Web3's Gavin Wood Launches Kusama Network to Test Polkadot Protocol
The Web3 Foundation launched a live experimental version of the Polkadot network on Friday. Here's what Kusama will be testing.
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Blockchain May Be Used in FDA Medical Reviews and Recalls
The FDA's acting chief information officer said the agency is rolling out a modernization plan using AI and blockchain.
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Canadians Charged for $220,000 Bitcoin Scam on Twitter
Two Canadian nationals posed as HitBTC customer service representatives in order to steal a user's login credentials.
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Bitcoin Miners Are Heating Homes Free of Charge in Frigid Siberia
Hotmine makes a bitcoin mining rig that doubles as a home heating appliance. It's targeting places where winter is brutally cold.
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$100K Crypto Donation to Amazon Rainforest Charity Blocked By BitPay
A large donation to a non-profit working to protect the Amazon rainforest has been blocked by compliance hurdles at crypto payments firm BitPay.
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Craig Wright Again Claims Authorship of Bitcoin White Paper
Wright has made another attempt to cement his claim to be Satoshi Nakamoto, posting bitcoin's white paper on a scientific paper hosting site.
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Bitcoin Price Looks Bearish Despite Bounce to $10.2K
Bitcoin's recovery to $10,255 seen in the last 24 hours could be short-lived, suggest bearish price and volume indicators.
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Litecoin's Mining Power Has Fallen 28% Since Its Halving
Mining power on the litecoin network has dropped by 28 percent since its recent "halving" event as miners struggle for profit.
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Tensions Rising at Facebook Libra as Backers Consider Quitting: Report
Several backers of Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency project are said to be considering backing out due to growing "pushback" from regulators.
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Amazon Cloud Outage Caused Major Issues at Some Crypto Exchanges
Problems with Amazon's cloud service, AWS, in Tokyo are disrupting services at some cryptocurrency exchanges on Friday.
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