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British Cyber Crime Center Reports $2.5 Million Lost in Cryptocurrency Scams This Summer

A new report published by the British authorities warns citizens of a noticeable increase in cryptocurrency investment scams taking place within in the country over the summer. According to national fraud and cyber crime reporting center Action Fraud, 203 incidents of fraudsters cold calling victims using social media platforms to advertise ‘get rich quick’ investments involving… The post British Cyber Crime Center Reports $2. дальше »

2018-8-11 19:40


Video App to Reward Users with Bitcoin, Ethereum

The new, token-based user incentive program will aim to propel mainstream awareness and adoption among the masses within the cryptocurrency and blockchain spaces. Driving Participation in the Crypto Economy Cheez, a social video app, has teamed up with the public blockchain project Contentos to enable its users to earn Bitcoin and Ethereum by creating, viewing […] The post Video App to Reward Users with Bitcoin, Ethereum appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

2018-8-9 14:00


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NYSE Owner’s BAKKT Platform ‘Makes Bitcoin ETF Redundant’: Commentator

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) digital asset platform Bakkt will “make a Bitcoin ETF completely redundant” when it launches in November, a prominent social media commentator has forecast. ‘Completely Redundant’ Commenting on the news the New York Stock Exchange owner was collaborating with Microsoft, Starbucks and others on a regulated “ecosystem” for digital assets, Twitter user known as Parabolic Trav said that the platform – known as Bakkt – would fulfill the functions originally intended for an Read More The post NYSE Owner’s BAKKT Platform ‘Makes Bitcoin ETF Redundant’: Commentator appeared first on Bitcoinist.com. дальше »

2018-8-6 15:00


Watch this immersive light show made with astronomical data

As a scientist, I was recently involved in bringing my work to the big screen. This was not a Hollywood sci-fi blockbuster but “big screen” in the literal sense: an art production about science that used the Lovell radio telescope, a 3,200-ton steel behemoth supporting of a 76-meter wide dish, to generate and show audio-visual art that drew on scientific data. дальше »

2018-8-6 12:43


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Think Different? Bitcoin Makes Trillion-Dollar Apple Look Like A Non Starter

Apple may have become the world’s first trillion-dollar company — but in Bitcoin terms, its performance is as flat as an iPhone 8. Apple’s Valuation In ‘Debased’ Fiat Data uploaded to social media this week by BloombergTV host Joe Weisenthal suggests that, despite the technology giant making history in US dollars, the event says more about the dollar than it does Apple’s performance. дальше »

2018-8-3 16:00


GreenLink ICO (IMPACT Token): Boxgreen’s Blockchain Social Good Project?

What Is GreenLink? GreenLink is a new initiative that created a blockchain-based protocol and ecosystem that was designed to enable people to trace the origin of sustainable products and to verify their eco-certification at the same time that enables the user to reward companies for sustainable efforts. дальше »

2018-7-30 18:54


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Unhackable? McAfee Hardware Wallet Uses Parts From ‘Cheap’ Smartphones

John McAfee and cryptocurrency hardware manufacturer Bitfi are facing heavy criticism after photos of the pair’s new wallet appeared online. ‘No Sign Of A Secure Element’ The Bitfi hardware wallet, which creators claim is “unhackable,” in fact runs off a standard motherboard common in “cheap” smartphones, social media users claim. дальше »

2018-7-30 18:00


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Bank of Canada: Proof-of-Work Beats Alternative Consensus Systems

Canada’s central bank has championed proof-of-work (PoW) algorithms as part of a new research paper on Blockchain consensus. ‘Irretrievable Sunk Costs’ In its Staff Working Paper released this week, Bank of Canada (BoC) said PoW, used by Bitcoin, held more promise than alternative proof-of-script (PoS) algorithms found in various altcoins. дальше »

2018-7-25 18:00


Report: Facebook ad clicks tumble, but the internet keeps on growing

The new 2018 Q3 Global Digital Statshot report from Hootsuite and We Are Social shows that there was plenty of change in the world of digital, social, and mobile over the past three months. There are many encouraging trends within this new data, but there are also some more worrying findings that marketers will need to monitor closely over the coming months. дальше »

2018-7-24 15:05


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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


Cultural Places ICO

Cultural Places (CP) will connect every user interested in culture worldwide as a complete new and holistic cultural ecosystem. Cultural Places will become a social network for every traveler who is planning a cultural related trip, any interested person who wants to buy or sell cultural related items (digital and physical) and everyone who wants to meet other culture lovers, artists and culture professionals. дальше »

2018-7-17 02:18