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Mastercard opens access to its blockchain tech
Posted in Business on 24th Oct, 2017
by Alex Muller
The payments giant has opened its blockchain APIs to developers to progress work in cross-border transactions.
Bitcoin boom prompts growth of coin-mining malware
Posted in Business on 22nd Oct, 2017
by Alex Muller
The booming price of Bitcoin and other crypto-coins has kicked off a gold rush among malicious hackers keen to cash in, warn security firms.
Has your browser been hijacked to mine cryptocurrency?
Posted in Online on 18th Oct, 2017
by Alex Muller
Several websites have recently been caught using a cryptocurrency miner on their site without notifying or asking for users consent first.
Upcoming Bitcoin and Ethereum hard forks to implement software upgrades
Posted in Software on 13th Oct, 2017
by Alex Muller
A crypto-currency hard fork is a software upgrade that introduces a new rule to the network that isnt compatible with the older software.
Can blockchain decentralize the internet?
Posted in Business on 9th Oct, 2017
by Alex Muller
In a fully decentralized internet, instead of a few organizations running the system, a community of users and a network of independent machines would own and power services.