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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 | |
Ephrata City Council Bans Crypto Mining Activities for One Year
Grant County cities do not intend to allow crypto mining activities in their region. The latest city in the region to ban cryptocurrency mining is Ephrata. The city council on Wednesday voted to block new operations for digital currency mining for the next 12 months. дальше »
2018-10-23 07:04 | |
Sia Blockchain Network Shares New Hard Fork Code to Ban Crypto ASIC Miners
Sia blockchain network released a formula code for an imminent hard fork, which will block miners from using hardware produced by Bitmain and other manufacturers. CEO and founder of Nebulous David Vorick announced that it has released a code version 1. дальше »
2018-10-22 19:17 | |
New kid on the block; Ravencoin (RVN) Skyrockets Over 50% Following Listing On Binance
An altcoin making great news in the Crypto markets is RavenCoin. The Digital asset has Skyrocketed over 50% in the last 24 hours, gains were based on the latest announcement that the asset issuing- mainnet – would be launched by end of October 2018. дальше »
2018-10-22 15:00 | |
Siacoin’s (SC) Hard Fork to be Implemented on the 31st of October to Block Bitmain’s ASIC Miners
On the 16th of October, the team at SiaCoin (SC) announced that they had uploaded the newest version of their codebase. The new update is required for everyone who intends on being part of the Sia Network after the 31st of October. дальше »
2018-10-21 17:27 | |
Is Coinbase Listing Tezos or Is CEO Brian Armstrong Really Tweeting About Weight Loss
Suggestions of Baking from Coinbase’s CEO Leaves Investors Wondering If It’s a Hint that Tezos is their New Altcoin Tezos recently published a post on Medium, discussing the process of baking and delegating XTZ. дальше »
2018-10-20 07:34 | |
THORChain Launches Its Decentralized Exchange Protocol Using pBFT Consensus
What is the fuss about THORChain? For those who are not aware, there is a new kid on the block! THORChain, which is a decentralized exchange protocol has been launched. The protocol has been developed such that it can function in a massive and liquid network. The beauty of it is that it gives the […] дальше »
2018-10-20 04:04 | |
Block One’s Game-Based Tutorial ‘Elemental Battles’ Teaches EOS Blockchain Coding
The firm behind EOS blockchain platform, Block. one, has announced the launch of ‘Elemental Battles’, a new tutorial for developing games on the EOS blockchain ecosystem. The tutorial is meant to offer an easy way to learn about EOS-based blockchain coding. дальше »
2018-10-19 23:01 | |
Qtum Proposes SCAR, A Scalable Consensus Algorithm
Qtum has proposed a new consensus algorithm, called SCAR, that could massively reduce transaction times. It would additionally lighten demands on the blockchain’s underlying network. “SCAR can find a balance between user experience and resource saving, which is more efficient and flexible than other consensus algorithms,” reads the proposal. дальше »
2018-10-18 21:59 | |
Bizarro World: Federated Sidechain Technology Promoted Over Nakamoto Consensus
On Oct. 10, Blockstream revealed that the company’s new product, Liquid, generated its first block on Sept. 27 and noted that a lot of the crypto-economy’s “biggest players” participated. Since Blockstream announced the launch of its federated sidechain, the technology has been praised by some and dismissed by others. дальше »
2018-10-16 01:30 | |
Coinbase Ditches Its Index Fund in Favor of a New Retail Feature
Coinbase – one of the largest digital currency exchanges in the U. S. – is nixing its index fund designed for accredited investors and shifting its focus to a new retail product, The Block reportshttps://theblockcrypto. дальше »
2018-10-14 04:27 | |
New Bitcoin Blockchain Genesis Block Easter Egg Discovered After Nearly 10 Years
A 10 Year Old Bitcoin Easter Egg Was Just Found Something very unexpected has happened recently as a person has discovered an easter egg buried deep inside the Bitcoin original code. The secret is 10 years old and dates to the creation of the cryptocurrency. An easter egg, in case you do not, is a […] дальше »
2018-10-13 00:41 | |
Coinbase Has Just Added ZRX, Its First ERC-20 Token
Making good on a promise it made back in March of this year, Coinbase has just added its first ERC-20 token. ZRX, the token of the 0x (pronounced “zero x”) protocol began trading on Coinbase Pro (formerly GDAX), the exchange’s professional trading platform, on October 11, 2018. дальше »
2018-10-13 23:50 | |
Top Coinbase Exec. Is Headed to Bakkt as its COO
Adam White, Coinbase’s head of the Institutional arm at the firm, is leaving the company and joining the highly anticipated Bakkt as its COO (Chief Operating Officer). According to The Block, sources familiar with the move by Adam White indicate that he will be reporting to Kelly Loeffler, the Chief Executive Officer of the new […] The post Top Coinbase Exec. дальше »
2018-10-12 10:55 | |
London Block Exchange (LBX) Opens LBXPay as New Crypto Payment Account
LBXPay – LBX’s New Crypto Payment Account On October 10, the London Block Exchange (LBX) announced the launch of their new digital currency payment account called LBXPay. The role of LBXPay will be to act as a platform through which small enterprises and ICOs can store, manage and transfer both fiat money and digital assets. […] дальше »
