# First ransomware attack in 2020 election hits voting infrastructure in Georgia

# First ransomware attack in 2020 election hits voting infrastructure in Georgia

“# First ransomware attack in 2020 election hits voting infrastructure in Georgia ” A ransomware attack targeting the government systems of Georgia’s Hall County also impacted key voting infrastructure it has been revealed. Local officials initially released few details regarding the Oct. 7 attack, stating that “critical systems within the Hall County Government networks” had…

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# Chainlink brings Verifiable Randomness to Ethereum mainnet, keeps other chains in sight

# Chainlink brings Verifiable Randomness to Ethereum mainnet, keeps other chains in sight

“# Chainlink brings Verifiable Randomness to Ethereum mainnet, keeps other chains in sight ” Chainlink’s verifiable randomness function, or VRF, has made its way to the Ethereum (ETH) main net. VRF will provide a decentralized source of randomness for the project’s decentralized ecosystem.  A trusted source of randomness is essential for many applications, such as those…

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# Siemens-backed blockchain energy platform showcases in Germany

# Siemens-backed blockchain energy platform showcases in Germany

“# Siemens-backed blockchain energy platform showcases in Germany ” A blockchain-based energy trading platform backed by German tech giant Siemens is being publicly demonstrated in a Bavarian municipality today. The so-called “Pebbles” project — short for “peer-to-peer energy trading based on blockchains” — is holding a virtual demo of its blockchain-based marketplace platform for optimized…

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# Brock Pierce: True decentralization is a way off

# Brock Pierce: True decentralization is a way off

“# Brock Pierce: True decentralization is a way off ” U.S. presidential candidate Brock Pierce believes true decentralization, in its purest form, does not exist today, and is not practical in the near future.  He told Celsius founder and CEO Alex Mashinsky in an hour-long #MOIP interview released earlier today that while DeFi, is headed towards…

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#Joe insults allies, media shrug and other commentary

#Joe insults allies, media shrug and other commentary

“#Joe insults allies, media shrug and other commentary” Foreign desk: Joe Insults Allies, Media Shrug Joe Biden last week warned of “the rise of totalitarian regimes in the world,” including democratic Poland and Hungary — and that “half-insulting, half-clueless remark” set off a “diplomatic firestorm,” sighs Gladden Pappin at Newsweek. Yet despite the vigorous protests…

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