CIA’s New Research Lab to Study Blockchain
CIA Labs will give officers an outlet to patent and profit from their tech inventions.
Tag: Tech
‘We Blew It.’ Douglas Rushkoff’s Take on the Future of the Web
Douglas Rushkoff is a futurist and early cypherpunk. His early writings on the internet paved the way for thinking about the web in revolutionary terms. What’s changed?
The ‘Hot Swap’ Plan to Switch Ethereum to Proof-of-Stake Explained
With Ethereum 2.0’s much-anticipated move to Proof-of-Stake getting closer, CoinDesk Research Analyst Christine Kim spoke with Ethereum developer Danny Ryan and Liz Steininger, CEO of blockchain security company Least Authority on what users and investors should expect.
What Is DeFi?
DeFi is short for “decentralized finance,” an umbrella term for Ethereum and blockchain applications geared toward disrupting financial intermediaries.
NVIDIA Lawyers Dismiss Investors’ Crypto Mining Doc Requests: Report
Investors accuse NVIDIA of bungling the chipmaker’s response to 2017’s mining hardware boom.
How Web 3.0 Creates Value for Users, Not Platforms
There has been a Cambrian explosion of Web 3.0 apps. Let’s make sure this evolution continues for decades to come.
US Homeland Security Challenges Freelancers to Design It a Digital Wallet
DHS officials are putting up $25,000 in cash prizes to designers who win the month-long competition.
Prosecutors Detail Russians’ Crypto Phishing Scheme in Forfeiture Suit
The alleged hackers also manipulated NEO’s Gas market with a $5 million crypto infusion.
Ethereum Gas Fees Drive Gnosis-Powered Prediction Market to xDai’s Layer 2
“Ethereum is on the way to becoming a whale chain,” said Gnosis co-founder Stefan George. That’s why his team’s tech is moving to xDai.
Ethereum’s Pending Transactions Jump 30% After Uniswap’s Token Claim Begins
The number of pending transactions has reached over 210,000 after the claim for Uniswap’s UNI token starts.
