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Crypto Payroll Processor Bitwage Launches ICO Advisory Firm
May 29, 2018 at 13:00 | Nikhilesh De
Bitcoin payroll firm Bitwage has launched an advisory company aimed to make it easier for companies to launch token sales.
Korean National Assembly Makes Official Proposal to Lift ICO Ban
May 29, 2018 at 12:10 | Daniel Palmer
South Korea's legislative arm of government is pushing for the removal of the country's ban on domestic initial coin offerings.
EOS Forced to Patch 'Epic' Security Loopholes Ahead of Launch
May 29, 2018 at 11:01 | Wolfie Zhao
Blockchain platform EOS says serious vulnerabilities reported by an internet security firm just days before its mainnet launch have been fixed.
German Authorities Sold $14 Million in Seized Cryptos Over Price Fears
May 29, 2018 at 10:00 | Wolfie Zhao
Prosecutors in Germany have made an emergency sale of cryptocurrencies seized in two investigations due to concerns over price volatility.
Baidu's 'Wikipedia' Now Logs Revisions on a Blockchain
May 29, 2018 at 08:00 | Wolfie Zhao
Chinese search giant Baidu has turned to blockchain technology in order to make its online encyclopedia more traceable and transparent.
Universities to Build Blockchain DAO for Affordable Education
May 28, 2018 at 15:10 | Wolfie Zhao
A group of top-tier Chinese universities plans to build a distributed organization to make educational resources more accessible and affordable.
Blockchain Could 'Revolutionize' Retail and CPG Industries: Deloitte
A Deloitte report suggests the retail and consumer packaged goods sectors could see benefits from blockchain integration across a number of use cases.
Ridesharing App Founder Wants to Build a Blockchain 'Uber'
May 28, 2018 at 13:30 | Chuan Tian
Chen Weixing, founder of Chinese ride-hailing app Kuaidi Dache, is planning to build a blockchain-based application for ride-sharing.
Bank of Russia Official: Still Too Early to Gauge Blockchain's Potential
A senior official at Russia's central bank has said blockchain technology is immature but may have industrial-scale applications.
Amid Chaos, Our Decentralized Future Is Being Built
May 28, 2018 at 12:00 | Michael J Casey
Blockchain can upend – not just the business models of recent decades – but a millennia-old societal practice of deep significance to…
China Poised to Form Blockchain Standards Committee This Year
May 28, 2018 at 11:05 | Chuan Tian
China expects to form its national blockchain standards committee by the end of 2018, according to an IT ministry official.
Bitcoin Bears In Charge But Indecision Could Spur Rally
May 28, 2018 at 10:25 | Omkar Godbole
While the odds are still stacked in favor of bitcoin's bears, marketplace exhaustion may have provided a chance for a brief rally.
No Miners? Intel Seeks to Automate DLT Block Verification
May 28, 2018 at 09:33 | Nikhilesh De
A newly released Intel patent application sets out a system for automatically creating and validating blocks on a distributed ledger.
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I want all my lost access yahoo account 'delete'; Requesting supporter for these old account deletion; 'except' my Newest yahoo account this Account don't delete! Because I don't want it interfering my online 'gamble' /games/business/data/ Activity , because the computer/security program might 'scure' my Information and detect theres other account; then secure online activities/ business securing from my suspicion because of my other account existing will make the security program be 'Suspicious' until I'm 'secure'; and if I'm gambling online 'Depositing' then I need those account 'delete' because the insecurity 'Suspicioun' will program the casino game 'Programs' securities' to be… more
chithidio@Yahoo.com
i dont know what happened but i can not search anything.
Golf handicap tracker, why can't I get to it?
Why do I get redirected on pc and mobile device?
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In the search for Anaïs Nin, one of the first few links shows a picture of a man. Why? Since Nin is a woman, I can’t figure out why. Can you show some reason for this? Who is he? If you click on the picture a group of pictures of Nin and no mention of that man. Is it an error?
Repair the Yahoo Search App.
