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Rambus Unveils Vaultify Trade for Secure Transaction and Storage of Crypto Assets on Blockchain
https://www.rambus.com/rambus-unveils-vaultify-trade-for-secure-transaction-and-storage-of-crypto-assets-on-blockchain/Deploys proven, bank-grade tokenization and encryption technologies for virtual assets SUNNYVALE, Calif. and Las Vegas, NV – Oct. 22, 2018 – Ushering in a new level of security for blockchain implementations, Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS), today announced the availability of Vaultify Trade. The platform enables the secure storage and transfer of crypto and digital assets using […]
Tencent and Ant Financial’s Measures on Cryptocurrency
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/tencent-and-ant-financials-measures-on-cryptocurrency/Chinese companies Ant Financial and Tencent, who own AliPay and WeChat, respectively, have taken measures to monitor cryptocurrency transactions on their popular mobile wallet platforms in light of the Chinese government’s recent crackdown on cryptocurrency-related fundraising and trading activities, one of them being a cryptocurrency gambling ring for the 2018 World Cup.
Cryptojacking and How it Works
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/cryptojacking-and-how-it-works/As the new frontier for technology, blockchain has shown plenty of promise. However, in the realm of cryptocurrencies, there have been several high profile attacks and heists that have brought the security of exchanging and holding cryptocurrencies into question. In the rush for acquiring cryptocurrencies, some users have taken to building machines dedicated to mining […]
Mobile Coin’s $30 million bid for mobile payments
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/mobile-coins-30-million-bid-for-mobile-payments/In late April, 2018, MobileCoin, a privacy-focused cryptocurrency announced that Binance Labs, the major blockchain incubator associated with the Binance exchange, led a $30 million round in Bitcoin and Ether for the new cryptocurrency. As part of the relationship, MobileCoin will enjoy “priority consideration.” In a whitepaper published in December, 2017, MobileCoin is described as […]
Yes, cryptocurrencies are vulnerable to theft
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/yes-cryptocurrencies-are-vulnerable-to-theft/Earlier this year, the U.S. House of Representatives issued its annual Joint Economic Report, which included an entire section dedicated to blockchain and cryptocurrency. According to the report, the potential for digital currency theft “remains a problem,” although this isn’t due to the inherent structure of blockchain. “No evidence exists of anyone hacking blockchain’s underlying […]
Blockchain Royale: How hype and buzzwords aren’t doing blockchain favors
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/blockchain-royale-how-hype-and-buzzwords-arent-doing-blockchain-favors/Ever since the sharp rise of cryptocurrencies, most notably with Bitcoin exceeding $10,000 dollars in value, there has been a spike in attention on blockchain technology, perhaps to the point some might consider to be past the point of reason. Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter, has made a speculation that bitcoin could replace other currencies […]
Machine learning, blockchain and the IoT
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/machine-learning-blockchain-and-the-iot/It is increasingly harder to speak of the future of technology without mentioning the Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain. Likewise, the same could be said about machine learning. A research report by Gartner, which says that worldwide IT spending will reach $3.7 trillion in 2018, mentions that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a key driver […]
How blockchain can help IoT security
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/how-blockchain-can-help-iot-security/A report from Gartner projects that IoT devices, excluding PCs, tablets, and smartphones, will reach 26 billion units by 2020, boosting the market by $3 trillion. Meanwhile, blockchain has also become a prominent fixture, with another analysis estimating the technology will add $3.1 trillion in business value by 2030. There is speculation that the two […]
EU says blockchain can be a “game changer”
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/eu-says-blockchain-can-be-a-game-changer/Blockchain in the European Union (EU) The European Commission (EC) recently debuted an action plan that outlines how the EC could potentially harness the opportunities presented by evolving FinTech. More specifically, the Commission wants to facilitate the use of the rapid advances in new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, cloud services and blockchain. “Digital technologies […]
Latency and high compute costs challenge blockchain
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/latency-high-compute-costs-challenge-blockchain/Latency, compute costs and storage Andy Vitus, a partner at Scale Venture Partners, has written a TechCrunch article that explores the future of blockchain and distributed apps. As Vitus observes, the industry still has a “long way to go” before the technology is ready for major, real world applications. “To get there, creative and enterprising […]
