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Indian Government in Dizzying Reversal Sponsors Free Crypto Course
By CCN Markets: The Indian government continues to project a deep level of hypocrisy as it turns its attention to sponsoring a blockchain and cryptocurrency course. As CCN recently reported, the government is simultaneously proposing an insane anti-crypto bill with hard jail-time for bitcoin users. дальше »
2019-6-15 00:00 | |
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Sidechains vs Plasma vs Sharding
Special thanks to Jinglan Wang for review and feedback One question that often comes up is: how exactly is sharding different from sidechains or Plasma? All three architectures seem to involve a hub-and-spoke architecture with a central “main chain” that serves as the consensus backbone of the system, and a set of “child” chains containing actual user-level transactions. дальше »
2019-6-14 04:03 | |
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OpenBazzar Founder: Bitcoin Acts as a Means of Payment First, Not Store of Value
There has been a lot of controversy about the original intention behind the creation of Bitcoin. OpenBazzer Founder Samuel Pitt has spoken up for the payment side. In a video released by Pitt, argued that Satoshi Nakamoto did not design Bitcoin as a store but rather as a means of payment. Bitcoin Whitepaper Mainly Refers to […] дальше »
2019-6-8 19:44 | |
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Elipay Celebrates the First of 100s of Crypto-Accepting Merchants in Croatia
On May 20, Eligma showed off its Elipay service, a crypto payment processing system that allows people to pay for products and services with cryptocurrencies at over 300 retailers in the region. The grand opening of Elipay’s Croatian launch started with the first transaction made by Bitcoin. дальше »
2019-5-21 21:37 | |
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Op Ed: Lightning Network Consensus Is a Marketplace and That’s Okay!
To Bitcoin or Not to BitcoinDuring the “scaling debate” before the SegWit2X user-activated soft fork (UASF), Bitcoin businesses were getting their first bitter taste of Bitcoin’s censorship resistance. дальше »
2019-5-21 21:10 | |
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Square Cash App “Absorbing” 10% of Bitcoin Supply Daily, 200% Projected By 2020
One of the most interesting and advantageous design aspects that pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto built into Bitcoin, was the “halving” – a pre-programmed point in time in which miners receive a reduced block reward of BTC for confirming transactions on the network. дальше »
2019-5-3 23:00 | |
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Amazon Managed Blockchain Now Available to the General Public: AWS
Amazon Web Service, an arm of Amazon Inc. announced on April 30 that the Amazon Managed Blockchain is now available for public use. The Amazon Managed Blockchain is an entirely organized service which allows customers to design and command scalable blockchain platforms easily. дальше »
2019-5-1 14:59 | |
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Scalable Dapp Development Platform Squeezer.io Looks to Revolutionize Business Infrastructures Through Blockchain Implementation
Bitcoin Press Release: Scalable dApp creation platform Squeezer. io will help software developers integrate decentralized apps into already established business infrastructures. Monday 22nd April, 2019, Belize City, BELIZE – Scalable dApp creation platform Squeezer. дальше »
2019-4-26 22:30 | |
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Out of Testnet and Into Alpha: Lightning Labs’ Desktop Application Is Live
Lightning Labs just released an alpha version of its Lightning Network wallet. The desktop application is now compatible with Bitcoin’s mainnet and it leverages Neutrino (the protocol, not the analytics company acquired by Coinbase) to give users a lightweight option to “control their own funds,” as opposed to running a full node or trusting a third party to play custodian. дальше »
2019-4-24 01:38 | |
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Russia is Realizing It Has No Clue How to Regulate Cryptocurrency
The proposed ‘digital assets’ law aims to “legalize ICOs” in Russia and is expected to be reviewed in May. But lawmakers are slowly realizing the futility of regulating Bitcoin and cryptocurrency that are un-regulatable by design. дальше »
2019-4-19 14:00 | |
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‘Bitcoin Guru’ Antonopoulos Claims Fungibility Issues Threaten Bicoin’s Domination
The author of ”Mastering Bitcoin” and notable educator Andreas Antonopoulos has claimed bitcoin’s domination is under threat over the next few years due to privacy concerns. Design and Fungibility: important things for longtime success At the Deconomy Conference in South Korea, the crypto guru shared his opinion regarding Bitcoin’s future in light of the unaddressed privacy issues. дальше »
