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Answering Vitalik Buterin’s 7 Hard Questions For the Blockchain World Part 6: Proof of Centralization
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin put forward a series of open questions to the cryptocurrency community in a recent discussion with Mars Finance International WeChat group, postulating seven issues present within the blockchain ecosystem. дальше »
2018-8-6 22:00 | |
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The Computer Chip Tailored To Mine A Specific Cryptocurrency
In the nine years that Bitcoin miners went from needing a personal computer to make money to requiring highly specialized, high-priced equipment to do the same, members of the Bitcoin community have warned of growing mining centralization. дальше »
2018-8-1 15:00 | |
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More Than a Ledger: How Blockchains Will Democratize Wealth
To Mark Pascall, co-founder of BlockchainLabs New Zealand (NZ) and president of the Blockchain Association NZ, the blockchain space is more than just a new technology layer, it’s a “fundamentally different way for organizations and societies to operate. дальше »
2018-7-31 21:27 | |
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Blockchain Has Strong Potential in Electricity Industry, CFR Research Shows
Companies and organizations in the utilities sector seek to use blockchain mainly to avoid centralization, but a combination between the new and existing systems seems the winning choice, CFR concluded. дальше »
2018-7-31 15:49 | |
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When is Centralization Helpful in the Decentralized World?
Lately, we witnessed an episode of confrontation between supporters of different approaches and views on centralization and decentralization. Ethereum’s co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, in an interview with TechCrunch, spoke for complete decentralization, saying he hopes centralized exchanges go “burn in hell. дальше »
2018-7-30 12:00 | |
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Ripple Exec: ‘Thrilled’ With Regulators Taking Interest in Cryptocurrency
Ripple (XRP)–Executives at Ripple are giving the impression that they welcome the introduction of regulators and increased scrutiny in the space of cryptocurrency. While some community members and investors are skeptical of increased regulation, seeing it as an attempt to stifle the growth of cryptocurrency and introduce the centralization that the industry has been designed […] The post Ripple Exec: ‘Thrilled’ With Regulators Taking Interest in Cryptocurrency appeared first on Ethereum World News. дальше »
2018-7-28 00:08 | |
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Contentos ICO (COS Token): Decentralized Blockchain For Digital Content?
The digital content industry has a wide array of problems with transparency, hype, and centralization. This makes it difficult for creators to deliver and receive actual value to users and rightful revenue from platforms that distribute the content. дальше »
2018-7-23 17:54 | |
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OpenBrix ICO (BRIX Token): Blockchain Real State Property Network?
The fragmentation and centralization with our property sector are leading to plenty of issues such as wire fraud, mortgage defrauding among others. Consequently, the rigid structure of our real estate market is also responsible for a considerable number of assets lost or millions in funds during the transactions. Such a situation has led to plenty […] дальше »
2018-7-23 15:28 | |
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A Prehistory of the Ethereum Protocol
Although the ideas behind the current Ethereum protocol have largely been stable for two years, Ethereum did not emerge all at once, in its current conception and fully formed. Before the blockchain has launched, the protocol went through a number of significant evolutions and design decisions. дальше »
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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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 | |
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In Murky Digital Content Industry, Blockchain Startups Like Contentos Provide Clarity
The digital content space has a host of problems related to transparency, centralization, and hype, making it difficult for creators to deliver and receive both actual value to users and rightful revenue from platforms that distribute their content. дальше »
2018-7-21 02:44 | |
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New Research Finds Backdoor ‘Centralized Control’ in Many ICOs
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have found that a significant number of ICOs retained centralized control through undisclosed code. Backdoor Centralization The full paper, titled Coin-Operated Capitalism and published on July 18, is an “interdisciplinary effort spanning law, economics, and computer science,” according to University of Pennsylvania Law Professor David Hoffman. дальше »
2018-7-20 23:00 | |
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Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Analysis July 19th, Price Up Despite Inactivity Claims
Regardless of Bitcoin Cash FUDs, BCH is still charting higher and on a weekly basis, this medium of exchange coin is up 19 percent according to our metrics. Technically, thanks to this week’s rejection of lower lows, we might see further gains next week despite claims of inactivity at Bitcoin Cash’s GitHub and centralization calls […] дальше »
