Blockchain technology is a type of distributed ledger that consists of blocks of information that are linked together in an encrypted chain of transactions. It allows for a highly secure form of surveillance and also has the potential to power brand new applications, platforms, and business models entirely.
Bitcoin mining is very power consuming, information shows that as of November 2017, the yearly power consumption on bitcoin mining in the world is about 29.05TWh, which is equal to 0.13% of the global total power consumption. The total annual cost is about 1.5 billion U.S....
South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb introduces a cryptocurrency payment option to an unmanned order and payment system set up in restaurants and cafes in partnership with kiosks makers. Bithumb announced that it will introduce the “Touch B” brand and enter the kiosk business. Yonhap publications described: Bithumb has...
Steve Bannon, publicist, and journalist was known for his work as an advisor to, Donald Trump the president of the United States. He has stated in recent statements that cryptocurrencies would bring “true freedom”. Bannon, who serves as an important personality of the populist movements of the right, promotes the...
The U.S Marshals Service (USMS), the police agency in charge of executing federal orders, recently announced that it will be holding an auction of more than 23 million dollars in bitcoin cryptocurrency this March, the second and last auction of cryptocurrencies of the year made by this institution. The...
Beyond the political ideologies, nobody can deny that the Government of China has been implacable during the last months with the cryptocurrency sector, and its great power of influence in the world has allowed its regulations to have a direct impact on this market in the increase. Now, an official...
Information published by various news agencies indicates that the Iceland police captured 11 people suspected of having stolen more than 600 computers used to mine cryptocurrencies. The BBC news agency explained that the computers were stolen in four assaults perpetrated in data centers based in the country. Two of the...