Yahoo Search App from the Google Play Store on my Samsung Galaxy S8+ phone stopped working on May 18, 2018.
I went to the Yahoo Troubleshooting page but the article that said to do a certain 8 steps to fix the problem with Yahoo Services not working and how to fix the problem. Of course they didn't work.
I contacted Samsung thru their Samsung Tutor app on my phone. I gave their Technican access to my phone to see if there was a problem with my phone that stopped the Yahoo Search App from working. He went to Yahoo and I signed in so he could try to fix the Yahoo Search App not working. He also used another phone, installed the app from the Google Play Store to see if the app would do any kind of search thru the app. The Yahoo Search App just wasn't working.
I also had At&t try to help me because I have UVERSE for my internet service. My internet was working perfectly. Their Technical Support team member checked the Yahoo Search App and it wouldn't work for him either.
We can go to www.yahoo.com and search for any topic or website. It's just the Yahoo Search App that won't allow anyone to do web searches at all.
I let Google know that the Yahoo Search App installed from their Google Play Store had completely stopped working on May 18, 2018.
I told them that Yahoo has made sure that their Yahoo members can't contact them about anything.
I noticed that right after I accepted the agreement that said Oath had joined with Verizon I started having the problem with the Yahoo Search App.
No matter what I search for or website thru the Yahoo Search App it says the following after I searched for
www.att.com.
WEBPAGE NOT AVAILABLE
This webpage at gttp://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geJGq8BbkrgALEMMITE5jylu=X3oDMTEzcTjdWsyBGNvbG8DYmyxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDTkFQUEMwxzEEc2VjA3NylRo=10/Ru=https%3a%2f%2fwww.att.att.com%2f/Rk=2/Es=plkGNRAB61_XKqFjTEN7J8cXA-
could not be loaded because:
net::ERR_CLEARTEXT_NOT_PERMITTED
I tried to search for things like www.homedepot.com. The same thing happened. It would say WEBPAGE NOT AVAILABLE. The only thing that changed were all the upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols.
Then it would again say
could not be loaded because:
net::ERR_CLEARTEXT_NOT_PERMITTED
This is the same thing that happened when Samsung and At&t tried to do any kind of searches thru the Yahoo Search App.
Yahoo needs to fix the problem with their app.
Yahoo Search App from the Google Play Store on my Samsung Galaxy S8+ phone stopped working on May 18, 2018.
I went to the Yahoo Troubleshooting page but the article that said to do a certain 8 steps to fix the problem with Yahoo Services not working and how to fix the problem. Of course they didn't work.
I contacted Samsung thru their Samsung Tutor app on my phone. I gave their Technican access to my phone to see if there was a problem with my phone that stopped the Yahoo Search App from working. He went to Yahoo and… more
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Crypto Payroll Processor Bitwage Launches ICO Advisory Firm
May 29, 2018 at 13:00 | Nikhilesh De
Bitcoin payroll firm Bitwage has launched an advisory company aimed to make it easier for companies to launch token sales.
Korean National Assembly Makes Official Proposal to Lift ICO Ban
May 29, 2018 at 12:10 | Daniel Palmer
South Korea's legislative arm of government is pushing for the removal of the country's ban on domestic initial coin offerings.
EOS Forced to Patch 'Epic' Security Loopholes Ahead of Launch
May 29, 2018 at 11:01 | Wolfie Zhao
Blockchain platform EOS says serious vulnerabilities reported by an internet security firm just days before its mainnet launch have been fixed.
German Authorities Sold $14 Million in Seized Cryptos Over Price Fears
May 29, 2018 at 10:00 | Wolfie Zhao
Prosecutors in Germany have made an emergency sale of cryptocurrencies seized in two investigations due to concerns over price volatility.
Bitcoin Price Faces Last Major Support Level Before $5K
May 29, 2018 at 09:00 | Omkar Godbole
Bitcoin is down again and looks set to test another key support level at $6,900, the technical charts indicate.
Baidu's 'Wikipedia' Now Logs Revisions on a Blockchain
May 29, 2018 at 08:00 | Wolfie Zhao
Chinese search giant Baidu has turned to blockchain technology in order to make its online encyclopedia more traceable and transparent.
