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Reviewing Code Is Mind-Numbing: Q&A With Bitcoin Maintainer Andrew Chow
He stumbled upon Bitcoin in high school while looking for ways to pay for his favorite video games. He now reviews and improves Bitcoin’s code for a living. Sometimes it's boring, mind-numbing, but he does it anyway. Somebody has to. дальше »
2023-3-11 18:35 | |
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Ripple CTO David Schwartz Confirms He Perfected The Bitcoin Code In 2011
The Chief Technology Officer of Ripple, the creator of the XRP cryptocurrency, was one of the engineers responsible for modifying the Bitcoin code years after the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency was launched by the anonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. дальше »
2021-12-31 13:52 | |
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Hackers Attacking GitHub Repositories for Bitcoin Ransom
GitHub, a platform where software developers from across the globe discover, share and build software, is now being attacked by hackers who aim to hijack and encrypt users’ code for a Bitcoin ransom, according to a Vice report on May 3, 2019. дальше »
2019-5-7 23:00 | |
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Crypto Supporters Discuss Satoshi Nakamoto’s Pre-Release Bitcoin Code And Its Features
Crypto Supporters Discuss Satoshi’s Pre-Release Bitcoin Code And Its Features The cryptocurrency community has been discussing an early version of the Bitcoin source code that Satoshi himself shared with a few people before launching the original Bitcoin (BTC) paper on January 3, 2019. дальше »
2019-3-16 02:36 | |
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Satoshi’s Pre-Release Bitcoin Code Contains Fascinating Findings
Cryptocurrency supporters have been discussing an early version of the original Bitcoin source code that surfaced this week. An old forum post and mailing list letter written by Satoshi suggests there was a private version of the code distributed to a few people before the launch of the network on Jan. дальше »
2019-3-15 01:45 | |
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Satoshi’s Pre-Release Bitcoin Code Contains Some Fascinating Findings
Cryptocurrency supporters have been discussing an early version of the original Bitcoin source code that surfaced this week. An old forum post and mailing list letter written by Satoshi suggests there was a private version of the code distributed to a few people before the launch of the network on Jan. дальше »
2019-3-15 01:45 | |
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The pros, cons, and taboo nature of enforcing smaller Bitcoin blocks
The Bitcoin network is a behemoth, and much of its strength is defined by the number of machines validating transactions on the network. Its code is also highly calibrated. Very specific variables were set throughout its development, and dogmatic allegiance to certain settings has defined much of what Bitcoin‘s blockchain is today. дальше »
2019-2-13 20:11 | |
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Cold Storage Coins CEO: This Is Easiest Way To Own Physical Bitcoin
Even though cryptocurrency investments offer exciting profit opportunities, many people just don't have the risk tolerance to handle high volatility, numerous theft cases, computer code bugs, and human errors. дальше »
2018-8-12 02:00 | |
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Bitcoin (BTC) Technical Analysis: Why Code is Law and Self Regulating, Not the SEC
First, let’s remember Satoshi’s words: “We have proposed a system for electronic transactions without relying on trust” Snapping back to reality and lest we forget, cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Litecoin and Dogecoin are alternatives to the government backed fiat currencies. дальше »
2018-8-11 17:31 | |
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Bitcoin Core Dev Finds Critical Vulnerability In Bitcoin Cash Code
Bitcoin Core developer Cory Fields discovered a critical vulnerability in the Bitcoin Cash code. And it was a long way for him to find an appropriate way to contact BCH developers and inform them anout the bug. дальше »
2018-8-12 21:53 | |
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ZCash (ZEC): The Only Bitcoin (BTC) Fork That Can Beat Investors’ Expectations
ZCash (ZEC) is a popular source code fork of Bitcoin (BTC), just like Litecoin (LTC). The purpose of its creation was to address privacy issues that users of Bitcoin (BTC) faced and also to curb centralization with its Equihash based proof of work model. дальше »
2018-8-10 17:07 | |
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Bitcoin Core Developer Reveals ‘Critical’ Bug in Bitcoin Cash
Cryptocurrency industry and community figures are reacting after it emerged a Bitcoin Core developer fixed a “critical” bug in the code for the Bitcoin Cash hard fork. Fields: Bug ‘Would Have Split’ Chain In a blog post August 10th, Corey Fields relates how in April 2018 he anonymously reported the consensus bug, known as SIGHASH_BUG. дальше »
2018-8-10 16:00 | |
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Bitcoin [BTC] Developer Discovers Vulnerability In Bitcoin Cash [BCH] Code, Finds It Near Impossible to Report the Bug to Developers
On Thursday, August 9, a developer and researcher in the crypto industry detailed the difficulties he had communicating a vulnerability in the Bitcoin Cash protocol to their dev team. Cory Fields from the Digital Currency Initiative at MIT Media Lab in Massachusetts outlined the issue in a post on his Medium blog. дальше »
2018-8-10 12:02 | |
