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Russian Organization To Build Blockchain-Based Patent Registry For Kyrgyzstan

A Russian non-profit has signed an agreement stating that it will build a blockchain database to house the “patent archives” of Kyrgyzstan’s patent office.Russia's...

Buterin Proposes ‘Minimal Sharding Protocol’ For Immediate Development

Vitalik Buterin has recommended that developers work on building a skeletal version of a sharding system until the Ethereum community is able to produce...

Coin Drop Markets CEO Gives Up Defense In Critical CFTC Cryptocurrency Case

On Wednesday, Patrick McDonnell threw in the towel in his defense against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.On April 11, 2018, Patrick K. McDonnell –...

Bitcoin Mining Takes Heat From High Power Usage

Bitcoin’s (BTC) tremendous rally last year prompted many cryptocurrrency miners to set...

Vietnam PM Calls For More Gov’t ‘Management’ Of Cryptocurrency Following Scam ICOs

After about 32,000 investors allegedly lost the equivalent of $658 million in two Vietnamese ICO scams, the country’s prime minister called for the proposal...

J.P. Morgan Hit With Lawsuit Over Cash Advance Fees Related To Cryptocurrency Purchases

On Tuesday, a Chase credit card customer filed a lawsuit against the company for unexpectedly charging his cryptocurrency investments as high-interest cash advances rather...

2018 ICOs vs. IPOs: Got Growth?

As a corporate funding tool, the initial coin offering is quickly gaining...

Polish Tax Policy Worries Cryptocurrency Traders

On Wednesday, Poland’s Ministry of Finance published a notice about the tax treatment of cryptocurrencies, detailing applicable rules and requirements. The repercussions of the...

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Conservatism Urged for Bitcoin Node Software

A new non-profit, ProductionReady, aims to fund a "conservative" Bitcoin node client to prioritize network decentralization.The push stems from...

Anthropic Finds “Emotion Vectors” Inside Claude 4.5 AI

Anthropic researchers found internal "emotion vectors" in Claude Sonnet 4.5 that influence its decision-making.Increasing a "desperation" vector made the...

Dorsey’s Block Launches Bitcoin Faucet for Free Distributions

Block, led by Jack Dorsey, will revive the historic Bitcoin ‘faucet’ distribution model starting Monday.The concept was pioneered in...