April 19, 2019 Bitcoin SV Experiences Blockchain Reorganizations, Possibly Due to Unwieldy Block Size Bitcoin SV blockchain is struggling with its large block size following a series of block re-organizations.…
April 19, 2019 Crypto Developer Raises $4 Mln From Samsung, Others to Launch Wallet Without Private Keys ZenGo uses new forms of transaction signing to simplify the crypto experience for non-technical new crypto users Israeli cryptocurrency developer KZen has raised $4 million from backers including South Korean electronics giant Samsung, industry news outlet The Block reported on April 17.The company’s product, smartphone wallet app ZenGo — currently in beta phase testing — aims to simplify custodial wallet usage for entry-level cryptocurrency users.Using a combination of split key storage and biometric security features, the company hopes users will be able to benefit from a simple wallet user interface while not relying on a third party or themselves to hold their private keys and other sensitive information.A smartphone and cloud storage form the two sharers of information needed to sign a transaction, part of a setup called threshold signatures.“ZenGo uses open source threshold cryptography to replace the private key and all the troubles related to securely managing non-custodial wallets,” CEO and cofounder, Ouriel Ohayon, wrote in a blog post on April 15.…
April 19, 2019 Blockchain Platform Believes It Is the ‘Golden Ticket’ for Saving the Live Events Industry sponsored A blockchain platform is hoping to tackle inflationary prices in event tickets by uniting attendees and organizers through its specially created platform.…
April 19, 2019 Iota, IoT Firm Evrythng Partner to Increase Transparency for Consumer Goods Supply Chain The two entities are integrating their solutions to provide greater transparency for supply chains in the consumer goods sector.…
April 19, 2019 Official Chinese Currency Renminbi to Become Cryptocurrency, Expert Says Donald Tapscott, executive chairman of the Blockchain Research Institute, has said that Chinese renminbi will become a crypto.…
April 19, 2019 Overstock’s Blockchain Subsidiary Misses Target for $100 Million Capital Injection Overstock blockchain subsidiary tZERO missed the target date for $100 million in investment, according to a shareholder letter.…
April 18, 2019 Platform Launches Leveraged Bitcoin CFDs for Speculation on Movements Against JPY and USD sponsored A global crypto platform has launched a leveraged bitcoin CFD, enabling traders to speculate on the asset’s price movements against the Japanese yen and U.S.…
April 18, 2019 National University of Columbia Joins Blockchain Global Consortium for Science The National University of Columbia is joining the Bloxberg global scientific blockchain consortium. The National University of Columbia is joining the global blockchain consortium for science dubbed Bloxberg, Mauricio Tovar Gutiérrez, co-director of the research group at inTIColombia told Cointelegraph en Español on April 15.Bloxberg is a blockchain initiative formed by 12 research organizations from 10 countries and led by the Max Planck Society, with the National University of Colombia to be the only institution from Latin America.…
April 18, 2019 PayPal Aims to Prevent Crypto Ransomware Attacks With New Patent PayPal was granted a cybersecurity patent to prevent crypto ransomware hackers from locking up users’ files.…
April 18, 2019 Crypto, Blockchain Startup Investments Will Reach New Heights in 2019, New Data Suggests The $850 million clinched this year so far puts the industry on course to beat its 2018 levels.…