2018-10-11 22:35 | |
Bitfinex Stops USD Deposits To Their Exchange
The popular digital currency exchange, Bitfinex has reportedly stopped its USD deposits to their exchange. This news comes after last weeks, several rumours that the exchange was broke which made management forced to step up and deny the rumours that they were not bankrupt. дальше »
2018-10-11 21:30 | |
Neglected BCH Companies Have Been Offered New Solution
Digital currency businesses have seen several difficulties in securing banking services in the UK and now they have a new option. LBX has launched a new service which offers access to an account where customers can store, manage and transfer both their traditional currency and their holding of digital currency. дальше »
2018-10-11 13:30 | |
Blockstream’s Liquid Network for “High Value” Bitcoin Payments Is Live
The Liquid Network is up and running. More than a year after its conceptual introduction at the Blockchain Association of Canada's Government Forum in Ottawa, Blockstream’s bitcoin scaling solution made its public debut on October 10, 2018, after going live among its partners on September 27. дальше »
2018-10-11 20:44 | |
Ethereum Based POA Network Launches Open-Source Block Explorer for ETH, ETC and POA
The team at the POA Network have unveiled the first full featured open-source block explorer tool for the Ethereum ecosystem. This new block explorer is called BlockScout. It is an easy-to-use and secure tool that allows users to search and explore transactions, addresses, and balances on the three blockchains of Ethereum (ETH), Ethereum Classic (ETC) […] The post Ethereum Based POA Network Launches Open-Source Block Explorer for ETH, ETC and POA appeared first on Ethereum World News. дальше »
2018-10-9 21:22 | |
Chinese and US Investors Team Up to Create a Global Crypto Investment Fund
The latest crypto investment fund on the block is Dragonfly Ventures, a $100 million traditional venture fund investing only in crypto assets, managed by partners Alexander Pack from Bain Capital Ventures and Bo Feng, founding partner of Ceyuan Ventures. дальше »
2018-10-9 15:30 | |
Brave CEO Pens Letter to Senate Committee Asking for GDPR-Like Privacy Regulation
Brendan Eich, the CEO of Brave, has written a letter to the U. S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation urging them to implement GDPR-like legislation in the United States. дальше »
2018-10-4 20:51 | |
Meet LBXPeg, a New Stablecoin With a Little Twist
The stablecoin craze has finally made its way across the pond, albeit with a slightly unique flavor that is likely to open up the asset class to more takers. The London Block Exchange (LBX), an over-the-counter crypto trading platform based in the U. дальше »
2018-10-2 18:19 | |
EOS Price Analysis: A Break Out Imminent in IOTA as Cardano Launch Yoroi
With Yoroi wallet of Cardano, Local Snapshots and Delion API of IOTA, Block One new EOS venture Capital and Stellar Lumens’s InterStellar, the market is vibrant—and fundamentally bullish. Nevertheless, prices are down in the last day adding to their >80 percent losses. дальше »
2018-10-2 04:00 | |
Battle of the Privacycoins: What We Know About Grin and Beam’s Mimblewimble
Based on blockchain technology, most cryptocurrencies have an open and public ledger of transactions. While this is required for these systems to work, it comes with a significant downside: Privacy is often quite limited. дальше »
2018-10-2 17:27 | |
London Block Exchange to Launch British Pound-Backed Stablecoin
London Block Exchange to Launch Cryptocurrency Pegged to British Pound The London Block Exchange (LBX) recently announced plans to launch the LBXPeg, a new stablecoin backed by the British Pound. According to an article published by Business Insider on September 29, 2018, LBX gained permission from their banking partner to move forward with the crypto pound, which will be backed. дальше »
2018-10-2 17:00 | |
London Block Exchange Launching Crypto Pound-Backed Stablecoin
The London Block Exchange said they have permission to launch a new virtual currency, the LBXPeg. The stablecoin would be backed by UK Pound Sterling reserves. The London Block Exchange (LBX) is planning to release a new virtual currency pegged to the Pound Sterling. дальше »
2018-9-30 10:00 | |
Novice, Intermediate or Expert? A Quiz to Test Your Bitcoin Knowledge
Think you know the ins-and-outs of bitcoin? Test yourself with 30 questions that grill you on Bitcoin’s history, technology and politics. The 30 questions are split up into three segments ranging from novice to intermediate to expert, and cover a wide range of topics across the Bitcoin landscape. дальше »
2018-9-26 02:13 | |
Study Reveals Growing Sophistication in Malicious Mining of Cryptocurrency
Several Chinese researchers from Fudan University, Tsinghua University and the University of California Riverside have produced the first systematic study of the malicious mining of cryptocurrencies, known as cryptojacking, unveiling increasing complexity over time. дальше »
2018-9-25 23:59 | |
eCash Founder David Chaum Makes Bold Promises with Elixxir Blockchain
