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Litecoin Still Strong as Foundation Launches LTC Debit Card
All attention has been focused squarely on Libra this week as Facebook enters the crypto arena with its centralized offering. This new digital token is nothing like crypto as we know it and one of the year’s top performers by a mile, Litecoin, is still going strong. дальше »
2019-6-19 11:30 | |
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Facebook’s Libra coin could engage in selective censorship in centralized direction, claims David Schwartz
Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology has become a household name in the financial ecosystem. After initially being skeptical about the whole idea of digital currency and virtual assets, mainstream companies are now exploring the medium of cryptos. дальше »
2019-6-9 15:30 | |
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Monero’s [XMR] Riccardo Spagni: Facebook, JPMorgan Chase launching their own coins is really interesting
Riccardo Spagni, the lead maintainer of Monero [XMR], recently spoke about one of the most controversial centralized cryptocurrencies making a debut in the cryptocurrency market. In a conversation with Shannon Grinnell on Speaking of Crypto Podcast, Spagni remarked that the steps taken by JPMorgan and Facebook to launch their own digital coin were “really interesting”. дальше »
2019-6-4 21:30 | |
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Bitcoin (BTC) Can Still be Censored But There Is A Way Out
Bitcoin’s real innovation lies in its decentralized structure. The digital currency has no central management, central point of failure, or centralized store of information. Yet this disruptive technology’s operations are very dependent on centralized features. дальше »
2019-6-3 22:30 | |
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Op Ed: Bitcoin in Africa, What Needs to Be Done to Encourage Adoption?
Bitcoin has the potential to revolutionize the African continent. Through Bitcoin, millions of unbanked Africans will have access to financial services. These and many more such statements exist across the internet. дальше »
2019-6-1 21:48 | |
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Op Ed: Debunking Bitcoin Myths: The ‘Intrinsic Value’ Fallacy
A series of op eds by Kyle Torpey addressing some of the oft-repeated arguments against Bitcoin. One of the earliest criticisms of Bitcoin was that the underlying token in the system had no intrinsic value. дальше »
2019-6-4 23:41 | |
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Op Ed: Debunking Bitcoin Myths, The ‘Intrinsic Value’ Fallacy
A series of op eds by Kyle Torpey addressing some of the oft-repeated arguments against Bitcoin. One of the earliest criticisms of Bitcoin was that the underlying token in the system had no intrinsic value. дальше »
2019-5-31 23:41 | |
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IOTA launches major network upgrade Coordicide, removes centralized network coordinator
The IOTA Foundation announced the launch of Coordicide, a planned protocol upgrade which removes the network’s centralized coordinator. According to the press release, Coordicide aims to provide a new type of decentralized mechanism for securing data and digital assets on IOTA’s Tangle-based network. дальше »
2019-5-29 23:28 | |
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Control as Liability
The regulatory and legal environment around internet-based services and applications has changed considerably over the last decade. When large-scale social networking platforms first became popular in the 2000s, the general attitude toward mass data collection was essentially “why not?”. дальше »
2019-5-11 04:03 | |
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Yu Bao on the Blockchain Economy: Centralized Regulation in Conflict with “New Ecosystem”
China’s bustling blockchain efforts and the future of its digital economy were up for discussion in an interview with Yu Bao, conducted by SupChina, April 25, 2019. Bao is a prominent blockchain/crypto advocate with a huge tech background, he is also the founder of TokenMind, Blockchain 20 Forum, as well as innovation and investment center,Read MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-4-27 09:00 | |
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Bitcoin’s Innate, Inherent Value As A Digital Asset: “Mathematical Scarcity Beats Perceived Scarcity”
Bitcoin Will Always Be A Valuable Digital Asset, Says Experts Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, the world's flagship crypto fancied centralized financial institutions like Wall Street, as well as the Incumbent government and the mysterious genius never made it a secret. дальше »
2019-4-17 21:54 | |
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Op Ed: Bitcoin Is Turning Left vs. Right Into Big Data vs. Privacy
The political spectrum is usually divided into four main categories: libertarian left, authoritarian left, libertarian right and authoritarian right. Those on the left prefer a more controlled economy, while those on the right have a preference for free markets. дальше »
