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X-ray technique creates nanometer-scale 3D reconstructions of computer chips
The chips in our devices are powered by transistors and integrated circuits so small that they can barely be detected by our most...
‘Gemcoin’ Ponzi Scheme Operator Hit With $74 Million Judgment
One of the leaders of a Ponzi scheme that involved a fictitious cryptocurrency has been ordered to pay $74m in fines. The judgment...
Bitstamp Teams With Servicing Bank To Support Bitcoin Investments Within A Regulated Framework
Bitstamp, the bitcoin exchange, is partnering with CACEIS, the servicing bank of Credit Agricole, to allow fund promoters to accept...
Canadian Police Issue Bitcoin Investment Scam Warning
Regional police in Canada have issued a warning to local residents about fraudulent investment schemes involving bitcoin. In a...
New EU Draft Law Seeks to Identify Bitcoin Users, End Anonymity
A newly drafted proposal to amend the existing directive of preventing money laundering and terrorism financing is seeking to...
Apple is opening new stores in Downtown Miami, Cologne and Nanjing
While Apple’s retail team is currently remodeling all its stores, the company is also opening brand new stores around the world....
Blockchain-Powered VR World Enters New Testing Phase
A plan to build a virtual reality underpinned by a blockchain is moving ahead with the launch of a new test network. Called...
PayPal Invests in $48 Million Series C of Korean Fintech Payments Startup
South Korean Fintech firm Viva Republica has closed a KRW 55 billion ($48 million) Series C round of funding which saw...
Polish Law Enforcement Investigating Bitcurex Exchange Shutdown
Prosecutors in Łódź, Poland, have launched an investigation into the shutdown of Bitcurex, one the country's oldest and largest...
CoinDesk Explainer: The Bitcoin Unlimited Debate
Depending on who you ask, Bitcoin Unlimited is either the future of bitcoin or a broken implementation of the software. One thing's...
How the ‘Dole Stock Crisis’ is Reigniting the Push for Blockchain
Earlier this year, a rare window opened into the way the stock market currently operates when a class action lawsuit revealed that...
EU Law Enforcement: Digital Currency is Impeding Investigations
Law enforcement agencies in the European Union are alleging that the growing use of digital currencies is impairing their efforts....
Code Bug Exploit Sends Bitcoin Unlimited Nodes Offline
Nearly 70% of nodes running Bitcoin Unlimited went offline today as word emerged of a bug in the software's code. The bug opened a...
Bitcoin Core Developers Attack Bitcoin Unlimited
The empire strikes back. As the people rise and gain the majority of miners who have decided, Bitcoin Core developers have...
PegaSwitch is an easy exploit toolkit for the Nintendo Switch
A day after the world got confused whether or not the Switch was truly hacked, a group of programmers have released PegaSwitch, a...
Nasdaq is Helping Build a Blockchain Market for Ad Contracts
Exchange operator Nasdaq helping to launch a new blockchain-based market for advertising contracts. The New York Interactive...
Hayo’s Kinect-like sensor for your home now has an API
Sometimes I miss the Kinect. It was such a breakthrough device and yet it didn’t go anywhere. But it inspired a lot of...
Bitcoin Has Now Been Trading Over $1,000 For One Whole Month
Bitcoin prices have reached a new milestone, as the price has now officially traded above $1,000 for an entire month. The digital...
Bitcoin Core Supporter Threatens Zero Day Exploit if Bitcoin Unlimited Hardforks
Tempers seem to be flaring in bitcoin land as some Bitcoin Core supporters threaten to attack the currency if the economic...
Snapcard to Shutter Bitcoin Wallet Service
Bitcoin startup Snapcard will close down its wallet service in the next few months, its operators said today. In a new blog post,...
European Banking Giants Plot Blockchain Trading of Liquid Natural Gas
ING and Societe Generale, a Dutch and French bank respectively are reportedly in talks with global commodities traders to...
Another Bitcoin ETF Deadline is Already Approaching
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is set to make another bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) decision later this...
