval to offer custody services for Bitcoin, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, and XRP.
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Wall Street Investor Ric Edelman Joins Crypto Craze: “Cryptocurrency Is Here to Stay”
Wall Street advisor Ric Edelman entrance to Cryptocurrency markets another milestone among prominent veteran bankers and financial advisors who are moving into the crypto space and giving it the kind of legitimacy it will need to attract millions of mainstream investors and adopters.
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Wash Trading Affects Majority Of Cryptocurrency Trade Volume According to Blockchain Transparency Institute
Although the legal framework for the regulation of cryptocurrencies is not yet set in stone, there are some basic trading activities that are understood to be illegal and constitute a crime. One example is insider trading. Another example is known as wash trading.
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Citigroup plans safer way to trade Cryptocurrencies by issuing receipts
Citigroup is planning to create a safer way to invest in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin by developing a new system that allows people to trade in them without actually owning the underlying digital assets.
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“Become an ACTOR – How to Take Headshots” with Celebrity Actress Donnabella Mortel
Learn step by step how to take good headshots and get started in the acting business from actress Donnabella Mortel (How To Get Away With Murder/NCIS/Jane The Virgin/Westworld)..
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Web Camera Hacking: Ways to stop Cyber-Hacker and Snoopers
Stop making these security mistakes and leaving yourself exposed. Keep your data, personal info, face, and digital identity safe from hackers and crooks.
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Twitter Stock plunges Over 20% after Earnings show effects of Fake-Account purge
Twitter Inc.’s stock in Friday trading as the company reported that user growth had turned negative, even as its quarterly results beat Wall Street expectations on the top and bottom lines.
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Bank of America Reveals Blockchain Patent for External Data Validation
Bank of America (BoA) has filed a patent for a blockchain-based system allowing the external validation of data, according to a United States Patent and Trademark Office, with 45 live patents related to blockchain pending.
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Mastercard Files Patent for Payment System Linking Blockchain Currency, Fiat Accounts
Mastercard has filed a new patent for consumer protection and payment transactions based on blockchain technology, according to a US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) patent filing published July 17.
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China Ranks Citizens on ‘Social Credit’ System and Can Be Punished
The Chinese state is setting up a vast ranking system system that will monitor the behaviour of its enormous population, and rank them all based on their “social credit.”
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Microsoft Calls for Federal Regulation of Facial Recognition
OVER THE PAST year, Silicon Valley has been grappling with the way it handles our data, our elections, and our speech. Now it’s got a new concern: our faces. In just the past few weeks, critics assailed Amazon for selling facial recognition technology to local police departments, and Facebook for how it gained consent from Europeans to identify people in their photos.
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Is Facebook’s Push for Facial Recognition Good or Bad?
When Facebook rolled out facial recognition tools in the European Union this year, it promoted the technology as a way to help people safeguard their online identities. “Face recognition technology allows us to help protect you from a stranger using your photo to impersonate you,” Facebook told its users in Europe. It was a risky…
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Kevin L. Walker Founds ‘Piiggy Bank Blockchain Labs’ for a Series of Blockchain/Cryptocurrency Projects
Kevin L. Walker (Vigilante Diaries / The Young and The Restless / Pope / Retail) remains a long standing advocate for blockchain technology and cryptocurrency, Walker is known to be a seasoned businessman/actor/entrepreneur and has founded other successful businesses such as, The Creation Station Studios ®, Retailopolis ®, and Creative Geniusess ®.
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Walmart Awarded Patent for Crypto-Powered Energy Consumption Management System
U.S. retail giant Walmart has won a patent for the development of an electrical grid that will be powered by Bitcoin (BTC) or other digital currency, according to a patent application published June 14 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Apple Bans Apps Running Mining Software – Signal For Their Own Crypto to Come?
Apple’s recently updated developer guidelines include a message intended to ward off would-be cryptocurrency miners. The new rules restrict apps that generate excess heat, pull unnecessary system resources, or otherwise drain battery or affect performance unnecessarily.
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Microsoft Acquires Github for $7.5 Billion
Microsoft’s CEO of Xamarin, Nat Friedman, is taking over as CEO of the San Francisco-based development platform. GitHub CEO Chris Wanstrath will become a Microsoft Technical Fellow as part of the arrangement.
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Police Use of Facial Recognition is LIGHTLY Governed/Supervised ?
Police departments pay the company to use facial-recognition technology, which Amazon says can “identify persons of interest against a collection of millions of faces in real-time.”
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Facebook Enters the Blockchain Space and Creates ‘Blockchain Team’
On Tuesday, Facebook’s Messenger lead, David Marcus, announced the launch of a small team “to explore how to best leverage Blockchain across Facebook, starting from scratch.” It’s worth noting that Marcus joined Coinbase’s board of directors in December 2017.