2019-4-16 22:26 | |
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With Latest Partnership, Ledger Vault Offers a Fix to Crypto’s Custody Problem
Within the sphere of traditional finance, at least, crypto has a custody problem. The problem? Crypto is complicated, security is tricky and — if we’re being frank — the suits don’t know a bit from a byte (or a blockchain from a cloud server). дальше »
2019-4-12 22:03 | |
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QuadrigaCX: Gerald Cotten was associated with Liberty Reserve money laundering scheme, report suggests
In yet another chapter in the QuadrigaCX episode, it has been revealed that QuadrigaCX’s late Co-founder, Gerald Cotten, was associated with Liberty Reserve, a centralized digital currency that was shut down by the United States’ law enforcement, back in 2013. дальше »
2019-4-11 17:00 | |
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Elrond – Infrastructure for the New Digital Economy
It’s well established now that decentralized cryptocurrencies and smart contracts provide dependable, secure solutions for sending money and receiving electronic payments. They can be used for creating decentralized applications (dApps) and also ultimately as digital store of value. дальше »
2019-4-10 18:46 | |
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Cardano [ADA]: No one cries for decentralized solutions unless centralized ones fail, says Charles Hoskinson
Cardano [ADA] has been hailed by many in the world of digital assets as a solution to many problems related to research, remittances and other walks of life. In a recent interview with Analysis in Chain, Charles Hoskinson, the Chief Executive Officer of IOHK, spoke about the ideals of the company and the implantation plans […] The post Cardano [ADA]: No one cries for decentralized solutions unless centralized ones fail, says Charles Hoskinson appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »
2019-4-10 17:30 | |
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Facebook Targets $1 Billion Investment in Cryptocurrency Project
Social media behemoth, Facebook, is looking to attract venture capital (VC) investment into its proposed cryptocurrency project, reports New York Times (NYT) contributor Nathaniel Popper. The company is reportedly looking to raise as much as $1 billion for its digital token project. дальше »
2019-4-10 21:00 | |
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In Plain English: SEC Publishes Guidance on Tokens as Securities
The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published an investment contract framework for digital assets, which is intended to give crypto companies guidance as to whether a cryptocurrency is a security. дальше »
2019-4-4 22:02 | |
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Industry Execs: Bitcoin Isn’t a Visa Alternative, BTC Will Surpass It
Since Bitcoin (BTC) garnered some semblance of traction, it has been touted as a viable alternative to traditional digital payment rails, like Visa, Mastercard, or PayPal. As ShapeShift Erik Voorhees said in a recent interview, BTC, unlike centralized digital monies, is free to use (accessible), borderless, and uncensorable — arguably making it a perfect substitute. дальше »
2019-3-27 19:31 | |
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Bitcoin Could 1,000x To Overtake Fiat, Argues Venture Investor
Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of the Bitcoin protocol, always expressed an inkling of mistrust and cynicism towards centralized institutions, including Wall Street and the incumbent government. дальше »
2019-3-25 15:43 | |
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Op Ed: With Bitcoin, Anarchy Is the Point, Not the Problem
Last week, there was a panel at SXSW that was effectively a debate on the merits of permissioned blockchains versus permissionless systems like Bitcoin. I listened to the entire audio of the panel discussion, after Programming Bitcoin author Jimmy Song tweeted it out the other day, and I thought he did an awesome job of pointing out the key value proposition of Bitcoin and why it is not worth comparing to permissioned systems. дальше »
2019-3-23 17:29 | |
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The Collective ICO
The Collective is a Guernsey based Fintech company. Within The Collective ecosystem exists several products. The heart of the ecosystem is a community management company dedicated exclusively to the incubation and management of Initial Token Offerings. дальше »
2019-3-17 18:03 | |
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An Introductory Guide to Atomic Swaps
Cryptocurrencies are broadly thought of as decentralized, trustless digital assets that can be transferred peer-to-peer. However, based on the process by which most cryptocurrencies are transferred today, it is clear that we are still relying on intermediaries. дальше »
2019-3-15 02:00 | |
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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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Piction Network: Blockchain Digital Content Creation Platform?
