How Google’s Android Keyboard Keeps ‘Smart Replies’ Private
The latest Gboard feature needs to know as much as possible about your digital life to work—but doesn’t share that data with Google. Powered by...
97% of People Consulted by UK Financial Regulator Opposed Crypto Derivatives Ban
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ban on crypto derivatives sales to retail investors has set tongues wagging. It is no mystery. After a consultation process that closed Oct. 3, 2019, with 97% of participants opposed to the prohibition, the U.K. financial regulator still proceeded to issue the ban, completely disregarding the overwhelming public input. In its defence, the FCA claims to be protecting consumers and “enhancing the...
Yearn Finance Token Value Slides 67%, While Locked Value Loses Over $300M
Yearn Finance’s native token YFI has been seeing significant capitulation as the price has dropped from an all-time high (ATH) of $43k in mid-September to today’s $13,875 USD value. Despite the -67.7% loss since the token’s ATH, the Yearn Finance project still has around $624 million total value locked into the platform. Yearn Finance and the native token YFI has been a hot topic during the latter half of 2020. This is because the YFI...
China’s Digital Currency Has Been Used in 3 Million Transactions Worth Over a Billion Yuan So Far
China’s central bank digital currency has been used in 3.13 million transactions worth about 1.1 billion yuan ($162 million) so far, the People’s Bank of China’s deputy governor has reportedly revealed. In addition, more than 122,000 digital wallets have been created. ‘Positive Progress’ of Digital Yuan Pilot The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has been actively testing its central bank digital currency (CBDC). At Sibos, the global...
Immediate $1,200 Stimulus Checks: Trump Calls on Congress to Pass Stand-Alone Stimulus Bill Fast
Congress has been urged to pass a stand-alone stimulus bill to immediately provide Americans with second stimulus checks of $1,200 after talks of approving a larger stimulus package of $2.2 trillion have stalled. New Stimulus Bill for $1,200 Direct Payments to Americans U.S. President Donald Trump is calling on Congress to quickly pass individual coronavirus relief aid measures, including a stand-alone bill to provide $1,200 stimulus...