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McDonald’s Makes You Feel Awesome with New ‘Mobile Order and Pay’ App
McDonald’s recently released a commercial displaying its Mobile Order and Pay Application. The commercial showed a customer picking up their order from a warm and welcoming McDonald’s staff member, which is played by actress/entrepreneur Donnabella Mortel (How to Get Away With Murder/Ulterior Motives).
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Mastercard Files for Blockchain Identity Patent – Competition for Ontology (ONT) ?
Blockchain technology is gaining traction amongst mainstream financial service providers as the technology guarantees security, decentralization, cheaper transaction fees and faster ways of sending funds across the globe.
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Kevin L Walker Enables Actors, Comedians, and more to Use Cryptocurrency at The Creation Station Studios
Kevin L Walker is famously known for his roles on Vigilante Diaries, Pope, The Young and The Restless, and CSI: Miami, and for his inspiring words to fans, millennials, and entrepreneurs, across his 800,000+ social media following, Actor/Writer/Businessman/Entrepreneur Kevin L. Walker takes big step into the Cryptocurrency Market, announcing via Twitter (https://twitter.com/KevinLWalker/status/976666191623110656) that he is…
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Cryptocurrencies vs. Banks: Advantage of Decentralized Financial Systems
Decentralized cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum have strong advantages over centralized financial systems, primarily because of their ability to function and operate without a single point of failure, which hackers and bad actors can target
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Millennials Are Changing Everything in the World and Online
According to market trends and data, The housing market, retail department stores, chain restaurants, overpriced name brands, and even the beloved brand of cereal, are all things Millennials aren’t buying into, engaging with, or even shopping at the same places their parents and/or grandparents did.
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IRS creates cryptocurrency investigation task force for tax evaders
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has assembled a team of 10 investigators for international crime investigations as well as for finding tax evaders who use cryptocurrency
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Cryptocurrency Market ‘Correcting’ — But Big Corporations Secretly Building on Blockchain?…
Major corporations are taking actions to prevent people from investing into cryptocurrency. Jp Morgan Chase, Bank of America, and Citi all have banned the use of their credit cards to purchase Bitcoin or cryptocurrency. Speculators and stock investors describe Bitcoin as a bad investment. Meanwhile…
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Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan: We have tons of blockchain patents
Despite some negative speculation in the cryptocurrency space, banking Giant Bank of America has dozens of blockchain patents
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What is a “Millennial” / “Generation Y” ?
Millennials, also known as Generation Y or the Net Generation, are the demographic cohort that directly follows Generation X. The term Millennials is usually considered to apply to individuals who reached adulthood around the turn of the 21st century.
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What it’s like Living in Japan and being Black
A recent short documentary titled, “Black in Tokyo,” reveals the perspective and experiences of living as a black foreigner in a racially homogenous society.
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Celebrities that Love Bitcoin and/or Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency has garnered a lot more mainstream attention as we enter 2018. Celebrities that have expressed interest in cryptocurrency range from Kevin L. Walker, Floyd Mayweather, Jamie Foxx, NAS, Donald Glover, paris Hilton, Mike Tyson, and more..
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Out of This World Hoverboard x L.A. GEAR Commercial produced by Creative Geniuses featured by “High Snobiety”
The “hoverboard” fad sweeping the planet is currently in overdrive, so much so that their use has raised safety concerns in some parts of the world. Still, that hasn’t deterred brands from marketing the futuristic (and by many counts ridiculous) devices to the masses. Space Chariot, an LA-based company, has capitalized on the upsurge of self-balancing scooters, and is now teaming…
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Actors Kevin L. Walker and Donnabella Mortel team up with Derrick Redford to Produce and Star in Comedic Web Series, “Retail”
Brilliant new web series ‘Retail’ is a must see, giving the world some fresh new comedy and revolutionary technology. In the realm of Workaholics, 40 year old Virgin, and The Office, “RETAIL” takes us on a wacky ride with a dynamic group of sales professionals (Kevin L. Walker, Derrick Redford, Donnabella Mortel, Jen Kater, & Dianna…
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William Morris Endeavor to Produce Web Series ‘Vigilante Diaries’ Starring Kevin L. Walker and Jason Mewes
Kevin L. Walker, Jason Mewes (“Clerks,” the “Jay and Silent Bob” films), and Paul Sloan (I Am Wrath) co-star in a new ground breaking approach to crowdfunding, building a fanbase for their latest project, the action comedy “Vigilante Diaries.” Machinima has begun streaming a PG-version of the first episode of the project to its core audience of 18-34-year-old males, while a second…
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