Google Moves Against Cryptojacking, Bans Chrome Mining Extensions

James Wagner, Extensions Platform Product Manager of Google, took to the behemoth’s Chromium Blog on Monday in a post titled, Protecting Users from Extension Cryptojacking. “Starting today,” Mr. Wagner explained, “Chrome Web Store will no longer accept extensions that mine cryptocurrency. Existing extensions that mine cryptocurrency will be delisted from the Chrome Web Store in … Read more

Floyd Mayweather-Backed ICO Co-Founders Arrested for Fraud

In what is turning into a real cautionary tale for the cryptocurrency community about the need to be wary of celebrity’s power, along with skepticism about most initial coin offerings (ICOs), the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced an ICO endorsed by champion boxer Floyd Mayweather has officially been deemed a fraud. Also read: Trezor … Read more

PR: Lavenir, the Cryptocurrency Lending Platform Will Launch Its ICO on April 4th

Lavenir is the latest addition to the cryptocurrency world that is going to begin its ICO on April 4th and conclude on May 4th. It is all set to bring a new revolution into the market by digitizing the lending process. Lavenir, the newly launched cryptocurrency lending platform is going to launch its ICO on … Read more

Japan Gathers 500 Agents to Fight Cybercrime and Crypto Theft

Japan has decided to set up a new agency to better address cybercrime. The Tokyo-based center gathers 500 analysts and investigators who will also combat cryptocurrency theft. Over 3 million attempts to steal digital information have been registered last year. Hackers have stolen funds worth over 17 billion Japanese yen.   Also read: Hackers Target … Read more

Bitcoin in Brief: Blockchain Wars and a Sleuth of Bears

Welcome to Bitcoin in Brief, a new feature debuting today. Breaking stories, crypto drama, exchange updates, and other talking points from the fast-paced cryptocurrency world can all be found in this daily roundup. Bitcoin in Brief is for everyone who’s long on bitcoin but short on time. Also read: Chinese Engineer Arrested for Stealing 100 Bitcoin … Read more

Bitcoin.com Store Reopens With New Bitcoin Cash Swag

This week our team launched the newly designed Bitcoin.com Store after some prior construction and updates. Now the Bitcoin.com Store is open to the public once again with the hottest bitcoin cash merchandise and cryptocurrency swag available for purchase with BCH. Also Read: Trading Cryptocurrencies Like a Boss Takes Time and Research BCH Swag PLS Do … Read more

Decentralized Machine Learning

Decentralized Machine Learning Revolutionize the Use of Untapped Data with Privacy Protection Decentralized Machine Learning (DML) is developing a decentralized protocol with the aid of blockchain, machine learning and federated learning technology etc. to unleash the potential of privately owned data that are currently not being fully utilized for machine learning and to drive innovation … Read more