Dubai Government Taps IBM For City-Wide Blockchain Pilot Push
The city of Dubai has unveiled new strategic partnerships as part of its bid to become the world's first "blockchain-powered...
Ethereum Has Doubled in Just a Few Days
Ethereum continues to delight traders everywhere. It has rallied from $15 to $30 per coin in just a matter of a couple...
Foxconn Reveals Plan for Blockchain Supply Chain Domination
One of the world's largest tech employers is now in the blockchain business. Foxconn – best known for manufacturing Apple's iPhone...
MIT lab’s smart boots could keep astronauts on their feet
If you’ve ever worn a spacesuit during a moonwalk or EVA, and I know a lot of you have, you were probably frustrated by how...
The Market Cap of All Crypto Assets is Up $4 Billion Since Friday
Bitcoin markets aren't the only ones on the rise in the wake of the SEC's exchange-trade fund (ETF) listing rejection. Perhaps in...
Crunch Report | Intel Acquires Mobileye
Today’s Stories Intel buys Mobileye in $15.3B deal, moves its automotive unit to Israel Pandora’s on-demand music...
Bitcoin Traders Weigh New Risks as Scaling Returns to Spotlight
With the SEC's bitcoin ETF rejection just days behind the market, bitcoin traders saw a familiar topic return today – the...
Bitcoin Unlimited Races Ahead as Ethereum Surges to ATH Beyond $30
Ethereum has risen above $30 following the bitcoin ETF rejection in what appears to be a bull run. The currency now has a...
New iPad models being tested around Cupertino, logs show
Several new iPad models have been spotted being tested in Cupertino and nearby locations, according to mobile marketing firm...
UK Government Eyes Blockchain Trials in New Digital Strategy Push
The UK government said it envisions a role for blockchain as part of a broader digitization plan unveiled earlier this month. The...
All Digital Currencies Are Up
The total market cap for all digital currencies reached a new all-time high today, standing just under $25 billion, with 24...
Apple releases new ad with real-life iMessage stickers
Apple just published a new video ad on its YouTube channel. I’ve been writing about recent Apple ads because they’ve been a bit...
EU Draft Law Outlines Parliament Plan to Monitor Bitcoin Users
EU Parliament members have published new draft legislation outlining their plans to regulate digital currencies. Legislative...
Bitcoin Price Recovers from ETF Rejection, Nears $1,250; Cryptocurrencies are Booming
Bitcoin has swatted away the distraction of a failed attempt to establish a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) by the...
Arizona Senate Shoots Down Blockchain Gun Tracking Bill
Proposed legislation that would prevent the use of blockchains to track guns in Arizona has failed, public records show. Early last...
Hackers release proof-of-concept Nintendo Switch jailbreak
In what amounts to a an innocuous but important proof-of-concept a hacker called LiveOverflow has released a jailbreak that allows...
Bitcoin’s Price is Already Back Above Pre-ETF Rejection Levels
Despite the SEC's rejection of a high-profile bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) application last week, the price of bitcoin is...
Newsflash: Bitcoin Price Crashes Below $1,000 After ETF Rejection
The aftermath of the SEC’s refusal to approve the Winklevoss bitcoin ETF has resulted in a predictable outcome for bitcoin...
Bitcoin Fell Hard Again after ETF Decision
Bitcoin showed a very steep rise last night, rising over $100/coin in just a matter of minutes. It was quite a shock to see,...
Acquiring Bitcoin: Profiting in a Flash Crash
We promised another article about peer-to-peer trading, but given the events of yesterday, when the Winklevoss Twins had their...
Ethereum and Bitcoin Weekly Price Analysis
Ethereum Ethereum continues to exceed expectations. As these words are being written, Ethereum’s daily chart is sitting at the All...
An Interview with the Founders of Bitcoin Exchange BitMEX
Nicholas Levenstein has been a classical musician, IT and Strategy Consultant and financier. Nicholas has a BA (cum laude)...
Bitcoin Unlimited Reaches Almost 40%
Bitcoin Unlimited, the new grassroots client, reached 39.6% over a 24 hour period earlier this week, its highest ever. Now...
