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Verizon Files for Passcode Blockchain Patent

Verizon Files for Passcode Blockchain Patent

AUG 23, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Verizon Communications, the largest telecom company in the United States, is getting in on the Blockchain digital gold rush, filing a patent for a Blockchain system of managing passcodes .

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Roger Ver: There Has Been a Lot of Suppression of Ideas on Bitcoin Forums

Roger Ver: There Has Been a Lot of Suppression of Ideas on Bitcoin Forums

OCT 01, 2015 | Allen Scott

CoinTelegraph spoke with Ver about the new forum, his plans for Bitcoin.com, his dispute with OKcoin, and what he thinks of major banks hopping on the blockchain bandwagon.

 398
How an Australian Teen Nearly Created a Decentralized Reddit in 1997 (Op-Ed)

How an Australian Teen Nearly Created a Decentralized Reddit in 1997 (Op-Ed)

AUG 04, 2015 | Ian DeMartino

In 1997, an Australian teenager created one of the web's first viable p2p programs. What happened to it can teach us a lot about emergent technologies today and where we may be going in the future.

 265
Bitphone Becomes First Bitcoin Phone Company, Skype Competitor

Bitphone Becomes First Bitcoin Phone Company, Skype Competitor

JUL 23, 2015 | Evander Smart

New service called Bitphone is attempting to reinvent and improve how we communicate by using bitcoin as low-cost infrastructure and payment method for encrypted calls

 688
Keybase Raises $10.8M to Develop Encrypted Messaging Using Public Keys

Keybase Raises $10.8M to Develop Encrypted Messaging Using Public Keys

JUL 21, 2015 | Joseph Young

Keybase, a cryptographic message and verification startup, has raised US$10.8 million in a Series A funding round

 134
Skype Alternatives, Part 2: Edward Snowden’s Recommendations

Skype Alternatives, Part 2: Edward Snowden’s Recommendations

JUN 28, 2015 | Juan S. Galt

Skype, Microsoft's voice over IP software, has been shown to be insecure on various levels over the years. The Snowden leaks have revealed it to be more of a mass surveillance malware than a secure communications platform.

 3543
3 Alternatives to Skype Surveillance with End-to-End Encrypted Calls

3 Alternatives to Skype Surveillance with End-to-End Encrypted Calls

JUN 19, 2015 | Juan S. Galt

CoinTelegraph reviews three of the most promising alternatives to Skype that guarantee end-to-end encryption and greater privacy for its users.

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The Gov't Really, Really Wants You to Visit These Websites (Op-Ed)

The Gov't Really, Really Wants You to Visit These Websites (Op-Ed)

JUN 19, 2015 | Amanda B. Johnson

The U.S. federal government is trying to steer people toward visiting sites that give step-by-step instructions on how to encrypt digital communications.

 106
Leaders in Bitcoin Broadcasting: ‘Pandora’s Box Is Open and There’s No Going Back’

Leaders in Bitcoin Broadcasting: ‘Pandora’s Box Is Open and There’s No Going Back’

JUN 07, 2015 | Jamie Redman

Out of the buzz surrounding Bitcoin has come unique journalism and multimedia.

 78
In Victory for Crypto Community, Russian Court Lifts Ban on Bitcoin Sites

In Victory for Crypto Community, Russian Court Lifts Ban on Bitcoin Sites

MAY 16, 2015 | Allen Scott

A court in Ekaterinburg, Russia has effectively lifted the ban to Bitcoin-related websites blocked in January by authorities.

 137
‘We're Considering Not Lying Anymore, for Real’ — US Gov't on NSA Spying (Op-Ed)

‘We're Considering Not Lying Anymore, for Real’ — US Gov't on NSA Spying (Op-Ed)

MAY 14, 2015 | Amanda B. Johnson

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to end dragnet spying on American communications.