Universities to Build Blockchain DAO for Affordable Education
May 28, 2018 at 15:10 | Wolfie Zhao
A group of top-tier Chinese universities plans to build a distributed organization to make educational resources more accessible and affordable.
Blockchain Could 'Revolutionize' Retail and CPG Industries: Deloitte
A Deloitte report suggests the retail and consumer packaged goods sectors could see benefits from blockchain integration across a number of use cases.
Ridesharing App Founder Wants to Build a Blockchain 'Uber'
May 28, 2018 at 13:30 | Chuan Tian
Chen Weixing, founder of Chinese ride-hailing app Kuaidi Dache, is planning to build a blockchain-based application for ride-sharing.
Bank of Russia Official: Still Too Early to Gauge Blockchain's Potential
A senior official at Russia's central bank has said blockchain technology is immature but may have industrial-scale applications.
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4NEW: Blockchain Powered by Free Energy
The first law of Thermodynamics states “Energy is neither created nor destroyed. It simply transforms.
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ICO Investing Established as the New Authority in 2018 – Hyperion.
In 2017, the team at Invictus Capital launched one of the top 25 ICOs of.
May 28, 2018 · 8:12 pm
Cryptocean’s Pre-ICO Gaining Huge Trust With ICO Expected To Be A.
Successful Pre-ICO Of Cryptocean Is Crypto World’s Recent Buzz Cryptocean Expected To Hit the Crypto.
May 28, 2018 · 8:08 pm
First Smart Contract Testnet for Cardano is Live
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May 28, 2018 · 5:19 pm
LTCUSD Technical Analysis for 05/28/2018 – Wedge Breakout To Happen Soon!
LTCUSD continues to trend lower, moving inside a falling wedge pattern on the 4-hour chart.
May 28, 2018 · 8:04 am
Is Jack Liao Responsible for the Bitcoin Gold Network Attack?
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May 27, 2018 · 4:30 pm
Kuwait Finance House Joins RippleNet for Improved Cross-Border Transactions
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May 27, 2018 · 1:37 pm
John McAfee Expects a Bitcoin Price of $15,000 by June 2018
John McAfee always has interesting opinions on cryptocurrency. While most of his social media posts.
May 26, 2018 · 6:00 pm
Storm Daniels Accepts Vice Industry Tokens Rather Than Verge
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May 26, 2018 · 12:47 pm
Japan’s Money Forward Will launch a Cryptocurrency Exchange
Cryptocurrencies remain incredibly popular in Japan. This is mainly because the country legalized Bitcoin and.
May 25, 2018 · 5:15 pm
Spain’s Central Bank Governor Claims Cryptocurrencies Present ‘More Risks Than Benefits’
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May 25, 2018 · 1:30 pm
Rumors Surface Regarding Bitfinex Having a Bank Account in Puerto Rico
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May 25, 2018 · 1:16 pm
Traders Think Regulatory Crackdown on Cryptocurrency Market Is a Good Thing
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May 25, 2018 · 12:00 pm
4NEW: Blockchain Powered by Free Energy
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Guest · February 12, 2018 · 4:40 am
Africa Should Embrace the Blockchain to Boost Development, Say Experts
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№1: Streamity Team Announced Streamdesk Service Launch Dates and Explained Its Future Plans
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lvnadmin · May 28, 2018 · 9:24 pm
Bithumb to Disable Trading in Nearly a Dozen Countries
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JP Buntinx · May 28, 2018 · 9:00 pm
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lvnadmin · May 28, 2018 · 8:08 pm
First Smart Contract Testnet for Cardano is Live
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JP Buntinx · May 28, 2018 · 5:19 pm
LTCUSD Technical Analysis for 05/28/2018 – Wedge Breakout To Happen Soon!
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Sara Jenn · May 28, 2018 · 8:04 am
Is Jack Liao Responsible for the Bitcoin Gold Network Attack?
