Mastercard purchases blockchain intelligence startup CipherTrace
Global payments giant Mastercard plans to incorporate crypto intelligence project into its digital currency expansion plans as it partners with CipherTrace blockchain intelligence company. The global payments company has agreed to buy CipherTrace, a blockchain intelligence startup with crypto forensics capabilities for over 900 cryptocurrencies, according to a press release issued on Thursday. Mastercard plans […]
KT Corp South Korean telecom firm adopts blockchain for carbon ambitions
KT Corp, a large South Korean telecommunications corporation, has announced a blockchain digital document initiative plan using electronic documentation service in order to contribute to environmental goals. Around 90 percent of the country’s fixed-line mobile networks , as well as 45 percent of broadband high-speed internet services, are provided by telecommunications company. The e-document project, […]
Search engine Presearch becomes a default option on European Android devices
Presearch, a decentralized search engine, will be featured as a default option on all new and factory-reset devices sold in the United Kingdom and Europe starting September 1. Google’s decision to make Presearch the default browser option comes after a protracted legal battle with the European Commission over allegations that the firm manipulated Android to […]
Andreessen Horowitz launches $400M seed fund to aid its tech expansion
Andreessen Horowitz, popularly known as a16z, is launching a new $400 million seed fund, according to a statement released on Friday. The company stated, “Seed investments have traditionally been at the heart of venture , the actual financial bet towards a team, an idea, and nothing else.” After writing some of the first checks into […]
Nvidia’s Lite Hash Rate algorithm appears to have been cracked by a mining software
The developers of the mining software NBMiner claim to have cracked Nvidia’s anti-mining defences in part. The exploit reportedly unlocks up to 70% of the original graphic card mining power. Nvidia deployed the Lite Hash Rate, or LHR, algorithm on all graphics cards in its RTX 30 series in June in a bid to reduce […]