Evgeny Genov, Author at Toshi Times

Evgeny Genov

‘Cryptocurrencies are here to stay’ — The new Chairman of Malta Bankers Association

Malta has been in the spotlight of the blockchain space. The island made itself a reputation of ‘a blockchain island’ for offering tax incentives and jurisdictional certainty to cryptocurrency-based businesses. Marcel Cassar, the newly appointed chair of Malta Bankers Associations has shared his vision of blockchain and cryptocurrencies in an interview to local news outlet ‘The Malta Independent’. Cassar reflects on the implementation of new technologies in the banking sector…

Hackers Steal $20 Million of Ethereum

Chinese cybersecurity company Qihoo 360 reported an attack on the Ethereum network. The attack resulted in $20 million stolen from misconfigured Ethereum clients. Hackers have been using a vulnerability with exposed Remote Procedure Call (RPC) interface on port 8545. The news of the hack potentially served as a secondary factor contributing to the recent negative market trend of the Ethereum price. The Qihoo 360 team has been tracking the…

Ask EU a Question about Blockchain in a Live AMA

The EU Blockchain Observatory, an organization established by the European Commission, will be hosting an Ask me Anything session on June 18th at 6 pm CEST. During the session internet users can address the organization with any questions about blockchain technologies. The event was announced earlier this week on the official twitter of the organization — EU Blockchain. The Ask me Anything session will be held in a format of…

Blockchain Innovation Conference. Review

Blockchain Innovation Conference 2018 Review

The 5th edition of Blockchain Innovation Conference, the largest Blockchain conference in Benelux, took place on 8th June in the Netherlands. Organized in Rabobank’s headquarters in Utrecht, the event brought together personalities from the Dutch Central Bank, the government, private banks and blockchain technologists, as well as startup pioneers and crypto investors. The main focus of the conference was the transformation of the Blockchain from proof of concept to fostering…