There is a lot of speculation regarding the Bitcoin Gold issues. Some sources claim a mining pool attacked the network. Others claim it was Bitmain deploying additional ASICs to take.
JP Buntinx · May 27, 2018 · 4:30 pm
Kuwait Finance House Joins RippleNet for Improved Cross-Border Transactions
Financial institutions around the world keep a close eye on blockchain technology. This new technology can introduce a lot of positive changes over time. Kuwait Finance House is planning to join.
Bitcoin Smart Banknotes Launched in Singapore
A digital asset smart banknote manufacturer has launched bitcoin banknotes at a store in Singapore. Designed to make owning and circulating cryptocurrencies as easy as using paper money, they are currently available in denominations of 0.01 and 0.05 BTC.
Bitcoin Banknotes Debut in Singapore
Digital asset banknote manufacturer Tangem announced the launch of smart bitcoin banknotes at the Megafash Suntec City store in Singapore on Thursday.
Megafash store in Singapore.
The announcement states:
Available immediately in denominations of 0.01 and 0.05 BTC, Tangem Notes radically improve the simplicity and security of acquiring, owning, and circulating cryptocurrencies for both sophisticated and incoming users.
With headquarters in Switzerland’s cryptovalley Zug and Hong Kong, Tangem also has offices in Singapore, Moscow, and China, according to its website.
The company says it “is delivering the first shipment of 10,000 production notes to prospective partners and distributors around the world for commercial pilots.”
How Tangem’s Smart Banknotes Work
Tangem explains that their bitcoin smart banknotes are “Comparable to a well-protected paper banknote” and “Cheap enough to hand over.” Citing their ease of use, the company says there is “No special infrastructure, no complicated applications – just touch the banknote with an NFC-capable smartphone to be 100% sure it has valid assets.”
Illustration of how the banknotes work.
Transferring ownership of the notes is anonymous and instant, Tangem claims. “Physically hand over the whole wallet together with the blockchain private key. No transaction fees, no need to await confirmation blockchain.” Moreover, the company says that its banknotes are equipped with “high-grade EAL6+ protection for all cryptocurrencies. Irretrievable private keys prohibit replication of wallet and its assets.”
Competitor Opendime has long offered a physical product with a similar purpose but shaped more like a USB thumb drive and without any amount printed on them.
Security Questions
Tangem’s hardware is based on Samsung Semiconductor’s S3D350A chip. The company claims to offer “the first hardware storage solution on the market with its entire electronics and cryptography certified to the Common Criteria EAL6+ and EMVCo security standards.”
As with any embedded firmware-based product in the cryptocurrency space, security audits and open-source code are paramount to earning users’ trust to ensure that the company does not have access to the funds stored on their product. At the time of this writing, Tangem’s only publicly available code is for its iOS and Android apps on Github.
However, the company claims that it has shared the full source code of its proprietary chip firmware with a Swiss security firm, Kudelski Group, adding that this firm has completed an in-depth review and comprehensive security audit of its product’s architecture.
What do you think of these bitcoin smart banknotes? Let us know in the comments section below.
Images courtesy of Shutterstock, Samsung, and Tangem.
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South Korea is an important country in the cryptocurrency world. Its exchanges also generate a ton.
John McAfee Expects a Bitcoin Price of $15,000 by June 2018
John McAfee always has interesting opinions on cryptocurrency. While most of his social media posts can.
Japan’s Money Forward Will launch a Cryptocurrency Exchange
Cryptocurrencies remain incredibly popular in Japan. This is mainly because the country legalized Bitcoin and similar.
Bithumb to Disable Trading in Nearly a Dozen Countries
South Korea is an important country in the cryptocurrency world. Its exchanges also generate a ton of trading volume. That situation may come to change pretty soon. Bithumb will suspend.
JP Buntinx · May 28, 2018 · 9:00 pm
John McAfee Expects a Bitcoin Price of $15,000 by June 2018
John McAfee always has interesting opinions on cryptocurrency. While most of his social media posts can be ignored, a recent Bitcoin price prediction attracted a lot of attention. In his.
