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Bitcoins Hashrate Rises to 52 Quintillion, Is this Sustainable?
Mathematicians may soon run out of words to describe the number of hashes processed by the bitcoin network every single second. A trillion has been passed long ago. A quadrillion... The post Bitcoins Hashrate Rises to 52 Quintillion, Is this Sustainable? appeared first on Trustnodes. дальше »
2018-8-6 13:03 | |
The World Bank Says 1.7 Billion Adults are ‘Unbanked’, Crypto to the Rescue?
It seems there is a new word floating around in the crypto community – “unbanked” and it is being used to describe those who do not have an account with a financial institution or mobile money provider. дальше »
2018-7-26 09:41 | |
Ethereum-based DApp Ponzi Games Ranking Highest in Daily Usage
As self-proclaimed “scam” games experience the most usage amongst all decentralized applications (dApps), the emerging technology might be finding unsteady footing in the market. The triumphant success of Fomo3D and PoWH3D describe themselves as “exit scam” and “smart-pyramid” games — managing to draw attention to the whimsical state of dApps. дальше »
2018-7-24 17:00 | |
STARKs, Part I: Proofs with Polynomials
Special thanks to Eli Ben-Sasson for ongoing help, explanations and review, coming up with some of the examples used in this post, and most crucially of all inventing a lot of this stuff; thanks to Hsiao-wei Wang for reviewing Hopefully many people by now have heard of ZK-SNARKs, the general-purpose succinct zero knowledge proof technology that can be used for all sorts of usecases ranging from verifiable computation to privacy-preserving cryptocurrency. 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 | |
nChain’s Craig Wright Talks ‘Atomic Age’, Bringing Bitcoin Back To Its Original Plan
The term “atomic age” has been used by historians to describe the period that follows the detonation of the first nuclear bomb at the end of World War II. In the cryptocurrency world, though, this same term refers to something else entirely. дальше »
2018-7-11 09:34 | |
Find Out If You’re Addicted To Crypto Investment, Here
A few months ago, a hospital in Scotland broke headlines for being the first medical establishment to recognise cryptocurrency addiction. The gambling addiction unit at Castle Craig Hospital now include addiction to cryptocurrency investment as a part of their treatment programmes after realising that the industry can nurture some potentially damaging addictive behaviour. дальше »
2018-7-9 17:30 | |
Have You Heard of “Proof of Access”? If Not, It’s Time You Did
Blockchain has long been praised for its secure structure and extreme resistance to hackers and corrupt parties. In fact, some would even go as far as to describe blockchain — when done properly — as ‘unhackable’. дальше »
2018-7-5 18:09 | |
Red Flag Waved in Tether’s Relationship with Kraken Exchange
This summer, over 50,000 trades on popular crypto exchange Kraken, concerning the very controversial alternative coin tether (USDT), were analyzed by journalists, an academic, and a former US Federal Reserve regulator. дальше »
2018-7-1 13:40 | |
Bitcoin Whitepaper’s ‘Known Problems’ Show Years of Progress
Bitcoin. org contributor David A. Harding has released a summary of “known problems” in the Bitcoin whitepaper, highlighting the cryptocurrency’s metamorphosis in its first years of existence. Theory vs. дальше »
2018-6-28 17:00 | |
IBM iX’s Robert Schwartz Believes Blockchain Could Bring “Loads of Disruption”
The technology industry could be using “bananas” to describe blockchain, says IBM iX’s global leader of agency services, Robert Schwartz. The executive noted that the use of blockchain could bring disruption to businesses, as well as governments. дальше »
2018-6-22 00:46 | |
Spacemesh Code Review: PoST Consensus
Actually quite hard to describe from their website what this Spacemesh code review is all about. A post on their page talks about the PoST consensus (more in a second) but the core seems to be that they expect to deliver scaling, security, decentralization (yes, all three) PLUS, wait for it, fairness and inclusiveness, and […] The post Spacemesh Code Review: PoST Consensus appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2018-6-22 00:35 | |
Crypto Trading Platforms to be Offered by Russia’s Largest Banks
The platforms will source their market data from some of the leading crypto exchanges including Kraken and Bitstamp. Compliance Is a Key Consideration The platform will initially offer six cryptocurrencies, four of which have already been named. дальше »
2018-6-21 17:29 | |
NewsBTC In-Conversation with Genesis Vision CEO Dmitry Nazarov
NewsBTC recently got the opportunity to interact with Dmitry Nazarov, the Chief Executive Office of Genesis Vision. Excerpts: NewsBTC: What is Genesis Vision all about? Dmitry Nazarov: First off, Genesis Vision is an asset management platform, that uniquely unites all of the market participants into a single ecosystem. дальше »
2018-6-19 11:13 | |
Updated Edition of Blockchain Revolution Fills In Some Big Gaps
“When Blockchain Revolution came out, bitcoin was worth around $7 billion. Today, it’s more than twenty-two times that. Bitcoin is the workhorse of the cryptocurrency world and the cryptocurrency that launched a thousand ships. дальше »
2018-6-19 22:15 | |