ORIGYN, a Swiss foundation that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify and authenticate objects of value, has partnered with luxury watch marketplace WatchBox. The pair will co-produce certificates of authenticity in the form of NFTs to enable customers to trade the digital ownership of a watch. ORIGYN is the largest project on the Internet Computer Protocol, or ICP, developed by The DFINITY Foundation blockchain. Individuals who purchase a collector quality timepiece via WatchBox can expect ORIGYN to certify the authenticated object thanks to its biometric technology. Each watch is given a unique biometric fingerprint and an NFT that contains all …

A Russian scientist and former employee at the nation’s premier nuclear research facility was jailed on Oct. 24, for his part in a scheme to secretly mine Bitcoin using the facility’s supercomputers. Stealing energy and computing power from your employer According to an Oct. 25 report by RT, former employee Andrey Rybkin was sentenced to 3 years and three months in prison, for the “unauthorized use of computer capabilities.” Two of his colleagues were previously fined for their roles in the plot, with one also receiving a suspended prison sentence. He was also ordered to pay a fine of 200,000 …

German Bitcoin mining supercomputer manufacturer Bitcoin Brothers announces 6 petahash supercomputers built on the first 3D 16nm FinFET ASICs. Berlin-based Bitcoin mining supercomputer manufacturer Bitcoin Brothers GmbH & Co KG launched its hosted Bitcoin mining services, and announced its Massive Super-Efficient Machines (MSEM) Bitcoin mining supercomputers, according to a release. As the blockchain grows, validating transactions has become more and more complex, pushing miners to either regularly replace their mining equipment to more effective, but expensive computing devices, join a mining pool, or subscribe to cloud mining services. German Bitcoin Brothers offers mining services using its MSEM Bitcoin mining supercomputers …