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Review of Gitcoin Quadratic Funding Round 3
Special thanks to the Gitcoin team and especially Frank Chen for working with me through these numbers The next round of Gitcoin Grants quadratic funding has just finished, and we the numbers for how much each project has received were just released. дальше »
2019-10-30 04:03 | |
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QTUM Performs First Proof of Stake Hard Fork
The dreaded hard fork; a point of no return for many contentious blockchain splits in the past. But in the case of the QTUM network, it’s all a part of the plan. While Ethereum and Cardano developers continue to wrestle with questions surrounding their approach to Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus, QTUM developers are charging ahead with […] The post QTUM Performs First Proof of Stake Hard Fork appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2019-10-17 17:59 | |
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Bermuda Triangulates IDs On Shyft Network
Some governments resist change, while others make it a point to keep up with ‘shyfting’ times. The small Caribbean island of Bermuda is one of those places, hosting the rollout of Perseid and Shyft Network‘s e-ID solution in Bermuda. дальше »
2019-10-16 16:00 | |
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3 Things Driving Ethereum’s Price Increase This Past Week
Ethereum has been following Bitcoin upward this week but certain fundamentals have also been responsible for the rise. In short, transactional activity on the network is growing. Ethereum has had a good week. дальше »
2019-10-10 19:37 | |
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Bitcoin Sudden Breakthrough ‘Unlikely’ In Scalability Quest, Says BitMEX
Researchers at one of the biggest Bitcoin derivatives giants believe there is no point waiting for a specific innovation to take Bitcoin mainstream. BitMEX: Bitcoin Will ‘Slowly Improve’ Presenting a new forecast on October 6, BitMEX Research, the analytics arm of BitMEX, said new tools such as the Lightning Network would not transform Bitcoin overnight. дальше »
2019-10-7 13:00 | |
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Is There A Point In Running Your Own Ethereum Node Now?
As of last year, Infura was reportedly handling around 13 billion code requests per day and underpinning the majority of decentralized applications (dapps) in the Ethereum ecosystem. However, Infura has been operated by a single provider, ConsenSys. дальше »
2019-10-7 21:51 | |
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Running a full Bitcoin node with no economic incentive should not be a complex expensive process
Bitcoin nodes contain the complete information of all the blocks on the network along with total transactions on those blocks. It acts as a go-to point for validating the history of transactions and that is why it is often known as the carbon-copy of the entire blockchain. дальше »
2019-9-22 17:30 | |
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Is Ripple Decentralized or Not? Blockchain Expert Ends the Debate
Ripple fans adamantly preach that the cryptocurrency runs on a decentralized network. A quick search of the term “Ripple Decentralized” on Twitter reveals hordes of accounts claiming that “The Standard” is decentralized in nature. дальше »
2019-9-17 17:00 | |
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Hackers are now attacking Android users with advanced SMS phishing techniques
Researchers have uncovered a new kind of “advanced” phishing attack targeting Android phones that can trick users into installing malicious settings on their devices that are disguised as innocuous network configuration updates. дальше »
2019-9-4 16:00 | |
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Lightning Network Routing: Privacy and Efficiency In A Positive-Sum Game
The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, as everybody knows. Except it’s not true — at least not outside of a Euclidean universe of mathematical abstraction. Everyone who’s watched lightning knows that it doesn’t travel in a straight line. дальше »
2019-8-2 20:42 | |
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SegWit’s adoption soars; OKEx supports Bitcoin and Litecoin SegWit addresses
SegWit or Segregated Witness was touted as a major upgrade for the Bitcoin network. BTC’s point of controversy has always been issues surrounding its scalability; features such as SegWit has, to an extent, helped the network increase number of transactions within the 1MB blocks. дальше »
2019-7-29 15:42 | |
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Maidsafe Price Analysis: Challenges building a decentralized internet
The SAFE network is one of the oldest projects in the distributed ledger space. The network will be a sharing economy for digital resources. At one point it was a top 10 digital asset by market cap, but it has lost traction in recent times, and competitors have overtaken it. дальше »
2019-7-28 15:02 | |
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Ethereum's Hashrate Woes Leave The Network Vulnerable To Attacks
As Ethereum's hashrate remains 42% lower than its highest point in August 2018, the network leaves itself open to a 51% attack while the blockchain's community continues to struggle with in-fighting. дальше »
2019-7-24 19:19 | |
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HPB, the first public chain to join major Chinese multi-platform credits & rewards point system
