Miami is preparing to be one of the first major US cities to monitor its air quality using a decentralized Internet of Things (IoT) network built on Algorand.French environmental technology company Planetwatch has developed five different types of air quality sensors. With funding from Borderless Capital’s $10 million PLANETS fund, sensors will be deployed throughout the city, … [Read more...] about Miami to use PlanetWatch and Algorand for air quality monitoring
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Chinese Cybersecurity Firm Qihoo 360 Says It Has Built Crypto Mining Monitoring Software to Support Crackdown
Qihoo 360 found that 109,000 mining IP addresses were active daily on average in November, mostly in the provinces of Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shandong, the company said. Miners mainly use home broadband, enterprise-dedicated internet connections, and data centers, Qihoo 360 said. Source link … [Read more...] about Chinese Cybersecurity Firm Qihoo 360 Says It Has Built Crypto Mining Monitoring Software to Support Crackdown
Indian Finance Minister Says Monitoring Crypto Ads; Not Weighing Ban
The Indian government is closely monitoring crypto advertisements, but is not weighting a ban on crypto ads at the moment, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday.The Finance Minister also said that the government’s crypto bill, which is due to be submitted during the current parliamentary session, is based on inputs from the 2019 draft bill and other … [Read more...] about Indian Finance Minister Says Monitoring Crypto Ads; Not Weighing Ban
Risk monitoring firm Solidus Labs completes $15M strategic round
Market surveillance firm Solidus Labs completed a $15 million strategic round led by Liberty City Ventures on Friday. GSR and Exor Seeds also participated in the financing. This follows the company's $20 million Series A that concluded in May. Solidus' investors also include former CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo and former SEC commissioner Troy Paredes. The company hired … [Read more...] about Risk monitoring firm Solidus Labs completes $15M strategic round
IMF intends to ‘ramp up’ digital currency monitoring
The International Monetary Fund, or IMF, plans to “step up” its monitoring of digital currencies, according to a report by Reuters. This intent, as published in an IMF paper Thursday, details how the fund plans to “manage this far-reaching and complex transition” toward a digitized economy.“Rapid technological innovation is ushering in a new era of public and private digital … [Read more...] about IMF intends to ‘ramp up’ digital currency monitoring