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Poloniex announced the launch of a new trading engine
As a result of the update of the trading system, the time of processing orders on Poloniex was reduced by 30 times. Representatives of the crypto exchange told ForkLog about this.

The throughput of the platform has increased by 10 times, and the waiting time between sending and receiving applications has decreased by five times.

Also, the exchange reworked API endpoints and expanded opportunities for algorithmic trading.
The new engine uses the architecture of microservices: information about markets, orders and user assets are processed by independent modules. Thanks to this approach, the failure of one component will not affect the operation of the others.

Microservices support cluster deployment and automatic system scaling. Poloniex employees will be able to distribute the load on modules in the event of a sharp increase in traffic and carry out technical work without stopping trading.

New York will reveal records of using facial recognition against activists
The New York Supreme Court has ordered the police department to release records of how law enforcement officers used facial recognition technology against Black Lives Matter protesters. Amnesty International writes about this.

According to the court order, the police must provide 2,700 documents and emails between March 1, 2020 and September 1, 2020, related to the acquisition and use of surveillance systems.
According to human rights activists, this will allow a thorough investigation of the purchase and use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement officers throughout New York.