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BitMEX Owners Give Bitcoin Core Dev $60,000 Grant
HDR Global Trading, which owns crypto exchange BitMEX, has given Bitcoin Core dev Michael Ford a $60,000 grant to "maintain the Bitcoin network and push code live." Recently, in June, Ford become the fifth "Bitcoin maintainer," meaning he has permission to merge new code to the actual Bitcoin codebase. дальше »
2019-7-12 19:22
Virtual Commodity Association Set To Launch 6 Crypto Regulatory Committees
The Virtual Commodity Association, a group of four crypto exchanges, plans to launch six committees aimed at providing standards and regulatory oversight for the crypto industry as the association works to become a self-regulatory organization. дальше »
2019-7-12 18:57
Electroneum Executes 'Secret Hard Fork,' Replaces Miners With Charities And NGOs
Over the weekend, UK-based blockchain platform Electroneum initiated a secret hard fork, replacing its proof-of-work consensus protocol with nonprofit miners comprised of charities and non-governmental organizations. дальше »
2019-7-9 00:08
Tron Responds To Wave Field Community Scam Victims
Victims of the Wave Field Community Ponzi scheme, which operated on the Tron network, have accused Justin Sun and Tron of being complicit in the crypto scam by remaining silent while the operation played out. дальше »
2019-7-9 23:59
Blockchains CEO Purchases Kirkwood Bank Of Nevada
Blockchains acquired slock.it earlier this year. Now the CEO has purchased the Kirkwood Bank of Nevada.
дальше »2019-7-2 00:17
Coinbase's 'United States Of Crypto' Survey Shows A Rise In Interest
Coinbase claims its survey shows that over half of all Americans, when prompted with a list of cryptocurrencies, have at least heard of bitcoin, but when unprompted, the numbers dip down quite a bit. дальше »
2019-6-29 19:06
Edward Snowden Touches On Bitcoin's Privacy Failings
Speaking at the Bitcoin 2019 conference, Snowden stated that Bitcoin's lack of privacy was presently its biggest flaw, and he opened up about the encrypted services he used to communicate with journalists in 2013 (which he paid for with bitcoin). дальше »
2019-6-28 19:13
Ameen Soleimani Theorizes Ethereum Partnership With Libra
Over Twitter, Ameen Soleimani, CEO of SpankChain, outlined a funding and governance plan for an Ethereum organization that could work to become a member of the Libra Association. Crypto Twitter had a word or two regarding Soleimani's idea. дальше »
2019-6-26 00:05
2 Ethereum Improvement Proposals Approved For Istanbul Upgrade
With over 30 Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) discussed during today's biweekly Ethereum developers call, EIP 2024, which adds a new precompile to the Ethereum Virtual Machine, and EIP 1702, which aims to smooth out smart contract upgradability, were both approved for the Istanbul upgrade. дальше »
2019-6-22 23:38
Forget Hard Forks And Soft Forks, Alternateth Is A 'Friendly Fork'
In development at Ethereum-based startup ETHSignals, Alternateth will act as a kind of test network for validating ideas and working on proof of concepts before they're released to mainnet.
дальше »2019-6-21 18:50
IBM'S Blockchain Division 'Escapes' Mass Layoffs
With IBM laying off 1,700 this month, most of the company's blockchain division employees have stayed on, though losses were suffered in the division's consulting department.
дальше »2019-6-21 23:55
Hard Core Fund Raises 50 BTC To Help Fund Bitcoin Development
The nonprofit Hard Core Fund, co-created by Dovey Wan, has raised about $450,000 worth of bitcoin to help fund current network developers and bring more on in the process.
дальше »2019-6-20 00:09
Ethereum Foundation Proposes January Rollout Of Ethereum 2.0 'Phase Zero'
In the biweekly call with Ethereum 2.0 developers, Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake proposed that with the code on track to be finalized by June 30, the first iteration of the 2.0 upgrade, dubbed Phase Zero, could come as early as January 3, 2020. дальше »
2019-6-19 18:33
Facebook's Libra Blockchain Is Actually Block-less
Rather than a collection of blocks that hold transaction records, Facebook's Libra blockchain looks to be a single data structure that records transaction history, causing some to break out the term "glorified database." дальше »
2019-6-19 22:20
Hyperledger Blockchain Consortium Adds 8 Members, Including Microsoft And Salesforce
Along with newly added international companies Norilsk Nickel and Gloscad, a group of new associate members also joined the Hyperledger blockchain consortium, including the Ethereum Foundation.
дальше »2019-6-18 19:07
Zcash Foundation, Parity Release Alpha Version Of New Zcash Client
The new Zcash client, dubbed Zebra, is an open-source software client written in the Rust programming language to make it easier for developers to write code on the network.