What Is Piction Network? The Piction Network is a blockchain based peer-to-peer digital content ecosystem that aims at revolutionizing the digital creation industry by returning power back to content creators. дальше »
2019-2-19 18:17 | |
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Central Bank Digital Currencies Are a Trojan Horse for Bitcoin
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and Bitcoin could scarcely be more different. One is permissioned, the other permissionless; one centralized, the other decentralized; one is censorable, the other censorship-resistant. дальше »
2019-2-16 18:04 | |
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Bitcoin Developer Says Crypto Hardware Wallets Can Also Be Hacked at ‘Advancing Bitcoin’ Event
The number of crypto coins hacked in 2018 was worth billions in dollars. A good number of the hacks launched targeted digital currency exchanges, the resulting loss was close to $ 1 billion. This has spiked a series of arguments with one team advocating for the use of digital wallets as opposed to entrusting centralized […] дальше »
2019-2-8 18:55 | |
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Lightning Network Beats Apple Pay in Merchant Onboarding, New Study Finds
Lightning Network is only a few seconds slower than the best (centralized) digital payment solutions on the market such as Apple Pay, and is actually “days faster” when it comes to onboarding merchants, according to researcher JP Thor. дальше »
2019-2-8 15:00 | |
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Report: Two Hacker Groups Stole $1 Billion From Crypto Exchanges
A new report alleges that just two groups of hackers dominate the majority of cybercrime directed against cryptocurrency exchanges. Together, these groups have responsible for stealing about $1 billion of cryptocurrency so far. дальше »
2019-1-30 00:25 | |
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Ripple CTO Claims XRP Eliminates PoW Risks Seen in Ethereum Classic’s 51% Attack
Ripple Labs has long been a polarizing startup in the cryptosphere. Case in point, the San Francisco-headquartered company, started by Stellar Development Foundation Mt. Gox co-founder Jed McCaleb, is often bashed for being in bed with centralized financial entities — what Bitcoin was created to destroy. дальше »
2019-1-8 13:00 | |
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Ten Years Later, a Reflection on Bitcoin’s Genesis and Satoshi’s Timing
October 31, 2008, and January 3, 2009. The two dates have cemented themselves with Promethean significance into Bitcoin’s lore. On the October 31, Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin white paper, a constitution of sorts for his revolutionary monetary system and its intrinsic currency. дальше »
2019-1-3 07:14 | |
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Mining altcoins in 2019 – Best cryptocurrencies to mine this year
Bitcoin is the world’s first decentralized cryptocurrency which initially reared its shiny head into digital markets now way back in 2009. While regular currencies have a centralized authority which controls and prints them, Bitcoin was imagined as a community controlled currency that won’t have a single entity looming over it. дальше »
2019-1-2 18:22 | |
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XRP More Decentralized Than Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple CEO Says
“By Many Measures, XRP Is More Decentralized Than Bitcoin And Ethereum” Since XRP, the digital asset of choice for the fintech startup in Ripple, rose to the near-tippy-top of the cryptocurrency leaderboards, many pundits have questioned the asset’s inner workings. дальше »
2018-12-23 02:08 | |
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A Chinese Government-Controlled Bitcoin Alternative Is Reportedly in the Works
In the midst of a sino-U. S. trade war, the People’s Bank of China is working to develop its own cryptocurrency prototype. It apparently believes this centralized digital asset can ultimately trump BTC and perhaps even the U. дальше »
2018-12-18 13:55 | |
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New EU Blockchain Forum Report (EUBF) Reveals Desire To Manage Digital Identities With DLT Tech
EU Wants To Manage Digital Identities With The Blockchain Technology For a lot of people, the word blockchain means freedom. Many people see the decentralization of the blockchain tech as a sort of a liberation from centralized authorities like governments. дальше »
2018-12-9 00:21 | |