2019-4-10 11:32 | |
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Bitmain Reveals Specifications for Its ‘Profitable’ Antminer 17 Series
This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Chloe Jiang. Bitmain, the world’s largest bitcoin miner manufacturer, has announced specifications for its Antminer 17 series machines, which will be globally available on April 9, 2019. дальше »
2019-4-9 20:14 | |
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Infographic: A Map of Bitcoin Forks
This infographic provides a schematic overview of the main Bitcoin-related “forks” that can happen and shows the most important forks that have happened. It does not provide an overview of all forks that have happened. дальше »
2019-4-8 18:08 | |
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Casa Node Review: A True Plug-n-Play Lightning Network Node (Kinda)
The Casa Node is an exciting product that promises plug-n-play functionality for those wishing to operate both a full Bitcoin node and a Lightning Network Node. The company sent us over two nodes — one for review, and another for a giveaway. дальше »
2019-4-5 11:00 | |
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Analysts Believe Bitcoin’s Extremely Low Volatility Levels and Stability is Huge Plus for BTC’s Future Run
A whole lot of economists tend to agree on the fact that Bitcoin is one of the world’s all -time fastest rising financial assets. This is partly due to its speculative nature as well as the currency’s intrinsic design— which allows the flagship cryptocoin to be deployed within a host of different industrial domains. With […] дальше »
2019-3-29 00:44 | |
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Agustin Carstens: Banks Should Not Issue Digital Currencies
Should banks design their own cryptocurrencies? According to Agustin Carstens, general manager of the Bank for International Settlements, the answer is a definitive “no. ” Crypto Isn’t Cool? Carstens has never been a fan of crypto, having likening bitcoin to a “bubble,” a “Ponzi scheme” and an “environmental disaster” in the past. дальше »
2019-3-23 02:33 | |
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Unveils Square Crypto and Becomes the New “Bitcoin Jesus”
Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter and Square, has unveiled Square Crypto, a new fintech branch that is dedicated to the growth of decentralized networks using development, design and marketing. The information was released by Mr. дальше »
2019-3-22 17:28 | |
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Bitcoin Accepted as Payment Option by Major US Electronics Company
Avnet has become the latest major enterprise to begin accepting payment in bitcoin and other cryptocurrency. On March 19, 2019, the company announced that it will allow customers to pay for goods and services using bitcoin and bitcoin cash. дальше »
2019-3-20 19:08 | |
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Each Tether (USDT) May Not Be Backed By 100 Percent Fiat
By design, Tether (USDT) is a refuge for crypto traders seeking security in exchanges supporting the stable coin. Expected to have a 1:1 fiat—crypto peg, the recent change in wording is a cause of doubt and may trigger a run, a sell off as capital flow to Bitcoin. дальше »
2019-3-14 16:20 | |
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Why Bitcoin Transaction Fat-Fingers Roll Back Progress
By design, blockchain based remittance fees are super cheap and Bitcoin’s is no exemption. Top priority transfers will offset a user 28 cents per transaction and therefore when one pays outrageous fees for small, ordinary transactions, the legitimacy of Bitcoin is called to question. дальше »
2019-3-14 15:30 | |
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Skycoin Announces Public Release of Skywire Mainnet
Bitcoin Press Release: Skycoin has unveiled the developer version of their Skywire application. Developers will now be able to download, install, build, and run the Skywire mainnet utilizing a command line interface. дальше »
2019-3-14 08:49 | |
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Skycoin Announces Public Release of Skywire Mainnet
March 13th, 2018, Shanghai – Work on Skycoin began in 2011 with the merging of three separate projects that aimed to improve upon the design and implementation of Bitcoin. The Skycoin developers identified several major philosophical design issues that they saw as obstacles to global use of cryptocurrency as a censorship-resistant payment system. дальше »
2019-3-13 11:15 | |
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Samsung S10 Only Supports ETH and Dapps, But Will Samsung Pay Integrate Cryptos?
