Blockchain

Telegram Hits 400M Monthly Active Users (techcrunch.com) Posted by msmash on Friday April 24, 2020 @02:19PM from the how-about-that dept. Instant messaging service Telegram has amassed 400 million monthly active users, it said today, up from 300 million active users the seven-year-old service disclosed to the SEC last October. From…

About the programme The masterclass is an introduction to the world of business continuity and crisis management. The course has been designed for tackling business continuity issues and other relevant issues during a crisis situation. The training programme will provide delegates with basic knowledge and understanding of developing and executing…

Ripple Sues YouTube Over Cryptocurrency Scam Videos (reuters.com) Posted by BeauHD on Tuesday April 21, 2020 @08:45PM from the call-to-action dept. Blockchain firm Ripple sued YouTube on Tuesday, alleging the video-sharing platform failed to protect consumers from cryptocurrency "giveaway" scams that use fake social media profiles to dupe victims into…

Bad IdeasBad IdeasThis week we're looking at mistakes, missteps, and misconceptions.Many forms of so-called digital money aren’t actually so new or innovative—nor actual ‘money,’ in most cases—and often have a number of key aspects in common. The ways in which they differ may be our best indicators for whether this…

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Zuck's bucks have no luck, for now The Facebook-founded Libra Association has revised its planned digital currency after regulatory concerns and public backlash made the project's initial vision untenable. Libra was introduced last June as a global digital currency, that would be linked to the value of real-world currencies and…

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Image: Planet Entertainment The creator of the Cooking Mama games says it pulled the plug on the latest game, Cooking Mama: Cookstar, over quality concerns. Except the publisher went ahead and released it anyway.Controversy has been swirling around Cooking Mama: Cookstar ever since it temporarily went up for sale on…

Identity theft continues to be a global issue as data breaches remain prevalent. Blockchain startup ... Bloom wants to help consumers find and protect their leaked data. (Photo by Ted Soqui/Corbis via Getty Images) Corbis via Getty Images Data breach events and identity theft are among the biggest downsides to…

And why we should use this crisis as an opportunity to make big changes. April 14, 2020 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In 2004, Stanford economist Paul Romer opined that a "crisis is a terrible thing to waste," a phrase that President Obama's chief of…