The moves, announced in release notes and a code update for OpenSSH and libssh respectively, mean that SHA-1 will no longer be a means for digitally signing encryption keys that prevent the monitoring ... ( read original story ...)
Samsung Partners With Winklevoss Exchange to Expand Crypto Push
Gemini Trust Co., the cryptocurrency venture run by the Winklevoss brothers, is partnering with Samsung Electronics Co. to allow users to more easily trade and store digital assets on mobile phones. ( read original story ...)
Samsung Doubles Down On Bitcoin And Crypto—Gemini Exchange Integration Revealed
Samsung, the South Korean smartphone giant that has been experimenting with bitcoin for some time, is doubling down on ... ( read original story ...)
Inside the $9 Million Crypto Scam Backed By a State Senator and a YouTube Psychic
The “digital currency” META 1 Coin may or may not have the blessing of Abraham Lincoln and links to a gold mine in Nevada—but the SEC claims its coin is a scam “backed by nothing.” ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Startup School: Capturing value in crypto through network effects and mechanism design
Andreessen Horowitz’s Crypto Startup School brought together 45 participants from around the U.S. and overseas in a seven-week course to learn how to build crypto companies. Week three of a16z’s Crypt ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Conversation: Polymath Sees Good Math in Security Tokens
Polymath is creating a global blockchain platform for issuing and investing in security tokens. (Remember, security tokens in the crypto space are defined as digital versions of financial securities ... ( read original story ...)
Google Goes Blockchain? New Deal Opens A Door To Crypto
A new partnership is a boost for functional blockchain and, perhaps, a decentralized future for Google Cloud. Will Google's new blockchain partnership be a model for loads of content delivery? Google, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Approves Another Trillion Dollar Stimulus Package To Combat Covid-19 Pandemic Impact
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet has approved a $1.1 trillion stimulus package to help mitigate the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on the world’s third-largest ec ... ( read original story ...)
Europe and Japan Unveil New Stimulus Proposals
The European Union is faced with a pivotal decision about its future, and Japan is set to double its coronavirus stimulus spending. ( read original story ...)
Coinbase Buys Crypto Trading Firm Tagomi To Boost Institutional Trading Business
Coinbase is acquiring the two-year-old digital asset trading firm Tagomi for a price between $75 and $100 million, say people familiar with the situation. ( read original story ...)
People in Thailand distrustful of Twitter are flocking to a crypto social network instead
Say goodbye to Twitter and meet at Minds,” she wrote last Thursday (May 21). Like many other Thais, the prominent writer and social critic had grown wary and distrustful of Twitter over a recent ... ( read original story ...)
Thai users ditch Twitter for crypto social network Minds
Like many other Thais, the prominent writer and social critic had grown wary and distrustful of Twitter over a recent string of developments on the platform that sparked privacy concerns. Last week, ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Custodian BitGo Joins Race to Provide Prime Brokerage Services
Crypto custodian BitGo is moving into the prime brokerage space, announcing a fully integrated suite of services Wednesday to serve institutional traders. The services will be offered by BitGo Prime, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan OKs funds for $1.1T stimulus to fight pandemic woes
Japan’s Cabinet has approved a proposed 32 trillion yen ($296 billion) supplementary budget to help fund measures to cushion the blow to the economy from the coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Japan approves fresh $1.1 trillion stimulus to combat pandemic pain
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet approved on Wednesday a new $1.1 trillion stimulus package that includes significant direct spending, to stop the coronavirus pandemic pushing the world's ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Japan approves largest budget for combined $2.1T
Spain begins 10-day mourning period for virus victims. — India surpasses 150,000 virus cases with another one-day high. TOKYO — Japan’s Cabinet approved the largest supplementary budget of 32 trillion ... ( read original story ...)