It’s official. Samsung S10 initially only supports ethereum and ethereum tokens, with bitcoin not integrated at this stage according to local media. Moreover there’s some clarity on the design. дальше »
2019-3-11 17:26 | |
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nChain’s Craig Wright Publishes New Blockchain Research Piece Titled “The Myth of Forks”
As has become customary now, each week nChain’s Chief Operational Scientist Dr. Craig Wright publishes a research article that focuses on a niche’ topic associated with the world of cryptocurrency. This week, the polarizing personality published a piece titled “The myth of forks” — which covers a number of important aspects associated with Bitcoin’s design […] дальше »
2019-3-9 21:05 | |
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Canadian Federal Tax Agency Targets Bitcoin Investors
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has apparently been specifically targeting bitcoin and crypto investors as part of its broader tax strategy to keep tabs on their cryptocurrency investments, including how they purchase these assets. дальше »
2019-3-9 23:53 | |
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Cashual Wallet: Easy To Use Bitcoin Wallet For Crypto Asset Storage?
After months of intense work, Jonathan Silverblood has finally published the design concept of Cashual Wallet – a digital wallet concept he has been developing. Silverblood a Bitcoin Cash developer and the brain behind Cash Accounts availed the copies of the concept, six months after releasing a mock up of the same. He has originally […] дальше »
2019-3-7 08:56 | |
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In the Daily: Facebook Security Hole, Tron Attracts Snakes, the Satoshi Symbol
In Monday’s edition of The Daily, we examine Facebook’s latest security scare, and what this means for cryptocurrency users. We also take a look at classic snake game Slither. io which is coming to the Tron blockchain, and consider some potential design for Bitcoin’s satoshi symbol. дальше »
2019-3-4 17:15 | |
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Cash Accounts Developer Publishes User-Friendly Cashual Wallet Concept
On March 2, Jonathan Silverblood, the creator of the Bitcoin Cash name system Cash Accounts, published a user-friendly wallet design he’s been working on for a long time. The Cashual Wallet concept is a BCH client specifically designed for ease of use and features the Cash Accounts name system integration. дальше »
2019-3-4 00:25 | |
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Minds.com CEO Says Jack Dorsey Has to Incorporate Bitcoin’s Design into Twitter
The CEO of Minds. com, Bill Ottman, talked about Bitcoin (BTC) and its decentralized nature during the Joe Rogan Experience program. He has also talked about Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter and its decision to support Bitcoin on the popular social network. дальше »
2019-3-3 18:48 | |
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No, Facebook’s ‘FaceCoin’ Will Be Nothing Like Bitcoin (Or Even a Cryptocurrency)
Facebook, Telegram, and Signal are reportedly planning to mint their own digital coins for their platform. But their centralized nature means that they won’t be censorship-resistant, decentralized and secure by design, unlike Bitcoin. дальше »
2019-3-2 05:00 | |
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Stanford Student Calls Out Crypto Professor for Inaccurate Bitcoin Lecture
In January of 2019, student Conner Brown attended a guest lecture by a Professor Susan Athey at the University of Stanford Graduate School. She gave a presentation to his “Evolution of Finance” class titled “Blockchain and the Future of Finance. дальше »
2019-3-1 03:39 | |
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Crypto wallet app Wirex unveils major update in new version 3.0
Wirex, a bitcoin and cryptocurrency wallet and payment app, has unveiled this week its new updated platform, officially version 3.0. The upgrade includes a new design, and will bring a host of improved features to users. The... Source дальше »
2019-3-1 23:51 | |
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Coinomi Addresses Spellcheck Vulnerability, Accuses Victim of Bitcoin Extortion
