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Op Ed: Debunking Bitcoin Myths: ‘It’s a Ponzi Scheme’

The accusation that bitcoin is nothing more than a Ponzi scheme is perhaps the oldest, longest-standing criticism of the digital bearer asset. The basic idea is that there is nothing of value here and the entire purpose of bitcoin’s existence is to enrich Satoshi Nakamoto and the speculators who bought in for a few pennies or dollars in the early days by tricking others into buying in at a higher price. дальше »

2019-6-4 19:03


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Out of Testnet and Into Alpha: Lightning Labs’ Desktop Application Is Live

Lightning Labs just released an alpha version of its Lightning Network wallet. The desktop application is now compatible with Bitcoin’s mainnet and it leverages Neutrino (the protocol, not the analytics company acquired by Coinbase) to give users a lightweight option to “control their own funds,” as opposed to running a full node or trusting a third party to play custodian. дальше »

2019-4-24 01:38


Charles Hoskinson describes the future of Cardano, “100 times more decentralized than Bitcoin” after Shelley

Charles Hoskinson, the co-founder of Ethereum and current CEO of IOHK, recently appeared as a guest on the Ivan on Tech podcast and revealed the progress of the Cardano blockchain. Since IOHK released the “Cardano whiteboard and overview with Charles Hoskinson” video in October 2017, the company introduced major improvements to the platform, and Hoskinson was there […] The post Charles Hoskinson describes the future of Cardano, “100 times more decentralized than Bitcoin” after Shelley appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

2019-4-12 21:50


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Here’s why Crypto needs more: scientists, solid foundations, real utility of apps, regulatory clarity, UX improvements, and Less Speculation, In-fighting, and drama

The crypto space is plagued with in-house fighting and drama between famous personalities, and cryptocurrency enthusiasts believe the industry needs less of that and more of scientists and real-world use of the digital currencies. дальше »

2019-4-11 15:50


Andreas Antonopoulos Says If Fungibility Is Not Fixed Bitcoin Could Be Attacked

Andreas M Antonopoulos seems to be worried about the delays that fungibility proposals and improvements on the Bitcoin (BTC) network could harm the space. During a conversation with Diar, Antonopoulos discusses how Bitcoin needs to face some challenges even after becoming widely known in the last years. Bitcoin Needs To Be Fungible There are several […] дальше »

2019-4-9 21:11


EU proposal requires platforms to delete ‘terrorist content’ in 1 hour or face fines

Just 12 days after voting ‘yes’ on the controversial Copyright Reform, the EU is discussing new regulation that might further hurt smaller platforms. The EU Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs (LIBE) will vote today, April 8, on implementing a one-hour deadline for any platform to delete terrorist content. дальше »

2019-4-8 15:40


Ethereum mining has seen massive improvements in industrialization of GPUs, says Monero’s Riccardo Spagni

Riccardo Spagni, the lead developer of Monero, opined on whether Monero [XMR] was currently more decentralized than Bitcoin [BTC], during an interview with Monero Talk. This argument was put forth after taking into consideration the fact that Bitcoin was purely ASIC mined, in a market where only a handful of manufacturers produced the ASICs and […] The post Ethereum mining has seen massive improvements in industrialization of GPUs, says Monero’s Riccardo Spagni appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

2019-4-5 17:30


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Bitcoin is in a ‘perfect storm’ for the rest of 2019 to perform a bullish move

Bitcoin’s collapse from its 2017 high is still continuing. There have been people who said that Bitcoin had bottomed and others who concluded that Bitcoin was yet to bottom. It is impossible to predict the bottom of Bitcoin, however, it can be seen that Bitcoin has had some improvements in the macro scale as compared […] The post Bitcoin is in a ‘perfect storm’ for the rest of 2019 to perform a bullish move appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

2019-3-31 22:30


Coffee Board of India to Use Blockchain Distributed Ledger Tech for Supply Chain Improvements

Although India has been attacking virtual currencies during the last year, the country is ready to start using blockchain technology to improve the coffee supply chain. The Coffee Board of India has recently launched a new blockchain-based marketplace that aims at integrating coffee farmers and the markets. The information was released by the Indian Ministry […] дальше »

2019-3-29 03:20


What Is Bitcoin’s Graftroot? Another Privacy Enhancing Feature

Bitcoin developers currently have a significant challenge ahead of them, perhaps the biggest one they faced so far: improving the Core’s privacy and efficiency. Most of their efforts seem to be focused on the Schnorr signatures technology, a key piece of code which further unlocks improvements like Taproot and the topic of today’s article, Graftroot. дальше »

2019-3-22 00:17


CPI Technologies: Easy to Use Crypto Exchange Trading Platform?

What Is CPI Technologies? CPI Technologies is a company that has developed advanced software for the blockchain industry, dedicated to ensuring the success of its customers’ projects. CPI combines IT and marketing with the aim of providing the market with a solution that can handle software development, testing, secure hosting and continuous improvements. Apart from software […] дальше »

2019-3-21 11:08


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Citibank ditches plans for its own cryptocurrency, bets on SWIFT instead

One of the world’s top 20 banks by asset value, is ditching plans to create its own digital asset – and abandoning all of its cryptocurrency experiments. Instead, it’s betting on a SWIFT. Citibank is not following in the footsteps of JP Morgan with the creation of its own cryptocurrency, believing there are better ways of making improvements to existing financial transaction systems, CoinDesk reports. дальше »

2019-3-18 18:15