JP Buntinx · May 26, 2018 · 6:00 pm
Japan’s Money Forward Will launch a Cryptocurrency Exchange
Cryptocurrencies remain incredibly popular in Japan. This is mainly because the country legalized Bitcoin and similar payment methods as legal forms of money. As such, companies in this region are.
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Rumors Surface Regarding Bitfinex Having a Bank Account in Puerto Rico
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JP Buntinx · May 24, 2018 · 4:45 pm
Chinese Officials Shut Down $50m Cryptocurrency Scam
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JP Buntinx · May 23, 2018 · 5:00 pm
Vanguard Chief Economist Argues That Bitcoin Could Drop to Zero
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R.I.P., Bitcoin. It’s time to move on.
Not long ago, venture capitalists were talking about how Bitcoin was going to transform the global currency system and render governments powerless to police monetary transactions. Now the cryptocurrency is fighting for survival. The reality came to light on Jan. 14, when its influential developer, Mike Hearn, declared Bitcoin a failure and disclosed that he had sold all of his Bitcoins. The price of Bitcoin fell 10 percent in a single day on the news, a sad result for those who are losing money on it.
Bitcoin did have great potential, but it is damaged beyond repair. A replacement is badly needed.
Most currency and transaction systems today are opaque, inefficient and expensive. Take the North American stock exchange Nasdaq as an example. It is among the most technologically advanced in the world. Yet if I buy or sell a share of Facebook on the Nasdaq, I have to wait several days for the trade to finalize and clear. This is unacceptable; it should take milliseconds.
In Venezuela, citizens wishing to buy anything of value on supermarket shelves wait all day in lines to do so, because hyperinflation causes the paper currencies in their pockets to lose significant value every day. When migrant workers there send money back to their families in places such as Mexico, India and Africa, they are gouged by money-transfer companies — paying as much as 5 to 12 percent in fees. And even in the United States, payment processors and credit-card companies collect merchant fees of 1 to 2.5 percent of the value of every transaction. This is a burden on the economy.
Bitcoin was born with serious flaws. It was unregulated and provided anonymity, so it rapidly became a haven for drug dealers and anarchists. Its price fluctuated wildly, allowing for crazy speculation. And, with the majority of Bitcoin being owned by the small group that started promoting it, it has been compared to a Ponzi scheme. Exchanges built on top of it also had severe security vulnerabilities. And then there were the venture capitalists who got carried away. Several of them purchased considerable coinage and then began to hype it as a powerful disruption that could underpin all manner of financial innovation, from mobile banking to borderless, instant money transfers. They also poured millions of dollars into Bitcoin start-ups hoping to reap even greater fortunes.
But Bitcoin was not ready for primetime. Hearn’s criticism has laid bare the nightmarish reality — a list of negatives that is both long and frightening.
Chinese Bitcoin miners control more than 50 percent of the currency-creation capacity and are connected to the rest of the Bitcoin ecosystem through the Great Firewall of China. This slows down the entire system because, as Hearn explained, it is the equivalent of a bad hotel WiFi connection. It also gives the People’s Army a strategic vantage point over a global currency.
The Bitcoin distributed network can process only a handful of transactions per second. That causes unpredictable transaction-resolution times and other behaviors that one really does not want as part of a monetary system. Bitcoin fees can, at peak times, exceed credit-card fees, for example.
As if all this weren’t bad enough, the Bitcoin community appears to be engaged in open civil war. Its members have been censoring debates and attacking each other’s servers. A tiny committee of five core developers that control the Bitcoin codebase has become the Star Chamber that guides the future of Bitcoin.
This has been a severe blow to the reputation — and wallets — of VCs. Yet some of them are still staunchly defending Bitcoin.
It’s time to admit that the current Bitcoin needs to be scrapped and to take advantage of the innovations behind the technology that underlies Bitcoin, the blockchain. The blockchain is a transparent ledger of transactions — concurrently hosted on numerous computers around the world — allowing the creation of digital currencies and virtual banks. Implemented correctly, it will, I believe, prove to be a better transactional and verification model that we presently use for the global financial system and for many other types of activities such as voting, public registries, provenance of works of art, and real-estate transfers.
