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Researchers rank cryptocurrency exchanges by how secure they are

Nov06
by on November 6, 2018 at 5:10 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Prominent cyber-security firm Group-IB has graded the security of online cryptocurrency exchanges, as a means of assessing insurance risk. It found long-standing platform Kraken to be the most secure, with OKEx, Huobi Pro, and CoinCheck among the riskiest. Alongside IT platform CryptoIns, Group-IB claims to have developed the world’s first assessment system for determining the insurance premiums required to adequately cover cryptocurrency kept on major exchanges. Losses as a result of cyber-attacks on exchange software, theft, fraud, and illegal actions of crypto-exchange personnel are all apparently covered by the new cryptocurrency insurance policy. Users across more than a dozen exchanges…

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AMD reaaaally wants you to buy its new cryptocurrency mining gear

Nov06
by on November 6, 2018 at 4:57 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Thirsty for a piece of the action from the cryptocurrency market, it appears AMD has become the latest graphical processing unit (GPU) manufacturer to target the blockchain sector. AMD just launched a new explainer page for cryptocurrency and blockchain tech. While the page admits cryptocurrency is currently the most well-known use case of blockchain, it suggests the technology has enormous potential to make an impact in a number of other sectors. Here are some of the industries that AMD believes can benefit from the application of blockchain: Medicine and Health Care Finance and Banking Insurance Internet of Things (IoT) and Networking…

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Asus Zenfone 6 leak reveals it has an itty-bitty, freaky notch

Nov06
by on November 6, 2018 at 3:25 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


You know Asus makes phones, right? Well, even if you didn’t you might find this interesting: the company‘s Zenfone 6 has leaked and, well, it has one of the odder notches we’ve seen in some time. Reported on by HDBlog.it – an Italian technology site – the device has a small notch in the upper right hand corner. Check out the video they put together here: And lets take a closer look at that notch: I also think we should share a couple of YouTube comments from the video, because why the hell not? Personally, I don’t mind it too much.…

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Meet 3 of the blockchain experts speaking at Hard Fork Decentralized

Nov06
by on November 6, 2018 at 2:38 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Hard Fork, Insider


At our upcoming blockchain event, we’ve invited some inspiring speakers with a wide array of expertise. As the blockchain industry finds itself with a lot of unanswered questions that will determine the next 10 years, it’s more vital than ever to bring expert opinions into the mix. Each of our speakers will offer something new to the discussion, and together we’ll explore the future of blockchain. Here are just a few experts speaking at our event: Ayelet Noff, Co-CEO and Founder of Blonde 2.0 Ayelet is known as one of the most successful women in the blockchain industry, having founded…

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Meet the people busting scientists who fake images in research papers

Nov06
by on November 6, 2018 at 2:32 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


In biomedical research alone, an estimated $2 billion may have evaporated last year over papers that were retracted due to doctored images. Now, a growing body of researchers are turning to AI to catch crooked scientists in the act, and hopefully solve this decade-old issue. On September 10, a controversial paper was published in the Scientific Reports journal claiming that a homeopathic treatment formulated from the poison ivy plant could ease pain in rats. While the uproar was initially due to the fierce debate surrounding the efficacy of homeopathy, it intensified when it turned out that the paper had doctored…

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