 55
Bitcoinist.net Launches Garza-Owned BTC.com, Plans to Create ‘Industry Portal’

Bitcoinist.net Launches Garza-Owned BTC.com, Plans to Create ‘Industry Portal’

MAY 14, 2015 | Joseph Young

The Bitcoin news website Bitcoinist LTD has signed a private long-term lease agreement for the “million-dollar domain” BTC.com.

 84
5 Things You Can Do With ‘New’ Bitcoin Fax (Op-Ed)

5 Things You Can Do With ‘New’ Bitcoin Fax (Op-Ed)

MAY 06, 2015 | Matchpool

Watch as maybe-cutting-edge technology and retro-80s-machine collide.

 61
Tutanota Provides Stupid-Easy Email Encryption

Tutanota Provides Stupid-Easy Email Encryption

APR 30, 2015 | Amanda B. Johnson

I know many of you have no issue encrypting emails with PGP — no confusion copying and importing others' keys. No trouble remembering to back up your private keys when you switch to a new computer.

 425
Private 'Vanishing' Messaging App Wiper Adds Bitcoin Wallet

Private 'Vanishing' Messaging App Wiper Adds Bitcoin Wallet

MAR 04, 2015 | Ian DeMartino

The social messaging app Wiper added a built-in bitcoin wallet last month, enabling instant transactions among contacts, as well as basic wallet functionality.

 116
Verizon Files for Passcode Blockchain Patent

Verizon Files for Passcode Blockchain Patent

AUG 23, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Verizon Communications, the largest telecom company in the United States, is getting in on the Blockchain digital gold rush, filing a patent for a Blockchain system of managing passcodes .

 1227   |    6
3 Alternatives to Skype Surveillance with End-to-End Encrypted Calls

3 Alternatives to Skype Surveillance with End-to-End Encrypted Calls

JUN 19, 2015 | Juan S. Galt

CoinTelegraph reviews three of the most promising alternatives to Skype that guarantee end-to-end encryption and greater privacy for its users.

 15757   |    1
Skype Alternatives, Part 2: Edward Snowden’s Recommendations

Skype Alternatives, Part 2: Edward Snowden’s Recommendations

JUN 28, 2015 | Juan S. Galt

Skype, Microsoft's voice over IP software, has been shown to be insecure on various levels over the years. The Snowden leaks have revealed it to be more of a mass surveillance malware than a secure communications platform.

 3543
Bitphone Becomes First Bitcoin Phone Company, Skype Competitor

Bitphone Becomes First Bitcoin Phone Company, Skype Competitor

JUL 23, 2015 | Evander Smart

New service called Bitphone is attempting to reinvent and improve how we communicate by using bitcoin as low-cost infrastructure and payment method for encrypted calls

 688
Roger Ver: There Has Been a Lot of Suppression of Ideas on Bitcoin Forums

Roger Ver: There Has Been a Lot of Suppression of Ideas on Bitcoin Forums

OCT 01, 2015 | Allen Scott

CoinTelegraph spoke with Ver about the new forum, his plans for Bitcoin.com, his dispute with OKcoin, and what he thinks of major banks hopping on the blockchain bandwagon.

 398
Tutanota Provides Stupid-Easy Email Encryption

Tutanota Provides Stupid-Easy Email Encryption

APR 30, 2015 | Amanda B. Johnson

I know many of you have no issue encrypting emails with PGP — no confusion copying and importing others' keys. No trouble remembering to back up your private keys when you switch to a new computer.

 425
How an Australian Teen Nearly Created a Decentralized Reddit in 1997 (Op-Ed)

How an Australian Teen Nearly Created a Decentralized Reddit in 1997 (Op-Ed)

AUG 04, 2015 | Ian DeMartino

In 1997, an Australian teenager created one of the web's first viable p2p programs. What happened to it can teach us a lot about emergent technologies today and where we may be going in the future.

