Students Build Database to Fight Bitcoin Fraud
A group of students and staff from Trinity College Dublin, which is developing a tradition of research into crypto projects, is building a bitcoin 'credit check' database to make the digital currency more transparent. The team, led by Professor Donal O'Mahony, is hoping that the database will enable potential business partners to identify possible indicators for fraudulent business practices or money laundering, whilst still granting sufficient anonymity. O'Mahony said: "We have been watching the progress of bitcoin and have been fascinated by the market uptake, the uses people have put it....
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