2018-7-19 18:08 | |
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UPenn Law: Majority of ICOs Break Whitepaper Promises, Retain Centralization
Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs)–ICOs continue to make headlines along the academic circuit, and not in a positive light. On Tuesday, a new report from the University of Pennsylvania Law School revealed that in addition to breaking whitepaper promises, the majority of ICOs were guilty of retaining centralization in their issued currencies, thereby violating one of […] The post UPenn Law: Majority of ICOs Break Whitepaper Promises, Retain Centralization appeared first on Ethereum World News. дальше »
2018-7-19 03:57 | |
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Various ERC20 Tokens Favor Centralized Asset Control Features
A new trend has begun to emerge in the world of cryptocurrency. Various new coins and tokens have an underlying “freeze asset” function. Although this feature has proven useful in certain cases, it also highlights the high degree of centralization associated with these projects. дальше »
2018-7-17 20:00 | |
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Answering Vitalik’s 7 Hard Questions For the Blockchain World Part 1: Hashpower Centralization
Ethereum co-founder and blockchain prophet Vitalik Buterin released a series of open questions to the cryptocurrency community. The post Answering Vitalik’s 7 Hard Questions For the Blockchain World Part 1: Hashpower Centralization appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »
2018-7-16 12:00 | |
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Bitcoin Cash Stress Test Results Spark Centralization Concerns
A recent “stress test” conducted on the Bitcoin Cash has caused controversy due to the apparently highly centralized nature of the BCH network. The post Bitcoin Cash Stress Test Results Spark Centralization Concerns appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »
2018-7-16 10:00 | |
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Cohen Private Ventures Reportedly Invests In Arianna Simpson’s Autonomous Partners Fund
Although Autonomous Partners has cast a wide net with its blockchain-related investments, the fund has stayed away from XRP due to concerns about centralization.
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PoWx Seeks to Change Bitcoin Mining with “Optical PoW”
Nonprofit organization PoWx has launched this week with the goal of boosting the idea behind proof of work (PoW) through more innovative algorithms. The company is seeking to decentralize Bitcoin mining and make it more accessible to consumers through a new technology that executives have dubbed “optical PoW” — a new type of hardware that utilizes a more advanced and energy-efficient form of laser technology as the cornerstone of mining. дальше »
2018-7-14 01:04 | |
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Crypto Centralization Spurs Decentralization Movement
The other day I introduced my mom to Bitcoin. First we reviewed the open-source code together, before she downloaded her first wallet software from the Github repository and compiled it to a clean device with a randomly-generated password. дальше »
2018-7-13 20:45 | |
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Bitcoin Cash: BitPico ‘Stress Test’ Claims To Show Node Centralization
A new discovery in BitPico’s “stress test” on Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has allegedly unearthed further evidence of the altcoin’s centralization. Nodes ‘In Same Server Rack’ According to the group, which began focusing its attention on BCH last month after conducting similar “test” on Bitcoin’s (BTC) Lightning Network, a number of full nodes on its network are “located in the same server rack. дальше »
2018-7-10 20:00 | |
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Augur Launches Decentralized Prediction Marketplace
Augur, a blockchain-based predictions platform, has opened to the general public. The platform becomes the “world’s first” decentralized prediction-market platform. дальше »
2018-7-10 19:14 | |
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Ethereum [ETH] Co-Founder’s perspective: Decentralization vs centralization
The market exchanges are an integral part of any economy, be it the fiat market or the cryptocurrency market. Centralized exchanges do play a key role in making currencies accessible but they defeat some of the basic functionalities of cryptocurrency like trustless transactions and privacy. дальше »
2018-7-8 23:59 | |
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Vitalik Buterin Encourages Centralized Exchanges to ‘Burn in Hell’ at TechCrunch
Ethereum creator, Vitalik Buterin, was recently interviewed at the TechCrunch Sessions: Blockchain event, by Jon Evens. The discussion primarily focused around issues of centralization and decentralization in cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-7-7 23:48 | |
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Another Class Action Filed Against Ripple, Claims XRP Has “Hallmarks of a Security”
Ripple is staring down the barrel of yet another securities lawsuit — its third one this year. Filed in the Superior Court of the State of California in San Mateo County, the class action alleges that Ripple and its team illegally sold and promoted XRP, Ripple’s currency, as an unregistered security. дальше »
2018-7-5 23:14 | |
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NEO says ‘Hi’ to ‘Decentralization’ and ‘Bye’ to ‘Centralization’?