 265
‘We're Considering Not Lying Anymore, for Real’ — US Gov't on NSA Spying (Op-Ed)

‘We're Considering Not Lying Anymore, for Real’ — US Gov't on NSA Spying (Op-Ed)

MAY 14, 2015 | Amanda B. Johnson

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to end dragnet spying on American communications.

 55
Keybase Raises $10.8M to Develop Encrypted Messaging Using Public Keys

Keybase Raises $10.8M to Develop Encrypted Messaging Using Public Keys

JUL 21, 2015 | Joseph Young

Keybase, a cryptographic message and verification startup, has raised US$10.8 million in a Series A funding round

 134
Leaders in Bitcoin Broadcasting: ‘Pandora’s Box Is Open and There’s No Going Back’

Leaders in Bitcoin Broadcasting: ‘Pandora’s Box Is Open and There’s No Going Back’

JUN 07, 2015 | Jamie Redman

Out of the buzz surrounding Bitcoin has come unique journalism and multimedia.

 78
5 Things You Can Do With ‘New’ Bitcoin Fax (Op-Ed)

5 Things You Can Do With ‘New’ Bitcoin Fax (Op-Ed)

MAY 06, 2015 | Matchpool

Watch as maybe-cutting-edge technology and retro-80s-machine collide.

 61
In Victory for Crypto Community, Russian Court Lifts Ban on Bitcoin Sites

In Victory for Crypto Community, Russian Court Lifts Ban on Bitcoin Sites

MAY 16, 2015 | Allen Scott

A court in Ekaterinburg, Russia has effectively lifted the ban to Bitcoin-related websites blocked in January by authorities.

 137
Bitcoinist.net Launches Garza-Owned BTC.com, Plans to Create ‘Industry Portal’

Bitcoinist.net Launches Garza-Owned BTC.com, Plans to Create ‘Industry Portal’

MAY 14, 2015 | Joseph Young

The Bitcoin news website Bitcoinist LTD has signed a private long-term lease agreement for the “million-dollar domain” BTC.com.

 84
The Gov't Really, Really Wants You to Visit These Websites (Op-Ed)

The Gov't Really, Really Wants You to Visit These Websites (Op-Ed)

JUN 19, 2015 | Amanda B. Johnson

The U.S. federal government is trying to steer people toward visiting sites that give step-by-step instructions on how to encrypt digital communications.

 106
Private 'Vanishing' Messaging App Wiper Adds Bitcoin Wallet

Private 'Vanishing' Messaging App Wiper Adds Bitcoin Wallet

MAR 04, 2015 | Ian DeMartino

The social messaging app Wiper added a built-in bitcoin wallet last month, enabling instant transactions among contacts, as well as basic wallet functionality.

 116
Verizon Files for Passcode Blockchain Patent

Verizon Files for Passcode Blockchain Patent

AUG 23, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Verizon Communications, the largest telecom company in the United States, is getting in on the Blockchain digital gold rush, filing a patent for a Blockchain system of managing passcodes .

 1227   |    6
3 Alternatives to Skype Surveillance with End-to-End Encrypted Calls

3 Alternatives to Skype Surveillance with End-to-End Encrypted Calls

JUN 19, 2015 | Juan S. Galt

CoinTelegraph reviews three of the most promising alternatives to Skype that guarantee end-to-end encryption and greater privacy for its users.

 15757   |    1
In Victory for Crypto Community, Russian Court Lifts Ban on Bitcoin Sites

In Victory for Crypto Community, Russian Court Lifts Ban on Bitcoin Sites

MAY 16, 2015 | Allen Scott

A court in Ekaterinburg, Russia has effectively lifted the ban to Bitcoin-related websites blocked in January by authorities.

