Ripple’s “800-pound gorilla” in the room is whether financial institutions will actually use cryptocurrencies in cross-border payments. Author: David Floyd
Archives for October 2018
IBM Wins Patent for Blockchain-Based Network Security System
A newly published IBM patent proposes bolstering network security by monitoring potential network intrusions on a blockchain. Author: Nikhilesh De
St. Louis Fed VP: A Private Crypto Could Solve the ‘Triffin Dilemma’
An economist with the St. Louis Federal Reserve said that cryptocurrencies could solve a problem faced by global currency reserves like the dollar. Author: Nikhilesh De
‘Bitcoin Bug’ Exploited on Crypto Fork as Attacker Prints 235 Million Pigeoncoins
Using a major bug found and fixed on bitcoin last month, an attacker was able to print 235 million coins on “pigeoncoin.” Author: Alyssa Hertig
Crypto Mining for Political Campaigns? A US Elections Agency Is Considering It
US election officials are considering a request that, if approved, would let people contribute to political campaigns by mining cryptocurrencies. Author: Stan Higgins