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Why A Ban Of 3D Printed Weapons Is Not A Threat To Bitcoin
I can’t really believe that we are writing this, but, according to a report by Coindesk, the recent ‘block’ of a file containing code for the production of a 3D printed gun, by Defence Distributed in Texas has been compared to an assault on the freedom of speech, as code and thus, has been outlined as a threat to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-8-7 14:00 | |
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Bitcoin Cash Gives Away Free Crypto on “Bitcoin Independence Day:” Raises Questions
Bitcoin Cash turned one on August 1, 2018, and to celebrate the occasion BTC. com tweeted that the crypto token is handing out free bitcoin cash to participants who successfully scan the QR code on flyers put up in more than 15 cities around the world. дальше »
2018-8-7 10:00 | |
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Bitcoin Network Hashrate Hits Record-Breaking “52 Quintillion” Hashes Per Second
Bitcoin Hashrate Sits at a Record-Breaking 52 Quintillion, Restoring Investors’ Confidence The Blockchain, previously known as Blockchain.info, has recently revealed that bitcoin’s hashrate, the speed at which an operation is completed in bitcoin code, has reached an all-time high of 52 quintillion, which is equivalent to 52,000,000,000,000,000,000. Bitcoinist also reported the news, adding that a […] дальше »
2018-8-7 00:54 | |
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What Is Masari?
All major cryptocurrencies have seen their code being forked over the past few years. It is a trend affecting Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and so forth. Monero has seen its fair share of forks too, although the Masari project has been overlooked by a lot of people. Nearly a year after being first announced, now is […] дальше »
2018-8-5 02:00 | |
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PR: BUBI Launches Code Review Bounty Program
The Bubi Code Review Bounty Program, organized by the Bubi Technical Community, will be officially launched on August 4th, 2018. The event has prepared prizes for those who report bugs or give optimization suggestions, with a prize pool of up to one million dollars. дальше »
2018-8-3 14:17 | |
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Bitcoin’s developer worked along Satoshi Nakamoto is back with a Big Vision
Martti ‘Sirius’ Malmi, the bitcoin’s developer who worked with Satoshi Nakamoto to build Bitcoin blockchain is all set to make a comeback. Malmi’s role was crucial in Bitcoin. org where he even had the admin access. дальше »
2018-8-3 23:46 | |
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Audits and Quality Assurance: Patching the Holes in Smart Contract Security
On July 10, 2018, news broke that cryptocurrency wallet and decentralized exchange Bancor was hit with a hack. A wallet the Bancor team used to update the protocol’s smart contracts was infiltrated, and the $23. дальше »
2018-8-3 19:24 | |
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Who controls the Bitcoin Core? And it’s not Wladimir J. van der Laan
So a recent thread on Reddit raised the question of who is actually in control of Bitcoin Core; the code repository of the world’s first and largest cryptocurrency; Bitcoin. The Bitcoin Core code repository is the direct descendant of the original code that was made and released to the world by Satoshi Nakamoto. дальше »
2018-7-27 13:30 | |
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Governance, Part 2: Plutocracy Is Still Bad
Coin holder voting, both for governance of technical features, and for more extensive use cases like deciding who runs validator nodes and who receives money from development bounty funds, is unfortunately continuing to be popular, and so it seems worthwhile for me to write another post explaining why I (and Vlad Zamfir and others) do not consider it wise for Ethereum (or really, any base-layer blockchain) to start adopting these kinds of mechanisms in a tightly coupled form in any significant way. дальше »
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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A Prehistory of the Ethereum Protocol
Although the ideas behind the current Ethereum protocol have largely been stable for two years, Ethereum did not emerge all at once, in its current conception and fully formed. Before the blockchain has launched, the protocol went through a number of significant evolutions and design decisions. дальше »
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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Notes on Blockchain Governance
In which I argue that “tightly coupled” on-chain voting is overrated, the status quo of “informal governance” as practiced by Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Zcash and similar systems is much less bad than commonly thought, that people who think that the purpose of blockchains is to completely expunge soft mushy human intuitions and feelings in favor of completely algorithmic governance (emphasis on “completely”) are absolutely crazy, and loosely coupled voting as done by Carbonvotes and similar systems is underrated, as well as describe what framework should be used when thinking about blockchain governance in the first place. дальше »
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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Study Shows Many ICO Protocols Fail to Match White Paper Promises
