IOTA: IOTA Research Status Update July 2021

Coingeek: Bitcoin is the Internet: Kurt Wuckert Jr joins Mapping The Course show

Saturday, 10 July 2021 13:00

CoinGeek’s Bitcoin Historian Kurt Wuckert Jr. was a guest on the Mapping The Course show, giving his views on the role of the BSV blockchain, and how it differs from other blockchain in key aspects. [...] Read More... The post Bitcoin is the Internet: Kurt Wuckert Jr…

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Coingeek: Iranian block reward miners ordered to stop all mining amid energy shortages

Saturday, 10 July 2021 05:00

The instruction came from first vice president of Iran Eshaq Jahangiri, who said all of the country’s licensed mining companies should halt production. [...] Read More... The post Iranian block reward miners ordered to stop all mining amid energy shortages appeared first on CoinGeek.

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Coingeek: Jamaica central bank to begin digital currency pilot in weeks

Saturday, 10 July 2021 01:00

The central bank of Jamaica is to begin rolling out its central bank digital currency from August, becoming one of the first countries in the world to push a CBDC formally through its central bank. [...] Read More... The post Jamaica central bank to begin digital currency…

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Coingeek: Ian Grigg talks Ricardian contract and meeting Craig Wright on CoinGeek Weekly Livestream episode 21

Friday, 09 July 2021 15:00

On this episode of CoinGeek Weekly Livestream, host Kurt Wuckert Jr. and financial cryptographer Ian Grigg discussed the Ricardian contract and how it compares to today’s smart contracts. [...] Read More... The post Ian Grigg talks Ricardian contract and meeting Craig Wright on CoinGeek Weekly Livestream episode…

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Coingeek: The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 51: $70M BTC ransom, ‘Bitcoin King’ arrested and blockchain updates from around the world

Friday, 09 July 2021 11:00

REvil, a ransomware group linked to Russia, deployed a malicious software update that hit Kaseya, compromising more than a million computers and stealing data by attacking Kaseya customers. [...] Read More... The post The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 51: $70M BTC ransom, ‘Bitcoin King’ arrested and blockchain updates…

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Coingeek: FinCEN hires Michele Korver as first ‘chief digital currency advisor’

Friday, 09 July 2021 07:00

Michele Korver joins the federal agency after a run at the U.S. Department of Justice where she was instrumental in shaping some of today’s most critical digital currency policies. [...] Read More... The post FinCEN hires Michele Korver as first ‘chief digital currency advisor’ appeared first on…

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Coingeek: CoinGeek’s Kurt Wuckert Jr breaks down his blockchain journey on BreakintotheFuture

Friday, 09 July 2021 05:00

CoinGeek’s resident Bitcoin historian Kurt Wuckert Jr. was a guest on the BreakintotheFuture podcast, discussing his blockchain journey from total noob to expert. [...] Read More... The post CoinGeek’s Kurt Wuckert Jr breaks down his blockchain journey on BreakintotheFuture appeared first on CoinGeek.

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Coingeek: New Zealand to explore CBDC, integrating digital currencies and stablecoins

Friday, 09 July 2021 03:00

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand will be consulting the public on how a CBDC can work alongside cash, as well as issues arising from digital currencies like Bitcoin (BSV) and stablecoins. [...] Read More... The post New Zealand to explore CBDC, integrating digital currencies and stablecoins…

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Coingeek: China shuts down software maker as crackdown on digital currency mining intensifies

Friday, 09 July 2021 01:00

Beijing Qudao Cultural Development Company, a marketing and public relations firm registered in 2016, is accused of “providing software services to crypto trading activities.” [...] Read More... The post China shuts down software maker as crackdown on digital currency mining intensifies appeared first on CoinGeek.

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