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Bitmain Monopoly is Showing Cracks, According to Analysts

The top cryptocurrency mining company might be losing its edge as demand for its products is under pressure and competition grows stronger, according to analysts. “The Competitiveness of Bitmain’s Chips is in Question” A recent report of analysts led by Mark Li at Bernstein holds that the Beijing-based mining company, which was co-founded by the 32-year-old Jihan Wu, might have to write down the actual value of its inventory. дальше »

2018-8-23 16:00


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Massive Pixel 3 XL leak shows off working phone and camera samples

We’re used to major leaks happening in the weeks leading up to a smartphone release, but its rare to see one as substantial as the Pixel 3 XL leak that just hit the web today. Russian site Rozetked was able to acquire what appears to be a production Pixel 3 XL via an anonymous source over a month before its expected announcement in October – let alone its actual sale date. дальше »

2018-8-22 19:09


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Tom Lee Says Bitcoin ‘Isn’t Broken.’ Actual Events Prove Him Right

Despite the sharp fall in Bitcoin (BTC) last week, Tom Lee, CEO of Fundstrat, is still spreading his strong bullish sentiment. In an interview for CNBC, Mr. Lee commented that Bitcoin (BTC) still had enough reasons to increase its value and that in fact, in the middle of the bearish market, there are signs to […] The post Tom Lee Says Bitcoin ‘Isn’t Broken. дальше »

2018-8-10 02:10


A Guide to 99% Fault Tolerant Consensus

Special thanks to Emin Gun Sirer for review We’ve heard for a long time that it’s possible to achieve consensus with 50% fault tolerance in a synchronous network where messages broadcasted by any honest node are guaranteed to be received by all other honest nodes within some known time period (if an attacker has more than 50%, they can perform a “51% attack”, and there’s an analogue of this for any algorithm of this type). дальше »

2018-8-9 04:03


Dutch central bank does not consider cryptocurrencies actual money

An executive at the Dutch Central Bank has said that while cryptocurrencies are not “real money,” the bank has no plans to ban them, local news outlet Dutch News reported August 3. The divisional director of the Dutch Central Bank, Petra Hielkema, told Dutch News that due to the volatility of cryptocurrencies and the possibility дальше »

2018-8-3 20:07


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Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Plays Down Crypto ETFs, Calls for Actual Adoption

Vitalik Buterin, founder of the second largest blockchain and the second most valuable cryptocurrency in the world, Ethereum, doesn’t shy away from expressing his thoughts to the world. His most recent tweetstorm was focused on cryptocurrency ETFs, which he thinks are just a way to boost prices and not encourage real adoption. дальше »

2018-7-30 19:34


How location data is used to manipulate airfare and car rental prices

While the EU recently passed the GDPR into law to give users control of how their data is collected and used, the battle is unfortunately only half won. According to a new (and shocking!) study by TheBestVPN, you could end up paying almost double (or more) the actual cost of a product or service you are interested in depending on where you are accessing the website offering the product from. дальше »

2018-7-18 23:13


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Chinese authorities are sampling sewage to flush out drug users

The Chinese government is analyzing urine and feces from sewage as part of a sweeping national crackdown on illegal drug use. China isn’t the first country to sift through sewage in order to collect data on illegal drug use, but as far as we know it’s the first to implement the technique in actual law enforcement situations — a move which prompts a litany of privacy and citizen safety concerns. дальше »

2018-7-16 21:10


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Promoted: The Future of Online Shopping Is Powered by Spl.yt — A Decentralized E-Commerce Protocol

As a rapidly growing business sector, e-commerce continues to open up new avenues for exploring, comparing and purchasing products worldwide. Spl. yt, a smart contract protocol, aims improve the e-commerce system for buyers and sellers by automating functions currently performed by “middlemen” marketplaces like Amazon, eBay and Alibaba. дальше »

2018-7-16 19:45