HPB has landed a milestone partnership with Shanghai Youwan connect its mobile games and the HPB Wallet to expand the connected ecosystems of both parties. This new partnership will bring many new games to the HPB platform, and integrate HPB into their network of apps and companies in which HPB coins and the blockchain itself will […] The post HPB, the first public chain to join major Chinese multi-platform credits & rewards point system appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »
2019-7-23 09:00 | |
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Blockstream Green introduces Liquid Network support to enable confidential transactions
When the financial factors of cryptocurrencies are taken out of the picture, blockchain developments and update implementation on the mainnet network take center stage for various virtual assets. Blockstream is widely popular in the cryptospace for its leading work in developing Bitcoin from the technological point of view. дальше »
2019-7-7 23:30 | |
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Bitcoin ‘Inventor’ Craig Wright Claims He Can’t Access Coins in Court Testimony
On June 28, Craig Wright, the Australian native who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, spent the day in a Florida court battling with the Kleiman attorney. Wright became emotional when he told the court that he designed the network but didn’t like how it turned out. дальше »
2019-6-29 17:10 | |
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Bitcoin Market Dominance Reaches The Highest Point Since December 2017
Bitcoin (BTC) has moved to $13,700 a few hours ago and this has positively affected the Bitcoin network. Indeed, the market dominance of the most popular digital asset has reached the highest point since December 2017, according to data provided by CoinMarketCap. дальше »
2019-6-27 18:40 | |
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WhatsApp tests letting you share your Status to Facebook and other apps
Though WhatsApp is owned by Facebook, plenty of the app’s users are happy to ignore the fact the big blue parent network exists. Somewhat surprisingly, Facebook has been content to let WhatsApp do its own thing since its $19 billion purchase back in 2014. дальше »
2019-6-27 03:04 | |
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Riviera Beach To Pay $600,000 In Bitcoin As Ransom After A City-wide Network Attack
Cyber attackers successfully launched an attack on a small city in Florida, Riviera Beach. Reports show that the city is paying the ransom demanded by these cyber attackers. It is uncertain at this point that the cyber attackers will honor their words and return control back to the city. дальше »
2019-6-22 07:59 | |
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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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Bitcoin Is Plagued by an Insidious Flaw – But It’s Not What You Think
By CCN: Bitcoin has a crippling governance problem, but it’s not what you think it is. Technical solutions deftly manage consensus on the world’s most popular cryptocurrency network. But how will we deal with wealth inequality – and the power imbalance that inevitably accompanies it? To put it bluntly: Wealth inequality will not magically disappear in the new Bitcoin economy. дальше »
2019-5-26 17:45 | |
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Infographic: An Overview of Compromised Bitcoin Exchange Events
The purpose of this infographic is to visualize the size of large cryptocurrency hacks that have occurred in the past as if they all happened today. The hacks included in this infographic extend beyond exchanges, as there were other large entities that experienced cryptocurrency hacks, such as marketplaces like Silk Road 2. дальше »
2019-5-25 21:56 | |
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Matic Price Analysis MATIC / USD: Pumped Up, Not Dumped On
Matic Network has a bullish short-term trading bias and continues to advance above its 50-period moving average on the four-hour time frame The daily chart is showing that the cryptocurrency is making fresh all-time highs Technical indicators point to further upside ahead for Matic Network Matic / USD Short-term price analysis Matic Network has a […] The post Matic Price Analysis MATIC / USD: Pumped Up, Not Dumped On appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2019-5-23 16:45 | |
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NEO Sets Sight on $20 with Proposed Centralized Blockchain
NEO has made clear its intentions to take on Bitcoin and Ethereum. The asset is currently working on increasing speed and scalability with the planned upgrade to a centralized blockchain. According to NEO founders, the centralization of its blockchain will bring speed and scalability needed to power transactions on the network. дальше »
2019-5-18 09:19 | |
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Stellar Downtime Reveals Network Weakness, Investor Strength
Cryptocurrency markets may be mixed, but Stellar (XLM) is one of the day’s biggest winners. Prices for the lumens token rose a whopping 18% at one point, reaching over $0. 14 even as bitcoin slipped back below $8,000. дальше »
2019-5-17 20:50 | |
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Neutro ICO
The Neutro Protocol solves the trilemma of scalability, security and decentralization, allows for anonymous transactions and eradicates the need for centralized oracles. Neutro users can create a decentralized version of almost any real-world market that exists now only in a centralized system that we all use currently. дальше »
2019-5-15 14:13 | |
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Prolific Blockstream Developer Talks New Merger and Bitcoin Lightning Network Features
