Following the wake of the Iranian government in the authorization of cryptocurrency mining as industrial activity in July, the Iranian provincial police had apprehended an individual who was said to be smuggling in cryptocurrency mining machines. This was reported by the local news agency Fars News, on July 31. The mining machines which were said … Continue reading 117 Smuggled Crypto Mining Machines Seized by Iranian Police
Macau is an awesome place to host a conference. Often dubbed the Las Vegas of China, this tiny strip of land is a buzzing ecosystem resplendent with golden hotels, temples, and resorts. Returned to China since 1999, its Portuguese inheritance is very strong with Portuguese blue-framed houses sitting cheek and jowl beside Chinese temples. The … Continue reading DeFi – Find Out What's Happening in Macau on This Exciting Topic
Security researchers have encountered a new cryptocurrency-focused macOS malware, believed to be the work of a North Korean group of hackers known as Lazarus. As reported by Bleeping Computer on Dec.4, the malicious malware is capable of retrieving payloads from remote locations and running them in memory, which is very uncommon for macOS. This feature … Continue reading North Korean macOS Malware Detected on Crypto Platform
If the last two years have revealed anything about our global monetary system, it is that the US Federal Reserve and President Donald Trump really do not want a competitor to the US Dollar. The value of Bitcoin, the pioneer cryptocurrency born of the 2008/2009 global financial crisis, has risen dramatically since its inception and … Continue reading US Regulators Overreach to Protect US Dollar Supremacy with TON Decision, Will Bitcoin be next?
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) advocate Roger Ver recently took to Twitter to share a video of a Hong Kong vending machine which accepts BCH and Ether as payment options but not Bitcoin. In the video, Ver pointed to Bitcoin’s high fees and congested network as the reason it was likely omitted from the payment options. However, … Continue reading Hong Kong Vending Machines Accept Bitcoin Cash not Bitcoin Boasts Roger Ver
Bitmain has launched a cheaper version of a Bitcoin mining machine, Antminer T19, compared to its more pricy predecessor Antminer S19. Bitmain has been losing its market share to its rival, MicroBT, which launched its M30S++ Bitcoin miner in April this year. The Antminer T19 has a hashrate/ mining power of 84 terahash per second … Continue reading Bitmain Launches Cheaper Mining Machines After Bitcoin Halving and Losing Market Share to MicroBT
Fetch.ai has an interoperability vision to bring machine learning services to every ledger and blockchain. In an email to Blockchain.News, Fetch.ai today announced its interoperability vision to bring machine learning services to every ledger and all chains. The AI network also gave us an update on their imminent upgrade to the Fetch.ai test network to … Continue reading Machine Learning Network Fetch.ai Shares Vision of Interoperable Blockchains
Despite the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic bringing the travel industry to a standstill, a blockchain-powered QR health code system has enabled at least 17 million people to travel between China and Macau, an autonomous region off the south coast of China, since May. Mutual healthcare network China’s southern Guangdong province and Macau have been using a mutual QR … Continue reading Blockchain Allowed 17 Million People to Travel Between Macau and China During Coronavirus
Bitcoin has finally decoupled with the traditional stock market, as Bitcoin’s price has been able to maintain its strength while the stock market has been tumbling. Although Bitcoin’s price did show some weakness yesterday, although it managed to rally following the European Central Bank statement. Bitcoin has continuously rallied last week, although the US stock … Continue reading Bitcoin’s Price Finally Showing Signs of Macro Decoupling from the Stock Market
Gambling companies in Macau are exiting the industry or have already started diversifying their operations away from the city. They say that the gambling industry is in danger if China’s digital yuan is fully implemented across the nation. The industry’s revenues have already been affected by stricter regulations and the COVID-19 pandemic over the past … Continue reading China’s Digital Yuan Launch Could Threaten Macau’s Gambling Industry