# An encryption study revealed a surprising fact about blockchain adoption in Mexico

# An encryption study revealed a surprising fact about blockchain adoption in Mexico

“# An encryption study revealed a surprising fact about blockchain adoption in Mexico ” A report called “Encryption Trends in Mexico 2020/2021” surveyed a total of 353 representatives from companies throughout Mexico. The study, published by privacy research center the Ponemon Institute, indicated that 40% of the Mexican companies surveyed were looking to adopt blockchain…

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#Senate GOP must act to stop Big Tech abuses

#Senate GOP must act to stop Big Tech abuses

“#Senate GOP must act to stop Big Tech abuses” Now they’ve done it. The Big Tech monopolists have finally gone too far. They’ve brazenly censored this newspaper’s reporting days before a presidential election, and now, after years of quiescence, the Republican establishment is up in arms. Furious. Their sternly worded letters are piling up. Their…

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# This blockchain only needs 22Kb of data to be verified

# This blockchain only needs 22Kb of data to be verified

“# This blockchain only needs 22Kb of data to be verified ” Mina aspires to be the world’s tiniest blockchain, with claims that its protocol maintains a constant size of around 22 KBs. This is ostensibly achieved by using recursive zk-SNARKs — the same technology that is used by the privacy-centric cryptocurrency, Zcash (ZEC). However, whereas the latter…

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# Getting the story straight: Blockchain to curb fake news

# Getting the story straight: Blockchain to curb fake news

“# Getting the story straight: Blockchain to curb fake news ” With the United States Presidential Election set for next month, the concern over fake news has once again dominated public discourse. Fake news — the deliberate spreading of verifiably false information under the disguise of being an authentic news story ­— not only undermines…

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# Understanding the EU’s 6AMLD and the risk to your business

# Understanding the EU’s 6AMLD and the risk to your business

“# Understanding the EU’s 6AMLD and the risk to your business ” In January 2020, the European Union released its Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive to increase transparency while tackling fraud, money laundering and cybercrimes. The 5AMLD extended the scope of customer due diligence checks, introduced domestic and politically exposed persons, extended the creation of central…

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