From Bitcoin’s failures, we have learned how digital communities shouldn’t operate. We have seen how ledger systems can be hijacked. And we have seen the wastage in a mining system that consumed gigawatt–hours of electricity and spawned giant server farms in China solely to crunch numbers to “mine” Bitcoins.
We need to learn from successful open-source technology projects such as the Linux Foundation, which is thriving largely because it has proved its worth as a neutral body to govern all manner of open-source projects that grew too big for small groups to manage in a casual manner. We also need to rethink aspects of the blockchain, along the lines that Hearn and Bitcoin loyalists have suggested.
Let’s also bear in mind what it is that makes some venture capitalists Bitcoin zealots: pure greed. That is the reason clearest to me for Bitcoin’s failure. Intended as a level playing field and a more efficient transaction system, the Bitcoin system has deteriorated into a fight between interested parties over a pool of money. In the beginning, Bitcoin was a noble experiment. Now, it is a distraction. It’s time to build more rational, transparent, robust, accountable systems of governance to pave the way to a more prosperous future for everyone.
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I created a yahoo/email account long ago but I lost access to it; can y'all delete all my yahoo/yahoo account except for my newest YaAccount
I want all my lost access yahoo account 'delete'; Requesting supporter for these old account deletion; 'except' my Newest yahoo account this Account don't delete! Because I don't want it interfering my online 'gamble' /games/business/data/ Activity , because the computer/security program might 'scure' my Information and detect theres other account; then secure online activities/ business securing from my suspicion because of my other account existing will make the security program be 'Suspicious' until I'm 'secure'; and if I'm gambling online 'Depositing' then I need those account 'delete' because the insecurity 'Suspicioun' will program the casino game 'Programs' securities' to be 'secure' then it'll be 'unfair' gaming and I'll lose because of the insecurity can be a 'Excuse'. Hope y'all understand my explanation!
I want all my lost access yahoo account 'delete'; Requesting supporter for these old account deletion; 'except' my Newest yahoo account this Account don't delete! Because I don't want it interfering my online 'gamble' /games/business/data/ Activity , because the computer/security program might 'scure' my Information and detect theres other account; then secure online activities/ business securing from my suspicion because of my other account existing will make the security program be 'Suspicious' until I'm 'secure'; and if I'm gambling online 'Depositing' then I need those account 'delete' because the insecurity 'Suspicioun' will program the casino game 'Programs' securities' to be… more
chithidio@Yahoo.com
i dont know what happened but i can not search anything.
Golf handicap tracker, why can't I get to it?
Why do I get redirected on pc and mobile device?
Rahyaftco@yahoo.com
RYAN RAHSAD BELL literally means
Question on a link
In the search for Anaïs Nin, one of the first few links shows a picture of a man. Why? Since Nin is a woman, I can’t figure out why. Can you show some reason for this? Who is he? If you click on the picture a group of pictures of Nin and no mention of that man. Is it an error?
Repair the Yahoo Search App.
Yahoo Search App from the Google Play Store on my Samsung Galaxy S8+ phone stopped working on May 18, 2018.
I went to the Yahoo Troubleshooting page but the article that said to do a certain 8 steps to fix the problem with Yahoo Services not working and how to fix the problem. Of course they didn't work.
I contacted Samsung thru their Samsung Tutor app on my phone. I gave their Technican access to my phone to see if there was a problem with my phone that stopped the Yahoo Search App from working. He went to Yahoo and I signed in so he could try to fix the Yahoo Search App not working. He also used another phone, installed the app from the Google Play Store to see if the app would do any kind of search thru the app. The Yahoo Search App just wasn't working.
I also had At&t try to help me because I have UVERSE for my internet service. My internet was working perfectly. Their Technical Support team member checked the Yahoo Search App and it wouldn't work for him either.
We can go to www.yahoo.com and search for any topic or website. It's just the Yahoo Search App that won't allow anyone to do web searches at all.
