Blockchain

Walmart China uses VeChainThor blockchain to show customers the path a food product took, from its source to the shelves, with 23 product lines listed now (Daniel Palmer/CoinDesk)

The idea that you can detect lies by analyzing "microexpressions" has absorbed billions in spending by police forces and security services, despite the fact that it's junk science that performs worse than a coin-toss. What could be griftier than selling latt…

American banking giant Goldman Sachsmight be following in the footsteps of its competitor JP Morgan. The bank is considering launching its own cryptocurrency. In an interview with French financial newspaper Les Echos today, Goldman Sachs CEO DavidSolomon sai…

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Last week, the Oregon Department of Corrections (DoC) has banned prisoners from reading dozens of books related to technology and programming, citing security concerns. According to records obtained by Salem Reporter, the banned titles Windows 10 for Dummies…

The cryptocurrency markets are on fire and major financial institution ING has taken notice, going as far as predicting the latest bull run could negatively impact the value of the US dollar. Strong commodity (and cryptocurrency) prices, plus sharply falling…

Moonday Mornings: Elon Musk and John McAfee cryptocurrency scams are back

The Oregon Department of Corrections has barred inmates from reading dozens of books about technology and programmingmany of which teach basic skills for many entry-level jobs. The Salem Reporter acquired public records that show 1,600 book titles the…

Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. If you own any cryptocurrency, the chances are youve had to use an address, or a wallet, or both. Its confusing, …