IBM Enhances NYPD’s Surveillance Technology to Filter Citzens by Skin Color

Recent developments in the technology industry tend to raise a lot of eyebrows. Especially when it comes to facial recognition and other surveillance tools remaining cautious is of the utmost importance. IBM has, together with the NYPD, developed a new video analytics system which identifies potential threats based on their skin color. A Seemingly Biased … Read more

Crypto Featured in British Soap Coronation Street With 8 Million Viewers

Cryptocurrency is a major plot of the longest-running British soap opera Coronation Street this week. Each of the show’s episodes currently has about 8 million viewers. A character in the show invested in a cryptocurrency back in 2011. After some research, he thinks he is sitting on a fortune. Also read: 160 Crypto Exchanges Seek to … Read more

Mt. Gox Victims Must Take Claims to Tokyo, Not US, Judge Rules

Since its implosion back in 2014, the Mt. Gox exchange hacks continue to loom large within the cryptocurrency ecosystem. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania determined recently it does not have jurisdiction in a case involving Gox victims and a bank closely associated, in effect condemning victims to redress their grievances … Read more

Government-Funded Drug Trafficking Makes USD the World’s Dirtiest Currency

Pablo Escobar. Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán. Rick Ross. Household names, each and every one of them; drug lords collectively responsible for punting billions of dollars’ worth of narcotics. Yet their crimes pale in comparison to those their prosecutors have been perpetrating for years. After decades of fueling proxy wars and trafficking, the US government has … Read more

High Profile Cryptocurrency Firms Hope to Influence US Law

A group of cryptocurrency luminaries and businesses have announced the formation of a US lobbying entity based in Washington known as the Blockchain Association. The creation of the political solicitation group was initiated by firms such as Circle, Coinbase, Polychain Capital, and the Digital Currency Group. Also read: With Bitcoin Cash, A Namibian Conservationist Hopes To … Read more

Leading Crypto Firms Form A Lobbying Group To Push For Regulation

After years of waiting for the government to put in place regulations to govern the industry, crypto and blockchain industry leaders have come together to establish a lobbying group whose goal will be to push for the implementation of these policies. Based in Washington D.C, the group brings together some of the biggest names in … Read more

Molar Mic Brings Invisible Communication to the US Military

Technology continues to evolve in many different ways. In the military, technological developments also play an increasing role of importance in this day and age. We have seen the Russian military experiment with the exoskeleton, and today we are seeing the United States taking a step to advance their military’s tech by signing a contract … Read more

Bitcoin Price Watch: Altcoins Fall While Bitcoin Retains Strength

At press time, the father of cryptocurrency is trading for just shy of $6,300. This is a good sign that bitcoin is working to boost itself up the financial ladder, as previously the currency was trading in the $6,100 range. The bad news? The rest of the crypto world isn’t doing so hot. Altcoins continue … Read more

The White Company to Bring Stablecoins to Stellar

Last month, The White Company and FinTech Ltd. announced a partnership to bring White Company’s stablecoins to FinTech’s Interstellar decentralized exchange. Initially, The USD-backed White Standard Stablecoin (WSD) will be integrated into the dex, with plans to incorporate stablecoins pegged to the British Pound and Euro. More Stablecoins Are Coming The White Company, launched just … Read more

With Bitcoin Cash, A Namibian Conservationist Hopes To Save Endangered African Wild Dog

In Namibia, the African wild dog population has been decimated to near extinction. But one wildlife lover is trying to stop all that. And bitcoin cash (BCH) is her gateway. Also read: Kucoin Expands Into Australia After $3m Bitcoin Australia Deal Leroux Gets First BCH Transfer In Namibian Wild Nadja Leroux, a Namibian wildlife conservationist looking … Read more

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