Over 30 years after creating eCash, a predecessor of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies which spawned the Cypherpunk movement of the 1980s, Dr. David Chaum is back in the public eye with a claim of having invented “the world’s fastest cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-9-22 23:59 | |
Blockchain Can Save Environment In 8 Ways: World Economic Forum
By 2050 there’ll be more plastic trash in the world’s oceans than fish. And the next generation could see more used car tires than there are trees. So how can blockchain — a digital technology — possibly be good for the environment? By making processes more efficient which leads to less consumption. дальше »
2018-9-19 23:12 | |
This cryptocurrency botnet was designed to seek and destroy mining malware
Cryptocurrency botnets are normally the weapons of evil, used to covertly and illicitly steal other people’s computing power to earn coins. But now there’s a new kid on the block, and it seems to be cleaning up online avenues of crypto-malware. дальше »
2018-9-18 17:39 | |
Blockchair Adds Printable Receipts To Its Repertoire
Blockchair, a colorful block explorer, has added a new feature: printable receipts. This feature allows users to print a single page containing all of a transaction’s vital information, including its ID, sender, recipient, and a timestamp. дальше »
2018-9-16 18:06 | |
Seattle’s Block 3: The Blockchain Community for Pioneers [INTERVIEW]
As the ideological fuel of blockchain, decentralization may have become the be-all-end-all for many members of the industry’s blossoming workforce. For all of the paradigm’s disruptive wonder, one startup is doing everything it can to bring the people of blockchain together—Seattle’s new blockchain co-working community, Block 3 at Galvanize. дальше »
2018-9-14 16:00 | |
DevCon 4 Will Set the Stage for Ethereum’s Next Milestone: Constantinople
Ethereum is embracing the Constantinople milestone at the end of November 2018, after DevCon4 in Prague. Constantinople is the latest Ethereum release, introduced through a hard fork, that will include five Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs):Bitwise shifting instructions (EIP 145) in the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) allow for direct manipulation of bytes on the EVM layer. дальше »
2018-9-11 18:15 | |
NEXT BLOCK Blockchain Conference Networks the Right Talent
Now that blockchain markets are calmer, entrepreneurs from around the world are focused on building some of the most exciting applications for the new technology. The post NEXT BLOCK Blockchain Conference Networks the Right Talent appeared first on CoinSpeaker. дальше »
2018-9-11 15:50 | |
EOS Block Producers Approve to Cut Costs for Onboarding New Users
Block producers EOS New York has proposed cutting down on RAM required to open new accounts thereby cutting costs by 25%. The post EOS Block Producers Approve to Cut Costs for Onboarding New Users appeared first on CoinSpeaker. дальше »
2018-9-10 15:45 | |
EOS Reduces Account Creation Costs by 25 Percent
EOS’ market-based RAM distribution approach has caused new account creation costs to rise beyond affordability. To combat this issue, EOS block producers approved an update to decrease account creation costs by 25 percent. дальше »
2018-9-9 22:00 | |
EOS To Become More Affordable
EOS block producers have elected to change the requirements for creating an account, claiming the new rules will reduce costs by 25 percent.
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Bitmain Activates Controversial ‘AsicBoost’ for Antpool
New evidence suggests that Bitmain controlled AntPool has activated a controversial hack on its mining operations. The AsicBoost hack supposedly gives a 20% efficiency boost when mining. The Big Reveal Tracking website, AsicBoost Block Explorer, identified that block #530042 was indeed mined by AntPool using the technology. дальше »
2018-9-6 19:00 | |
Bitmain’s AntPool quietly activates controversial hack for faster Bitcoin mining
It looks like one of Bitcoin’s premier mining pools, AntPool, has activated AsicBoost on its mining operations. AsicBoost purportedly increases mining efficiency by up to 20 percent, making its usage very controversial. дальше »
2018-9-6 19:10 | |
Can EOS Revolutionise the World of Cryptocurrency?
EOS is a relative newcomer to the cryptocurrency market, however the new kid on the block could be set to make waves and change the crypto world as we know it. The post Can EOS Revolutionise the World of Cryptocurrency? appeared first on CoinSpeaker. дальше »
2018-9-3 11:59 | |
Firefox to Block Cryptojacking Malware in Upcoming Release
Internet browsing platform Firefox will be releasing a series of new features in the coming months aimed at blocking hidden user activity ‘tracking’ on the Internet. ‘Tracking’ is a term used to describe the process of unchecked data collections often done by Internet companies to direct “eerily-specific” advertising at unsuspecting users. дальше »
2018-9-1 18:45 | |
Top 5 Blockchain Conferences in Europe This Fall
For cryptocurrency insiders suffering from conference fatigue, it might be tempting to block out your agenda for the rest of the fall. With many of the heavy hitters like Consensus already over, don’t be fooled into thinking you’ve seen this year’s best. дальше »
2018-8-30 02:00 | |