NEO has reported its initial move towards decentralization while connoting it as the new period of NEO’s ecosystem that will be uncovered soon. The declaration mentions the date of the “enormous uncover” as of July 4th, 21:00 [GMT+8]. дальше »
2018-7-5 23:04 | |
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John McAfee Declares Total War on the Hidden Hand of Exchange Centralization
Radical crypto vigilante and maverick presidential candidate John McAfee took aim at the centralized cryptocurrency exchange paradigm this week, firing a salvo of warlike tweets at 9th-highest ranked crypto exchange HitBTC and calling for a boycott of the platform. дальше »
2018-7-2 21:00 | |
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Op-Ed: Challenge of Mining Centralization Unveils Bitcoin’s Elegant Design
Last year, growing problems of Bitcoin mining centralization came to light with the controversy of an AsicBoost scandal. As a largely centralized hash rate began to threaten the software’s magical property, concerns were raised that incentives at the crux of Bitcoin’s game theory had broken away. дальше »
2018-6-29 16:42 | |
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Bitmain Nears 51% of Network Hash Rate: Why This Matters and Why It Doesn’t
Recent Bitcoin block data shows that Bitcoin’s mining pools BTC. com, AntPool and ConnectBTC, respectively mined about 25. 7 percent, 16. 1 percent and 0. 2 percent of all new blocks over the past week. дальше »
2018-6-29 23:07 | |
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EOS CTO Claims it Takes Three Parties to Reject Ethereum Transactions
It has become apparent that there is a lot of friendly competition among existing and new blockchain projects. In most cases, competition is a good thing, as it leads to innovation. However, the ongoing spat between EOS and Ethereum supporters is taking an interesting turn. дальше »
2018-6-26 20:00 | |
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EOS Suspends 27 Accounts with No Reasons Given, Community Upset over Centralization
In a tweet, one member of an online cryptocurrency community revealed that EOS has instructed block producers to censor transactions from 27 accounts without specific reasons. The instructions read: “Pursuant to Section 3. дальше »
2018-6-24 19:00 | |
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MyCrypto Founder Reveals the Perils of the Centralization of Authority
Taylor Monahan, who was the co-founder of MyEtherWallet (MEW) and is the founder of MyCrypto, recently, responded to BitcoinFoundation. org founder Charlie Shrem’s concerns over EOS’s overwhelming centralization. дальше »
2018-6-22 00:46 | |
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‘No One Should Have That Power’ – Charlie Shrem Slams EOS Funds Freeze
EOS is under fire yet again over a controversial decision by the 21 block producers — to freeze seven accounts that are suspected of carrying stolen funds. This decision circumvented the arbitration body that was put in place to handle matters of this nature. дальше »
2018-6-21 03:00 | |
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The Anonymous Bitcoin.org Owner Claims BTC Mining Pools are too Centralized
Cobra believes mining pool centralization has taken over the network. This is not the first time Cobra has initiated the subject of mining centralization as he has brought the topic up many times over the years, alongside BTC core developer Luke Jr, another staunch advocate of a PoW change. On June 18 the co-owner of дальше »
2018-6-20 23:37 | |
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The Anonymous Bitcoin.org Owner Accuses BTC Mining Pools of Centralization
There’s been a lot of controversy over the past few weeks stemming from the anonymous Twitter handle and co-owner of Bitcoin. org, ‘Cobra Bitcoin. ’ The well-known BTC community member has been at the forefront of contentious subjects for many years now, and this week Cobra is claiming that one man has control of more than 51 […] The post The Anonymous Bitcoin. дальше »
2018-6-20 22:20 | |
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EOS Produces Its First Block But Votes Not So Decentralized
Having passed the 15 percent threshold needed for a quorum to be constituted, the EOS network is now up and running as all normal functions are supposedly activated. Concentration of Voting Power In an official announcement, the team said that the network has successfully produced its first block. дальше »
2018-6-15 18:00 | |
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The Genesis Files: If Bitcoin Had a First Draft, Wei Dai’s B-Money Was It
All Cypherpunks value privacy; it’s basically the founding principle of the collective of cryptographers, academics, developers and activists grouped around the 1990s mailing list by the same name. дальше »
2018-6-15 23:31 | |
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