Fire, Flesh & Blockchain: Dubai’s DED Sees Truth as Economic Enabler
"We as a government know very little about this technology. We focus on running the city." The statement comes halfway through my...
Is Google another step closer to being unblocked in China?
If negotiations go through, Google Scholar may be search giant’s first service to re-enter world’s biggest internet market, Chinese...
Ethereum Surpasses All-Time High, Reaches $2 Billion Market Cap
Ethereum has risen to new heights in the past 24 hours, reaching an all-time high of around $24. Up from around $16 in what...
Can your smart home be used against you in court?
On a November, 2015 morning in Bentonville, Arkansas, first responders discovered a corpse floating in a hot tub. The home’s...
Using Google Trends to Estimate Bitcoin’s User Growth
Willy Woo is an entrepreneur, investor, derivatives trader and cryptocurrency enthusiast. In this guest piece, Woo...
Nintendo Switch Joy-Con and Pro controllers work on PC, Mac and Android
The Nintendo Switch’s Bluetooth controllers work with a range of different platforms, it turns out – making for some of the most...
Why Nintendo Switch is amazing now, despite a small launch game lineup
Nintendo’s Switch feels almost like a minimum viable product when it comes to software – the menu, when you boot the console...
Most consumers not being turned on by connected home, study finds
Connected homes aren’t yet sparking interest beyond the early adopter crowd, according to survey of nearly 10,000 consumers in the...
Disney Research has robots matching verbal styles with kids
Roboticists at Disney Research are investigating how to improve the quality of human-robot interactions by studying how speech...
The Sonos Playbase sits comfortably under your TV
While all-in-one soundbars are popular with folks who have their TVs mounted to the wall, what about the few and the brave who have...
Blue Origin reveals the ‘New Glenn’ takeoff and landing sequence in new video
Blue Origin is working towards the first launch of its super heavy-lift rocket, the New Glenn. Bezos’s rocket company just released...
The Nintendo Switch’s left Joy-Con connection issues are hardware related
The Nintendo Switch is great and I can’t stop thinking about Zelda even when I’m not playing it. But some of you may have noticed...
Alleged CIA leak re-demonstrates the dangers of smart TVs
WikiLeaks published today notes on what it alleges are a large set of CIA hacking tools. Among the dump was a tool developed by the...
Nobody Understands Bitcoin (And That’s OK)
Jameson Lopp is a software engineer at BitGo, creator of statoshi.info and founder of bitcoinsig.com. In this guest feature, Lopp...
Kuri the adorable smart home robot can now detect your face
Kuri, the smart home robot from Bosch internal startup Mayfield Robotics, won a lot of hearts when it debuted at CES in January....
This AR-enhanced globe would be a fun addition to any iPad-equipped classroom
Geography is cool, whatever the kids say. In fact, the only thing cooler is augmented reality. So what if I told you there was a...
Using Google Trends to Detect Bitcoin Price Bubbles
Willy Woo is an entrepreneur, angel investor, derivatives trader and cryptocurrency enthusiast. In this guest piece, Woo discusses...
Nvidia’s Jetson TX2 makes AI computing possible within cameras, sensors and more
Nvidia has a new generation of its Jetson embedded computing platform for devices at the edge of a network, including things like...
Pebby makes long-distance pet relationships more fun
I’m convinced that if humans could find fun in simple games as easily as pets, our world would be a healthier place. Watching...
New Bitcoin Core Release Gives Boost to Block Relay Network
The latest software release from the Bitcoin Core development community provided a boost to a network aimed at broadcasting...
These magical (robotic) socks teach you to dance (robotically)
As humans find themselves forced to mate with our robotic overlords I suspect there will be some dancing. And what better way to...
SEC Shoots Down Winklevoss Bitcoin ETF Bid
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has denied a bid to list a bitcoin-tied exchange-traded fund (ETF), citing the risk of...
Parental control service “Circle with Disney” to help with distracted driving, social media, kids’ chores & more
Circle with Disney, a device that helps parents manage their home’s internet rules and restrictions, wants to be more than just a...
