Two miners, BTC.top and BTC.com, have reportedly executed a 51% attack on the bitcoin cash blockchain Read the original post: Two Miners Purportedly Execute 51% Attack on Bitcoin Cash Blockchain

By CCN: The other shoe could be about to drop in the economy. JPMorgan economists in a report predict the second quarter will witness slowed economic growth. They’re expecting U.S. GDP to expand by a measly 1%, lower than their original predictions of 2.25%. During Q1, the economy expanded at a rate of 3.2%. The […]

Encrypted messenger Telegram has created Fift, a new programming language for the TON blockchain Read the original post: Telegram Introduces New Programming Language for TON Network

By CCN: Siam Commercial Bank, Thailand’s third-largest financial institution, quietly teased some tantalizing news that should kick the Ripple (XRP) rumor mill into high gear. SCB Thailand Taps Ripple for Blockchain Payments Already, SCB Thailand launched a blockchain platform that uses the Ripple company’s xCurrent system to facilitate cheaper cross-border money transfers. Now, the Thai financial […]

Watch manufacturer Vacheron Constantin will deploy blockchain technology to track its timepieces Read the original post: World’s Oldest Watch Manufacturer to Use Blockchain for Tracking Timepieces

By CCN: The city of Baltimore has suffered a blow in its bid to keep operations running amidst a bitcoin ransom attack that has crippled critical services. Per The Baltimore Sun, city officials had created Gmail accounts in the wake of ransomware attackers demanding $100,000 in Bitcoin. This was after the baltimorecity.gov official email addresses […]

By CCN: 2gether, based in the EU, announced today that it’s launching a Visa debit card which will enable users to convert crypto to fiat via ATM quickly. The card itself doesn’t charge a fee to make these transactions, but there is a fee involved in exchanging the crypto and whatever fees the ATM itself […]

Tokens for the Polkadot protocol are reportedly being offered on secondary markets at heavily discounted rates Read the original post: Polkadot Tokens Sold on Secondary Markets at Discounted Rates: Report

Encrypted messaging service Telegram will reportedly launch its TON network in the third quarter of this year Read the original post: Report: Telegram to Launch TON Network in Q3 2019

By CCN: Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao — who is still reeling after a $54 million bitcoin hack — is suing Sequoia Capital China, a unit of California-based venture capital firm Sequoia Capital. In his May 20 legal filing with the High Court in Hong Kong, Zhao claims Sequoia Capital China prevented him from raising capital […]