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iOS 11.3.1 Complete Jailbreak Tool is Now Available

Apple recently hosted its WWDC event where it unveiled everything there is to know about iOS 12. The major software update is scheduled to roll out during this fall and this means that jailbreakers need to step up their game if they want to unlock iOS 11.3.1 before Apple stops signing it. Luckily, Abraham Masri managed to create a semi iOS 11.3.1 jailbreak tool which gives us hope that a full version might arrive in the upcoming future.

Houdini iOS 11.3.1 Semi Jailbreak Tool

In case you didn’t know, Abraham Masri is an experienced hacker and developer who loves to take on Apple’s iOS. The developer just launched a Houdini iOS 11.3.1 semi jailbreak tool that uses the iOS exploit which was found by none other than Ian Beer, another prominent personality in the iOS jailbreak community.

Nonetheless, the Houdini tool is renowned for giving iOS fans the ability to access multiple apps, features and functionalities that stock Apple devices are not usually able to run. Unfortunately, this is not a full jailbreak, and this means that Cydia cannot be installed.

Complete Jailbreak Tool

We should mention that Abraham Masri is not the first developer to release a semi jailbreak tool for iOS 11.3.1 since the folks behind Electra managed to do the same thing. On the downside of things, the semi jailbreak doesn’t allow for a complete Cydia installation and it doesn’t fully open iOS to features and functionalities that Apple doesn’t agree with.

Although, having a semi jailbreak tool is better than nothing. Moreover, the semi jailbreak tool also shows that cracking iOS 11.3.1 is possible and that in due time, Houdini or Electra might be able to offer a complete jailbreak. The only thing we can do right now is to wait and hope that Abraham Masri, Ian Beer or other jailbreakers will find new exploits.

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Crypto News

IMF Leader, Christine Lagarde, Said Cryptocurrencies Will Affect The Way People Pay Bills Or Invest

The official blog of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) changed its perspective on cryptocurrencies from “the dark side of cryptocurrencies”, as published in an article in mid-March, to “the promise cryptocurrency holds”, in a note signed by Christine Lagarde, the IMF’s leader, recently.

According to the French lawyer, Christine Lagarde, currently the leader of the IMF, “with more than 1,600 cryptocurrencies in circulation, it is inevitable that many will not survive the process of creative destruction”, but “just as some of the technologies born out of the computer bubble have changed our lives, the cryptocurrencies that survive could significantly influence the way we save, invest and pay our bills.”

“That’s why the authorities should be open-minded and develop an impartial regulatory framework that reduces risks while allowing the creative process to bear fruit,” Lagarde added.

The IMF changed its point of view regarding cryptocurrencies and Christine Lagarde’s statements prove it

With regard to the benefits provided by cryptocurrencies, Lagarde was remarkably positive, admitting that cryptocurrencies make quick and inexpensive financial transactions possible.”

The IMF director general added that the technology on which cryptocurrencies are based, known as distributed general ledger, could facilitate a more efficient functioning of financial markets through the execution of smart contracts.

Christine Lagarde also highlighted the capacity for encrypted storage of important records in order to protect the property rights, strengthen the market confidence, or promote investments.

The IMF’s leader admitted that smart contracts “could eliminate the need for some intermediaries” but in her opinion “the ‘FinTech’ revolution will not eliminate the need for trusted intermediaries such as brokers and bankers.”

In short, Lagarde believes that cryptocurrencies “will propel the business world to a better balance between centralized entities and decentralized applications”, thus proving that IMF’s views regarding the cryptocurrencies market have changed radically in just a few months.

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Crypto Markets

Coinbase Acquired Keystone Brokerage Firm And Circle P2P Payments Platform Seeks Banking License

The renowned cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, continues to make its way to emerge on the traditional stock market. Already one of the world’s leading Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrency trading platform, Coinbase has acquired the California-based securities brokerage firm Keystone.

While the details of the agreement are not yet known, speculation is growing that it is the first step for the cryptocurrency-related firm to offer products based on digital assets in the form of shares, in the future.

Keystone Capital Corp. is a US FINRA registered broker and is licensed to operate as an investment advisor, as well as to operate an alternative trading system, or ATS.

For Coinbase, which currently markets only the most capitalized cryptocurrencies on the market, the acquisition of Keystone could open up new business opportunities and allow it to offer its services to institutional investors with ease. Also, the acquisition of Keystone also increases the possibility that Coinbase may, in the future, expand on Wall Street.

