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Elon Musk Plays Along With Dogecoin Joke, Declares Himself CEO
April Fools’ Day lasted longer than usual this year, as Dogecoin managed to spin a one-off joke into a real endorsement from Elon Musk. It all started on Monday when Dogecoin ran a joke election that asked its users to choose which high-profile figure they wanted to elect as Dogecoin’s new CEO. дальше »
2019-4-6 21:04
PayPal Invests In Blockchain Identity Management Company
PayPal has made its first-ever blockchain investment. On Tuesday, Cambridge Blockchain announced that PayPal has joined its Series A funding round along with several other companies. According to Cambridge, this isn’t just an investment: the company says that this could lead to “potential collaborations” with PayPal. дальше »
2019-4-6 21:00
April Fools’ Day 2019: The Best Cryptocurrency Jokes
Every year, cryptocurrency creators put their best efforts into crafting convincing April Fools’ Day jokes. Some are easy to spot, and some aren’t—here are some of the best of 2019. дальше »
2019-4-3 23:08
VeChain Registers Under New Chinese Blockchain Regulations
VeChain has become one of several companies to register under China’s new blockchain regulations. According to Yicai, a Chinese news body, the Cyberspace Administration of China has now distributed registration numbers to its first batch of applicants, which includes VeChain and nearly 200 other companies. дальше »
2019-4-1 19:56
OmiseGo Shoots Down Acquisition Rumors as Speculation Continues
Omise, the payment company behind OmiseGo, is denying that it has been acquired as the result of a multi-million dollar deal. OmiseGo is a top-30 cryptocurrency with substantial adoption in Asia, which would make the acquisition significant if it were true. дальше »
2019-4-1 19:51
Brave CEO Says The Company Won’t Sell Out To Facebook
Brave, the renowned crypto-powered privacy browser, has been quietly dispelling speculation around the notion that it will be acquired by Facebook or another large company. The discussion was sparked last week when Brave CFO Holli Bohren was asked about the possibility of selling the company. дальше »
2019-4-1 19:45
Coinbase Custody Will Offer Tezos Staking & MakerDAO Governance
Coinbase has announced two new services for its institutional clients. This week, Coinbase revealed a staking service for Tezos holders, which will allow investors to generate passive income. дальше »
2019-4-1 19:22
Komodo Adds Quantum-Resistant Signatures
Komodo has announced that it now offers Dilithium, a quantum-resistant signature scheme, as an optional plugin. Komodo originated as a Zcash-based privacy coin, but it quickly grew into an all-around security-focused platform. дальше »
2019-4-1 19:12
Research Firm Says Stellar Under-Publicized a $2.2 Billion Bug In 2017
Stellar has come under fire for its treatment of an inflation bug that occurred almost two years ago. This week, Messari Research issued a report indicating that in 2017, Stellar “quietly patched” a major vulnerability that allowed an attacker to freely create millions of dollars worth of Stellar Lumens (XLM). дальше »
2019-3-30 18:52
BitTorrent Teases Streaming App With Crypto Tipping
BitTorrent is now accepting applications from users who want to test BitTorrent Live, a livestreaming service targeted at mobile devices. The service will also integrate cryptocurrency-based tipping. дальше »
2019-3-30 18:47
Bitcoin Cash Wars Reignite As Devs Resign From Unlimited
The Bitcoin Cash wars are flaring up once again. Currently, the Bitcoin Cash network is primarily composed of nodes from two cooperative groups—Bitcoin ABC and Bitcoin Unlimited. However, Bitcoin Unlimited has suddenly lost two of its members due to issues with a third group: Bitcoin SV. дальше »
2019-3-28 19:22
NEO Gets Non-Fungible Tokens From O3 Labs
NEO has become the latest blockchain to gain support for non-fungible tokens, otherwise known as NFTs or cryptocollectibles. These tokens resemble digital trading cards: they can be transferred between individuals just like cryptocurrency, but each NFT token is an entirely unique item. дальше »
2019-3-28 19:06
Binance Launchpad Switches to Controversial Lottery Model