Industry Speaks Out in Aftermath of Bitcoin ETF Rejection
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has rejected an effort to list the Winklevoss Bitcoin ETF (COIN), prompting comment from...
Use Nintendo Switch controllers with the NES Classic with this adapter
Nintendo Switch controllers are flexible, if flawed — the latest hardware they work with is the NES Classic, via 8bitdo’s $17 Retro...
Bitcoin Prices Plunge After SEC’s ETF Decision
Bitcoin prices fell sharply after the US Securities and Exchange Commission shot down a bid to list a bitcoin exchange-traded fund...
The Macallan x Urwerk Flask is $2,000 worth of high-tech boozing
In the annals of mechanical gadgets it doesn’t get much simpler than a flask. You open the top, pour booze in and close the top....
Bitcoin ETF Result May Come After US Stock Market Close
The SEC’s decision on the bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) is likely to arrive once US stock markets shut own for the day,...
Pax is a smart tip jar for rideshare drivers
A while back, I reminded people that they should tip their Uber drivers. But a common response was essentially, “I’d like to tip,...
SEC Email Line Swamped Ahead of Winklevoss Bitcoin ETF Decision
Impatient for answers about its decision regarding a proposed bitcoin exchange-traded fund, market watchers appear to be swamping a...
PassivDom is an Zombie-proof “autonomous 3D-printed mobile house”
It’s rare that I quote a company’s marketing tagline outright but PassivDom, makers of an “autonomous 3D-printed mobile house”...
Scientists create time crystals, a rule-bending new form of matter
By Michael Irving A new phase of matter, called a time crystal, has been created and observed for the first time. In a regular crystal,...
The Gameband is the ultimate wrist gaming solution for playing Pong
Ready for some XTREME WRIST GAMING ACTION? Sure you are. But here’s the Gameband, a new smartwatch for gamers that lets you play...
Bitcoin Exchange Bitso Trials Canada-Mexico Remittance Service
Mexican bitcoin exchange Bitso has been working with Canadian payments startup Paycase to create a new remittance corridor between...
Bitcoin Price Spikes Above $1,300 as ETF Decision Nears
Bitcoin prices saw a significant price spike this morning, briefly shooting above $1,300 to hit a new all-time high. Markets peaked...
How Bitcoin’s P2P Layer Got a Speed Hike in the Latest Core Release
“Satoshi left us with a monolithic blob of a codebase.” That was bitcoin developer Cory Fields’ way of saying that, despite the...
Blockstack Launches Decentralized Internet Platform on Amazon’s AWS
Blockstack Core, a bitcoin-based development platform, is now available on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) marketplace. Developed by...
Bitcoin Wallet Maker CoolBitX Raises $500k for Healthcare Solution
Bitcoin hardware wallet maker CoolBitX has raised $500,000 as part of its push into the broader blockchain security industry. The...
From First Filing to Final Decision: The Journey of the Winklevoss Bitcoin ETF
It’s a looming decision that has sparked global headlines, turned the heads of financial analysts and kept the bitcoin world on the...
Ontario Securities Regulator Issues Warning About ICOs
Ontario's securities market watchdog has issued a warning to businesses using blockchain: you may run afoul of our laws. In...
New Hampshire’s Bitcoin MSB Exemption Clears First Vote
Lawmakers in New Hampshire have advanced a proposed law that would exempt bitcoin traders in the state from money transmitter...
Singapore’s Central Bank Completes Digital Currency Trial
Singapore’s central bank has completed a distributed ledger trial focused on inter-bank payments, officials said today. The...
Rootstock’s Merge-Mining Advances Bitcoin Smart Contracts Effort
As the community of blockchain developers around the world pushes ever deeper into smart contracts, bitcoin is being left behind....
A Public-Private Ethereum? It Won’t Be As Easy As It Sounds
Many ethereum developers have high hopes that the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, backed by the likes of JPMorgan and Microsoft, will...
China’s Bitcoin Exchange Freeze May Be Likely to Continue
China's bitcoin users and traders may face a further wait for services to be restored at the country's major exchanges. While BTCC,...