Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Blockchain

Coinbase raises $300M on an $8B valuation to fund its global expansion

By Duncan Riley Oct 30, 2018

Coinbase Inc., the first cryptocurrency exchange to become a “unicorn,” is now multiple times bigger on paper, raising $300 million in new funding on an $8 billion valuation. The Series E round announced today…

Blockchain

NXMH buys old-school cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp

By Duncan Riley Oct 29, 2018

One of the oldest operating cryptocurrency exchanges, Bitstamp Ltd., has been acquired by Belgian investment firm NXMH. The price of the deal was not disclosed, but CCN reported Monday that Bitstamp was seeking as much as…

Security

Fortnite scams break records as the game continues to surge in popularity

By Duncan Riley Oct 29, 2018

The battle royale game Fortnite has continued to smash records in popularity, complete with a $1.25 billion investment for its parent company last week. Unfortunately, it’s also breaking records when it comes to scams and malware.…

Blockchain

Israeli blockchain ‘zero-knowledge proof’ authentication startup StarkWare raises $30M

By Duncan Riley Oct 29, 2018

Israeli blockchain startup StarkWare Technologies Inc. today said it has raised $30 million in new funding to assist it in developing an authentication method known as zero-knowledge proof. Zero-knowledge proof is the ability to prove that something…

Blockchain

Canadian cryptocurrency exchange closes in possible exit scam

By Duncan Riley Oct 28, 2018

A small Canadian cryptocurrency exchange has ceased trading after claiming to be hacked in what some are alleging was instead an “exit scam.” The exchange, called MapleChange, launched in May with 110 trading pairs…

Infra

Qualcomm tells court that Apple is trying to destroy its business

By Duncan Riley Oct 28, 2018

Qualcomm Technologies Inc. has upped the war on words in its dispute with Apple Inc., accusing the iPhone maker of trying to destroy its business. The allegation was raised at a court hearing on…

Emerging Tech

Tesla rolling out new navigation feature for Autopilot

By Duncan Riley Oct 28, 2018

Tesla Inc. has started rolling out an update to version 9.0 of its software that delivers navigation options to its Autopilot feature. The Navigate on Autopilot service, available to all Tesla vehicles in the…

Apps

Report: Facebook is developing a clone of the TikTok short-video app

By Duncan Riley Oct 25, 2018

Facebook Inc. is developing a new standalone app called “Lasso” to challenge TikTok, a wildly popular Chinese app that has started to go viral in the West. Facebook is said to be developing the app…

Security

Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific hacked and 9.4M customer records stolen

By Duncan Riley Oct 25, 2018

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., the flag carrier of Hong Kong, is the latest airline to be hacked, with 9.4 million customer records stolen. Data stolen in the hack, which occurred in March but only…

Apps

Despite fall in active users, Twitter books improved profit

By Duncan Riley Oct 25, 2018

Twitter Inc. lost active users in its last quarter but still managed to book an improved profit as the microblogging platform continues to plow forward post an ongoing purge of alleged Russian bots. Twitter booked a…

Duncan Riley

Coinbase raises $300M on an $8B valuation to fund its global expansion

NXMH buys old-school cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp

Fortnite scams break records as the game continues to surge in popularity

Israeli blockchain ‘zero-knowledge proof’ authentication startup StarkWare raises $30M

Canadian cryptocurrency exchange closes in possible exit scam

Qualcomm tells court that Apple is trying to destroy its business

Tesla rolling out new navigation feature for Autopilot

Report: Facebook is developing a clone of the TikTok short-video app

Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific hacked and 9.4M customer records stolen

Despite fall in active users, Twitter books improved profit

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