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Hello Big Brother: EU wants to manage your digital identity on the blockchain
Blockchain promised us freedom and liberation from centralized authorities like governments, but in the latest report from the EU Blockchain Forum (EUBF), the technology is starting to sound more like 1984 than ever before. дальше »
2018-12-7 16:49 | |
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Switzerland says its national blockchain will be more secure than Bitcoin – it won’t be
Switzerland‘s state-run postal and telecoms services are hellbent on building a national blockchain in a bid to recruit local businesses to convert to distributed ledger technology (DLT). Swiss Post and Swisscom have shared details of joint-venture to build a completely private Swiss blockchain for launching locally operated “decentralized” applications. дальше »
2018-12-6 14:11 | |
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Binance Released a Sneak Preview of the Binance DEX Platform
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance recently released a preview of its upcoming decentralized exchange Binance DEX. The preview of the new exchange shows how the DEX platform will allow traders to buy and sell their digital assets without depending on a centralized entity to hold their coins. дальше »
2018-12-6 20:29 | |
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Bitfinex Gives Tether Competition, Adds Four of Market’s Top Stablecoins
Cryptocurrency exchanges Bitfinex and Ethfinex now support trading for all six of the market’s major stablecoins. Adding to its support for MakerDao’s Dai and Tether’s USDT, the sister platforms recently listed USD Coin (USDC), TrueUSD (TUSD), Paxos Standard Token (PAX) and Gemini USD (GUSD). дальше »
2018-12-4 21:02 | |
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Crypto Beginners Guide: 5 Simple Questions Answered
Cryptocurrency has been around since 2009, when bitcoin was launched by a pseudonymous programmer called Satoshi Nakamoto. Nakamoto’s big innovation was developed with the intention of verifying secure financial transactions outside the authority of a centralized bank. дальше »
2018-11-26 20:36 | |
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Jarvis Exchange ICO
Jarvis is a robust technology framework that supports a financial ecosystem that includes licensed centralized and semi-decentralized exchanges and a marketplace. The Jarvis technology makes assets interoperable and makes it possible to provide users access to any financial market, and to utilize any asset as a medium of exchange, or of payment, as collateral for a loan, or to contribute to a liquidity pool. дальше »
2018-11-20 02:03 | |
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Decentralized currency. What is it?
Decentralization is one of the most important features of the digital currency. The word decentralized can have different meanings, but we’ll take a look at what it means in the crypto world. First we need to know what is the centralized currency. дальше »
2018-11-17 09:00 | |
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New Exchange Security Scoring Model Offers Insurance Rates for Coin Holders
International cybersecurity solutions provider Group-IB has come up with a scoring model to grade crypto exchanges based on their level of security. The scoring model was created by Group-IB in conjunction with Swiss-based Cryptolns (which is operated by Swiss insurance broker APIS AS), and the grading is intrinsic to CryptoIns’ new cryptocurrency exchange insurance, which will allow exchange users to cover up to 15 BTC worth of digital assets held in their exchange accounts. дальше »
2018-11-13 00:43 | |
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Blockstack Looks to Boost Decentralized App Usage Through New App Mining Program
As a company looking to give users full control over their digital rights, Blockstack is piloting a new app mining program that encourages designers to create new applications directly on Blockstack’s platform and earn rewards in bitcoin. дальше »
2018-10-24 00:30 | |
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Op Ed: In Defense of Bitcoin: A Response to Nouriel Roubini
Rhetorical style should never distract from the content of someone’s arguments. So when I heard that Nouriel Roubini testified to the U. S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem, I decided to peruse his testimony and reflect on it. дальше »
2018-10-24 19:38 | |
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