Binance Launchpad has attracted a wave of controversy. This weekend, the platform changed the format of its token sales: from now on, it will distribute tokens via a lottery system. This decision has attracted plenty of criticism from the community. дальше »
2019-3-27 22:39
Brave’s Gift Card Rewards: TAP Network Reveals New Details
The TAP Network has revealed new details about Brave’s upcoming reward redemption process, which will allow users of the Brave web browser to buy various gift cards. Brave has already started to compensate users who view ads, and this week, TAP clarified some important information about the reward program. дальше »
2019-3-27 22:34
Ripple CTO’s Hilarious Quora Response Shows the Lighter Side of Content Moderation
David Schwartz, the CTO of Ripple, has become the latest casualty of censorship. Fortunately, the situation is very lighthearted. On Quora, a community-based Q&A site, one user asked a not-so-serious question about trademarks and tattoos. дальше »
2019-3-25 17:59
Zcash Plans to Use “Turnstile” Activity to Catch Counterfeit Coins
Zcash has announced that it plans to add a new consensus rule in order to protect its coin supply against counterfeiting attacks. Although Zcash offers privacy features, some of its coins move in such a way that they can be observed via a “turnstile” effect. дальше »
2019-3-25 17:48
Binance Wraps Up Its $150,000 DEX Trading Competition
Binance has concluded its recent trading competition, which was carried out over two weeks in order to test the capabilities of its new decentralized exchange, Binance DEX. Although the competition used test assets and a sandboxed trading environment, the most successful contestants were rewarded with real cryptocurrency. дальше »
2019-3-25 17:42
Cardano Transitions Into Shelley Era With Version 1.5
Cardano has reached a major development milestone. Last week saw the release of Cardano 1. 5, which marks the end of Cardano’s “Byron” stage and the beginning of the “Shelley” era. дальше »
2019-3-25 17:24
Twitter’s CEO Is Building A Crypto Team—But Not For Twitter
Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, has announced that he plans to hire a handful of developers to build new tools based on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. On Thursday, Dorsey indicated that he is looking for engineers and a designer, who will be paid to build projects in the crypto ecosystem. дальше »
2019-3-23 22:45
Lightning Introduces “Loop” To Keep Its Payment Channels Open
The Lightning Network is well known as an off-chain Bitcoin payment protocol that offers faster and cheaper transactions. Now, it has announced a related service called Loop, which will make it easier for users to receive a continuous flow of funds. дальше »
2019-3-22 19:39
Tor Adds Monero and Zcash Donations, Potentially Dropping BitPay
Tor, an anonymous web browser, has revealed that it is now accepting several different altcoins as donation methods. Users can now donate nine different cryptocurrencies to the project, including three privacy coins: Monero, Zcash, and Dash. дальше »
2019-3-22 19:34
CELER Tokens Sell Out Rapidly On Binance Launchpad
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, has completed another big token sale via its Launchpad platform. On Tuesday, Launchpad ran a sale for a new Ethereum-based token called CELER. дальше »
2019-3-21 19:23
Bakkt Parent Company ICE Expands Its Crypto Data Feed
ICE, the company behind Bakkt, has announced a new list of coins that will be added to its Cryptocurrency Data Feed. Bakkt is a long-awaited and often-delayed Bitcoin futures trading platform, and in the absence of any new information, news about ICE’s data feed has attracted plenty of attention. дальше »
2019-3-21 19:19
CoinMarketCap Adds New “Letter Grade” Rating System
CoinMarketCap, the most popular market data aggregator, has added a new rating system to its site. A third-party metric called the Fundamental Crypto Asset Score (FCAS) was quietly added this week. дальше »
2019-3-18 19:01
Bitcoin Cash Wallet Neutrino Introduces Additional Privacy Features
