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An Australian Blockchain Experiment: Tracking Global Almond Shipments

Following a successful 2016 trial of blockchain technology in an interbank open account transaction, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has partnered with five international and Australian companies to ship 17 tonnes of almonds from Melbourne, Australia, to Hamburg, Germany, using a new distributed ledger platform built on the Ethereum blockchain. дальше »

2018-7-31 23:13


Wondering Why Litecoin Creator Charlie Lee seems to be a Bitcoin Fan ?

Many within the cryptocurrency community might be perplexed that a founder of a Popular and Actively used cryptocurrency could be a strong Bitcoin fan instead of him solely making voices for the promotion of the activities of the cryptocurrency Litecoin he founded in 2011 while still working as a Google engineer, and then Coinbase before […] The post Wondering Why Litecoin Creator Charlie Lee seems to be a Bitcoin Fan ? appeared first on ZyCrypto. дальше »

2018-7-28 01:09


Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and other coins to be protected better with the new bill, says South Korean official

On 25th July, South Korean officials made it clear that the country’s governing bodies must come together to enforce cryptocurrency regulations. This comes in the wake of major hacks that has threatened to destabilize the financial markets as well as dissuade people from adopting cryptocurrencies on a larger scale. South Korea is making a steady progress […] дальше »

2018-7-27 23:34


Azeri Hotel Booking Platform Hotels24 Adds Bitcoin Gold (BTG) Payment Option

The Azerbaijan-based hotel booking platform, Azeri, is now accepting BTG as a payment option for their cryptocurrency for international and local spots – regardless of nationality. Azeri, one of the internet’s largest providers of hotel booking services has added the cryptocurrency BCG to it’s list of available currencies accepted for making payments to the company. […] дальше »

2018-7-26 14:54


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Bitwise Files With SEC for Cryptocurrency ETF

Bitwise Asset Management is the latest venture to apply for a cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETF). Called the Bitwise HOLD 10 Cryptocurrency Index Fund, the ETF will track the returns of the company’s HOLD 10 Index, a “market-cap-weighted index of the 10 largest cryptocurrencies” that captures roughly 80 percent of the total cryptocurrency market capitalization. дальше »

2018-7-25 02:18


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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


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


This Silicon Valley-Backed Blockchain Startup Wants to Become the Wikipedia of Data

DIRT, a blockchain startup that plans to develop a trusted platform for structured data, has raised $3 million in a seed funding round. The San Francisco-based company said investment firms that participated in the round include General Catalyst, Greylock Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Pantera Capital and others. дальше »

2018-7-21 20:14


This Silicon Valley Backs Blockchain Startup Wants to Become the Wikipedia of Data

DIRT, a blockchain startup that plans to develop a trusted platform for structured data, has raised $3 million in a seed funding round. The San Francisco-based company said investment firms that participated in the round include General Catalyst, Greylock Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Pantera Capital and others. дальше »

2018-7-20 20:14


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Bitcoin Price Too Cool for School, Altcoins Can’t Hang

Bitcoin has many cryptocurrency traders feeling bullish after making a strong move to reclaim a position above $7,000. Many altcoins, however, have failed to keep up. Ethereum Starting from the top, the first altcoin which has failed to keep pace with Bitcoin price is Ethereum (ETH), the second-ranked cryptocurrency by market capitalization and leading operating system featuring smart contract functionality. дальше »

2018-7-20 12:45


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John McAfee Predicts Bitcoin Bull Market Coming, Comparable to Volcanic Eruption

One thing that distinguishes the antivirus millionaire and prominent cryptocurrency voice John McAfee from others is that he never stops peddling his agenda. With over 800,000 followers on Twitter, a spotted past, and a bid to become US president in the making, the cybersecurity expert and one of the staunchest crypto bulls is back to making […] John McAfee Predicts Bitcoin Bull Market Coming, Comparable to Volcanic Eruption was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. дальше »

2018-7-18 15:49


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Bitcoin Payments Processor BitPay Granted BitLicense

After being criticized by the bitcoin community for its overly draconian nature, it appears the New York authorities are now ready for serious business.  U. S. -based bitcoin payments processor BitPay has been granted the BitLicense, making it the eighth cryptocurrency related business to gain the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) approval in three years. дальше »

2018-7-18 14:00


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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