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xxx users should arrange for the use of alternative end-to-end secure channels, such as Signal, and temporarily stop sending and especially reading PGP-encrypted email. From Attention PGP Users: New Vulnerabilities Require You To Take Action Now | Electronic Frontier Foundation. xxx

xxx Jonathan Larsen, CIO of Ping An Group and Chairman and CEO of Ping An’s VC arm Global Voyager Fund, explained that massive value-creation opportunities arise when we reduce or eliminate frictional costs (in mortgage creation, for example). He put forward the view that today’s ICOs (“tokens minus the assets”) will be superseded by “tokensContinue reading “Money20/20 Asia Day Three snapshot | FleishmanHillard in Hong Kong”

xxx Paris on Saturday officially launched a local currency that can be used alongside the euro in local shops and businesses. From Paris launches local currency – Economy – RFI. xxx

xxx Today, shell money has been replaced by the almighty US dollar for day-to-day transactions like grocery shopping. But for more conceptual exchanges, like rights or customs, stones remain a vital currency for Yap’s 11,000 residents. From BBC – Travel – The tiny island with human-sized money. xxx

xxx In the future, the most significant factor in the battle between challengers and incumbents will be technology, which is driving a fundamental transformation of financial services. From Technology not size is key to banking success. xxx

xxx As with Bitcoin, Zcash has transparent addresses (t-addresses) but gives users the option to hide the details of their transactions using private addresses (z-addresses). From “The pool’s run dry” – analyzing anonymity in Zcash – Bentham’s Gaze. xxx

xxx Speaking at the Tomorrow’s Transactions conference in London this week, Kelly Olson, director of the distributed ledger technology group at Intel, discussed ways it is possible to use a “secure enclave”, similar to what Apple uses for its Touch ID, to increase blockchain security. From Intel Conducting Experiments to Massively Scale Blockchain – CoinDesk. xxx

xxx Kelly was kind enough to mention Consult Hyperion’s work for Intel on this project. We couldn’t tell you about it before, because it was confidential until very recently, but I hope Kelly won’t mind me saying that Intel’s foresight in starting this project some time ago is impressive. From There’s more than one wayContinue reading “There’s more than one way to skin a blockchain | Consult Hyperion”

xxx Figures from the Electoral Commission show there were just 28 allegations of impersonation in 2017 out of nearly 45 million votes in 2017 – or one case for every 1.6 million votes cast. Only one of these allegations resulted in a conviction. From Thousands of voters turned away from polling stations in mandatory ID trials – ElectoralContinue reading “Thousands of voters turned away from polling stations in mandatory ID trials – Electoral Reform Society”

xxx Nigerian-born Omar was previously charged with dangerous driving, using a motor vehicle without third party insurance and driving without a licence. At Westminster Magistrates’ Court today, another charge of possessing a false passport, driving license and a Public Carriage Office licence to prove his identify in order to get a private hire licence wasContinue reading “Uber driver ‘who ploughed into 11 people in South Kensington’ in court | Daily Mail Online”