Bitcoin Cash developers have released a new mobile wallet called Neutrino, which has been designed to provide better privacy than other available wallets. Although Neutrino has been available as a command-line tool for some time, Android users can now try out the wallet. дальше »
2019-3-18 18:11
Lightning Labs Blocks Bitcoin On Twitter
The Lightning Network, an ever-growing crypto payment protocol, celebrated its first anniversary this week by trumpeting its accomplishments on Twitter. On Friday, Lightning Labs wrote, “If we can do all this in one year, just give us a few more. дальше »
2019-3-17 19:54
Scatter Teases RIDL, A Safety Tool With User Rewards
Scatter, a popular EOS and Ethereum wallet, has hinted that its new safety feature is one step closer to being released. The feature, called RIDL, will soon be integrated with Scatter in order to keep users safe. дальше »
2019-3-17 19:49
Tether Reveals That Its Reserves Aren’t What They Seem
Tether, the largest stablecoin by market cap, has revealed new details regarding its collateral model. Until recently, Tether has claimed that its $2 billion token supply is backed by a reserve of real US Dollars. дальше »
2019-3-17 19:40
Stellar Hires Mozilla’s Denelle Dixon As CEO
The Stellar Development Foundation has made a big hiring decision. On Thursday, the organization announced that its new CEO and Executive Director will be Denelle Dixon, who currently serves as COO of Mozilla. дальше »
2019-3-15 19:33
NEO Releases DBFT 2.0 For Better Transaction Finality
NEO has released a game-changing update to its current consensus mechanism. DBFT 2. 0 is now available, and although it will be some time before it is fully activated, the update promises to finalize transactions much more effectively. дальше »
2019-3-15 19:04
Bitcoin Cash Dev Announces Plans For November Hard Fork
Bitcoin Cash development is still going strong four months after its last upgrade. That means new features are in the pipeline and future upgrades are on the way. Details of the coin’s next hard fork, which will take place in May, have already been officially announced. дальше »
2019-3-14 18:46
IOTA Plans To Let Users Geotag Their Transactions
IOTA has revealed that it is adding geotagging capabilities to its transactions. The platform’s new standard, which is called IOTA Area Codes (IACs), will allow users to mark their transactions at any point on the globe. дальше »
2019-3-14 18:37
Bitcoin Transaction Fees Explained [Complete Guide]
Bitcoin transaction fees are a fundamental part of the Bitcoin network, but they can be a little confusing for newcomers to the space. In this guide, we will cover everything you need to know about Bitcoin transaction fees and give you the tools to start making Bitcoin transactions today. дальше »
2019-3-14 22:50
Ripple To Monetize Gaming By Partnering With Forte
Xpring, an investment and incubation initiative from Ripple, has announced a new partnership with the blockchain gaming startup Forte. The result is a brand new $100 million fund for game developers. дальше »
2019-3-14 22:08
Ledger Reveals Five Vulnerabilities In Trezor Wallets
Ledger, one of the leading hardware wallet manufacturers, has discovered a number of vulnerabilities in devices created by its main competitor. The company says that there are five different security flaws distributed between the Trezor One and the Trezor Model T. дальше »
2019-3-13 21:36
Stellar Logo Receives a “Currency Sign” Redesign
Stellar has revealed a new variation on its classic logo. The old spaceship icon has been abandoned in favor of a more formal cryptocurrency symbol, as explained in a new blog post. This is just a preview: the new logo will be put to work as part of a full-site redesign in the coming weeks. дальше »
2019-3-13 21:30
The Cardano Card: Charles Hoskinson Demos New Crypto Tool
Charles Hoskinson, the CEO of IOHK, has demonstrated a new crypto gadget on Twitter. In a video, he taps a small card against his smartphone, which opens a Cardano wallet. He doesn’t explain exactly what the card is for, but the implication is that it is a payment tool: Aaah Yeah pic. дальше »
2019-3-12 18:09
Binance’s Changpeng Zhao Defends Facebook & JPM Coins
Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance, has shared a contrarian opinion about two controversial crypto projects. He argues that upcoming cryptocurrencies from JP Morgan and Facebook have every right to exist alongside decentralized projects—an idea that not everybody agrees with. дальше »
2019-3-12 18:01
ICON Becomes Latest Blockchain to Support Security Tokens
ICON, a platform that is aimed at providing blockchain interoperability, has announced that it is introducing a new security token standard. The new IRC16 specification will allow token creators to issue security tokens—a special type of blockchain token that represents certain assets and investments. дальше »
2019-3-12 17:43
Brave’s User Ad Rewards Have Finally Gone Live
Brave has reached a new milestone. The browser company has long promised its users that they will be able to earn crypto while surfing the web. Now, it has finally fulfilled that promise. дальше »
2019-3-12 17:34
Steemit Competitor Publish0x Wants To Pay Users To Tip
Steemit has become well-known for popularizing crypto tipping by allowing users to donate Steem Dollars to their favorite authors. Many blockchain-based competitors have emerged, including Trybe and Minds, and now a new contender called Publish0x has gone live with a particularly enticing reward scheme. дальше »
2019-3-9 18:15
Opera Has Plans To Integrate The Ethereum Name Service
Opera has revealed new plans to integrate the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) with its popular web browser. Although the news has not been officially confirmed, Opera’s Charles Hamel has presented the plan at the ongoing EthCC conference. дальше »
2019-3-8 19:35
TRON’s BitTorrent Token Announces New Incentives, Wider Integration
BitTorrent has announced three new incentive plans that will encourage adoption of its highly anticipated download-boosting token. These new initiatives are intended to reach every corner of the market—especially end users—and some major details have been revealed in the company’s most recent blog post. дальше »
2019-3-8 19:28
Two Important Monero Bugs Have Come To Light
Following a rather hectic disclosure process, an exchange-deposit bug found in the official Monero wallet has been patched and revealed to the public. Monero developers quickly fixed the vulnerability after one bugfinder went rogue and leaked the issue on Sunday. дальше »
2019-3-6 19:55
EOS Creates Its Own Version Of The Lightning Torch
The EOS community has created a new token that it hopes will ignite a publicity movement. By passing the newly-minted “torch” token forward, the community will raise awareness for the EOS blockchain. дальше »
2019-3-6 19:48
Tether Is Being Ported To The TRON Blockchain
Tether, the leading stablecoin, has announced that it will soon be available on the TRON blockchain. Tether revealed the news on Monday morning, and TRON confirmed the announcement minutes later. дальше »
2019-3-5 22:04
New Token Markup Language Wants To Simplify Web Transactions
Representing tokens and transactions online is not always a simple task. However, a new standardization effort called Token Behaviour Markup Language is underway. TBML basically aims to create “frictionless markets,” and its creators hope that it will allow tokens to become fully integrated with regular websites. дальше »
2019-3-5 21:58
Rumor Debunked: Tezos Isn’t Hiring EOS Creator Dan Larimer
Rumors suggesting that Tezos plans to hire EOS creator Dan Larimer are beginning to circulate. Since EOS outranks Tezos by an incredibly large margin, and since the two projects are directly competing, such a move would be almost unfathomable. дальше »
2019-3-4 19:18
Fake Monero Hard Fork “Monero Rings” Emerges
In the crypto world, scammers never sleep: a fake Monero hard fork has emerged, and it intends to steal funds from unsuspecting Monero users. The project is called Monero Rings, and it is accompanied by two sites, monero-rings. дальше »
2019-3-4 19:13
Ethereum’s Long-Awaited Constantinople Upgrade Has Concluded; Will it Affect Ethereum’s Price?
Ethereum’s Constantinople hard fork, which has suffered frequent setbacks, has finally been completed. The upgrade was executed at 7:52 PM on February 28 at block 7,280,000. The fork proceeded uneventfully, and no technical issues or divisions within the mining community have been reported. дальше »