 137
Bitphone Becomes First Bitcoin Phone Company, Skype Competitor

Bitphone Becomes First Bitcoin Phone Company, Skype Competitor

JUL 23, 2015 | Evander Smart

New service called Bitphone is attempting to reinvent and improve how we communicate by using bitcoin as low-cost infrastructure and payment method for encrypted calls

 688
How an Australian Teen Nearly Created a Decentralized Reddit in 1997 (Op-Ed)

How an Australian Teen Nearly Created a Decentralized Reddit in 1997 (Op-Ed)

AUG 04, 2015 | Ian DeMartino

In 1997, an Australian teenager created one of the web's first viable p2p programs. What happened to it can teach us a lot about emergent technologies today and where we may be going in the future.

 265
Keybase Raises $10.8M to Develop Encrypted Messaging Using Public Keys

Keybase Raises $10.8M to Develop Encrypted Messaging Using Public Keys

JUL 21, 2015 | Joseph Young

Keybase, a cryptographic message and verification startup, has raised US$10.8 million in a Series A funding round

 134
Bitcoinist.net Launches Garza-Owned BTC.com, Plans to Create ‘Industry Portal’

Bitcoinist.net Launches Garza-Owned BTC.com, Plans to Create ‘Industry Portal’

MAY 14, 2015 | Joseph Young

The Bitcoin news website Bitcoinist LTD has signed a private long-term lease agreement for the “million-dollar domain” BTC.com.

 84
Skype Alternatives, Part 2: Edward Snowden’s Recommendations

Skype Alternatives, Part 2: Edward Snowden’s Recommendations

JUN 28, 2015 | Juan S. Galt

Skype, Microsoft's voice over IP software, has been shown to be insecure on various levels over the years. The Snowden leaks have revealed it to be more of a mass surveillance malware than a secure communications platform.

 3543
Leaders in Bitcoin Broadcasting: ‘Pandora’s Box Is Open and There’s No Going Back’

Leaders in Bitcoin Broadcasting: ‘Pandora’s Box Is Open and There’s No Going Back’

JUN 07, 2015 | Jamie Redman

Out of the buzz surrounding Bitcoin has come unique journalism and multimedia.

 78
Tutanota Provides Stupid-Easy Email Encryption

Tutanota Provides Stupid-Easy Email Encryption

APR 30, 2015 | Amanda B. Johnson

I know many of you have no issue encrypting emails with PGP — no confusion copying and importing others' keys. No trouble remembering to back up your private keys when you switch to a new computer.

 425
‘We're Considering Not Lying Anymore, for Real’ — US Gov't on NSA Spying (Op-Ed)

‘We're Considering Not Lying Anymore, for Real’ — US Gov't on NSA Spying (Op-Ed)

MAY 14, 2015 | Amanda B. Johnson

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to end dragnet spying on American communications.

 55
Roger Ver: There Has Been a Lot of Suppression of Ideas on Bitcoin Forums

Roger Ver: There Has Been a Lot of Suppression of Ideas on Bitcoin Forums

OCT 01, 2015 | Allen Scott

CoinTelegraph spoke with Ver about the new forum, his plans for Bitcoin.com, his dispute with OKcoin, and what he thinks of major banks hopping on the blockchain bandwagon.

 398
5 Things You Can Do With ‘New’ Bitcoin Fax (Op-Ed)

5 Things You Can Do With ‘New’ Bitcoin Fax (Op-Ed)

MAY 06, 2015 | Matchpool

Watch as maybe-cutting-edge technology and retro-80s-machine collide.

 61
The Gov't Really, Really Wants You to Visit These Websites (Op-Ed)

The Gov't Really, Really Wants You to Visit These Websites (Op-Ed)

JUN 19, 2015 | Amanda B. Johnson

The U.S. federal government is trying to steer people toward visiting sites that give step-by-step instructions on how to encrypt digital communications.

 106
Private 'Vanishing' Messaging App Wiper Adds Bitcoin Wallet

Private 'Vanishing' Messaging App Wiper Adds Bitcoin Wallet

MAR 04, 2015 | Ian DeMartino

The social messaging app Wiper added a built-in bitcoin wallet last month, enabling instant transactions among contacts, as well as basic wallet functionality.

 116

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