дальше »2019-6-18 23:50
How Wyoming Has Moved To Position Itself As A Crypto Haven
In an attempt to welcome more tech businesses to the state, Wyoming has enacted 13 blockchain laws over the course of two years, including the establishment of a new type of crypto-friendly banking license and rules that allow banks to hold digital assets. дальше »
2019-6-14 21:55
Ethereum Classic Devs Consider Early 'Atlantis' Upgrade For The Network's Testnet
In late May, Ethereum Classic developers decided to delay the network's upgrade, dubbed Atlantis. Now developers have considered launching the upgrade and the Ethereum Classic testnet within the next two weeks, before preparing for a full upgrade in August on the mainnet. дальше »
2019-6-11 00:37
AnChain.AI Analysis Shows Bots Make Up 75% Of EOS DApp Transactions
Blockchain analysis startup AnChain.AI has found that the transaction fee-less EOS network may have created the perfect breeding ground for bots to make thousands of transactions quickly.
дальше »2019-6-6 19:13
Blockchains LLC Acquires German Firm slock.it And Its Incubed Client
In a deal to help "fast-forward" Blockchains' plans to bring blockchain tech to the mainstream, the acquisition of slock.it brings with it the company's Incubed product, which works to connect devices to the Ethereum network with minimal bandwidth and power. дальше »
2019-6-4 19:26
Buterin Outlines Modifications For Beacon Chain's Use In Ethereum 2.0
Vitalik Buterin has introduced beacon chain contracts that will set up all of the rules for smart contract execution, including transaction fees and gas fees.
дальше »2019-5-28 18:50
Vitalik Buterin Suggests Anonymity Sets For Private Ethereum Transactions
In a post published on HackMD, the Ethereum founder suggested using anonymity sets, which pool a selection of possible payers and/or payees to easily and quickly implement private transactions on the Ethereum network. дальше »
2019-5-24 21:10
Ethereum Foundation Lays Out The Next $30 Million Worth Of Funding
With $19 million to be doled out over the next 12 months for Ethereum 2.0 scaling projects, the Ethereum Foundation also plans to fund development on the current network and work to promote developer growth and awareness. дальше »
2019-5-22 00:02
MakerDAO Vote Stalls After Not Meeting Staking Threshold
While voting on whether the loan fee should be raised on the Dai stablecoin, Maker token holders failed to stake enough coins in the vote to fulfill the contract, leaving the vote undecided.
дальше »2019-5-21 21:56
Vitalik Buterin Addresses Prediction Markets And Bribery In ETH 2.0 Keynote
In his keynote speech, Buterin outlined key factors regarding incentives and collusion-resistant solutions to promote the creation of positive and helpful blockchain content.
дальше »2019-5-21 18:49
Chainlink Set To Launch On Ethereum Soon
According to Chainlink CEO Sergey Nazarov, the decentralized oracle provider will launch on the Ethereum mainnet on May 30, with plans to deploy on additional networks that "hold value."
дальше »2019-5-15 23:57
Ethereum Foundation Reveals Devcon5 Location, Annual Funding Plan
On top of announcing that Devcon5 will be held in Osaka, Japan, the Ethereum Foundation outlined its next 12-month funding plan, including performance and security improvements, as well as a push for academic involvement in the Ethereum community. дальше »
2019-5-13 19:09
Crypto Industry Insiders Want To Oust Malicious Actors
Some of crypto's elite assembled in Chicago to discuss different ways of kicking out scammers and thieves from the cryptopool. Some of the solutions were to create a blacklist of known entities who go back on trades and engage in malicious activities or creating a standard way of verifying customer identities and sources of revenue. дальше »
2019-5-9 01:37
Ethereum: The Last 10 Days
From being tweeted by Elon Musk to being added to Microsoft Azure and considered by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the last two weeks have been good to the Ethereum community.
дальше »2019-5-8 19:43
Ethereum Staking May Not Be All That Profitable
Collin Myers, a global token strategist for ConsenSys, and Eric Conner, founder of Ethereum information site EthHub, discuss why staking on the Ethereum blockchain may not be as profitable as initially thought. дальше »
2019-5-8 18:06
Bitcoin Miners Believe The Industry Can Help Spur Clean Energy Adoption
While gathering at Fidelity's Mining Summit, bitcoin miners worked to dispel common mining beliefs and promote clean energy adoption, within the mining industry and beyond.
дальше »2019-5-8 19:45
Will The Real Satoshi Please Stand Up?
A new website called gotsatoshi.com says it will later reveal the identity of Bitcoin's creator. However, it could simply be a publicity stunt.