I let Google know that the Yahoo Search App installed from their Google Play Store had completely stopped working on May 18, 2018.
I told them that Yahoo has made sure that their Yahoo members can't contact them about anything.
I noticed that right after I accepted the agreement that said Oath had joined with Verizon I started having the problem with the Yahoo Search App.
No matter what I search for or website thru the Yahoo Search App it says the following after I searched for
www.att.com.
WEBPAGE NOT AVAILABLE
This webpage at gttp://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geJGq8BbkrgALEMMITE5jylu=X3oDMTEzcTjdWsyBGNvbG8DYmyxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDTkFQUEMwxzEEc2VjA3NylRo=10/Ru=https%3a%2f%2fwww.att.att.com%2f/Rk=2/Es=plkGNRAB61_XKqFjTEN7J8cXA-
could not be loaded because:
net::ERR_CLEARTEXT_NOT_PERMITTED
I tried to search for things like www.homedepot.com. The same thing happened. It would say WEBPAGE NOT AVAILABLE. The only thing that changed were all the upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols.
Then it would again say
could not be loaded because:
net::ERR_CLEARTEXT_NOT_PERMITTED
This is the same thing that happened when Samsung and At&t tried to do any kind of searches thru the Yahoo Search App.
Yahoo needs to fix the problem with their app.
Yahoo Search App from the Google Play Store on my Samsung Galaxy S8+ phone stopped working on May 18, 2018.
I went to the Yahoo Troubleshooting page but the article that said to do a certain 8 steps to fix the problem with Yahoo Services not working and how to fix the problem. Of course they didn't work.
I contacted Samsung thru their Samsung Tutor app on my phone. I gave their Technican access to my phone to see if there was a problem with my phone that stopped the Yahoo Search App from working. He went to Yahoo and… more
What is Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is a new currency that was created in 2009 by an unknown person using the alias Satoshi Nakamoto. Transactions are made with no middle men – meaning, no banks! Bitcoin can be used to book hotels on Expedia, shop for furniture on Overstock and buy Xbox games. But much of the hype is about getting rich by trading it. The price of bitcoin skyrocketed into the thousands in 2017.
Why Bitcoins?
Bitcoins can be used to buy merchandise anonymously. In addition, international payments are easy and cheap because bitcoins are not tied to any country or subject to regulation. Small businesses may like them because there are no credit card fees. Some people just buy bitcoins as an investment, hoping that they’ll go up in value.
Acquiring Bitcoins
Buy on an Exchange
Many marketplaces called “bitcoin exchanges” allow people to buy or sell bitcoins using different currencies. Coinbase is a leading exchange, along with Bitstamp and Bitfinex. But security can be a concern: bitcoins worth tens of millions of dollars were stolen from Bitfinex when it was hacked in 2016.
Transfers
People can send bitcoins to each other using mobile apps or their computers. It’s similar to sending cash digitally.
Mining
People compete to “mine” bitcoins using computers to solve complex math puzzles. This is how bitcoins are created. Currently, a winner is rewarded with 12.5 bitcoins roughly every 10 minutes.
Owning Bitcoins
Bitcoins are stored in a “digital wallet,” which exists either in the cloud or on a user’s computer. The wallet is a kind of virtual bank account that allows users to send or receive bitcoins, pay for goods or save their money. Unlike bank accounts, bitcoin wallets are not insured by the FDIC.
Wallet in cloud: Servers have been hacked. Companies have fled with clients’ Bitcoins.
Wallet on computer: You can accidentally delete them. Viruses could destroy them.
Though each bitcoin transaction is recorded in a public log, names of buyers and sellers are never revealed – only their wallet IDs. While that keeps bitcoin users’ transactions private, it also lets them buy or sell anything without easily tracing it back to them. That’s why it has become the currency of choice for people online buying drugs or other illicit activities.
Future in question
No one knows what will become of bitcoin. It is mostly unregulated, but some countries like Japan, China and Australia have begun weighing regulations. Governments are concerned about taxation and their lack of control over the currency.
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