New Facebook logo arrives as its 'family' grows
Facebook on Monday unveiled a new logo to represent the Silicon Valley company, distinct from its core social network.
Nov 4, 2019
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Crypto-currencies and criminality: myth or reality?
The recent bust of a worldwide international paedophile ring using Bitcoin payments highlighted one of the key fears surrounding crypto-currencies—their use by criminals.
Nov 3, 2019
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Internet
China gets into blockchain race with US
China has launched an ambitious effort to challenge the US dominance in blockchain technology, which it could use for everything from issuing digital money, to streamlining a raft of government services and tracking Communist ...
Nov 3, 2019
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France will block development of Facebook Libra cryptocurrency
France warned Thursday it will block development of Facebook's planned Libra cryptocurrency in Europe because it threatens the "monetary sovereignty" of governments.
Sep 12, 2019
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Could cryptocurrency dethrone the dollar?
Bank of England governor Mark Carney has suggested that a virtual currency, modelled on Facebook's Libra, could one day replace the dollar as king of the foreign exchange market.
Sep 1, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Bitcoin compared to what? New index shows energy consumption
Bitcoin has landed front and center in the ongoing debate over benefits of cryptocurrencies and impact on the environment.
German police shut down major 'darknet' illegal trading site
German police have shut down one of the world's largest illegal online markets in the so-called darkweb and arrested the three men allegedly running it, prosecutors said Friday.
May 3, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Mining bitcoin uses more energy than Denmark: study
Extracting a dollar's worth of cryptocurrency such as bitcoin from the deep Web consumes three times more energy than digging up a dollar's worth of gold, researchers said Monday.
Nov 5, 2018
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Is your computer secretly mining Bitcoin alternatives? A guide to 'cryptojacking'
Nothing comes for free, especially online. Websites and apps that don't charge you for their services are often collecting your data or bombarding you with advertising. Now some sites have found a new way to make money from ...
Dec 19, 2017
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