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08.12 / 01:23

BLOCK Judge Blocks Biden Administration Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors

A U.S. judge on Tuesday blocked the Biden administration’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for employees of federal contractors, the latest of several recent early rulings against federal vaccine requirements in the workplace.

06.12 / 13:51

Blockchain BLOCK Binance RIG Lucky Block Crypto Lottery Game Lucky Block Launches for Pre-Sale

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05.12 / 00:35

UPS Target BLOCK BUG Now fixed, Solana Protocol Library bug, had potential to expose $2.6 billion to risk of theft

Rug pulls and network exploits have dominated much of the buzz within the cryptocurrency industry, and for good reason. DeFi applications have now lost over $2 billion in total owing to such hacks. The latest one this week alone accounted for $120 million.

03.12 / 17:53

IPO BLOCK Mobile BAY How to block ATM, debit cards online

The pandemic has forced a majority of people to do their financial transactions online. However, managing a bank account online comes with its share of advantages and disadvantages. Industry experts say while receiving and sending money online is done instantly, the possibility of unauthorised and fraudulent transactions have also increased.

03.12 / 01:31

BLOCK Holdings Deal FTC Challenges Nvidia’s $40 Billion Deal for Arm Holdings

WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued to block U.S. chip supplier Nvidia Corp.’s proposed $40 billion takeover of chip-design specialist Arm Holdings, arguing the chip-industry deal is anticompetitive.

02.12 / 13:12

Twitter BLOCK CEO Bitcoin exit week Square Becomes Block a Week after Dorsey's Exit as Twitter CEO

Initially, a credit card-reader business, Square Inc renames itself as Block Inc as it plans to broaden its services towards blockchain, music, and cash transfers.

02.12 / 11:35

Twitter BLOCK CEO Jack Dorsey’s Square switches its name to Block

Square, the financial-services company co-founded and led by former Twitter chief Jack Dorsey, is changing its corporate name to Block.

02.12 / 01:47

Blockchain BLOCK Bitcoin Square changes name to Block

Over the years, various other "blocks" have been added, including the Cash App, Tidal music streaming service and the crypto and blockchain-focused TBD54566975.The name change to Block distinguishes the corporate entity from its businesses and there will be no organisational changes, with Square, Cash App, Tidal, and TBD54566975 keeping their brands.Square Crypto, a separate initiative dedicated to advancing bitcoin, will change its name to Spiral.Says a statement: "The name has many associated

02.12 / 01:17

Blockchain FIVE BLOCK Splunk Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Square, Snowflake, Five Below & more

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02.12 / 00:43

Blockchain Twitter BLOCK CEO Jack Dorsey’s Square changes corporate name to Block

Square is renaming itself Block as it focuses on technologies like blockchain and expands beyond its original credit card reader business.

01.12 / 14:53

BLOCK Fighting FCA blocked 23 union emails as fight for staff representation over pay overhaul raged

The Financial Conduct Authority blocked at least 23 emails from workplace union Unite as staff attempted to join forces to fight changes to pay and conditions at the regulator, new figures reveal.

01.12 / 12:47

BLOCK ETF SEC Bitcoin Bitcoin spot ETF spot ETF SEC has ‘no basis’ to reject Bitcoin Spot ETF: Grayscale Investments

In a letter dated 29 November, Grayscale Investments has questioned the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) decision to block Bitcoin Spot ETFs. The asset manager argued that the commission has “no basis” to allow investing in the derivatives market and not “in the asset itself.”

30.11 / 15:55

Blockchain COST Ethereum BLOCK How Ethereum block times will change after the Merge

If feedback from frustrated users and developers wasn’t enough, ConstitutionDAO’s high-profile endeavor to crowdfund donations for an auction revealed the scale of Ethereum’s gas fees.

30.11 / 10:11

Blockchain Provident BLOCK Platform Smart Contracts Start Transferring ICP After Upgrade, Allowing Advanced DeFi To Be Developed On The Internet Computer

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29.11 / 15:33

BLOCK Mining Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Breaks the Longest Gain Streak Since 2018

Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficultly dropped this past Sunday for the first time in four months.

29.11 / 14:21

COST Ethereum BLOCK fees gas fees Vitalik Buterin Proposes New EIP to Tackle Ethereum’s Sky-High Gas Fees

Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has put forward a new Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) that aims to tackle the network's gas fee problems by adding a limit on the total transaction calldata, which would, in turn, should reduce transaction gas cost.

29.11 / 08:41

IPO Provident BLOCK Mobile Cyber How to protect your banking transactions from cyber frauds

With the increase in online transactions, cyber fraudsters are becoming more sophisticated and are unlocking new ways to steal money from your bank account. To steal confidential information they would try to convince you by pretending to update your KYC details, suggesting re-KYC, offering jobs, threatening to block your account or talking about emergencies that do not exist.

28.11 / 16:39

Ethereum ETH BLOCK Flushing ethereum name service Ethereum Name Service: The A to Z of the .eth frenzy

The crypto-verse has seen the launch of several new projects over the past few years. While a few have successfully managed to stay afloat, adapting to the changing dynamics and maintaining their relevance, the rest have merely perished with time.

28.11 / 02:59

COST Ethereum BLOCK EIP-4490, EIP-4488 can help lower transaction fees on Ethereum and more, but…

While most people might be busy with holiday shopping, Ethereum core developers are also seeing a packed schedule as the Merge nears. With updates to be announced and proposals to be discussed, Ethereum developer Tim Beiko shared a thread summarizing the events of the most recent All Core Devs meeting.

24.11 / 16:57

Ethereum Lowe's BLOCK Bitcoin NOT Unlike Ethereum, transaction fees not a concern for Bitcoin right now; Here’s why

While Ethereum is trying to fend off sky-high gas fees, Bitcoin has been witnessing an opposite trend: a drop in transaction fees.

24.11 / 03:33

Ethereum BLOCK Maxim Reddit Ethereum founder, Vitalik Buterin discusses storage requirements, significance of PBS

As Ethereum grows, so does its history – and the hard disk requirements for validators, whose wallets are hurting. During a Reddit AMA, Ethereum users spoke about dealing with past chain data and discussed ways to scale Ethereum L1. Meanwhile, founder Vitalik Buterin also added his take.

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