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Blockchain-based predictions marketplace Augur is under fire after a significant security vulnerability was uncovered by bounty hunters who could potentially be used to sift off millions of dollars. Betting on Augur’s Security? As per a report by The Next Web on Aug. 7, the decentralized betting platform has low levels of customer and interface security–allowing […]

In a unique and practical application of blockchain, Guardian Circle provides users with access to a decentralized emergency response network in order to rescue those in emergency situations across the world. Guardian Circle’s CEO, Mark Jeffrey, shared his vision for the company and its potential global scale impact in an exclusive interview with CryptoSlate. The […]

West Virginian troops serving overseas will cast their midterm election ballots on the blockchain, making them the first to use the state’s new distributed ledger-based mobile voting app. The newfangled system will see the U.S.’s first use of smartphones for federal voting, and is reportedly aimed to streamline the ballot process for overseas troops, according […]

Blockchain-based payments processor Ripple, announced its partnership with pop star icon Madonna for endorsing a fundraiser in Malawi, Africa. This post was written in collaboration with Aliesha Duffin. Ripple is leaving no stone unturned for gaining relevance among the masses. The company regularly conducts educational, celebrity endorsements and philanthropic activity regularly to popularize its XRP token. As stated in […]

Outside cryptocurrencies, developers have created only a handful of useful applications using the blockchain. For example, industries in artificial intelligence, big data companies and logistics, are still trying to figure out how to use blockchain to bring about improvements in their respective fields. Countless major companies have announced research efforts into the blockchain, but the […]

ZhongAn Technology announced the upload of data for 760,000 diamonds onto the blockchain and hopes to increase transparency and traceability in the luxury goods supply chain. The company aims to provide consumers and suppliers the ability to trace the entire journey of the diamonds from production to ownership. ZhongAn joined forces with online diamond trading […]

Robert Kiyosaki, the author of one of the top personal finance books of all time, stated that cryptocurrencies, gold, and silver, will triumph over an impending economic crash — the likes of which the world has never experienced. The author of the 1997 bestseller ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’, Kiyosaki has garnered a reputation as an […]

Since Bitcoin’s inception, many crypto aficionados have worked to dissociate their favorite digital coin from the notion that it may be used for illegal activity, and new data from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is proving that criminal activity in the space is massively shrinking. Has Illegal Activity Really Dropped? According to Bloomberg, Lilita […]

While fake cryptocurrency accounts on Twitter may pass off as failed tactics to amateur investors, a major security researcher believes the epidemic is an elaborately-planned, carefully-executed cyberattack consisting of thousands of spam accounts. Crypto-Twitter Epidemic: Not Child’s Play According to TechCrunch, U.S.-based Duo Security recently released a report that detailed the elaborate steps utilized by […]

Decentralized applications (dApps) are one of the most promising applications of blockchain technology, holding the potential to completely replace centralized third-party operated platforms. User identity management, however, remains critical to any dApps and is currently managed by “trusted” third parties—a problem the ERC725 identity standard aims to solve. The  ERC725 identity standard is the brainchild of […]