There may be new Bitcoin Lightning Features on their way. Christina Decker, a lightening developer who helped engineer Blockstream, shared a proposal. The proposal will be elevated to the next stage at CoinDesk Consensus 2019 Conference. дальше »
2019-5-14 19:17 | |
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Tron’s New 250 Nodes Make the Network Reach its Highest Point in Months by Node Count
Binance was hacked yesterday, and digital thieves got away with 7k Bitcoin tokens. That’s the kind of news that always shakes the cryptosphere. The hack is particularly disturbing as it happened in Binance, one of the world’s most respected cryptocurrency exchanges. дальше »
2019-5-10 19:51 | |
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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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New Cryptojacking Campaign Infects Asia Using More Profitable Tactics
Cryptojacking — the process of infecting computers with malware to mine cryptocurrency — has declined alongside prices during cryptowinter. But like any dextrous organism facing extinction, the virus and its propagators are adapting. дальше »
2019-4-27 22:07 | |
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Iran’s First Ever Bitcoin ATM Unveiled in Tehran
On April 24, 2019, the first bitcoin ATM in the Islamic Republic of Iran was revealed at the 12th International Exhibition of Exchange, Bank and Insurance in Tehran. дальше »
2019-4-27 21:31 | |
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Ternio’s cryptocurrency card will operate on the VISA network for US residents
CryptoNinjas Earlier this year, Ternio announced it was enabling users to register for a cryptocurrency supported debit card account. The crypto-based account is paired with a physical debit card that enables the cardholder to convert the value of their cryptocurrency to dollars at the point of sale. дальше »
2019-4-25 15:39 | |
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Five Years in the Making, Bisq Exchange Launches Its Bitcoin DAO
Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) are one of crypto's more novel and ambitious applications — one that Bitcoin, until recently, has had nothing to do with. дальше »
2019-4-19 18:33 | |
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Domi ICO
Domitai is a Cryptocurrency Exchange in Mexico, a trading platform for digital and traditional currencies between users. Our mission is to change the way commerce and financing is done in Mexico, and work to become one of the top financial institutions in Latam and Worldwide. дальше »
2019-4-15 06:03 | |
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Cardano [ADA]: Proof of Stake [PoS] throws away expensive process & advances the network, says Charles Hoskinson
Proponents of the cryptocurrency space have made it a point to inform users of the latest news and updates in their respective networks. The latest luminary to do so is Charles Hoskinson, Chief Executive Officer [CEO] of IOHK, who is in charge of running projects like Cardano [ADA] and Ethereum Classic. дальше »
2019-4-11 21:30 | |
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3 Key Misconceptions of Running a Bitcoin Full Node
One of the panels at the recent 2019 MIT Bitcoin Expo was focused on the future adoption of Bitcoin and the Lightning Network. This panel featured Zap wallet creator Jack Mallers, Buidl Bootcamp Instructor Justin Moon, and Lightning Power Users Founder Pierre Rochard. дальше »
2019-4-10 09:58 | |
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Sparkswap, World’s First Lightning Atomic Swap Exchange, Now in Beta
Bitcoin’s first decentralized exchange to make use of the Lightning Network’s Atomic Swaps is now in beta. Sparkswap, an exchange with backing from Pantera Capital (which announced its ambitious mission to become the most decentralized bitcoin exchange on the market in August 2018), has now opened its beta to users. дальше »
2019-4-9 23:28 | |
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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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Op Ed: Why Bitcoin’s “Toxic” Maximalism Makes Sense
Over the years, Bitcoin has gained a reputation for having a “toxic” community of users around it. This accusation is mostly thrown at Bitcoin by proponents of altcoins and those who have supported various Bitcoin hard fork attempts in the past. дальше »
2019-4-5 16:23 | |
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VeriBlock’s Bitcoin-Backed Security Protocol Goes Live
After a year on its testnet, the VeriBlock blockchain went live yesterday on the Bitcoin mainnet, allowing exchanges, wallet providers, merchants and other crypto businesses to leverage Bitcoin’s robust blockchain security. дальше »
2019-3-27 19:35 | |
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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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Stellar Price Analysis - Fees rising substantially
Fundamental network metrics for XLM show fees rising substantially with no significant rise in transactions per day, which may point to a scaling issue in the near future. дальше »
2019-3-22 14:01 | |
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Bitcoin Miners Explore Renewable Energy and Power Recycling
The narrative that Bitcoin uses as much electricity as [insert small nation’s name here] annually is almost as tired as “tulip-mania” or comparisons to the “dot-com bubble” at this point. Yes, the Bitcoin network is power-hungry but that hardly tells a full picture of its environmental impact. дальше »
2019-3-14 00:00 | |
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