дальше »2019-5-7 21:00
Code For Ethereum Update Nearly Ready
During the latest core devs call, Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake claimed the code specifications for Ethereum's upgrade to proof of stake are "on track" and will most likely be finalized by June 30. дальше »
2019-5-3 21:57
Endgame For BREAKERMAG
BREAKERMAG was a star in the cryptojournalism space for about a year. Cryptojournalist Matthew de Silva and Ben Schiller, BREAKERMAG’s editor-in-chief, talk about some of the reasons for the magazine's closure. дальше »
2019-5-3 21:02
Elon And Vitalik Discuss Ethereum Use Cases
After a one-word tweet from Elon Musk, Vitalik Buterin extends him an invitation to Devcon and schools Musk on some of his favorite uses for the Ethereum platform.
дальше »2019-4-30 19:55
Ethereum Community Still Apprehensive Toward Polkadot
During a weekend vote, participants in the Ethereum community used Aragon tokens to vote down a proposal to fund the development of the interoperable blockchain platform Polkadot.
дальше »2019-4-30 17:51
Ethereum Staking Could Mean Huge Profits For Validators
Jonny Rhea, protocol engineer at ConsenSys, explains proof of stake and how Vitalik Buterin's proposal to increase validator rewards could affect the Ethereum ecosystem.
дальше »2019-4-27 17:44
Ethereum Name Service To Be Upgraded
Brantly Milegan, developer coordinator for the Ethereum Name Service, discusses the platform's upcoming upgrade. The update is intended to speed up the process of registering certain domain names by swapping the "blind auction process" with “instant [domain] registration" and treating registered domain names like non-fungible tokens. дальше »
2019-4-25 17:55
Vitalik Suggests Raising Stake Rewards
Vitalik proposes that rewards for stakers be raised from 2.5 percent to almost 6 percent, as long as at least 10 million ETH has been staked. Vitalik thinks this increase will improve the health of the Ethereum platform, help boost its security, and reduce inflation rates. дальше »
2019-4-23 22:49
Distributed Digest: April Fools’ Edition 2k19
MyCrypto unveils the Invisible Ink Paper Wallet, TokenSoft channels J. R. R. Tolkien and Middle-earth in a rebrand, and the Blockchain Education Network becomes a Dogecoin maximalist.
дальше »2019-4-2 20:11
Distributed Digest: Wednesday, March 27, 2019
The bZx team introduces Fulcrum, CryptoKitties rewards moderators, and BlockCities goes live next week.
дальше »2019-3-28 18:32
Distributed Digest: Tuesday, March 26, 2019
The Plasma Group describes its generalized Plasma architecture, an Ethereum community member creates a tool to list ERC20 token holders, and the Rainbow Network is a proposed design for an off-chain, non-custodial exchange and payment network. дальше »
2019-3-26 18:41
Old Cardinal RAT Malware Resurrects Through Series Of Updates
Israeli tech companies, beware: This malware family is back after two years in hiding.
дальше »2019-3-23 00:26
Distributed Digest: Thursday, March 21, 2019
The Loom Network plans to integrate with Tron and EOS, the Tenderly beta goes live, and a redditor believes Augur is “being gamed.”
дальше »2019-3-22 19:17
Distributed Digest: Wednesday, March 20, 2019
ETHBerlin accepts non-Ethereum proposals, Counterfactual releases the alpha for its state channels sandbox, and RadicalxChange begins soon.
дальше »2019-3-21 19:13
Distributed Digest: Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Gitcoin follows up on Dean Eigenmann’s EIP security proposal, Dether unveils a token-to-fiat bridge, and the Bounties Network is building an Ethereum-inspired art project.
дальше »2019-3-20 17:59
Distributed Digest: Monday, March 18, 2019
The Lava Protocol is a new token transaction standard, Dean Eigenmann leaves ZK Labs and discusses EIP security incentives, and folks seem to be fine with an October Istanbul hard fork date.
дальше »2019-3-19 20:49
Distributed Digest: Friday, March 15, 2019
Status’ Embark 4.0 comes out of beta soon, Ethereum core devs discuss Istanbul and ProgPoW, and Daniel Shavit introduces the DAO Incubator.
дальше »2019-3-15 03:09
Distributed Digest: Thursday, March 14, 2019
Cosmos launches its mainnet, Madeeba emerges from the ashes of Melonport, and Gitcoin enters the second round of its liberal radical donation-matching program.
дальше »2019-3-14 19:15
Distributed Digest: Wednesday, March 13, 2019
SpankChain updates its roadmap, Dappi is a new tool to create smart contract interfaces, and MakerDAO encourages individuals to donate cryptocurrency on Pi Day.
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