BlogHide Resteemsoldas (0)in new • 8 years agoNASA awards companies $65 million to develop habitats for deep spaceNASA is serious about going to Mars, and not just for a quick visit, either. It justcommitted $65 million, spread over two years and six companies, for the purpose of developing and testing…oldas (0)in new • 8 years agoCVS Pharmacy launches its own mobile payments and loyalty solution, CVS PayCVS Health today is launching its own mobile payments solution that will allow customers to pay for products, pick up prescriptions, earn ExtraCare loyalty rewards, as well as pay – just by scanning…oldas (0)in new • 8 years agoRazer CEO Min Liang-Tan is speaking at Disrupt SF 2016The first OSVR headset made its debut at last year’s CES. The wearable wasn’t aimed at Oculus or HTC – nor were its creators looking to take on Samsung’s low cost Gear VR. 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The San Francisco exchange announced today that it intends to let users access and withdraw classic ether…oldas (0)in new • 8 years agoWith Socialized Loss Proposal, Bitfinex Enters Uncharted WatersThe Bitfinex hack appears to be forcing the exchange to consider unconventional measures as part of a bid to relaunch after last week's $60m hack.The Hong Kong-based bitcoin exchange announced last…oldas (0)in bitcoin • 8 years agoWhat the Bitfinex Hack Means for Bitcoin Multi-Sig Security"With our BitGo wallet solution it becomes impossible for our users to lose their bitcoins due to us being hacked or stealing them."So wrote Bitfinex CFO Giancarlo Devasini about the bitcoin…oldas (0)in new • 8 years agoRise of Replay Attacks Intensifies Ethereum DivideThe unintended consequences of the ethereum hard fork continued to mount this week as new problems became apparent due to the ongoing popularity of two competing networks.A week ago, there was one…oldas (0)in new • 8 years agoEthereum Races Ahead with Raiden’s Implementation of the Lightning NetworkBrainbot Technologies, a blockchain development, and consulting company, just released the first implementation of the Raiden Network, which, similar to the Lightning Network, is a layer two…