On July 19, a group of interdisciplinary researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, with guidance from the esteemed Penn Law professor David Hoffman, published an in-depth study of initial coin offerings (ICOs) that promise innovative concepts like autonomous governance and operate by the belief that ‘code is law’. дальше »
2018-7-19 22:04 | |
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Blockchain Startup Launches Platform for Risk-Managed ICO Investments
CoinMirror, a Berlin-based startup, is launching the public beta of its platform for ICO investments on the Ethereum mainnet today, July 18, 2018. The platform seeks to provide investment opportunities to investors regardless of available capital. дальше »
2018-7-18 18:41 | |
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Op Ed: Addressing the Threat of Cryptomining Malware
One major class of attacks to hit the hacking landscape recently is cryptomining. While cryptomining on its own supports a good cause when being done consciously, it also allows nefarious actors to make a lot of money fast, and, with the sheer number of cryptocurrencies available to mine, it is becoming a popular choice for attackers. дальше »
2018-7-18 23:18 | |
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The ongoing Hacks Highlight is essential for better protection, reformed transactions, says DEX.top
“Well constructed” contract code is the key, and all exchanges must focus on this in order to gain and keep users’ trust. The Sad Story of Exchange Hacks Continues Catastrophic hacks resulted in millions of dollars lost at early bitcoin exchanges like Mt. дальше »
2018-7-18 22:44 | |
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Op-Ed: Bitcoin’s Roots in the Great Law of Peace
Bitcoin, in its nine years of existence, has steadily gained traction, defining itself as a new digital gold. Early adopters of this technology have shown excitement for the potential of this inflation-proof sound money. дальше »
2018-7-14 00:48 | |
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Blockchain Auditing and the Industry’s "Knowledge Gap"
The advent of smart contracts has long drawn interest for its potential to revolutionize business agreements. There’s just one problem, and it’s one that has affected many spheres of the cryptocurrency space: a knowledge gap. дальше »
2018-7-13 19:12 | |
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High priced venture to destroy smart contract bugs
As this week’s Bancor hack and this year’s spate of smaller smart contract fails has shown, creating bug-free code is virtually impossible. How New Blockchains Are Approaching Smart Contracts At Blockchain Expo in Amsterdam, news. дальше »
2018-7-13 06:37 | |
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The Billion-Dollar Quest to Eliminate Smart Contract Bugs
You can’t have software without bugs. Every major piece of code is subject to extensive debugging, which is an inevitable part of the development process. But when that code controls digital assets worth millions of dollars, ensuring it’s free of critical errors isn’t just desirable – it’s imperative. дальше »
2018-7-13 05:30 | |
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Cash Shuffle’s BCH Mixer Moves Forward with Steady Testing
Back in December, a new privacy protocol was released for bitcoin cash users called Cash Shuffle. The application has seen steady development since its inception and this week Cash Shuffle developers say that the platform’s alpha testing has been successful and the team has seen lots of testers. дальше »
2018-7-13 04:05 | |
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Crypto Centralization Spurs Decentralization Movement
The other day I introduced my mom to Bitcoin. First we reviewed the open-source code together, before she downloaded her first wallet software from the Github repository and compiled it to a clean device with a randomly-generated password. дальше »
2018-7-13 20:45 | |
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Group or Tokeda? A Look at the BCH Color Coin Debate
This week Andrew Stone, the lead developer of Bitcoin Unlimited (BU), published a 42-page paper that details the evolution of the original OP_Group proposal. Now simply called ‘Group,’ the proposal involves a single OP_Code that could be added to the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network’s scripting language in order to effectively create colored coins. дальше »
2018-7-12 22:40 | |
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How Peter Kroll’s Paper Wallet Protects Cryptocurrency
Since its invention, a recurring question for cryptocurrency holders has been how to best secure their digital assets. This question of security carries the greatest weight when one understands the stakes of holding unprotected cryptocurrency — vulnerability to hackers. дальше »
2018-7-6 03:51 | |
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What Makes AGATE Different from Other Crypto-Payment Solutions
Ever since the launch of Bitcoin source code, the financial world and entire banking system have changed its trajectory forever. The post What Makes AGATE Different from Other Crypto-Payment Solutions appeared first on CoinSpeaker. дальше »
2018-7-6 01:11 | |
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Report: 18% of People in Turkey Own Crypto Compared to 8% in the US
Eighteen percent of people in Turkey own crypto compared to eight percent in the United States, according to a study conducted by ING Bank. ING Bank Poll Finds 35% Europeans Agree Bitcoin Is the Future of Spending Online “Cracking the Code on Cryptocurrency” surveyed about a thousand respondents in each country to understand their attitudes. дальше »
2018-7-5 22:00 | |
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