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Want a blockchain job in big tech? This course might help you land one

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by on May 2, 2019 at 3:11 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


What do Facebook, Visa, Shell, IBM, and EY have in common (other than being stupid rich)? They’re all hiring blockchain talent. Indeed, blockchain jobs are popping up all over the place these days. If you ever thought about learning the ins and outs of distributed ledger tech, now might be a good time – and we’ve got an idea where you can start. The University of California, Berkeley is currently running a “Blockchain Technology” online course on EdX. Among other things, the course will familiarize you with various consensus mechanisms (like Bitcoin’s Proof-of-Work or Ethereum’s upcoming Proof-of-Stake), the concept of tokenomics, and…

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1 million crypto-jacking attempts blocked daily, despite Coinhive’s demise

May02
by on May 2, 2019 at 2:59 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


The cryptocurrency mining script Coinhive may have shut down earlier this year, but crypto-jackers are still active across the internet. Many devices originally infected with Coinhive are also still trying to illicitly mine cryptocurrency. According to new figures from Malwarebytes, the cybersecurity firm blocked over 200,000 requests to connect to the Coinhive network the day after it shut down on March 8. Domain requests have since tailed off to an average of 50,000 per day over the past week. Malwarebytes is also blocking over 1 million cryptocurrency mining requests per day from Coinhive competitor CoinLoot. Late last year, reports suggested…

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Analogue’s $190 Mega Sg is a treat for Sega fans who saved their cartridges

May02
by on May 2, 2019 at 2:51 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Over the past couple of years, Seattle-based Analogue has been warming retro gamers’ hearts with its systems that faithfully run 8-bit and 16-bit NES cartridges with high-resolution audio and video output. The company then set its sights on Sega’s family of consoles, and recently released the delightful Mega Sg. This handsome little box plays your 8-bit and 16-bit Mega Drive cartridges, and comes with an adaptor to support a Sega CD connector. With that, you’re all set to take another crack at your favorite titles for Sega’s machines – of which there are more than 2,180 in existence. I spent…

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10 things we learned from the Democratic candidates’ Instagrams

May02
by on May 2, 2019 at 1:59 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


In a crowded pool of candidates, one stacked from top to bottom with political icons and young upstarts hoping to unseat them, it’s time to put up or shut up. The Presidential Election is still more than 18 months away, but we find ourselves quickly encroaching on primary and caucus season. The first, in Iowa, is scheduled for Monday, February 3. A month later there’s Super Tuesday, a single day smackdown with 12 primaries in 24 hours that could make or break a candidate’s chances at taking on President Donald Trump (the presumptive Republican nominee) for a bid at the…

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The Bitcoin bear is dead, but Tether drama could spell bad news for traders

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by on May 2, 2019 at 1:04 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


The price of Bitcoin has “bottomed” – or so say the cryptocurrency analysts who predicted the end of the bear market. But, they’re also warning the recent Tether drama could turn Bitcoin bearish again over the short term. If that’s true, Bitcoin could soon mirror 2015 market cycles that led to a bull market lasting two years, independent research firm Delphi Digital reports. “In our […] report that we released in early December, we made a call that Bitcoin will bottom by the end of Q1 2019,” said Delphi Digital. “We continue to stand by that call, we believe Bitcoin has…

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