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Blockchain Technology Streamlining Operations in Smart Cities 2

Blockchain Technology Streamlining Operations in Smart Cities

Crypto New Media Press A smart city goes by many definitions, but at its foundation lies the established relationship and cooperation between its public and private sectors, which are essential for every aspect of development. Such include physical and digital infrastructure, data access and management, trade relations, utility services management, public relations, as well as

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How the African Crypto Market is Effected by Coronavirus 3

How the African Crypto Market is Effected by Coronavirus

Crypto New Media Press Coronavirus is affecting the global economy and in particular making people pay more attention to cryptocurrency, which in turn benefits Africa. The cryptocurrency crash following the coronavirus has been severe and affecting every continent across the globe including Africa. From blockchain communities to crypto events, the space is vibrant with activities

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Japan Passes Law to Allow the Government to Hack Citizens’ Web Cameras, Routers, Tech Devices 7

Japan Passes Law to Allow the Government to Hack Citizens’ Web Cameras, Routers, Tech Devices

Crypto New Media Press A new law has caused outrage in Japan where the government has given itself the authority to hack into so called IoT devices which includes in its definition very non-futuristic things like the in-built camera in your laptop. According to media reports, the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) will

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EARN IT: The US Anti-Encryption Bill That Threatens Private Speech Online

There’s a new bill in the works to fight against child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and other risky services on the internet — but it could come at a cost to online privacy.  Eliminating Abusive or Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) was proposed by the Senate Judiciary Committee and sponsored by senators from

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A Treatise on Bitcoin and Privacy Part 1: A Match Made in the Whitepaper

Introduction How one’s focus can shift in just two weeks! While today everybody in the Bitcoin space seems more concerned with price fluctuations in response to the global financial panic (understandably so), it’s important to remember perennial issues that never go away, like the importance of maintaining your privacy when you transact in bitcoin. Throughout

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“Your Expectations of Privacy Are Too High” (But They Shouldn’t Be)

Bitcoin mixing, the practice of scrambling one’s bitcoin with others in order to obscure the connection between an individual’s identity and coin address information, has seen a number of innovations over the last decade. Some of the early mixing efforts took the simple form of two coin holders privately agreeing to swap coins in like

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The Bitcoin Mixing Case at the Center of the Fight for Transaction Privacy

A court case is underway in the United States that could become a watermark decision for Bitcoin transaction privacy and compliance law.  Larry Harmon of Ohio — who, incidentally, owns the Coin Ninja media site — was recently charged and arrested for money laundering some 350,000 bitcoin (roughly $300 million at the time of the

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