But first, Coinbase will need regulatory approval to operate under Keystone’s licenses. President and COO Asiff Hirji said Coinbase is confident that he will get approval from the authorities. The company has advanced that in a matter of several months it will be able to integrate Keystone’s operations, once it obtains such approvals.

While Coinbase acquired Keystone, Goldman Sachs’ Circle P2P payments platform pursues a federal banking license

Coinbase movement is not the only one of this kind that has taken place in the last few hours.

Also, the P2P Circle payment platform, supported by Goldman Sachs in one of its final rounds of funding, pursues a federal banking license with the Office of the Currency (OCC) and registration as a brokerage and trading venue with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

According to Coin Telegraph, Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle, has said that the platform first seeks the approval of the SEC and, to that end, has already withdrawn the tokens that do not confirm the US supervisor’s guidelines for the Poloniex cryptocurrency exchange platform, which they acquired for $400 million in late February.

Experts point out that Wall Street is taking small steps to give space to cryptocurrencies, thus the news that Coinbase acquired Keystone and Circle P2P payments platform seeks officials’ recognition shouldn’t come as a surprise.

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Crypto

Huobi Develops Its Own Blockchain, Huobi Chain, For A Decentralized Huobi Cryptocurrency Exchange

The Huobi exchange house, based in Singapore, wants to migrate its operations to a decentralized and participatory blockchain, for whose development it opened a competition to select the leaders who will carry out the plan. The project is called the Huobi Chain Project (HCP) and was announced by the Huobi Group on June 6th through its blog, adding that the initial investment will be 30 million Huobi Token (HT)(approximately $174 million).

In this regard, the company’s CEO, Leon Li, said that the main objective of the project is to gradually transform Huobi’s centralized platform into a decentralized and open source one, where the community can freely participate and regulate its operation. Thus, in Huobi Chain, the exchange of values, monetary collection, and other applications will be carried out in a decentralized manner.

The plan includes the gradual migration of Huobi to this new public blockchain and the upgrade of Huobi Token (HT) from a general token in Ethereum (ETH) network to one based on the new Huobi blockchain, according to the briefing note.

Huobi announced a Huobi Chain competition for attracting devs to help them move to a decentralized Huobicryptocurrency exchange

To launch its blockchain, Huobi also announced the bases of the Huobi Chain Superhero Championship (HCSCP) program, through which the company will choose the developers of the project, which will be implemented in 18 months, distributed in four stages. The first three months will be dedicated to the election of these leaders through this program, which began on June 6 with a public call for candidates and teams, which can be registered until July 5th.

It is also indicated that after the election, the Huobi Chian project will be led by these leaders, who will work with board members to oversee the process and contribute to its progress into new phases.

It is worth mentioning that Huobi is not the first cryptocurrency exchange platform to implement its own decentralized blockchain. Last March, another important exchange, Binance, announced a similar project when it launched Binance Chain which is a public blockchain designed to facilitate the transfer, commercialization, and generation of blockchain assets, which also required the update of its Binance Coin (BNB) cryptocurrency.

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Games News

Sims 5 Release Date Leaks: What to Expect In The Near Future?

We’ll take a look at the latest rumors about the Sims 5 release date. It seems that the producer of the Sims series, Electronic Arts, is more focused on updating the existing games than on releasing a new Sims.

Since it was first launched in 2000, this life simulation game has received a great amount of positive feedback, along with some very good reviews. Now fast-forward to 2018, we have four games in the Sims family, with numerous expansion packs and DLC packs. Not only that, but you can even play the game on your mobile device. Everything that we know so far would indicate that the fifth generation of the series is on its way. Still, it looks like the release date might be delayed even more.

We know by now that Sims 4 was regarded as being the first one in the series to have a modern gameplay and graphics. However, this was not enough for the Sims fans, who were expecting something more from the game. It is obvious then that fans cannot wait to see what Sims 5 will be like.

Release date rumors

It is known by now that Electronic Arts are not very keen on giving out information about its future games and thus, EA did not provide us with any details about the much anticipated Sims 5 game. So far, all we have are some rumors, according to which the company might make an announcement about a new game this year or at the beginning of 2019. Therefore, this would mean that Sims 5 could be launched sometime in 2019 or maybe 2020.

The Sims Mobile

This is actually the original Sims game for iOS and Android. The first week following its release, the game had a profit of 2 million, which was more than the profit of its PC counterparts.

Taking the success of The Sims Mobile into consideration, which brings more money to the developer, we can expect EA to concentrate more on the mobile version of the game, rather than releasing Sims 5. Since Sims 4 and the mobile version are still attracting a great number of new players and bring profit to EA, we might have to wait a little bit longer until we have a release date for Sims 5.

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