CCN earlier reported that Coinomi wallet had a confirmed bug that allowed Google to view the details of a user’s seed phrase. The seed phrase generates a wallet. Coinomi uses a 24-word phrase. It enables a user to regenerate their wallet on any platform, and maintain a simultaneous wallet on their phone and on their desktop. дальше »
2019-2-28 10:48 | |
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Bitcoin is ‘Potentially Disruptive’ to PayPal & Visa: Analyst
Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency won’t supplant PayPal and credit cards as payment options yet, but they could in due time. That’s the assessment of Lisa Ellis, an equity analyst with sell-side research firm MoffettNathanson. дальше »
2019-2-28 01:45 | |
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That Apple-Goldman Sachs Credit Card is a Poor Substitute for a Secure Bitcoin Wallet
The security design of bitcoin transactions already made the new Goldman Sachs and Apple credit card obsolete before it even came out. Tripp Mickle, Liz Hoffman, and Peter Rudegeair reported for the Wall Street Journal Thursday: “Apple Inc. дальше »
2019-2-22 23:05 | |
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Baidu Launches Blockchain Engine for dApp Developers
China’s search engine giant, Baidu, has launched the Baidu Blockchain Engine (BBE), an operating system based on Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and Cloud Computing, which will enable developers to design decentralized mobile applications in an easier and faster way, according to a press release published February 14, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-16 02:00 | |
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Kraken Makes Bold Move to Capture More Market Share With 9-Figure Acquisition
Last week, Kraken changed the design of their website. This week, much bigger news has been announced from Kraken with a nine-figure deal to acquire Crypto Facilities confirmed. Crypto Facilities is an FCA-regulated trading platform. дальше »
2019-2-5 16:29 | |
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Wrap Your Head Around This: BTC Is Now Featured as a Token on Ethereum
It happened: Bitcoin is now an Ethereum token. Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), an ERC-20 token with a 1-1 peg to bitcoin, went live on the Ethereum network on the final day of January, “the first token that makes Bitcoin compatible with the Ethereum chain,” its architects say. дальше »
2019-2-2 00:04 | |
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The Race Towards Setting the Public Blockchain in Stone
“The nature of Bitcoin is such that once version 0.1 was released, the core design was set in stone for the rest of its lifetime.” So said Satoshi Nakamoto on June... The post The Race Towards Setting the Public Blockchain in Stone appeared first on Trustnodes. дальше »
2019-1-28 21:22 | |
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New Zap Point-of-Sale App Enables Merchants to Accept Lightning
A new point-of-sale (PoS) app released by Zap allows merchants to independently accept transactions on the Lightning Network. Jack Mallers, the founder of Zap, described some of the properties of this new app on a recent Twitter thread. дальше »
2019-1-26 01:39 | |
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BetterHash Protocol Lets Pool Miners Regain Control Over Their Hash Power
One problem that concerns many is the centralization of mining within the Bitcoin ecosystem. Fortunately, there are talented developers working to solve this problem and Matt Corallo, full-time Bitcoin developer at Chaincode Labs, is one of them. дальше »
2019-1-26 23:50 | |
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Review: The Ledger Nano X Adds Bluetooth and a Fussy Mobile App
There’s a lot to love about Ledger’s hardware wallets. There’s also a lot to loathe. From a design, manufacture, and presentation perspective, they’re a dream. From a software perspective, they’re capricious, prone to connecting and disconnecting on a whim. дальше »
2019-1-21 11:38 | |
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Bitcoin Wallet Forced to Drop Key Privacy Features From Google Play App
Privacy-focused bitcoin wallet Samourai is having its hand forced by Google. According to a Samourai blog post, the wallet provider is disabling privacy features that are key to its design before its latest version, 0. дальше »
2019-1-9 23:29 | |
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