Blockchain Bites: Dorsey Challenges Coinbase, Nasdaq Lists Diginex, Ethereum Miners Profit

Oct 1, 2020 at 16:01 UTCUpdated Oct 1, 2020 at 16:02 UTC.The Australian government is investing big in modern technology, Nasdaq saw its first crypto exchange operator listing and revenues are surging for Ethereum miners amid increased network activity.

6 million for a digital identity solution, $419.9 million to fully implement the Modernising Business Registers program, $22.2 million for small businesses training to utilize digital technologies and two blockchain pilot programs totalling $6.9 million.

Nasdaq launchBlockchain services firm Diginex has become the first crypto exchange operator to list on Nasdaq.

Dorsey respondsTwitter CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted his disapproval of Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong's mission statement to keep his company free and clear of politics.

Per CoinDesk's price data, that comes to nearly $11.8 million for mining ether, and a further $664,000 for ethereum classic - approximately $12.4 million at time of writing.

Glassnode data shows Ethereum's total transaction fees stood at an all-time high of $166 million for the month - far more than the $26 million taken in Bitcoin fees.

Do you see a genuine way out through distributed technologies that may give people control over their own data?

I worry about people who never update their passwords - should we entrust them to manage sensitive data? There are complex questions about data hygiene, data governance, compliance, risk.

Few people have an understanding of how data are collected, by whom, for what purpose.

We talk about privacy a lot, and journalists certainly write a lot of stories about data sharing, privacy and consolidation within the tech sector.