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ForkLog 31 29.10.2020

How China’s Digital Yuan (DCEP) Put It at the Forefront of Monetary Innovation

In 2020 many countries stepped up efforts to develop their own central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). According to the latest BIS report, 80% of central banks are studying the potential of national digital currencies, and half of them are already experimenting with new payment instruments.

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ForkLog 143 28.10.2020

Zooko Wilcox: In four years Zcash has achieved great things, but we need a billion users

Exactly four years ago, on 28 October 2016, the launch of the Zcash mainnet (ZEC), a privacy-focused cryptocurrency, took place.

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ForkLog 140 27.10.2020

How Palantir Works: A Company Arming the Security Services with Mass-Surveillance Algorithms

One of the most enigmatic companies of our era. A secret software developer for the security services. A firm that knows everything about you. This is how various media described the American software company Palantir Technologies, which works in data analytics.

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ForkLog 16 23.10.2020

NFTs as a New Class of Virtual Assets: A First Look (Part Two)

ForkLog publishes a series by Dmitry Bondar on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as a new class of virtual assets. The first article introduces the NFT market, the second discusses the close relationship between cryptocurrencies and collectibles, and the third covers NFT prospects.

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ForkLog 24 22.10.2020

Unprofitable mining and dump accusations: how the Filecoin community greeted the launch

On October 15, the long-awaited launch of the Filecoin mainnet took place, one of the industry’s most promising projects. In 2017 it attracted over $250 million from accredited investors and funds.

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ForkLog 30 21.10.2020

NFTs as a New Class of Virtual Assets: A First Look (Part One)

ForkLog publishes a series of articles by Dmitry Bondar on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as a new class of virtual assets. The first article introduces the NFT market, the second examines the deep kinship between cryptocurrencies and collectibles, and the third looks at NFT prospects.

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ForkLog 17 16.10.2020

How the Pandemic Is Killing Internet Freedom: A Freedom House Report

Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, internet freedom worldwide deteriorated sharply. Governments have seized the opportunity to tighten surveillance of citizens and curb the right to a free internet. The data come from Freedom House's report Freedom on the Net 2020.

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ForkLog 46 15.10.2020

Accessibility and traceability: how the Bank of Russia sees the digital ruble

For a long time, discussions about the digital ruble were the subject of speculation by a handful of officials. However, on the eve of its publication, the Bank of Russia released its first report outlining its position on issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in Russia. ForkLog has examined the report's contents.

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ForkLog 19 14.10.2020

DEXs Without Native Tokens — Relic of the Past or Viable Path Forward?

Yield farming is one of the most topical trends in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space. The decentralized exchange (DEX) segment is no exception—many trading venues have issued native tokens. Among such platforms is Uniswap, which has risen to the lead in total value locked.

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ForkLog 28 09.10.2020

Tax evasion, ICO advertising and Belize flight: the extraordinary life of John McAfee

The famous entrepreneur John McAfee was arrested in Spain. In the United States he faces up to 30 years in prison for tax evasion. According to US authorities, McAfee earned more than $23 million from covert ICO advertising. He may have to return those funds.

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ForkLog 52 07.10.2020

The Pantheon of the Darknet, or What Lies Ahead for the Deep Web After a Wave of Illegal-Market Closures

At the end of September, the US Department of Justice and Europol announced the successful completion of one of the largest operations in darknet history to curb crime. In the operation, American and European law enforcement arrested 179 alleged drug traffickers and seized $6.5 million in cash and cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 34 06.10.2020

More than 100 million users and the main trends in the cryptocurrency market: a Cambridge report

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance published its annual — the third — study of the global cryptocurrency market. The study gathered data on the operations of crypto services and their clients, surveying 280 companies across 59 countries.

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