According to Square Crypto, “there is growing concern that ‘patent lockup’ could stifle innovation and adoption from bitcoin to the most obscure cryptocurrency.”
The FBI has launched an investigation into Wednesday’s widespread Twitter hack, which saw attackers hijack 130 high-profile accounts to promote crypto giveaway scams.
Some are concerned at how big decisions about what’s acceptable speech are falling into the hands of tech giants. Blockchain-based domain name provider Unstoppable Domains is taking another approach: allowing the owners of .crypto sites to launch their very own decentralized blogs.
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s Bitcoin-friendly payment processing company Square is among the fintechs taking part in the U.S. Paycheck Protection Program, potentially offering a more nimble platform to quickly get loans and grants to small businesses slammed by the coronavirus pandemic.
